Mustafa "Dumbledoge" Kemal Gokselo?lu has become a fan favorite the past two years. He’s often remembered as the support who killed Lee “Faker” Sanghyeok, drawing first blood at the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational with Be?ikta? e-Sports Club. This year, Dumbledoge’s performance had quite a bit more grit to it than a mere claim to first …
Written by Jordan "Leviathan" Thwaites Goodbye best-of 1’s; no one is going to miss you, except all of the horrible coaches that are about to be exposed during draft phase. The coaches that will draft the same composition back-to-back for the quick 0-2 loss. The coaches that pigeon hole themselves into a composition …
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Sin Gaming is a leading esports organization in Oceania. In the 2016 Spring Split, they reached top 4 in the Oceanic Pro League and made impressive strides as a team. The off season has come with some surprising changes. Veteran AD Carry Harry “Cardrid” Archer has retired from competitive play and veteran top laner Ryan …
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Like a lot of people, I participated in the Overwatch beta on May 5th. I enjoyed the game a lot; some people didn't, but my first reactions were pretty positive. I kept thinking on how this game would work as a competitive game and why people would choose this over other titles. Blizzard had been …
William “Stunt” Chen, the support formerly known as Stuntopolis, has spent several years in the North American Challenger scene working to prove his worth. There was a long succession of almost making it into the NACS and just nearly falling short until 2016. He qualified with Astral Authority but despite the excitement of qualifying did …
Erik "DoA" Lonnquist has a long and rich history in eSports. He started out his shoutcasting career in the StarCraft II scene and jumped on the train to cast League of Legends when the opportunity presented itself. Coming from a large family and a cultivated background of strong voice personalities within, it’s no surprise that …
This past week, China played host to one of, if not the most successful group stages ever played at an international tournament; safe to say it was successful both in terms of entertainment and level of play. The rarity of this combo in recent League of Legends competition exemplifies the quality of this group stage. …
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Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
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Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …