After the burst of talent EU LCS has seen this season, we're ready to witness the best teams in EU battle each other in an attempt to punch their tickets to the 2015 World Championships that will be held in EU. Let's take a look at the teams that might end up being EU's representatives …
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by Hao "digmouse" Wu The SCboys are proud to announce Season 2 of Kung Fu Cup, the biggest online tournament series in history! Kung Fu Cup 2015 Season 2 is a 16-man online tournament, featuring top players from all over the world with invites and open qualifiers. The contestants of Kung Fu Cup Season …
(All statistics are from the Summer Split and listed in relation to the player's position unless stated otherwise .) The North American LCS Playoffs are right around the corner, I'm sure that all of you (minus anxious CLG fans who are faithfully thumbing their HotshotGG rosaries) are quite excited for the upcoming action. Starting this …
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StarCraft 218 BC: A Real Life Space Odyssey “The emissary stood before the Carthaginian ‘senate,’ surrounded by all the great men of Carthage and said to them ‘I hold before you both peace and war.’ The leader of the senate spat back ‘Choose what you will!’ The envoy replied ‘I choose war!’” –James Portnow, …
StarCraft 218 BC: A Real Life Space Odyssey “The emissary stood before the Carthaginian ‘senate,’ surrounded by all the great men of Carthage and said to them ‘I hold before you both peace and war.’ The leader of the senate spat back ‘Choose what you will!’ The envoy replied ‘I choose war!’” –James Portnow, …
StarCraft 218 BC: A Real Life Space Odyssey “The emissary stood before the Carthaginian ‘senate,’ surrounded by all the great men of Carthage and said to them ‘I hold before you both peace and war.’ The leader of the senate spat back ‘Choose what you will!’ The envoy replied ‘I choose war!’” –James Portnow, …
Written by: Heckmaister At what point are we losing track of the scene itself? This year has been an eventful year for esports in general. With Counter Strike Global Offensive introducing very high viewing numbers on streams, League Of Legends expanding all around the world (even introducing new tournaments in Japan) and Dota 2's …
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Intro: After Xiaoweixiao (XWX) was affected by the “Elo boosting” incident, he returned home to China for a temporary rest. Let’s take a look at our interview with him. Q: Did XWX return to China yesterday? Is this trip a vacation or a departure from TIP? XWX: Yes, just a temporary rest in China. I …
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Hailed as a national hero amongst Chinese fans and widely recognised as one of the best Junglers that have ever played League of Legends, ClearLove has built himself a resume that surpasses almost all the other pro players. From winning IPL 5 to the recent MSI, since his debut in 2012, ClearLove brought years of …