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Stuchiu: Why Blizzard can’t rely on the ladder alone as a breeding ground for pro Overwatch players
Out of all the ambitious goals proclaimed for the upcoming Overwatch League, perhaps the most eye-catching plan involved streamlining and systematizing the process of becoming a professional player.
Turning potential into reality: The Ascension of Team Liquid and FaZe Clan
ESL One New York was the second Tier 1 tournament in the post-break CS:GO season.
Kelsey Moser: Gauging the relevance of NA vs EU Rift Rivals heading into worlds
Much salt was sprinkled over North America’s dominant form at the Western Rift Rivals event.
ESL One New York will demonstrate the shift in the NA landscape, for better or worse
America is a country for the young.
Reflecting on ESL One New York 2016, the tournament of broken promises
The American Dream is a seductive, dangerous idea. As the engine behind turning a frontier nation into the premier superpower in the world, the very notion is heady.
Emily Rand: Breaking down the NA LCS gauntlet and what went wrong for Dignitas, FlyQuest, and CLG
The regional qualifying gauntlet for North America was supposedly one of the toughest yet, even more than last year’s slugfest between Immortals and Cloud9.
DeKay’s Final Five from DreamHack Montreal: Social media training would be nice
As I’ve already written, it was a busy week of Counter-Strike.
Kelsey Moser: On Fnatic’s finish
Although much talk in the finals of the European League of Legends Championship Series regional gauntlet surrounded the catastrophe of H2K Gaming’s bottom lane getting 2-v-2 killed as Sivir and Braum in Game 1 and other misplays by Sin “Nuclear” Jeong-hyeon, I found Fnatic’s draft in the third and final game the perfect culmination of the series.
C9 Jack: “The only thing that matters every year is, ‘Do you go to worlds?’ and how well you do at worlds.” — A look at Cloud9 heading into the NA LCS gauntlet
At the TD Garden in Boston on Sunday, Team SoloMid claimed its sixth North American League of Legends Championship Series title.
Four in a row: A brief history of G2’s evolution in the EU LCS
As the peels of silver confetti fell, Kim “Trick” Gang-yun immediately stood and looked to his left with his arms outstretched.