Royal Never Give Up entered their Worlds 2017 campaign as the second seed after a disappointing reverse sweep loss in the LPL finals to EDG. As the second seed coming into the tournament on their home soil, RNG was also said to be the second best Chinese team. They were not ranked second to Summer …
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Like a young piano virtuoso, Yeon-oh “Fl0w3R” Hwang quickly dashes his fingers across his keyboard to a roaring Polish crowd, in a sea of unfamiliar faces from all across the world, gathered to watch him and his team. The Overwatch World Cup: a beautiful symphony of different countries from across the globe to compete on …
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“Unfortunately for Flash Lux fans, the identity of Flash Lux is the team you hope to be in the same group with, in the round of 16 to pick up the points.” OGN commentator, Wolf “proxywolf” Schroder spoke openly about constant underperformers, team Flash Lux. his was the reality for them, but there was …
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Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson has climb the rungs of the esports ladder and landed in a prime position as a leading expert in the world of professional Overwatch. Formerly a Team Fortress 2 caster and expert. He’s transitioned, like many of his metaphorical TF2 brothers, to Blizzard’s Overwatch. He brings an air of ‘cheeky humor meets …
“Dream the impossible, until you wake up at the top.” Fitting quotes darts past the vision of a washed montage of recent OGN APEX matches, peppered with audio clips of South Korean casters clamoring with excitement and surprise. “It’s time to prove everything.” One small team from Busan managed to capture …
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Robert "hexagrams" Kirkbride is quickly becoming a leading voice within Overwatch esports. With a myriad of casts under his belt, you may remember hexagrams from the Santa Monica stage of the Overwatch World Cup. Adding the Chinese Overwatch Premier Series (OWPS) – Summer and Grand Final to his ever growing resume, hexagrams found time to …
“…but the thing I always believed, is that Archie is the best player in Vietnam. And I can confirm that: the day Archie quits professional gaming, I’ll quit coaching in Vietnam.” – Tinikun, Unlocked: GIGABYTE Marines (2017). This bold proclamation is but one of many of Tinikun’s — as the coach and analyst of …
A fanatic crowd similar to the Overwatch World Cup awaits the one and only corn dog, dogs. FNRGFE has taken the Overwatch community by storm. With their loveable team logo and a charming tale of success, they now find themselves at the culmination of their journey through Overwatch Contenders Season 1. The playoffs are upon …
At the end of the play-in stage at Worlds, 1907 Fenerbahce ended up being the only minor region team to survive; they arguably had a favourable bracket, first getting Hong Kong Attitude and Rampage in the group stage, then winning the group and drawing Team oNe in the bracket stage. They say you make …
From riding with Movistars Alberto "neptuNo" Gonzalez now finds himself on Cloud 9. I spoke with Cloud 9 EU’s support player shortly after the defeat of GamersOrigin at the hands of 123. Cloud 9 EU’s fate were out of their hands , this match qualified Cloud 9 for the Overwatch Contenders Season 1 playoffs. We …