It's not easy leading a desk of opinionated personalities, but somehow James "Dash" Patterson does it effortlessly. While in Chicago, Amanda had the pleasure of getting to talk to Dash about what it's like leading a desk, what makes him different from Eejfe "Sjokz" Depoortere, and the personalities a good desk needs. Interview conducted by …
One of the biggest talking points within the Counter Strike community throughout the course of the year so far has been the topic of map pool changes. So far, in 2016, the Counter Strike community has been treated with two map pool changes, first with the removal of inferno in favor of Nuke and …
Interview conducted by Amanda Stevens While in Chicago for the League of Legends World Championship Quarterfinals, Amanda bumped into LMS caster and expert Clement Chu. Tune in for this quick chat about the teams that surprised him, the teams he thought underperformed, and why he thinks NA doesn't do better internationally. ___ Amanda Stevens: …
Since the implementation of the League of Legends Championship Series in both North America and Europe in 2013, League of Legends esports has borne witness to a sustained period of domination by South Korean teams. No other region has experienced even a fraction of Korea’s success in LoL. A plethora of theories …
The doors have closed in downtown Chicago at the historic Chicago Theatre. This year’s League of Legends World Championship Quarter Finals was one of stomps and heartbreaks as we saw the death of North America’s Worlds dreams, the last breaths of China, and just last night, the end of a miracle run by wild card …
Interview conducted by Amanda Stevens Since Riot has allowed teams to bring substitutes with them to the World Championship, fans have become used to the idea of the phantom sixth man. Sure, we’ve seen some teams utilize their substitute, like Lee “Easyhoon” Ji-hoon for SK Telecom. But what about the ones that never see a …
Interview conducted by Amanda Stevens ___ Jeong "NoFe" No-chul is the command tower of the ROX Tigers. After his victory over EDG, I was able to talk to him about the difficulty of preparing for the various teams at Worlds and how they plan on defeating SKT. Amanda Stevens: EDward Gaming had to have …
Alberto “Crumbz” Rengifo has reinvented himself multiple times. But whether as a coach or desk analyst, one thing about Crumbz has remained true — he knows his jungle. While in Chicago for the Quarterfinals, I had the opportunity to sit down with Crumbz and talk shop about this World’s jungle meta. This interview was …
Screams erupt at the historic Chicago Theatre in the heart of the windy city. Team Royal Never Give Up has taken game one in a series against two-time world champions SK Telecom T1. The fan elation, however, did not come from the balcony or main floor of the auditorium, rather, the inside of the press …
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Interview conducted by: Amanda "Sagegnosis" Stevens Article written by: Logan Leavitt ___ In a fashion that’s fit only for North America, Cloud 9 has fallen in the first day of Quarter Finals in a 3-0 sweep by group D’s first seed from Korea, Samsung Galaxy. As NA’s World Championship hopes and dreams died …