Teams
Rogue Reinforce: “I’m Just Setting My Team up for Success”
Reigning GamesCom and TakeOver champion, Rogue, experienced a smooth transition from their success at the Atlantic Showdown to the Overwatch Open. Despite losing the first opportunity to qualify for the final stage of the tournament against FaZe, their ticket to Atlanta was secured just...
European Support Hybrid and Origen Part Ways
Glenn “Hybrid” Doornenbal recently announced via Twitter that he would be leaving EU LCS team Origen. Hybrid was left looking for a new team post-MSI when G2 made a move that had their bottom lane duo of Emperor and Hybrid swapping...
NA LCS Finals 2016: TSM Takes on Cloud 9 in Toronto
And then there were two.
The 2016 North American LCS playoff semi-finals have officially concluded, leaving us with the match-up for all the marbles: TSM versus Cloud 9. Let's take a step back and look at how we got here:
Cloud 9...
NA LCS Playoffs: Semi-Finals Predictions
The initial round of NA LCS playoff action has concluded pretty much according to plan. Cloud 9 took down Envy, dropping only a single game along the way, and CLG made easy work of Team Liquid.
So, if things went...
EU LCS Playoffs: SemiFinals Predictions
The first round of the 2016 EU LCS Summer playoffs is in the books. In round 1 we saw Unicorns of Love consistently out lane Giants, and H2K (featuring Fnatic) completely run over Fnatic.
Before you read this article you...
NRG Terminates Contracts with League of Legends Team
It didn't take long after former NRG jungler Santorin announced he would be entering free agency for the rest of his former teammates to join him. NRG announced yesterday that they would be terminating contracts with the remaining members of...
KT Reverse Sweeps SKT in Summer Semifinal
Going down 0-2 was definitely not part of KT Rolster's plan to dismantle the most successful team in League of Legends history. But the reverse sweep that followed was unforeseen by the vast majority of LCK fans. After having...
Living and Working Together in a Team House
Feeling some inter-tournament blues? Can’t wait for the Summit 5 to get your “pro gamers hanging out in houses” fix? Check out some team house tour videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bH9iyQX-P8
Several Dota organizations pay to maintain a team house. In the past, gaming...
Manila Major Incoming – Groups and Teams
Get your hype train conductor hats ready - the Manila Major arrives on June 3rd. Our writer Alex filled you in on which individual players you should keep an eye on during the Major, but here's a breakdown of...
Consistency in Esports Tournament Rules
One thing that sets Dota apart from League is the relative frequency of non-Valve tournaments. While Riot officially runs all LoL tournaments, there are many Dota ones that aren't involved with Valve at all. While these tournaments tend to...
Changing up a Team’s Roster in League and CS:GO
Last week I wrote an article about shuffling rosters from the perspective of Dota2 teams. This time I've expanded to include League and CS:GO, two other games that are plagued by the shifting sands of changing rosters, albeit in...
Team Liquid and Newbee Take Spotlight at Epicenter Moscow
It's always refreshing to see some different teams represented in the playoffs and finals of a prestigious tournament. Remember 2015? Pretty much the EG show all year long. Don't get me wrong; I like supporting NA Dota and 'Murica,...