Author: Aykut "Kots" Sapaz
It’s not a coincidence that whenever people think of G2, they think of international successes. The samurais have long past the stage of competing to earn local victories in the LEC, thanks to their consistency and power on the Rift. For Rasmus ‘Caps’ Borregaard Winther, G2’s mid laner, the games on the European stage are practice sessions for international tournaments such as MSI and Worlds.We spoke with Caps about the start of yet another season, offseason boredom, coming back from 0-6 to end the game in a flash, preparing for the next international tournament and more.BLIX: Hello, Caps. Thank you…
As the official VALORANT Championship Tour 2024 season kicks off with a banger, MIBR are fighting for a spot at Madrid for the first big international tournament of the year. After losing to Cloud 9 in a very, very close series and taking down FURIA 2-0 three days later, the Brazilian team have found themselves facing the team in blue once again to stay in the running for a golden ticket to Madrid. This time, they won the series 2-0, much to the surprise of many fans.We spoke with Arthur “artzin” Araujo about taking down Cloud 9, the power of…
Just as Fnatic has been a part of the LEC for a long time, Marek “Humanoid” Brázda has been a part of the League of Legends professional stage since 2015. He’s seen many teams come and go and is still fighting for a chance to fight on the international stage, at MSI or Worlds.As Fnatic are currently climbing the tall mountain that is the Winter Playoffs in hopes of beating G2 and claiming a golden ticket to MSI, we spoke with him after their series victory against SK Gaming about playing on stage, the power level of LEC and who…
As the LEC 2024 Winter Season was about to begin, people made a lot of predictions and tier lists, most of which forecasted a bad entrance for the new MAD Lions KOI roster. Built around former MVP LEC jungler Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla and 4 promising rookies, the roster was doomed before the start according to many analysts.Game by game, victory by victory, they proved those analysts wrong as they finished 4th in the regular season and eliminated GIANTX and Team Vitality from the LEC Winter Playoffs. We spoke with the top laner of MDK, Alex “Myrwn” Pastor Villarejo, about…
Rivalries have been a part of the League of Legends esports scene since the first day. From regional rivalries to East versus West, we’ve seen many hype moments and amazing stories come out from these exciting matches loaded with results of the past and expectations of the future.Today, as NRG takes down G2 to qualify for the Worlds 2023 quarterfinals, we see the rivalry between LCS and LEC heat up to levels we haven’t seen in quite a while. Unfortunately for G2, it comes at the cost of them hanging by a thread to the tournament.We spoke with G2’s support…
Europe has suffered its share from reverse sweeps at international events when Fnatic was taken down by TOP Esports in the Worlds 2020 quarterfinals. Now, with the first reverse sweep from a European team, BDS advanced to the Swiss stage by taking down PSG Talon.We spoke with their coach, Adrien “GotoOne” Picard, about the emotions during the 5-game series, facing JDG in the first match of Swiss and drafting when there is an Adam on your team.Aykut Sapaz, BLIX: Hello, GoToOne. Thank you so much for being here with me today after your reverse sweep victory against PSG Talon. I…
Those who remember the ferocity of Vietnamese teams remember it very well, especially the European fans who were shocked to see G2 lose to PVB back in 2019. Now, we see that ferocity through Team Whales’ power and GAM’s determination.But only one of these two VCS teams can rise to the main stage, and we will have the pleasure of watching the rematch of the VCS finals, with Team Whales’ main support on the roster this time.We spoke with GAM’s coach Huỳnh “Hankay” Tấn Äạt about their revenge versus LOUD, taking on Team Whales, being at Worlds with so many…
Let’s rewind our clocks back one full year.All those who play League of Legends professionally wished they were playing in Worlds 2022 while a select few players were actually competing on the world stage to show their talent and determination. Among those who imagined the biggest spotlight on themselves were BDS, one of the newest additions to LEC.To make this dream come true, they promoted their academy roster to the LEC with some new additions and surprised everyone by performing way better in Spring than anyone would have guessed, almost winning the whole split and going to MSI.And now we’re…
After the end of LEC 2023, a year where the league saw the effects of the big format changes, Riot Games is introducing Sporting Financial Regulations (SFR for short) for the start of LEC 2024. The full press release about this change and what it means for LEC in long and short terms can be found below:LEC Introduces Sporting Financial Regulations (SFR)To support the long-term financial stability and competitive balance of the LEC, the league will introduce new financial regulations – known as Sporting Financial Regulations (SFR) – for the start of the 2024 LoL Esports Season.The LEC SFR will…
You may love and hate them, but you can’t deny that G2 are one of the primary reasons why LEC is one of the major regions. With their long reign in Europe and successes in the international arena, they always bring excitement and unpredictability to their tournaments.Way back, at the end of Winter Split, Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle told us that this roster of G2 would prove to be more successful than the MSI-winning one in 2019. After a questionable finish in the Winter Split and a dominating run in the Summer, he’s said it again after qualifying for the LEC…