The Korean hope is snuffed Banner ©LoL Esports Flickr The 2018 League of Legends World Championship Quarterfinals kicked off today with an exciting first matchup between Korea’s number one hope, KT Rolster, and China’s second seed, Invictus Gaming. KT entered the tournament as the tournament favorites alongside China’s Royal Never Give Up leading many to expect both teams to face it … Read more
Always ban Heimerdinger against G2 Esports Banner © LoL Esports The entertaining exploits of the western teams in the ongoing 2018 League of Legends World Championship continued through to the second elimination day of the group stage. G2 Esports found themselves in a precarious position as they tied up with Taiwan’s Flash Wolves for the 2nd seed position of their group. The … Read more
Building a new League of Legends dynasty Banner © LoL Esports Flickr This article was written by John Lambert Lapid. When the 2018 League of Legends Worlds groups were drawn, everybody saw Group B as the “Group of Death”. Everybody, just like at every World Championship, expected the Eastern teams to advance out of the groups, however, … Read more
The surefire method of eliminating the gap Banner © LoL Esports Flickr The South Korean teams have long dominated the competitive League of Legends scene, serving as the ultimate paragons of the game. Teams from the other regions have mostly been playing catch up with the strategies mostly employed by teams from the once-touted strongest LoL … Read more
The dynasty is crumbling Banner © LoL Esports Flickr The atmosphere of the League of Legends World Championship has been monothematic since the beginning of the Korean dynasty in the tournament’s 2013 iteration. Fans of the game would always expect a Korean team to dominate the rest of the competition in the fight for the Summoner’s Cup. This … Read more
A Team Vitality Worlds 2018 Guide Banner © LOL Esports Flickr In the first day of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, Team Liquid, the best hope of North America, was slated to go up against KT Rolster in the first game of day to open up the group stages. TL slipped up early in the game, yielding control … Read more
The Play-In winds to a close Banner © LoL Esports The teams continue to give it their all in the final matches of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Play-In Stage. Eight teams are left vying for any of the four slots for the main event, bringing them that much closer to the Summoner’s Cup. It … Read more
Urgot Reigns Supreme in Worlds 2018 Play-In Banner © LoL Esports Urgot, League’s number one intimidating crab gun Champion, came out on top of the collective champion pool of the Play-In stage of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship. Urgot currently has a 100% pick/ban rate, a statistic he shares with fellow Top lane Champion, Aatrox. The … Read more
The xPeke tradition lives on Banner © LoL Esports China’s third seeded team for the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, Edward Gaming, was left to fend for themselves in the dreaded Play-In stage of the tournament after securing the Chinese regional finals. Despite their precarious position in the first stage of Worlds 2018, Edward Gaming came out swinging in … Read more
Triple Teleport spells for one team? Banner © LoL Esports The 2018 League of Legends World Championship officially kicked off today with the first day of the Play-In Stage. Twelve teams will be battling it out to claim any of the four qualifier slots for the main event and get that much closer to the Summoner’s Cup. The first … Read more