Rising from average fandom on the TeamLiquid.net forums, Sue ‘Smix’ Lee has become one of the most prominent faces in the StarCraft 2 and Counter Strike: Global Offensive scenes. Starting as a translator at IPL 3 in 2011, Smix has transitioned to fill the role of host at an enormous number of events for both …
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The first major HCT action is days away. February 11-12, the 64 best players in Europe together with the Tavern Heroes will spar to claim the four seeds into the HCT Winter Championship. The competitors are looking at seven rounds of swiss into a single elimination top 8 cut-off. The HCT Europe playoffs will be …
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Hammers Esports has long ties within the mobile game space — specifically the Vainglory scene, housing multiple successful teams. Their newest venture is within Overwatch, recently acquiring up and coming team, Bird Noises. This Overwatch squad is one of the least talked about teams in North America, as a whole. Absent from NGE’s Winter Premier, …
All of the interviewed individuals in this article have spoken to me with the understanding that they will remain anonymous. The names that I have chosen for them in no way reflect their identity in any way, shape or role within the community. I am extremely thankful for their honesty and openness to all of …
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For those who don’t know, Isaac “Pekin Woof” Marconis is a spectacular mid laner that is currently playing in the NA Challenger Series under Big Gods Jackals, a Brazilian organization with names you might know like Fabbbyyy and KonKwon. Pekin Woof has played on many teams like Dream Team this past year, and Team Coast …
The San Jose Convention Center ignited this past Friday as GENESIS 4 kicked off, bringing world class Super Smash Bros. to the masses. The fourth iteration in the GENESIS tournament series not only held tournaments for both Melee and Smash 4, but also housed Smash 64, Street Fight 5, Rivals of Aether, and Catherine. Controversy …
As a diehard esports fan, the announcement of a team taking their first steps into a new game is always one of the most exciting news pieces to read. Whether it’s a team that I’m familiar with expanding into a game I haven’t watched yet, or a team that I’m not aware of coming to …
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I've got something to admit: Despite being an esports consumer for over 7 years, I've never played or watched a full match of Brood War until ASL's second season began. I grew up in the 90s and the 2000s and video games were an integral part of the process, but despite sinking thousands of hours …
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The ESL Trinity Series is entering its second week of competition on Wednesday, January 25, carrying a lot of questions. Will there be another sweep by reanimated murlocs? Will Alliance get on the board (they should and likely will, otherwise it becomes embarrassing)? Will Tempo Storm and Virtus.pro stick to their off-meta deck choices? Before …
Counter Strike has recently found itself stuck in uncharted territory, territory that has come to be known as the parity era. The professional scene now exists in a bubble where their is no true clear favorite, rather there are simply a numerous amount of teams battling each other in an attempt to reach the …