Titles cement legacies, narratives solidify legends, and legends play for the right to be remembered. These laws hold true in every competitive arena, but in the realm of esports it is accentuated tenfold. The titles that people are awarded, either tangible or intangible, are key in approximating their success. As Blizzard Entertainment's newest title …
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“Samsung looked vulnerable during the group stage and RNG 2-0'ed them. Longzhu’s going to reach the finals.” Words to that effect were uttered when the bracket stage was drawn; Samsung Galaxy had drawn Longzhu Gaming by virtue of their second placing in Group C, while Royal Never Give Up, considered China’s best hope for …
Another year, another Worlds. Many new esports have blossomed and have taken the attention of former League of Legends fans, despite its still outstanding popularity. "What's the point? SKT will just win again." You can't help but agree with them; however, even those who watch just for the highest quality games and teams—we all hold …
Royal Never Give Up entered their Worlds 2017 campaign as the second seed after a disappointing reverse sweep loss in the LPL finals to EDG. As the second seed coming into the tournament on their home soil, RNG was also said to be the second best Chinese team. They were not ranked second to Summer …
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Like a young piano virtuoso, Yeon-oh “Fl0w3R” Hwang quickly dashes his fingers across his keyboard to a roaring Polish crowd, in a sea of unfamiliar faces from all across the world, gathered to watch him and his team. The Overwatch World Cup: a beautiful symphony of different countries from across the globe to compete on …
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“Unfortunately for Flash Lux fans, the identity of Flash Lux is the team you hope to be in the same group with, in the round of 16 to pick up the points.” OGN commentator, Wolf “proxywolf” Schroder spoke openly about constant underperformers, team Flash Lux. his was the reality for them, but there was …
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Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson has climb the rungs of the esports ladder and landed in a prime position as a leading expert in the world of professional Overwatch. Formerly a Team Fortress 2 caster and expert. He’s transitioned, like many of his metaphorical TF2 brothers, to Blizzard’s Overwatch. He brings an air of ‘cheeky humor meets …
“Dream the impossible, until you wake up at the top.” Fitting quotes darts past the vision of a washed montage of recent OGN APEX matches, peppered with audio clips of South Korean casters clamoring with excitement and surprise. “It’s time to prove everything.” One small team from Busan managed to capture …
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Robert "hexagrams" Kirkbride is quickly becoming a leading voice within Overwatch esports. With a myriad of casts under his belt, you may remember hexagrams from the Santa Monica stage of the Overwatch World Cup. Adding the Chinese Overwatch Premier Series (OWPS) – Summer and Grand Final to his ever growing resume, hexagrams found time to …