This week, Immortal’s graciously allowed me the chance to have a sit-down interview with two leaders in their own rights, George "Hyped" Maganzini and Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo. I had the chance to pick their brains on overall communication, what they thought of Korean imports on Western teams, and a little dive into what they do …
Earlier this week, Esports Heaven had the opportunity to ask Beoumjun “Bishop” Lee some questions. Previously an English speaking teacher in Korea and a player for the moderately successful team, KongDoo Panthera, he is currently coaching the well-known and beloved Western team Cloud9. Hello! Hello once again, RadoN, and greetings Esports Heaven! How did …
This week, I am join by the lovely Mike “Midnight” Ryan, Flex Tank/DPS player for Rise Nation. How are we doing today Mr. Ryan? I'm doing great how about you? Fantastic! Wishing for better weather but I'll take what I can get! Let's start from the beginning, where did you find your esports …
The League of Legends and NBA playoffs are both in full swing which places two Kings of their respective games in position to seize another championship. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and LeBron James have dominated since their professional careers began and are both living representations of “the chosen one”. Subsequently, the two stars dynasties align in …
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Samsung’s recent semi-final against KT Rolster was the benchmark for whether the roster were truly overachievers or if they’d just squeaked into 2nd place in the standings with a miracle 9-1 run in the second half of the split. The newly assembled super team dismantled Samsung 3-0, resetting their reputation as a contender to become SKT’s …
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With the end of the season wrapping up with a Cinderella story, RunAway making the finals and meeting the perennial throne-chasers in Lunatic-Hai, what can we look forward to in the next season? With OGN’s APEX Season 3 is right around the corner, let's take a look at some of the prevailing storylines coming out …
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A recurring debate in the Overwatch community has been the discussion of what map draft formats should be used in tournaments. Which one is the best? But also, what will Blizzard approve of and allow for? In this piece, I examine three well known formats that have been used in big offline events, pointing out …
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Journey to Un’Goro is by far and away Hearthstone’s most diverse expansion. Not even during the first days of League of Explorers and Whispers of the Old Gods did we see such wide variety of viable decklists. Take the Hearthstone Global Games, as an example, the first major tournament played in the new meta. 25 …
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To the pleasure of some but, to the dismay of others, CONBOX Spirit remains in OGN’s APEX Overwatch League as its perennial dark horse team. After repeat performances that left much to be desired, in both Season 1 and Season 2, CONBOX retains their grit and defies all expectations to advance convincingly out from the …
An oft-repeated comment on Reddit, especially with regard to why Western teams have not succeeded in international competition, is the assertion that the top Western teams are merely aping the ‘Korean meta’, and that they will never win playing like the Koreans when Koreans are obviously going to be better at playing standard. Before …