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The Westerner’s Guide to the LJL

February 13, 2018

With 2017 behind us and a new season here, LCS fans around the world are itching to see what 2018 has in store for professional League. While the NA, EU, and LCK regions reign supreme in viewing numbers and fan... More

Clutch Gaming’s Solo: “We can contend against anyone”

Miles Yim

February 12, 2018

After their win over Team SoloMid, I chatted with Clutch Gaming’s top laner Colin "Solo" Earnest about the Gnar/Gangplank meta, his relationship with fellow rookie top laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie, and K-pop d... More

Golden Guardians’ Head Coach Tyler Perron: “My keys for success are going to be how much we’ve developed since last week.”

Miles Yim

February 11, 2018

After their loss to Echo Fox on Saturday, I spoke with Golden Guardians new head coach Tyler “Akiri” Perron about drafting on stage for the first time, any resources provided by the Golden State Warriors, and b... More

OpTic Gaming’s Romain and Zaboutine: “It has been an incredible adventure so far”

Miles Yim

February 5, 2018

After their loss to Cloud9, I spoke with OpTic Gaming's Head Coach Thomas "Zaboutine" Si-Hassen and General Manager Romain Bigeard about the 1-4 start, baseball, and their measurements for success. Miles Yim... More

The Best Moments of Evo Japan 2018

Michael Andronico

February 2, 2018

The world's most prestigious fighting game tournament made its way from Las Vegas to Tokyo for the very first time this past weekend, and it was busy, exciting, and… kind of scrappy? Evo Japan 2018 had a uni... More

Cloud9’s Smoothie on the New Meta: “I’ll just learn it and be the best at it.”

Miles Yim

January 29, 2018

After their win over 100 Thieves, I spoke with Cloud9’s support Andy "Smoothie" Ta about a shifting support meta, integrating new members into an established team, and if Echo Fox are for real. Miles Yim: L... More

“I personally love the pressure, I think it makes me play better” C9 Tarik at the ELEAGUE Major

Judith Barbosa

January 28, 2018

Cloud 9 looked fantastic as they secured their place in the Grand Finals last night against SK Gaming. Amidst the celebration, Tarik "tarik" Celik seemed cool, calm, and collected as he sat with us, revealing h... More

“I prefer the Swiss system over anything else” FaZe Rain on Tournament Formats

Judith Barbosa

January 28, 2018

After a decisive win against Natus Vincere, we were able to sit down and have a chat with Håvard "rain" Nygaard, entry fragger for FaZe Clan. Here, he talks about the keys to his success with his team, and how ... More

Clutch Gaming’s Hakuho on Analytics: “The idea that our team is built on analytics is overstated.”

Miles Yim

January 28, 2018

After their win over Counter Logic Gaming this weekend, I caught up with Clutch Gaming support Nickolas "Hakuho" Surgent to talk about reconstituting Team EnVyUs, his love of Morgana, and what role analytics ha... More

Around The World In K/D/As:
Now Covering LPL

Christina Pollock

January 23, 2018

No League of Legends to watch on a Tuesday or Thursday night? Not anymore. Around The World In K/D/As will now be covering the Chinese LPL on Tuesday and Thursday starting 7PM PST, giving english casts to th... More