Many held doubts over SK Telecom T1 coming into the world championship. The two-time World Champions let their domestic dominance in League Champions Korea falter for the first time this past summer. Even their last international showing at the Mid-Seasonal Invitational was marred by troubling performances in groups. But at the 2016 world …
Many held doubts over SK Telecom T1 coming into the world championship. The two-time World Champions let their domestic dominance in League Champions Korea falter for the first time this past summer. Even their last international showing at the Mid-Seasonal Invitational was marred by troubling performances in groups. But at the 2016 world …
Samsung Galaxy’s return to the world stage was less convincing than its prior appearance in 2014 with Samsung White and Samsung Blue. After overcommitting to a dive against Splyce in the bottom lane, Samsung had to contest with the European squad's teamfighting capabilities in order to etch out a victory. With the help of a …
After a tense early game, ahq e-sports Club managed to win against H2K with a fight around the baron pit. With some doubts raised over Taiwan’s chances, especially ahq’s, securing the first win in the group is a good start for the Taiwainese squad. With the help of a translator, Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer had …
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In their debut performance at the 2016 League of Legends world championship, the ROX Tigers caused some worry with a less than stellar early game against Albus NoX Luna, but took hold in the mid game by acting when Albus’ globals were down. Colin “CD-Mangaka” Nimer had the chance to chat with Han “Peanut” Wang-ho …
One of the biggest disappointments to come about in the transition from Counter Strike 1.6 to Counter Strike Global Offensive was how some of the all time greats of 1.6 never truly reclaimed their old form within the new space of Global Offensive. Top five players of all time, like Markeloff, simply could never regain …
Even after winning the spring split of the LCK, SKT wasn't really considered the best team in the world. While it is true that Faker and Bang could still easily be contenders as the best in their roles, SKT was simply missing a piece in their puzzle that lead them to not making it to …
The self-appointed villains of the EULCS managed to win back-to-back splits in both summer and spring. Although its performance at the Mid-Season Invitational was a catastrophe, G2 picked up where they left off domestically. Even better, they also upgraded their bottom lane in the process. Top – Ki “Expect” Dae-han It's always hard …
Written by: Jon Yee Insurmountable odds. David versus Goliath. The rich and poor divide. Quality gulfs. … Upsets. ___ A huge appeal of both sports and esports as a spectacle is predicated on the fact that upsets can, and do happen. Sure, there is a sense of strength emanating from a team absolutely crushing …
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It's 2016 and the unthinkable has happened. The same three North American teams have qualified to compete in the 2016 World Championships. It's not only that these teams have all gone through major hurdles within the 2016 season and made drastic roster changes but to the shock of many Immortals were not able to secure …