IT'S BEEN ONE INTENSE ROUND ROBIN, BUT IT'S TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEAMS AND GIVE INSIGHT ON HOW THEY'VE BEEN DOING SO FAR. Lets start off at the top of thestandings and move ourselves down the rankings. 1. GE Tigers (7-0) Top lane: Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho Jungle: Lee "Lee" Ho-Jin …
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With the recent wave of accusations of voided bets by Pinnacle eSports, as well as the accusations regarding unscrupulous funding sources for online tournaments by Olivia Wong, now seems as good a time as any to discuss some of the ethical conundrums that are by and large unique to StarCraft. These issues arrive because despite …
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Whenever a game enters competitive play, or some form of competitive circuit, a game outside of the game emerges. This is often called a "metagame," though this term is loosely-defined. Because it is a mathematical one — deriving from Nigel Howard's mathematical theory of the same name — it, like all math, can be applied …
On this episode of Challenger Chat, myself and the new Dignitas EU mid laner Chres 'Sencux' Laursen talk about the first week matchups in the European Challenger Series.
With the IEM world championships drawing closer, it's time we take a closer look at the teams that will participate at Katowice. Today we take a look at the undefeated GE tigers from the LCK. Formed by 4 ex Najin emFire players, one of the ex-coaches of Najin, and 1 ex-Incredible Miracle player, the GE …
[b]Yomi[/b] Whenever a game enters competitive play, or some form of competitive circuit, a game outside of the game emerges. This is often called a "metagame," though this term is loosely-defined. Because it is a mathematical one — deriving from Nigel Howard's mathematical theory of the same name — it, like all math, can be …
Welcome to my weekly European LCS column. Each week I’ll be taking a look at the most interesting storylines for you, the fans, to be keeping an eye on. Week four begins tomorrow, so here are my most interesting storylines to watch for the 4th week of the EU LCS. Meme Your Makers Credit goes …
