After a successful 2015 Domestic and International season, Bora "YellOwStaR" Kimdeparts from Fnatic. Being the only remaining member from the 2014 Fnatic Roster, he became the cornerstone of the team and captain as he led a fresh team to the Top of Europe and proved dominant at International Tournaments even if not victorious. Following suit …
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Longstanding NaJin e-mFire jungler Cho 'Watch' Jae-geol posted this on his instagram today: Hello it's Cho Jae-geol. Now the contract with NaJin e-mFire has been terminated. Since I first joined NaJin Sword it's been over 3 years, I've learned so many things and it's been a good experience for me. I was very lucky. With …
The StarCraft scene was shaken today by the announcement that one of the most accomplished veterans of the game would be retiring. Lee “FlaSh” Young Ho announced that he would be stepping down as a professional player and would be starting his compulsory military service that traditionally terminates Korean progaming careers. FlaSh Competing for KT …
Amidst the craziness that is the off-season roster shuffles, Team Liquid finds themselves without a top laner for the time being. Image – TL For matters undisclosed outside of the organization, Diego "Quas" Ruiz has been suspended from Team Liquid. Supposedly, an incident occured this week at the Team Liquid HQ in Los Angeles to trigger the …
After Armada reset the bracket 3-0, Hungrybox comes back strong and defeated the Swedish star on home soil to win DreamHack Winter 2015. Hungrybox takes one home for the team, scoring Team Liquid a major championship against Alliance's Hungrybox. Armada, playing on an admitedly weakened Fox through the PAL region, faced off against Hbox's Jigglypuff. …
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In a convincing 3-0 fashion, Westballz has elminated Cloud 9's Mang0 from the tournament. Although generally preferring to choose Fox against Falco to prevent dittos, some speculate that due to the differences on the PAL version of the game, (as it's a European tournament) Mang0 opted for the mirror match in all three games. The …
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Blizzard's take on the online Trading Card Game genre has exploded in popularity as an eSport. As such, they look to expand the competitive circuit. Formerly totaling $250,000, the prize money for the World Championship has now quadrupled to $1,000,000. On top of this, an extra $100,000 is included for each of the nine Championships …
The world's most successful League of Legends organization is making major changes to its roster, including losing their star top laner and primary substitute mid laner and jungler. If there's anything we've learned from last year, it's that being on a prestigious team, or even a championship team, doesn't disclude you from the roster swap …
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The Korean pair will no longer be playing on Fnatic and set sights to North America, their new battlegrounds. Courtesy – FNATIC With the addition of Huni and Reignover in the top lane and jungle, Fnatic took an organization reputable for their success in Europe and brought in rookies to replace previously lauded star players. …
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The European representatives and semi-finalists at the Season 5 World Championship bring home Europes first international tournament win of the year. The final international tournament closes with a win from Origen on the patch used for the Season 5 World Championship. The tournament was crammed into two days, starting with TSM fighting their old “toughest” …
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