Jae-hyeok "Carpe" Lee hails from South Korea. Formerly of teams such as BK Stars and Selfless, Carpe now calls FaZe Clan his home. Recently, FaZe Clan has qualified for the Overwatch Season 1 playoff stage where they still test their might against other top North American teams. Carpe and myself sat and had a brief …
Determination. Perseverance. Defiance. These are the traits that have assisted numerous professional gamers from the murky waters of obscurity to upsetting teams that were thought to be world class. As Blizzard Entertainment’s newest intellectual property in 17 years, Overwatch has not only taken the world by storm with its colorful and diverse cast, but …
Hafþor "Hafficool" Hakonarson has been around the block once or twice. Coming from a background of Team Fortress 2 (TF2) he has been in and competitive gaming for around three years. After Hafficool’s win at Insomnia 58, he retired to Overwatch full time. This season veteran sat down with Esports Heaven after Team 123’s final …
Sean "Probe" Kempen had a breakout 2017 in the WCS Circuit. The Australian player joined the NA team Root Gaming as a part of a partnership between Root and the tournament organizer Oceanic StarCraft 2 Championship (OSC). At the time, Probe was recognized as an up and comer, but he was still largely unknown. It …
Misfits are 6-0 (23-2) in the Overwatch Contenders Season 1. Their dominance has gone unchecked for the entirety of Overwatch Contenders. The league itself is quickly reaching its climax with the Season 1 playoffs in October. The one team leading the European front has been the Miami-Orlando Misfits. Their main tank, Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt sat …
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With their amazing performance all the way back in MLG Vegas 2016, FaZe Clan is here with a new roster and a new attitude. FaZe Clan has just finished qualifying for the LAN playoffs for Overwatch Contenders Season 1. With FaZe finding themselves at another LAN, Joe "Joemeister" Gramano sat down and talked with me …
We were able to sit down with Fallen for a short interview to discuss the current events and the future. Follow me on Twitter for more content at @AlbertPCoh. Images courtesy of Lolesports
Every Play-In team has one objective at the start of the season: to make it to Worlds. That goes the same for any team from a major region too, but the road to Worlds has always been fraught with difficulties for a minor region. To be counted as among the play-in teams is to be …
Ptitdrogo had a breakout year in 2016. The French pro, playing for My Insanity, was the first player to conquer a WCS Circuit event under the new format in January at Dreamhack Leipzig. He also managed to earn enough points to make it to the WCS Global finals at Blizzcon 2016. Since then though, Drogo …
Japan is the youngest esport scene being represented at Worlds in several ways; it has the lowest server population and has hurdles such as a lack of PC gaming culture to contend with. However, Japanese players have been participating in tournaments from as early as late Season 2, even before they received their own server. …