Examining Why Some Wildcard Regions Fail While Others Succeed Part 1 As Worlds 2016 has begun nobody was expecting the two Wildcard contenders – Albus Nox Luna and INTZ – to pull up any roots in the competition. This mindset stems not only from their in-game play, but also historical insignificance on the …
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ESL One NYC, which took place just this past weekend, can only be described as an action packed event. At New York City, the Counter Strike community had the opportunity to witness some of the best teams in the world battle it out and the community did not leave disappointed. The gameplay at ESL One …
Alex Valle speaks about balancing his tournament organization responsibilities with practice for events. He claims that he has roughly a 70/30 split between the two, and believes he should practice more to respect the world class players he faces in these tournaments. Interview conducted by @ESH_Adam. Follow him on Twitter for more FGC and Smash …
Swedish Delight came to ESL One as a spectator. He spoke with us regarding his growth in the Smash scene and how he looked up to other top Smash competitors as celebrities, but not as untouchables. Swedish Delight achieved 9th place at EVO and has discussed his sponsorship opportunities. ___ In addition, he …
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Two world championships, five domestic titles, first place at MSI, and an IEM Season X championship – this is how you buy the phrase Never count out SKT. For the greatest team to ever play League of Legends, victory is expected. Yet, as the 2016 season of League Champions Korea came to a close, SK …
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After a rough start, Cloud9 managed to end Week 1 with a sweeping victory over China’s I May. This puts C9 tied for first in the group with SK Telecom T 1 with a score of 2-1. The team finally caught up with the efforts of Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong, with most other members stepping up …
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What’s Superman to Kryptonite? Flash Wolves keep their hot streak against Korean teams live and well with a healthy 5-0 in the past two years after winning their first game at the world championship against non other than SK Telecom T1. Punishing Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok’s overextensions in mid, Flash Wolves stormed the map, forcing down …
Hello from the motherland. Albus NoX Luna once again came out strong in the group stages of worlds with a crushing victory of Europe’s G2 Esports. Coming out with signature picks like Brand support, Albus NoX struck hard and early, then closed with as much poise as a major regional team. Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer …
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On Day 4, EDward gaming secured itself a tie for second place in Group C at the League of Legends World Championship. Against Europe’s H2K, it snowballed a bottom lane advantage while ensuring top stayed even with assistance from the mid lane. Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer spoke with Chen “Mouse” Yu-Hao about the top lane …
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It was all business for ahq e-Sports Club on Day 4 of groups. Predicting INTZ to camp top lane, ahq sent its jungler and mid to backup Chen “Ziv” Yi top and deny INTZ the snowball. After that, it was a slow choke to close out the game. Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer caught up with …