Overwatch, Blizzard’s newest IP, is the new big thing on the esports horizon. Blizzard has laid out some fantastic framework to support its new “Overwatch League”, giving players the chance to make it as a professional. Though there are some questions that arrive with such a new title, and little ground for this Esport to …
Two years ago, a League of Legends team was created in South Korea amidst the turbulence of the off season. As numerous professionals departed the country to play for foreign teams around the world, sister teams were abolished, the circuit system was to be replaced with a league format, the formation of this team was …
Is Sombra the Harbinger of Draft? Blizzard's newest IP in over 17 years, Overwatch, has taken the gaming community by storm. Sparking controversy and competition, many tout Overwatch to be the next big eSports title. With Blizzard's annual Blizzcon in the bag, we were introduced to: Sombra. Our newest Offense hero is here to take …
After an entire split of intense and serious practice that surpassed in sacrifice that of any other western team, TSM found themselves inches away from making the playoffs at the 2016 World Championship, but ultimately failed. A revitalized RNG roster, that would go on to show the strongest non-Korean performance in playoffs, and the extremely …
After an entire split of intense and serious practice that surpassed in sacrifice that of any other western team, TSM found themselves inches away from making the playoffs at the 2016 World Championship, but ultimately failed. A revitalized RNG roster, that would go on to show the strongest non-Korean performance in playoffs, and the extremely …
A large portion of Counter Strike’s history has been dominated by teams of European ancestry. However at times other regions have risen up in order to challenge that dominance, and in the past, during the reign of Counter Strike 1.6 as the predominant game, Brazil was one of those regions. Up until late 2015 however, …
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IEM Challenger winners INTZ and Chiefs are in a position where they have everything to prove, but nothing to lose. As it were, the Wildcard teams from Brazil and Oceania respectively are at the bottom of the proverbial barrel that regional segregation has wrought. Despite CIS’ Albus Nox Luna’s unlikely achievement in reaching the top …
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Flash Wolves have been the premier team of Taiwan since the end of Spring split and have generally been a solid force internationally. The team has impressed with numerous upsets against some of the best teams in the world, but has disappointed in many matches as the clear favorite. Flash Wolves can do it all …
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The World Championship is a crucial tournament for Hearthstone. Not just for the obvious reason – crowning the world champion and, in this year’s case, awarding him a quarter million dollars – but also for establishing the definitive tournament metagame: Which decks are the strongest, which are the most popular, which ones are niche or …
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This past week, Yilian “Doublelift” Peng, AD Carry for Team Solomid, announced that he is taking a short break from the NA LCS for spring. Whilst not a surprise to many fans who follow him closely, it comes after a very successful split and a heartbreaking run at the World Championship. Now that Doublelift …
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