The official League of Legends World Championship 2016 venues have been announced! Esports fans who wish to follow each round of the World Championship will be brought on wild ride that spans the entirety of the United States. Although the highlight of trip will likely involve the high (and maybe not so high) level play …
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The official League of Legends World Championship 2016 venues have been announced! Esports fans who wish to follow each round of the World Championship will be brought on wild ride that spans the entirety of the United States. Although the highlight of trip will likely involve the high (and maybe not so high) level play …
The fourth and fifth weeks of the LJL bring similar narratives to past weeks — but luckily for Japan, it also brings in some fresh air as the dream may be achieved. That is – A wildcard region with actual competition making the mid teams better fast enough to possibly challenge the top teams to …
Flash Wolves came into 2016 with expectations to be able to contest the likes of ahq e-Sports Club and continue their general domination of weaker teams, with a new mechanically improved top laner instead of Steak being their only change. So far, they haven’t exactly met those expectations — Flash Wolves showed not even a …
SK Telecom T1 vs. KT Rolster, often referred to as ‘the Telecom Wars’, is the biggest rivalry in the history of Korean Esports. Not only is this a historic rivalry that transcends specific games and players, it’s also a rematch of the Summer 2015 finals that saw SKT defeat KT 3/0. Regardless of the standings, …
Despite there being a lack of premier matchups in the LMS, with MSE and XG playing two games a piece against the likes of TPA and ahq, there was quite a bit to note. Hong Kong eSports are revving up with Rokenia finding his groove, ahq continues to take a beating in the early game, …
Greetings Shanei, thanks for doing this interview with us! Although you have been working behind the scenes during Millenium’s revival, the public barely knows anything about your past career or your work. Could you tell us about your career in eSports and explain your role on Millenium? Hey. I’ve been with this team for around …
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At the start of the season no one really gave Jin Air Greenwings or Samsung Galaxy a fighting chance. Many predicted a clear top 4 with SK Telecom T1, ROX Tigers, Longzhu and KT Rolster and Afreeca Freecs and SBENU Sonicboom bringing up the rear in 5th and 6th. In reality, we’ve seen both JAG …
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This Round of the LJL gave us more full sets of the BO3 format which all tell more interesting stories than last week, proving team dominance more than anything else. To top off on that, Shen is seen more this week in the top lane position almost as a farewell to the old Shen, in …
The conclusion of the third week of the LMS has most of the league's teams nestling themselves into where they belong standings wise — ahq and Flash Wolves on top, Midnight Sun and COUGAR E-Sport at the bottom, and everyone else fighting to get into the playoffs. The week didn’t consist of any premier matchups, …