Some 180 odd games of Hearthstone later, ESL’s Trinity Series—the $150,000 team league that will look to crown a champion next month—is entering its sixth week of competition and with it heads are expected to roll. There are just two more matches remaining per team and literally each one bears meaning. Some teams will have …
RadoN’s thousand is a series of articles in which I give my opinions on a topic of my choosing in about a thousand or less words. This one was triggered by MonteCristo and DoA’s live broadcast discussion on the hype that surrounded Afreeca Freecs Red, even after the group draw of the tournament occurred. For …
With the Carbon Invitational starting on February 21st, I sat down with Jack “Shake” Kaplan support player for Complexity to discuss the Carbon Invitational, general view for supports, and the departure of Harbleu. _____ First I must ask; We have Jeff Kaplan at Blizzard Entertainment, We have Jason Kaplan of ESL, and yourself, Jack …
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The Pirate Shaman meta is in its dying days. At the end of February, Small-Time Buccaneer and Spirit Claws will join the bench of nerfed cards, hopefully slowing down the lightning fast Hearthstone we’re playing today. Before that happens, however, several more high-stakes tournament are on the line. This weekend marks the beginning of Americas’ …
A team without a leader is not a team. Robert Roflgator Malecki is coach for North America Overwatch team Fnatic. I had the pleasure of talking with him about what it means to be coach, his history in gaming, and his thoughts on the Korean scene. How goes today, Robert? Hopefully you all dodged …
February 7th, 2017, may have marked the beginning of “KongDoomsday”. Not only a portmanteau, but a succinct phrase when judging South Korea’s KongDoo “sister” team’s (Uncia and Panthera) performances thus far. KongDoo Uncia has been a staple throughout Season 1 and 2 of OGN’s APEX League, demanding the attention and adoration from the crowd. …
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We are already nearly a month deep into APEX, a tournament featuring twelve Korean and four Western squads, but we have more than two weeks to go until the group stage is finished. I took the opportunity to do a sort of power ranking in which I look at the teams' recent performances and history …
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Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Team Misfit’s DPS star, Tim "Mannetens" Byhlund. We chat about general life in Korea compared to Sweden and his thoughts on the most recent Roadhog changes. _____ Congratulations on the win over Afreeca Freecs Red! Zebbosai seemed pretty confident in his interview. Going into the …
Coming off of back to back dominant performances at the January’s Alienware Monthly Melee and the Haste Overwatch tournament, Jake "JAKE" Lyon sat down to talk to me about the scene in general, Korea, and what it takes to become “pro”. First off, how are you doing today, Jake? What’s on the docket for …
Interview & Feature conducted & written by Mauricio 'Ahab' Muniz ___ This year’s top 100 Melee It On Me Ranking is best defined through the rising talent shaking up the Melee establishment. Several players made their debut into the list with spectacular growth and results. Rishi “SmashG0D” Malhotra is one of those rising players. …
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