Written by: PengWin ___ As Blizzcon season approaches, just one more World Championship Series event remains in the 2016 circuit: KeSPA Cup 2016. As the only WCS global event of this year, the KeSPA Cup offers us a prelude to the foreigner vs Korean storyline that awaits us at the global finals. Neeb, Marinelord and …
Flash Wolves heads into Worlds as the 1st seed from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau’s League of Legends Masters Series (LMS), notching itself up over its 2nd seed placing last year. Flash Wolves finally overcame its demon, ahq e-Sports Club, this year by taking the team out both in Spring and Summer, in LMS finals …
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It's been 2 years in the making, but finally, the eternal 2nd team breaks their playoff curse and managed to win their very first LCK championship in the summer split and finally cementing themselves as the best LCK team of 2016. From being a bunch of free agents to becoming one of the most iconic …
One of the most integral parts of the Counter Strike competitive scene is the maps that make up the competitive pool. As Counter Strike’s history has shown us many times in the past, even minute changes to the pool can cause ripples that can dramatically affect the landscape of the professional scene. In this article …
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In the world of esports, the fans' excitement for games, matches, and tournaments, is largely centered around the storylines that surround them. Within these narratives, professional players become characters of their respective games as various arcs of competition unfold. From Starcraft’s Greg “IdrA” Fields, to League of Legends’ Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, these players and personalities …
Disclaimer: I had initially intended to keep this under wraps, but having talked to reporting “mentors”, I was notified it was still worth publishing, especially since my DMs were blowing up requesting for me to release this info. As this event is 4 years old, I don’t intend for it to demonize any of …
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Samsung Galaxy is one of the unexpected surprises of this year's world championships. Every fan of the LCK were ready for KT rolster to simply outclass their opponents at the final stage of the gauntlet, but with the change in patch, Samsung found a way, and fought tooth and nail to finally make their return …
Disclaimer: For those who don’t know me, I have played and followed League of Legends since the closed beta. I say this not to add a level of credibility to this article, as I believe any article should be judged on its own merits rather than on the reputation of the writer. I say this …
"Mechanically, this game is stupid, how hard it is." – Artosis Brood War release date: November 30th, 1998 ASL Grand Finals date: September 10th, 2016 ASL Teaser video The matchup is Terran vs. Protoss, a very map-dependant matchup where Terran statistically has pulled ahead, but remains an arguably less difficult matchup for …
Throughout the history of Counter Strike Global Offensive, the North American region has been looked down upon as an inferior region in comparison to their European counterparts. This perception of North American Counter Strike has spread throughout the community based on clear cut facts. North American CS has historically been inferior to its counterparts largely …
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