With a busy week ahead of ourselves and Overwatch Contenders Season 0 in the bags, we are left with the Overwatch BEAT Invitational Season 2 this weekend. Riding on the coattails of the APEX Season 3 grand finals and the beginning of the World Cup group stages, let’s take a peek under the veil and …
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Every StarCraft 2 fan knows Liquid TLO. A German esports veteran since the mid 2000s when he began playing professional Supreme Commander, Dario Wunsch was marked as one of the top foreign pros early on in SC2’s life. Not just an average skilled player though, TLO brought creative build orders and creative play to …
A leader in the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene, Kris “Toph” Aldenderfer, sat down with Esports Heaven this week to chat about Melee, Overwatch, and who Toph’s most influential Fox players are. For those who don’t know, Toph is one half of the casting duo “Scar and Toph.” After casting numerous major events such as …
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Tarik, like chaos, is infuriating. He is a master of chaos, and for this reason, he vexes players and fans alike. It’s as if Tarik only decides to play well when it is Opposite Day. Previously, it appeared as though there was no rhyme or reason to why he played well, but with a large …
The continuation of my interview series with Mitch "Uber" Leslie. You can check out part one of the interview here. Monte and Doa had mentioned a large driving force in how they conceptualized Overwatch was inspired by the Fighting Game Community’s casters. Does that make sense or resonate with you at all? How …
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In this issue of Scouting Ahead, we have the storylines that surround two semifinalists for the most prestigious Overwatch tournament to date. 2016 was a pivotal year for Overwatch as an esports, but more importantly, it ended in the culmination of APEX Season 1, where Team EnVyUs performed above expectations and took home the gold. …
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Author: @AlbertPCoh _____ This week, I got to sit down and talk to Cody Sun and Kim "Olleh" Joo-Sung right before one of the most important weekends of the split. Congratulations on your close 2-0 weekend, continuing your streak as a first place team in the NALCS Summer Split. Over the weeks, a lot of …
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This week I got to sit down and talk to Cody Sun and Kim “Olleh” Joo-Sung right before on of the most important weekends of the split. Congratulations on your close 2-0 weekend, continuing your streak as a first place team in the NALCS Summer Split. Over the weeks, a lot of fans have started …
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This week, I got to sit down and talk to Cody Sun and Kim "Olleh" Joo-Sung right before one of the most important weekends of the split. Congratulations on your close 2-0 weekend, continuing your streak as a first place team in the NALCS Summer Split. Over the weeks, a lot of fans have started …
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RadoN’s thousand is a series of articles in which I share my take on an esports topic of my choosing in about a thousand words. This entry adresses the upcoming semifinals for APEX S3. Afreeca Freecs Blue will enter tomorrow's semifinal, having lost zero maps throughout the five Bo5 series they've played in APEX S3 …
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