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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For a preview on the Fnatic vs EDG matchup, you can check out Heckmeister’s preview here. Game 1 Game 1 was definitely a mystery bag for people both experienced and inexperienced with EDG games since Koro1 was able to play again, subbing out the lackluster AmazingJ. Koro1 was one of EDG’s big reasons …
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London day two: today was LMS’s second shot at making the semi-finals. Sadly for them nobody expected them to win, going against the top favourites of the tournament, SK telecom T1. The Korean juggernaut went undefeated through groupstage and wanted to keep it that way today. Let’s take a look what happened in a …
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Going into this set, a lot of people who have watched these two teams expected a slow paced series given how much longer their games go compared to their peers and competition, but the strengths of these teams were not to be taken lightly. The series of games definitely decreased from the Flash Wolves as …