On the latest Esports Heaven podcast, Michale ‘Drexxin’ Lalor sits down with Dan ‘Artosis’ Stemkoski to reminisce about StarCraft: Brood War in the old days compare to now, and how he balances his life with a wife, 4 kids, and one of the busiest broadcasting jobs in the world. …And most importantly, his real …
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The 2020 Summer Split has officially ended, with TSM winning it all, FlyQuest claiming second place, and Team Liquid finishing third. With a close series in both the semifinals and finals, fans were not disappointed in terms of action the series gave. The match of Team Liquid and TSM was a close one in …
Dignitas lost to TSM in the losers bracket of the Summer Split playoffs. After having a small miracle run, Dignitas weren’t able to stack up against TSM in a Bo5, losing three games immediately to TSM and dropping out of the race to Worlds. In all three games, fans pointed towards draft heavily, as …
Dignitas have just barely slipped into playoffs after their tiebreaker victory against Counter Logic Gaming. In the end, DIG were able to show strong gameplay, and previously, their goodluck and fortune allowed them to even make it to this point. V1per in particular has shown that he has some flexibility in his champion pool …
Team Liquid have risen to the challenge and secured first place for the regular season of 2020 Summer Split. With a great win over TSM, which saw them display a strong understanding of high level macro, TL are poised to win it all heading into playoffs. Esports Heaven got word with head coach Jatt …
FlyQuest went 1-1 during Week 6, but it’s to no surprise that they lost to their “sister” team Cloud9. There is a somewhat large shock that they beat TSM handily, as they got a 7K gold lead by 13 minutes, a record for this split (if I’m not mistaken). FlyQuest’s ADC player WildTurtle talked …
Team Liquid have been considered by some to be the weakest 6-2 team in the LCS currently. That may not seem to be too farfetched given their base race over Immortals and their slight win over FlyQuest. I don’t think anyone would fault someone over having this sentiment. One thing that should be noted …
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Golden Guardians are looking better and more cohesive as teams around them try to reassemble a coherent roster. From the roster shuffles of 100 Thieves, Dignitas and Immortals, GG have mostly remained intact and are prepared to make a good berth to strive for a Worlds position. Esports Heaven discussed with GG’s jungler Closer …
Golden Guardians have gotten off to a rough start this Week 3, first by losing to a terrible and newly substituted Immortals squad, but then defeating a strong FlyQuest team, it’s tough to measure exactly where GG lies within the hierarchy of strength in the LCS. That said, they are solidifying their style, but …
Evil Geniuses are quietly becoming one of the better teams in North America. With their loss against TSM and their victory over a worrying Dignitas, EG look to solidify themselves next week as they face against a top contender in FlyQuest and the bottom feeder Immortals. Esports Heaven discussed with EG’s assistant coach Artemis …