Our top stories from Wednesday:
An interview with Cloud9’s Jake “Stewie2k” Yip.
A look at Fnatic’s struggles in the first round of the League of Legends World Championship group stage.
G2’s Expect says Europe is expected to be criticized by fans for poor performances.
A fix is coming to the “heavy” feeling Lucio in Overwatch.
Support items were scaled down in the League of Legends PBE.
Almost every League of Legends champion received stat adjustments in the PBE.
Kikis left the Mysterious Monkeys.
Riot Games provided context for the massive amount of champion changes in the PBE.
KeSPA lost its status as a recognized sports organization with the Korean Olympic committee.
The South Korean army ran an Overwatch tournament over the weekend.
Best from around the web:
League of Legends
Fnatic pulled off a miracle comeback to advance from Group B
How North America is in a good position at worlds — again.
The best and worst of the first week of the worlds group stage.
An infographic of the top performers in the first round of the worlds group stage.
Counter-Strike
An interview with G2’s Kenny “kennyS” Schrub.
Interviews with North’s valde and FaZeClan’s Finn “karrigan” Andersen from ELEAGUE.
Overwatch
Another Mercy change is being tested in the PTR.
Immortals dropped Hyped from the roster.
Other
Why Tokido is the player to watch at SEAM 2017 (Street Fighter V).
The top 10 caster calls in Dota 2.
Results
ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier
Quarterfinals
FaZe Clan 2:0 EnVyUs (16-12, 16-3)
North 2:0 Heroic (16-7, 16-7)
League of Legends World Championship
Group B
Gigabyte Marines 1:0 Immortals
Longzhu 1:0 Fnatic
Fnatic 1:0 Immortals
Longzhu 1:0 Gigabyte Marines
Fnatic 1:0 Gigabyte Marines
Longzhu 1:0 Immortals
Tiebreakers
Fnatic 1:0 Immortals
Fnatic 1:0 Gigabyte Marines
Schedule
(All times Eastern)
ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier
Semifinals
Astralis vs. Cloud9, 2 p.m.
FaZe Clan vs. North, 4:30 p.m.
League of Legends World Championship
Group C
G2 vs. Royal Never Give Up, 12 a.m. Friday
Samsung Galaxy vs. 1907 Fenerbahçe, 1 a.m. Friday
Samsung Galaxy vs. G2, 2 a.m. Friday
RNG vs. 1907 Fenerbahçe, 3 a.m. Friday
G2 vs. 1907 Fenerbahçe, 4 a.m. Friday
RNG vs. Samsung Galaxy, 5 a.m. Friday
StarLadder i-League Invitational (Dota 2)
Group A
SG E-Sports vs. Vici Gaming, 6 a.m.
Team Liquid vs. Mineski, 9 a.m.
Winners, 12 p.m.