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 …
Just when group D couldn’t get even more crazy, Samsung came out with an impressive win over Royal Never Give Up after its crushing loss to Team SoloMid. Samsung played more to the strategy it employed in the gauntlet against KT Rolster, emphasizing engage and picks instead of farming to scale in order to secure …
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SK Telecom T1 continues to shut down any doubts about them. In one of the cleanest games at the otherwise crazy World Championships, SKT snowballed straight through I May. The kings of South Korea look ready to keep their world title safely in their clutches. Colin “CD Mangaka” caught up with Lee “Duke” Ho-seong to …
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Nobody expects the Wildcard inquisition. In yet another upset at the World Championship, Albus NoX Luna took down CLG after a tense game. CLG nearly pulled it back through strong teamfighting, but Albus outsmarted CLG with a sneaky baron and eventually powered through them. Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer got to speak with top laner Dmitri …
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