With the next split of the European Challenger Series kicking off in less than 3 weeks, more and more rosters are being unveiled. One of the most discussed has to be Inspire Esports. The team took some of the best former Denial players and reclaimed their spot with new and promising faces being added. One …
With the announcement of the uLol Campus Series, Riot Games has raised the stakes for the newest evolution of the North American Collegiate Championship (NACC.) Students all across North America have battled for the opportunity to represent their school in the upcoming tournament. Four conferences- North, South, East and West- will divide North America’s top …
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Hi Dreamer. Firstly, would you please introduce yourself for the Western fans that may not be familiar with you? Hi everyone, I am from Taiwan's LMS Team Machi17. I am the support for the team. You have been with Machi17 for a while now, sticking through all bad times. How would you describe …
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Change is a necessity that has eluded North America for some time. This is particularly true for Team SoloMid (TSM), a team that has dominated the region since the birth of competitive League of Legends. Despite their international struggles, the organisation boasts one of the most dominant domestic records in the world. However, TSM have …
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If Season 1 was the birth of competitive League of Legends then Season 2 was its coming of age ceremony. In Season 2 there was an unbreakable triangle of power in North America between Team SoloMid, CLG and Team Dignitas. While TSM stood at the front, Team Dignitas and CLG were both domestically respected teams …
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As TSM and CLG loaded onto the rift, the sold out audience at Madison Square Garden roared louder than any Knicks crowd in recent history. The surge of TSM chants overpowered the minority that dared root for the opposing team. TSM had an overwhelming home-field advantage that would have brought the Seattle Seahawks’ ‘12th man’ …
When I started watching LCK it was drastically different from the current version. For example: – It wasn't called LCK, it was called OGN Champions. – Montecristo and Doa didn't cast it, the first English cast was headlined by a guy called 'TorcH'. – It wasn't broadcast on twitch.tv, I watched it through some awful …
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Forged from both the still vibrant fires of veterans and the spirit of one of Europe's top rookies in his position, Origen was xPeke's vision of accomplishing his dream while starting from scratch. Fnatic has long been one of, if not, the premier esports brand in recent European esports history. It had served as a safety …
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Introduction My name is Barento ‘Raz’ Mohammed and I am the current Head Coach to Team Dignitas. Since we last talked you just qualified for the EU LCS while you were still working for Dig.EU. Since then, Dignitas has had to sell their EU Team to Follow Esports, now known as Splyce. Whose …
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Few League of Legends teams have cemented their place in history quite like Samsung White in Season 4. White proved to be the superior Samsung squad with their semi-final series sweep of Samsung Blue at the Season 4 World Championship. Samsung Blue- White’s forgotten sister team- entered the tournament a top contender for …
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