Erik "DoA" Lonnquist has a long and rich history in eSports. He started out his shoutcasting career in the StarCraft II scene and jumped on the train to cast League of Legends when the opportunity presented itself. Coming from a large family and a cultivated background of strong voice personalities within, it’s no surprise that …
This past week, China played host to one of, if not the most successful group stages ever played at an international tournament; safe to say it was successful both in terms of entertainment and level of play. The rarity of this combo in recent League of Legends competition exemplifies the quality of this group stage. …
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Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
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Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
Going into the 2016 Mid Season Invitational, no one seemed to expect much from the International Wildcard representatives. SuperMassive eSports refused to leave the tournament without making quite the splash. Not only did SuperMassive defy the general consensus that they would leave without winning a game, but it’s fair to say they had the best …
For two years in a row, the major regions and a special representative from the Wildcard regions have taken their rightful places to earn glory for their home regions. North America shows up as the weakest of the major regions, beaten up by their western compatriots in Europe. Europe, of course, has always been stronger …
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After an interesting Spring Split, six teams have earned qualification to the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), where they will do battle in one of the rare international tournaments that take place during the year. In anticipation for the event, we can look at the form and respective seasonal performances of each of the competitors in order …
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Heading into the finals of the LCK for spring 2016, the ROX Tigers went as the heavy favourites by fans and analysts alike. There was no reason to believe SKT would win until reality struck us like a bolt of lightning. Player for player, SKT is a better team, and the strongest player on the …
Written by: Spencer Mitchell Are esports really capable of challenging mainstream, "actual" sporting competitions? A lot of people have shrugged off that idea, or have insisted on classifying esports and regular sports in different categories. But going strictly by the numbers, comparing some of the biggest competitive gaming events to major sports contests, the …
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