Interview conducted by Amanda Stevens Since Riot has allowed teams to bring substitutes with them to the World Championship, fans have become used to the idea of the phantom sixth man. Sure, we’ve seen some teams utilize their substitute, like Lee “Easyhoon” Ji-hoon for SK Telecom. But what about the ones that never see a …
Interview conducted by Amanda Stevens ___ Jeong "NoFe" No-chul is the command tower of the ROX Tigers. After his victory over EDG, I was able to talk to him about the difficulty of preparing for the various teams at Worlds and how they plan on defeating SKT. Amanda Stevens: EDward Gaming had to have …
Alberto “Crumbz” Rengifo has reinvented himself multiple times. But whether as a coach or desk analyst, one thing about Crumbz has remained true — he knows his jungle. While in Chicago for the Quarterfinals, I had the opportunity to sit down with Crumbz and talk shop about this World’s jungle meta. This interview was …
Screams erupt at the historic Chicago Theatre in the heart of the windy city. Team Royal Never Give Up has taken game one in a series against two-time world champions SK Telecom T1. The fan elation, however, did not come from the balcony or main floor of the auditorium, rather, the inside of the press …
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Interview conducted by: Amanda "Sagegnosis" Stevens Article written by: Logan Leavitt ___ In a fashion that’s fit only for North America, Cloud 9 has fallen in the first day of Quarter Finals in a 3-0 sweep by group D’s first seed from Korea, Samsung Galaxy. As NA’s World Championship hopes and dreams died …
With the top 8 brackets of the League of Legends 2016 World Championship drawn, I wanted to look into the hypothetical timelines we are possibly approaching. I’m not the biggest fan of how the brackets have been drawn, as the left side is so stacked that the true final is actually going to be a …
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If there was any year for North America to perform well at Worlds, 2016 was the year. There were high expectations of all three teams representing the region — Team SoloMid, Counter Logic Gaming and Cloud 9. It was expected that these teams all had good chances of getting out of groups. We know now, …
The esports industry is very much still in its infancy. For all the bravado and exposure that comes with the millions of dollars invested into events and players, and for all the millions of fans around the world, there are still so many ways that this budding industry can be improved. It’s easy for hardcore …
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Click here if you havent read Part 1. ___ Part 2 Written by: Jonathan Yee As Worlds 2016 has begun, nobody is expecting the two Wildcard contenders – Albus Nox Luna and INTZ – to pull up any roots in the competition. This mindset stems not only from their in-game play, but also historical insignificance …
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Click here if you havent read Part 1. ___ Part 2 Written by: Jonathan Yee As Worlds 2016 has begun, nobody is expecting the two Wildcard contenders – Albus Nox Luna and INTZ – to pull up any roots in the competition. This mindset stems not only from their in-game play, but also historical insignificance …
Continue reading “Examining Why Some Wildcard Regions Fail While Others Succeed Part 2”