Intro: After Xiaoweixiao (XWX) was affected by the “Elo boosting” incident, he returned home to China for a temporary rest. Let’s take a look at our interview with him. Q: Did XWX return to China yesterday? Is this trip a vacation or a departure from TIP? XWX: Yes, just a temporary rest in China. I …
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Hailed as a national hero amongst Chinese fans and widely recognised as one of the best Junglers that have ever played League of Legends, ClearLove has built himself a resume that surpasses almost all the other pro players. From winning IPL 5 to the recent MSI, since his debut in 2012, ClearLove brought years of …
At what point are we losing track of the scene itself? This year has been an eventful year for esports in general. With Counter Strike Global Offensive introducing very high viewing numbers on streams, League Of Legends expanding all around the world (even introducing new tournaments in Japan) and Dota 2's The International amassing over …
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[Translation source: http://lol.15w.com/zt/lsj02/] Why interview a female team? “Do you know any coaches? My friend is trying to establish a female team. He needs a coach.” One of my good friends in the group asked me in QQ. Are female teams that trendy recently? With this question in mind, I asked some friends that are …
Translation source: LoL.15w.com Please remember to turn on captions Why interview a female team? “Do you know any coaches? My friend is trying to establish a female team. He needs a coach.” One of my good friends in the QQ group asked me. Are female teams that trendy recently? With this question in mind, I …
Team Observation – Dignitas Preface: This series seeks to dig deeper beyond the obvious conclusions about a team from any given region in any given week of competitive League of Legends. The team I choose won’t always be the team that played the best game or the worst game nor the most entertaining games. …
When I hear people and teams talk about 5th dragon as a win condition, I cringe. Dragon has changed; it doesn’t give 975 gold anymore, it’s not a strong side objective that you have to fight for around 10 minutes or need to sneak it early with Nunu/Udyr to get ahead. Dragon right now is something …
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