KeSPA Cup is coming on the 6th of November 2015 and will run to the 14th of November 2015. What is KeSPA Cup? KeSPA cup started in 2014 in Starcraft II (daed gaem) as a way of KeSPA showcasing the best talent in Starcraft II. The top 2 players from GSL, WCS Europe, WCS …
The WCS grand finals will begin in a just a few short hours! Although the main event will take place at Blizzcon next weekend, the Global Finals for the World Championship Series begins in ESL's new studio at 1:00PM EST. We will be providing coverage of the best of Blizzcon here at eSports Heaven, but …
For the first time in League of Legends history, Korea is guaranteed to win the Summoner’s Cup as two Korean teams meet in the finals. KOO Tigers beat all expectations driving KT into the dirt, but can they kill a God? Game 1: For the first game of the finals, Faker decides …
The third installment of 'The Analyst Desk' is out to dissect the grand finals and the remainder of Worlds. In this episode, we touch a little bit more on the impact of Gragas being disabled has on Worlds, how KOO can overcome the SKT empire, and the greatness that is the SKT Kkoma skin. …
After seeing how well StarHorn Royal Club, a Chinese team featuring two Korean veterans, performed at the Season 4 World Championship (beating out the two other all Chinese LPL teams and reaching the finals) LPL team owners started buying Koreans en masse. OGN, NLB or SoloQ, their level of play or experience didnt really matter. …
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Yesterday Origen was cut at the belt and lost to former World Champions SK Telecom T1, so Europe’s final hope rested in the hearts of Fnatic, who had bested the region so dominantly all year. Before the game, KOO’s PraY stated that he would make the arena a library, as in the crowd would be …
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Picks and Bans: Game 1 SK Telecom T1 vs Origen There is a lot to take into account looking at both teams heading into this game. First things first, Gragas is disabled for the remainder of Worlds. This doesn't affect either team a huge amount since both junglers are primarily Elise/Reksai focused and can …
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Origen: a team bathed in “bad luck” all Worlds from getting a harsh group to getting SKT in the semifinals. They overcame one obstacle and crushed the Flash Wolves but had to hope for a miracle to even think about taking down SK Telecom T1 at Worlds this year. Game 1: This …
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Illusions of Grandeur “The West is best." To be precise, the amount of revenue that goes through Riot Games and the Western teams in terms of stream viewers and global attention compared to the East is staggering. Furthermore, the amount of attention Riot brings to its Western teams, that is, Europe and North …
Cheesadelphia was the largest StarCraft II LAN ever to be hosted in Philadelphia, and I had the pleasure and privilege of being heavily involved in making the whole event happen. Now that the event is over, and the dust has settled I wanted to take sometime to reflect on the event in hopes that I …
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