Origen: a team bathed in “bad luck” all Worlds from getting a harsh group to getting SKT in the semifinals. They overcame one obstacle and crushed the Flash Wolves but had to hope for a miracle to even think about taking down SK Telecom T1 at Worlds this year. Game 1: This …
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Illusions of Grandeur “The West is best." To be precise, the amount of revenue that goes through Riot Games and the Western teams in terms of stream viewers and global attention compared to the East is staggering. Furthermore, the amount of attention Riot brings to its Western teams, that is, Europe and North …
Cheesadelphia was the largest StarCraft II LAN ever to be hosted in Philadelphia, and I had the pleasure and privilege of being heavily involved in making the whole event happen. Now that the event is over, and the dust has settled I wanted to take sometime to reflect on the event in hopes that I …
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For a preview on the Fnatic vs EDG matchup, you can check out Heckmeister’s preview here. Game 1 Game 1 was definitely a mystery bag for people both experienced and inexperienced with EDG games since Koro1 was able to play again, subbing out the lackluster AmazingJ. Koro1 was one of EDG’s big reasons …
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London day two: today was LMS’s second shot at making the semi-finals. Sadly for them nobody expected them to win, going against the top favourites of the tournament, SK telecom T1. The Korean juggernaut went undefeated through groupstage and wanted to keep it that way today. Let’s take a look what happened in a …
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Going into this set, a lot of people who have watched these two teams expected a slow paced series given how much longer their games go compared to their peers and competition, but the strengths of these teams were not to be taken lightly. The series of games definitely decreased from the Flash Wolves as …
After some questionable drafts from both teams during the group stages, we find ourselves on one of the hardest games to call out of the quarters alongside KT vs KOO. While on paper EDward gaming just seems like a stronger team and a contender for the world championships, Fnatic has demonstrated that they know how …
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StarCraft 218 BC: A Real Life Space Odyssey .:: Battle at Cannae | (Chapter 5) ::. The date is August 2nd. The consul in charge this day is Gaius Terentius Varro, a man who will be responsible for the impending disaster. He has two armies and hopes to surround Hannibal before crushing him between …
This is one of the few groups heading into the second week of the group stage where every team had a decent chance at actually making it out of group stages to compete in London. iG with the bleakest outlook to C9 with the easiest path to London, both would find their hopes in danger …
Today wasn’t about who would get out of group D, but which team would get out as first seed. The chances of both LGD and TSM still making it out of the group were so small that nobody is surprised who got out of the group today. Most games were enjoyable to watch and it …