Written by Volamel Dear fan of the future, I am unsure who is dominating the Overwatch esports ecosystem when you read this, or who is quickly climbing the rungs of the competitive ladder, but I write to you today about a team or organization that is long past your time. Something that is timeless …
written by volamel With the postseason now in full swing, one story that has escaped the communities excitement has been the Los Angeles Valiant’s secondary flex support player, Kim “Izayaki” Min-Chul. Between his origins playing competitively in South Korea to tangentially being apart of the inaugural season of the Overwatch League, Izayaki has a …
Written by volamel As the rumblings of the Overwatch League postseason enters its final few aftershocks, a new wave of candidates ready to face the crucible of the Overwatch Path to Pro has revealed themselves. Overwatch Contenders Season 3 is nearly a month away and Chinese Overwatch has not stopped since the finale of …
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Written by volamel Overwatch Contenders China Trials Season 3 is finished. And only one new team will find their Contenders berth. Aspirants that have challenged for the coveted Contenders spot will be sent back to the open circuit. The four teams that will advance to Contenders Season 3 will be Ambitious Immortals, Lucky Future, …
written by volamel Bouncing back after their middling Overwatch Contenders Season 2 performance, the British Hurricane looked dominant in their run through Contenders Trials Season 2. Now on a seven game streak, the Hurricane aim to continue their storm through Contenders Season 3. And at the center of it all is head coach and …
Written by Volamel The Florida Mayhem is on the brink of a renaissance and their academy team, Mayhem Academy, is no different. Head coach, Marvin “Promise” Schröder, is preparing the team for the upcoming season of Overwatch Contenders Season 3. While the roster still needs the finishing touches applied, the team just welcomed aboard …
Alliance is one of those staple names in history that has contributed towards the development of the esports scene in general, especially Dota 2. Having won The International 2013 with a legendary roster consisting of Loda, Akke, Bulldog, EGM and s4, they were once the dominant powerhouse that took the entire Dota 2 scene by …
With Play-ins completed for Worlds 2018, we move onto the Group Stage where teams battle it our for the Summoners Cup. The broadcast team has helped us reach that journey through fantastic casting and strong analysis. Razleplasm, analyst and color commentator for the LPL region has been an integral part for helping fans understand the …
How many times have we, in the course of reading threads on Reddit, seen comments along these lines: ‘Koreans will win Worlds again this year’ ‘LMS only has Flash Wolves’ ‘NA LUL’ ‘Chinese sandbagging’ ‘Wildcard regions are wildcard for a reason’ While these statements tend to hold a grain of truth, they’re often lacking in …
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Damien “HyP” Souville is now an Overwatch Contenders champion. He and his now former team, Eagle Gaming, took the tournament by storm after a wavering group stage. Group B, which housed teams like CIS Hope, Team Gigantti, and One.PoinT competed alongside Eagles Gaming to keep their playoff dreams alive. Oddly enough Eagle only advanced …