The NA LCS gauntlet ended with cloud9 winning, but what went wrong with CLG, FLyQuest and Dignitas?

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.

September 12, 2017
FLY Moon says he enjoys playing imbalanced patches.

FLY Moon: “I actually love imbalanced patches. I think they’re really fun.”

FlyQuest had a tough Week 7 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series.

July 27, 2017
Moon gave an honest assessment of FlyQuest and the North American League of Legends region as a whole.

Moon: “Playing in NA can be really depressing because when you look at the grand scheme of things, we’re (3-7) in NA, and NA sucks compared to LCK…We’re in one of the worst regions, and we suck in that region.”

After a fourth place finish in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) spring split, FlyQuest has struggled to win series in the first half of the summer.

July 5, 2017
WildTurtle has enjoyed a lengthy League of Legends career and reflected on all the players he has learned from.

WildTurtle: “I think I’ve learned a lot considering that I’ve played with 15, 20 players in my whole career.”

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Jason “WildTurtle” Tran during the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). They talked about his lengthy playing career, summer split goals and reuniting with many of his former teammates on FlyQuest.

June 27, 2017
FlyQuest's Hai says Echo Fox's stream team is a good idea and he's a little jealous of it.

Hai discusses Echo Fox’s stream team and why worlds matters so much to FlyQuest

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Hai “Hai” Du Lam during the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). They talked about adding Jason “WildTurtle” Tran, why getting to worlds matters so much to him and Echo Fox’s stream team.

June 21, 2017
LemonNation says Riot Games helping start a League of Legends players association is good because it wouldn't be done otherwise.

LemonNation on Riot Games starting the players union: “There’s just no way that the players by themselves would do it. I think most of the players are too lazy and just too focused on other things.”

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Daerek “LemonNation” Hart during Week 2 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. They talked about summer split goals, adding Jason “WildTurtle” Tran and why Riot Games kick-starting a players union is good.

June 12, 2017
Moon says FlyQuest's players might consider retiring if they don't make worlds this year.

Moon on FlyQuest: “I think a lot of my players would consider retiring and stuff like that if they don’t make worlds.”

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Galen “Moon” Holgate during Week 1 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). They talked about FlyQuest’s difficult first week, LCS franchising and how summer split goals might differ for Moon and the rest of FlyQuest.

June 8, 2017
The NA LCS summer schedule begins June 2 with Cloud9 playing Counter Logic Gaming

NA LCS summer schedule starts June 2; CLG/Cloud9 will kick off the split

The summer split of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) will start June 2 with an opening match between Cloud9 and Counter Logic Gaming.

May 23, 2017
FlyQuest Moon Vancouver crowd

FlyQuest’s Moon on Vancouver crowd: “It was way better than I imagined.”

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Galen “Moon” Holgate following the third place match of the North American League of Legends Championship Series spring finals.

April 27, 2017
Moon think TSM win finals

Moon: “I think TSM should win the finals.”

Slingshot’s Andrew Kim caught up with FlyQuest’s Galen “Moon” Holgate after the semifinals of the North American League of Legends Championship Series.

April 20, 2017