The germination of esports talent in Seoul, South Korea happens at a very young age. Many children grow up watching their favorite progamers on television, just as you might follow your favorite sports team at a young age. It instills a sense of motivation, an aspiration to become weighed evenly with your role model. Think …
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The second season of OGN's APEX is over and Lunatic-Hai have emerged as the victors, taking home ~$90,000. In this article, I bring you my key takeaways from the tournament. Where the Korean scene stands — compared to the West — has been an ongoing discussion, ever since teams from the small Asian peninsula started …
A cluster of stars in a recognizable pattern that is usually named after its form or identified with a mythological figure is considered a “constellation”, something we all see when we look up at the heavens. While modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations, all with defined boundaries and regions, Overwatch esports has started …
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Vietnam is seemingly developing a reputation for producing carry junglers. Everybody knows who SofM is, but Levi is a name which people are starting to hear more and more often, since his break into the upper echelons in late 2016, when he was selected as the jungler representative for VCSA (Vietnamese Championship Series A) at …
Vietnam is seemingly developing a reputation for producing carry junglers. Just about everyone knows who SofM is, but Levi is a name which people are starting to hear more and more often, since his break into the upper echelons in late 2016, when he was selected as the jungler representative for VCSA (Vietnamese Championship Series …
Journey to Un’Goro is coming to Hearthstone this week and the expansion is hailed as the savior of a game which has been the thrall of pirates and jades for months on end. Un’Goro’s biggest asset—and potentially its biggest flaw—is that it’s not a “safe” expansion. The preceding Gadgetzan and Karazhan focused more on strong …
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It is only natural for us, as humans, to look for a source of conflict whenever something is not working as it should. As this trend manifests season after season of LCS, Paul "sOAZ" Boyer has seen himself outstandingly targeted by criticism from the community. I must admit, it’s not without cause. Infamously, he only performs at …
Averaging 4 days a week at a tournament and having entered more events for Smash 4 (Super Smash Bros. Wii U), Benjamin “JJROCKETS” Rowe has been deservingly proclaimed the “tournament fiend”. He has traveled enough to have racked up wins against many prolific players such as Ally, Hyuga, and MVD in 2016. But, is more necessarily better? We …
Interesting narratives and intriguing storylines wove and resolved themselves as the APEX S2 progressed from the promotions-relegations stage toward the final. With all but one of the matches having played out, only a select few of those are left to be tied up. This piece summarizes the key ones that its author will follow the …
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As we quickly approach Blizzcon in early November, the Overwatch League (OWL) still looms overhead like large thunderstorm clouds, ready to drench any unsuspecting patrons. As teams sign more and more talent, rosters seem stuck in an era of instability. One key factor for stability in a team environment starts from the head and travels …
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