How many times have we, in the course of reading threads on Reddit, seen comments along these lines: ‘Koreans will win Worlds again this year’ ‘LMS only has Flash Wolves’ ‘NA LUL’ ‘Chinese sandbagging’ ‘Wildcard regions are wildcard for a reason’ While these statements tend to hold a grain of truth, they’re often lacking in …
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Damien “HyP” Souville is now an Overwatch Contenders champion. He and his now former team, Eagle Gaming, took the tournament by storm after a wavering group stage. Group B, which housed teams like CIS Hope, Team Gigantti, and One.PoinT competed alongside Eagles Gaming to keep their playoff dreams alive. Oddly enough Eagle only advanced …
Overwatch World Cup serves many purposes. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate individual ecosystems and nations as well as gifting players opportunities to showcase their talent for the thousands of people watching from home. Many players left the Paris stage of the 2018 Overwatch World Cup with a higher standing in the public eye, …
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Park “March” Tae-won and David “Moo” Hull are as dynamic as their names sound when one gets a chance to speak to them. March is one of those guys who we know from the old Warcraft3 DotA era and arguably the person who put Korean Dota on the map in the StarCraft and LoL …
TSM are the most decorated organization within the NA LCS, having won multiple NA LCS championships and proving that this team is all about winning. TSM have been so victorious that when they missed out on their first ever final in Spring Split 2018, shock befell fans and experts alike. They would get knocked …
The NetEase Esports X Tournament (NeXT) has finished its qualification rounds and will continue many of the stories left unfinished from Overwatch Contenders China Season 2. Sixteen teams entered and only four teams made the final heat. Four of China’s best will compete for $30,000 in prize money in an offline tournament held in …
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After a strong performance during the Incheon World Cup qualifying stage, Joonas “zappis” Alakurtti positions himself toward the head of the pack leading into Overwatch League Season 2 as a free agent. The former Florida Mayhem player will take his vast experience within the league and his historical presence with teams like Ninjas in Pyjamas …
Stanislav “Mistakes” Danilov has a lot of things going for him leading into Overwatch League Season 2. With the invaluable experience with his former team, the Boston Uprising, Mistakes and with teams like 123 and TORNADO ROX, Mistakes is a serious talent coming out of the CIS and European region. After competing with the …
As a former member of the Dallas Fuel coaching staff, Peak Swedish coach Emanuel “Peak” Uzoni is itching to get back into the league. With experience dating back to Misfits run through Overwatch APEX Season 2 and acting as the interim Head Coach for the Dallas Fuel during Overwatch League Season 1, Peak brings …
Another major, another 0-3 elimination – a story ending with a whimper rather than a bang. Not much remains of the original VP line-up of old, neither in terms of performance nor personnel: the FACEIT London major marked byali’s final appearance under the team’s banner, truly marking an end of an era not just …
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