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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Ahq e-Sports Club took on EDG during Day 2 of the group stages, but with a twist. Rather than using Liu "Westdoor" Shu-Wei, it brought on Wong “Chawy” Xing Lei, its substitute mid laner that has not seen action since the LMS spring final. Unfortunately, Chawy’s return was marred with a bad level one catch …
On the first day of the world championship, European teams looked underwhelming as G2 was routed by CLG, Splyce fell to Samsung, and H2K stumbled in the mid game against ahq. On day 2, H2K bounced back with a victory over INTZ, which defeated China’s EDG the day prior. Andre “Odoamne” Pascu played Kennen and …
Brazil’s INTZ shocked the world on the first day of groups when they defeated China’s 1st seed, EDG decisively. But with that victory, they painted a target on their back and signaled to other teams they deserved to be taken seriously. On Day 2, they played Europe’s H2K and lost in a slower manner that …
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Many held doubts over SK Telecom T1 coming into the world championship. The two-time World Champions let their domestic dominance in League Champions Korea falter for the first time this past summer. Even their last international showing at the Mid-Seasonal Invitational was marred by troubling performances in groups. But at the 2016 world …
Many held doubts over SK Telecom T1 coming into the world championship. The two-time World Champions let their domestic dominance in League Champions Korea falter for the first time this past summer. Even their last international showing at the Mid-Seasonal Invitational was marred by troubling performances in groups. But at the 2016 world …
Samsung Galaxy’s return to the world stage was less convincing than its prior appearance in 2014 with Samsung White and Samsung Blue. After overcommitting to a dive against Splyce in the bottom lane, Samsung had to contest with the European squad's teamfighting capabilities in order to etch out a victory. With the help of a …
After a tense early game, ahq e-sports Club managed to win against H2K with a fight around the baron pit. With some doubts raised over Taiwan’s chances, especially ahq’s, securing the first win in the group is a good start for the Taiwainese squad. With the help of a translator, Colin “CD Mangaka” Nimer had …
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