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Rolling in Teamfight Tactics

September 16, 2022 by Andy

A note from SIG: Andy is a Duke University graduate and Quantitative Trader at SIG. Despite starting TFT only a year ago, Andy had the best average placement in NA across all three Dragonlands events and has become first North American representative for the Dragonlands Championship! Introduction Before going into...

Q&A With SIG Trading Intern Andrew Tang aka penguingm1

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Q+A with Bullet Chess Player and SIG Trading Intern, Andrew Tang

August 29, 2022 by Emily

Andrew Tang is known online as “penguingm1” and is widely regarded as one of the top bullet chess players. Andrew joined SIG this summer as a Trading Intern in our Bala Cynwyd office. Hi Andrew! We’re so excited to have you interning with us this summer. Can you tell us...

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League of Legends Drafting Strategy

May 10, 2022 by Dignitas LCS Team

Drafting team compositions is an essential part of League of Legends, and is crucial to the success of your game. Dignitas LCS team professionals Biofrost, Blue, Enatron, and Mabrey explain the importance of the draft and illustrate drafting strategies that will help you improve your game.

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Ladies Knight Podcast Appearance

February 11, 2022 by Ella

As part of SIG’s sponsorship of U.S. Chess, I recently joined Jennifer Shahade, two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, on her chess podcast, Ladies Knight. Tune in to hear our conversation, where we talk about gender in chess, rating distribution, differences between human chess players and AI chess players and how...

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Valorant Breeze Map Pro Defensive Tips

August 19, 2021 by Emuhleet

Emmalee “Emuhleet” Garrido, professional Valorant player for Dignitas, shares pro tips on how to defend the Breeze map. Walking through A-Site, B-Site, and Mid map, Emuhleet points out the best defensive spots and explains why holding them will boost your performance. Whether you are new to Valorant or trying to...

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Crucial Games and Tactics for SIG’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

June 7, 2021 by Justin B.

Over 6 Thursdays in late January and February, the inaugural online North American Corporate Chess League took place, with over 400 players and 40 teams competing on lichess.org. The league awarded prizes to both the top 15 individuals and the top 5 teams, with each team’s score equal to the...

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The Intersection of Poker + Chess

June 1, 2021 by Bill

Bill Chen, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, co-author of The Mathematics of Poker, an expert-level chess player, and a quantitative researcher at SIG, shares his thoughts on the overlap between poker and chess.

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Pro Tips for Upping Your Super Smash Bros Melee Game

March 30, 2021 by HugS

Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez, professional Super Smash Bros Melee player for Dignitas, teamed up with SIG to share some pro tips for boosting your Melee play. From learning the fundamentals, to extending your combos, and controlling the stage, HugS explains how to improve your Melee game no matter your current experience...

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Meet SIG’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

February 26, 2021 by Nicole

Over the past six weeks, SIG’s chess team has been competing in the North American Corporate Chess League’s first online tournament. This online league brought together teams from 43 companies across North America and allowed for chess players of all skill levels to engage in some friendly competition, as they...

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Q+A with Dignitas Rocket League Player Joris “Joreuz” Robben

December 15, 2020 by Joreuz

Since Rocket League became free-to-play over the summer, the surge of new players has been tremendous. If you’re new to the game and are looking to up your skills, we’ve asked Joris “Joreuz” Robben, professional Rocket League player for Dignitas, to give us at SIG his insight into the game...