Bang: “The gap isn’t necessarily that large, but it’s closing all the same. I think it’s even closer with the current meta.”

SK Telecom T1 AD Carry Bae “Bang” Jun-sik commented on the ever present debate on the “gap” between Korea and other regions. SKT managed to keep its journey to its fourth world championship alive by defeating Misfits 3-2 on Sunday, earning a spot to the semifinals. In an interview with Fomos’ Kim “Kenzi” Yong-woo, Bang said the […]

October 23, 2017

Faker thought SKT was about to lose to Misfits

SK Telecom T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok said that he thought the team was going to fall in the quarterfinals of the League of Legends World Championship to Misfits due to some issues in the mid and bottom lanes. With an unexpectedly close 3-2 victory against Misfits on Friday, SKT kept its hope for a […]

October 21, 2017
The AD Carry for Samsung Galaxy Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk talked about making it to the semifinals at worlds and which teams he would like to face on the way to the team's championship run.

Ruler discusses defeating Longzhu and his dream semifinal/final opponents

Samsung Galaxy AD Carry Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk had a different dream opponent for the League of Legends World Championship grand final than many might expect.

October 20, 2017
SKT head coach cCarter said Misfits is a good team

SKT head coach cCarter on Misfits: “They have a very strong grasp of the game’s basics.”

SK Telecom T1 head coach Choi “cCarter” Byung-hoon kept details close to the vest heading into SKT’s quarterfinal matchup against Misfits in the League of Legends World Championship.

October 19, 2017
SKT Peanut simply doesn't fit in, though it might not matter

What's in an SKT jungler?

It’s the eighth day of competition at the League of Legends World Championship main event, and the first match of the final day of the group stage.

October 19, 2017
The worlds prize pool has eclipsed $4 million

Worlds prize pool eclipses $4 million

The prize pool for the League of Legends World Championship has eclipsed $4 million, though it’s slightly behind the pace of last year’s crowd-funded pool. Contributions via sales of the Championship Ashe skin and championship ward skin have added $1.85 million to the worlds prize pool through the group stage, according to an update Wednesday from Riot […]

October 18, 2017
Wolf says SKT is doing just fine at worlds

Wolf describes Cloud9's reactions to SKT sending them to the quarterfinals of worlds

SK Telecom T1 support Lee “Wolf” Jae-wan said he understands why fans might think SKT is struggling at the League of Legends World Championship.

October 16, 2017
CoreJJ wants to avoid a Korean team in the worlds quarterfinals

CoreJJ wants to avoid a Korean team in the worlds quarterfinals

Samsung Galaxy support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in said he hopes to avoid a Korean team in the quarterfinal draw of the League of Legends World Championship.

October 14, 2017
TSM and Flash Wolves failed big-time in worlds Group D

Emily Rand’s worlds Group D roundup: Taiwan (and North America) aren’t No. 1

As soon as the crowd began to chant, all five members of the Taipei Assassins jumped up and down in the booth.

October 14, 2017
Team WE coach Homme says TSM is better than he thought.

Team WE coach Homme on TSM: “I think they are better than I thought they would be.”

Team WE coach Yoon “Homme” Seong-yeong said he hopes to end in first place in Group D of the League of Legends World Championship.

October 13, 2017