After a long journey from Brawl until now exclusively focusing on mastering Olimar, AR | Myran has secured a top 3 finish at Frostbite 2019. Esports Heaven was able to chat with him after his fantastic placement to discuss his methods of staying cool mid-set, solo-maining and his career looking forward. ___________ You seem …
With franchising comes the opportunity for more teams to develop players, but not all development leagues are equal. China’s LoL Development League is leading the world in its key purpose: to provide a platform for upcoming talents to gain stage experience in a competitive environment. Much has been made of the connection between Europe’s …
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Scouting in Overwatch has by and large been a pretty resounding success. Many esports fail to really utilize their amateur divisions well and you often see talent reused quite often because the players are known quantities. However, Overwatch has a strange problem not many esports titles face: their competitive player base is flooded with …
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As we wrap up the first week of the Overwatch League’s second season, one narrative has seemingly led the pack: the expectations and success of the eight new expansion teams. From the post-season analysis to pre-season predictions, this has been the question on the collective mind of the community. After Week 1, I think …
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Esports Heaven caught up with Benjamin “Bkop” Kopilow for an interview where he discusses on a wide array of topics. He talks about his life, his ambitions, why he loves to grind cast the Chinese scene — to name a few. Hey Bkop. Kindly introduce yourself to our readers. Hey everyone my name …
When The International 2018 concluded, the annual post-TI shuffle brought with it promising new lineups. Among these were Forward Gaming and Team Aster — two hopefuls that looked to stand out amidst regions that fell flat at the International. Since then, neither team has managed to achieve the success that one would expect when looking …
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Fusion University’s head coach, Chris “spazzo” Infante has worked within the Overwatch scene since early 2016 as both a player and a coach. His experience as a player as well as climbing up the support staff ladder makes him an incredibly well versed and knowledgeable asset to any team. Before he joined the Philadelphia …
Auto Chess is a community-made custom game that can be played inside Dota 2’s client – the creators are a group of Chinese developers called Drodo Studio. There are many custom games inside Dota, however, what’s unique about Auto Chess is its amazing growth and popularity. It has: 3 million Subscriptions and growing (i.e. …
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Cloud9 took down their rivals TSM with the wicked combo of Camille and Galio, along with a victory against Clutch Gaming to make Week 3 a 2-0 victory. Svenskeren in particular played well against TSM during the early game as well as his engages to help lock down the enemy ADC during teamfights. Esports Heaven …
From the horizon to the forefront of most Overwatch discussion, the 2019 Overwatch League Season is just around the corner. And while I’ve given context on how I expect teams to do throughout the entire season, each individual stage will have drastically different results. As we head into Stage 1, I believe things are …