While it wasn’t pretty, 100 Thieves get a 2-0 weekend during Week 7, with a controversial game against Dignitas as the game was very back and forth between the two teams. Weak early games, Baron throws and TP flanks ensued, but 100 Thieves claimed the victory over this match. Esports Heaven spoke with the …

Continue reading “100T PapaSmithy on the Caster/Pundit Criticisms : “Coming onto the team side, I speak to a lot of people on the team side that don’t like casters because their job security or the reality of what they’re doing was [secondary] to the easy to understand criticism of pundits””

  Evil Geniuses have claimed victory against Golden Guardians while also falling victim to 100 Thieves during Week 6. Their game against GG in particular saw a fervent Rumble pick in the bot lane and a signature Lee Sin pick from Svenskeren. Esports Heaven spoke with Svenskeren about his game against GG, the Rumble pick, …

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  Counter Logic Gaming have secured a win against an unlikely opponent in TSM during Week 6. Although the early game wasn’t going according to plan, CLG were able to press on into the mid and late game, meanwhile TSM chose a risky draft with Maokai mid and Kayle top. Esports Heaven spoke with CLG’s …

Continue reading “CLG Wiggily: “[Pobelter is a solid rock] that is always [saying], ‘ok, this is what I want; this is what I want to do’. I think that’s really important in a mid laner…I think he’s really filled that hole.””

  Week 5 was a great week for 100 Thieves. Although they went 1-1, losing out against TSM in a close fight promises hope for 100T in the future, and then beating Golden Guardians convincingly, with Ssumday from the top lane putting on a great carry performance on Lucian. Esports Heaven spoke with 100T’s ADC …

Continue reading “100T Cody Sun: “I think Runes Reforged added kind of a power creep or just extra damage for pretty much everyone. For example, you have ADCs complaining about getting one-shot by Nautilus or Leona””

  FlyQuest come out of Week 5 winning both their game against Golden Guardians and Counter Logic Gaming. Their game against CLG in particular was a show of dominance, especially from FLY’s mid laner PowerOfEvil. Esports Heaven got to speak with the victorious PowerOfEvil about his game against CLG, his current form, and the theory …

Continue reading “FLY PowerOfEvil: “I think people underestimated me in CLG. They were like a 7th place team, and when I joined, we went to 3rd place””

  Dignitas came out of the gates swinging in Week 2 as they defeated Team Liquid, but then fell short against FlyQuest. Dignitas looked very strong in their early game against TL and although not the cleanest game, they pulled out the win. Esports Heaven spoke with DIG Grig about their game against TL, vertical …

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  Golden Guardians went 1-1 for Week 2 of the LCS. Playing a uncomfortably close game against Evil Geniuses to eek out a win, and then almost as if foreshadowing, playing Soraka top against Immortals, only to fall short to round out the week. Esports Heaven spoke with GG’s top laner Hauntzer to to talk …

Continue reading “GG Hauntzer: “I dont think Riot really wants Soraka to be a top laner […] but for now it is what it is. You gotta make use of it.””

  FlyQuest have shocked North America as they have gone 2-0 while starkly being ranked in the lower end of several power rankings. FLY game against Counter Logic Gaming proved to be quite impressive as they completely shut out CLG in a 19-6 kill score and securing all drakes. Esports Heaven spoke with FLY coach …

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  Joshua “Jatt” Leesman has returned to the Riot broadcast team. Respected as one of the greatest minds about the game, and with a new season of League of Legends on our hands, there’s a lot to cover from experts like Jatt. From jungle XP changes, to the drake rework, and even a couple shiny …

Continue reading “Riot Jatt: “I think [the] goal was to increase jungling path diversity. They did that early game and they didn’t want [junglers] carrying every high elo solo queue game””

  Cloud9 are looking like the best team in NA as they come out of Week 1 with two victories, both over Team Liquid and Golden Guardians, although the game against Golden Guardians was a rough one for C9’s top laner Licorice as he was focused heavily, but in the end proved he could withstand …

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