by Jordan Love | Aug 15, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The NA LCS playoffs are just over a week away and Riot recently announced a major change. For the summer playoffs, team’s will be allowed to have seven players on their roster. That means two subs and a lot more opportunity for counter matchups. The team most likely...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 14, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
For a team that started off the split at 1-6, Cloud9 have been doing remarkable work to climb the ladder. But more important than their climb is how they have been doing it. Earlier in the split, Cloud9 was focusing heavily on jungle strategy. Both the Academy team...
by Jordan Love | Aug 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
In case you missed it, the TSM vs 100T game on Sunday was a real nailbiter. It was a back and forth contest between two high-powered teams, one fighting for first place and the other fighting to stay alive. Chances are though, you probably didn’t miss it. The TSM vs...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 13, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Four teams have now secured their success or failure to make it into playoffs. At the top of the standing, first place Team Liquid and second place 100 Thieves are definitely in playoffs (there was little doubt), and will likely have a repeat showdown from last split....
by Jordan Love | Aug 9, 2018 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
CLG and their head coach Zikz have been a staple of the NA LCS for half a decade, but their run came to an end this week when CLG fired Zikz. According to a statement from the team, CLG decided to move in a new direction, one that did not include Zikz. Assistant coach...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 9, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Cloud9 has been winning a lot recently, and while the team has been playing great, Blaber was the all-star in Week 7. A good jungler can not only get kills to get the team ahead, but they apply pressure across the entire map, and their position helps to create...
by Jordan Love | Aug 8, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
There is no longer a mystery around why Jensen, Sneaky, and Smoothie were benched. But even after knowing what the decision was rooted in, it seems a lot like the losing factor was elsewhere. Goldenglue, Zeyzal, and Keith couldn’t bring victory to the Cloud9 lineup....
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 3, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Riot recently announced that they will now allow two coaches to take part of the pick/ban phase in the NA LCS. The new change will take effect on Week 7 and run through the duration of the NA LCS finals and Academy playoffs. This will allow teams the option of adding...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Aug 1, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
Cloud9 faced off with their former support and shotcaller last Sunday when they fought Echo Fox. Just a week after leaving the team citing frustrations with being benched, Smoothie was with his new team and setting out to prove something. Although he was quick to say...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Jul 30, 2018 | Esports, Esports section
After Week 6, 100 Thieves and Team Liquid are the only two teams still tied for first, but the difference between first and last has only grown smaller. OpTic, FlyQuest, and Golden Guardians all look like different teams from last split, and even Cloud9 has crawled...
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