by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 1, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 This was not the Samsung Galaxy that so easily defeated Longzhu. It might be a testament to how difficult it is to play a new team compared to a familiar one. Either way, SSG were trounced this game. It was partially because they weren’t playing well, but Team...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 31, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Riot has had a tough decision to make for a long time. It was brought to the forefront when H2K wrote their first and second letters to Riot threatening the destruction of their team if changes weren't made to the EU LCS. Though Riot was largely quiet about H2K, it...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 28, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 SKT was starting to play like a team struggling against fading glory in the semi-finals. All Worlds tournament, Bang and Wolf have looked the weakest they have ever been. Their plays have often been sloppy and too passive, and Game 1 seemed to be a response to...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 27, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Getting tickets to the semi-finals or finals of League of Legends Worlds tournament has always been difficult. The 2017 Worlds has been doubly difficult with two Chinese teams having made it into the semi-finals, but even with all of that said, there is some extremely...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 26, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Just hours ago, Wei-jun “Vasilii” Li, a professional League of Legends player for the LPL team NewBee, assaulted his girlfriend on a Twitch livestream. Following the attack, his girlfriend subsequently called the police and had him arrested, all while his camera...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 26, 2017 | Esports section, Videogames
Things don't look great for RNG. The only team that held their own to SKT was Misfits, and that was through out-drafting and fearless engages. Unfortunately, Royal Never Give Up have shown no signs of being that kind of team. Their drafts have been successful but not...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 23, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 Predictions were definitely wrong about how the first game would go, but it is some consolation that it would have worked better than what C9 did do. Instead of going to the aggressive/carry junglers that Contractz has been practicing all Worlds, C9 dropped him...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 23, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 Fnatic’s miracle win streak was stopped dead in its tracks at Worlds 2017, and it happened in the quarterfinals. Though the draft stage went fine for both teams, with no surprise picks or counters coming in, Fnatic’s decision to put Soaz onto Trundle was a pick...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 20, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 We said that if Misfits wanted to have a chance, it was in the draft phase, and it was true. Before a single champion appeared on the Rift, this game was SKT’s. The trouble started when Misfits let Galio through, which is just something that should not be done...
by Jordan Love | Oct 19, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The New York Yankees, one of the most recognizable sports teams in the world, are getting into the esports game. The team recently announced a partnership with Vision Esports in which the Yankees will acquire stakes in Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies and Vision...
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