Author: Pedro Romero
Header Image Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot GamesWhat else is there to say about T1 when it comes to their appearance in the League of Legends World Championship? For starters, a quick overview of their international accolades should serve as a clear indicator of their searing greatness. Three world titles, two Mid-Season Invitational wins, and nearly a dozen League Champions Korea (LCK) domestic trophies, all of which were gained through the help of a transcendent mid-laner in Faker.No matter where they are, T1 is always seen as a major competitor who holds a more than decent chance of becoming the eventual winner.…
CTBC Flying Oyster has certainly turned heads in the 2022 League of Legends World Championship group stage. Despite being the reigning Pacific Champion Series (PCS) champions and receiving a direct bye to groups, as a result of being slotted into a group with top-tier teams like Gen.G, Royal Never Give Up, and 100 Thieves, they were expected to struggle and largely reside in the bottom half of the group.Instead, CFO held their own in the first half of the group round-robin play by defeating 100T to be well within the running in claiming one of the two spots available for…
Despite receiving defeat in their opening match of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship Play-In stage, Evil Geniuses bounced back in grand style by going 2-0 in the second day of play.With victories over Brazilian representative LOUD and PCS second seed Beyond Gaming, North America’s third-seeded team have reignited their campaign towards advancing to the group stage.Of the many people closely observing EG’s Worlds 2022 run is Han ‘Rigby’ Earl, the team’s head coach who was appointed to the job before the summer split after initially joining as an assistant coach. This marked the first time since 2020 that…
DRX has been firing on all cylinders so far in the 2022 League of Legends World Championship Play-In stage. Having won their first four games in the competition, of which included them defeating reigning MSI champions Royal Never Give Up, the team has already exceeded fans’ expectations which saw them languish beneath the favorites.Among the players who made DRX’s initial results possible was mid-laner Zeka, who posted a 27/2/22 total KDA within all games as of Day 3 in Play-Ins. The 20-year-old Korean player started his career in 2019 as a member of the KT Rolster Academy squad and went…
In the lead up to the 2022 League of Legends World Championship, Vietnam’s representatives underwent strict visa issues that could’ve led to their complete absence from the event. For one of the teams, this case being Saigon Buffalo, they had to wait until less than a few days before the Play-In stage started before they reached full strength.Tough as it is for the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) second seed to navigate, they have nonetheless put up a valiant showing against the rest of the field in the preliminary phase with wins over Turkey’s Istanbul Wildcats and Latin America’s Isurus Gaming…
Beyond Gaming made their return to the League of Legends World Championship by finishing second in the PCS summer split playoffs as the sixth seeded team.Unlike their shaky regular season which saw them struggle against the league’s top teams, whose issues included switching Liang out of the starting top lane role for Likai and familiarizing with the latter, their form soon went into overdrive once playoffs started as victories over PSG Talon and J-Team secured a return to LoL’s centerpiece event.Shortly after BYG’s opening in the Worlds 2022 Play-In stage, Likai spoke to BLIX.GG to discuss how the team won…
Beyond Gaming qualified for the 2022 League of Legends World Championship after manufacturing an extraordinary PCS summer split playoff run as the sixth-seeded team. Against all odds and despite a shaky regular season, their play underwent a massive jolt that allowed them to defeat Southeast Asia’s usual stalwarts such as PSG Talon.For some fans and analysts, one of the reasons for their sudden turnaround has been the emergence of Likai, who became the starting support for the summer split after starting the year as the substitute behind Liang and came unto his own as a dependable starter. But looking at…
For a time within the 2021-22 Dota Pro Circuit, HellRaisers distinguished themselves as one of the best teams in Eastern Europe. After finishing fourth for the EEU Winter Tour, they secured a place to compete in a Major, but with the subsequent cancellation of said event, their chance of competing against the rest of the world was dashed.Add that with their 7-8th placement in the Spring Tour playoffs. Which, on top of being a qualifying event for the Arlington Major was a mode for relegation, HR were in a steep decline and needed to make adjustments to rejuvenate their lineup.Enter…
Following a three-year absence from international competition, Isurus Gaming returned to League of Legends’ biggest stage as the representative for the Liga Latinoamericana (LLA) in the 2022 World Championship. Certainly, their appearance in the game’s centerpiece event was the culmination of a long journey that saw them make numerous changes to their lineup and coaching staff. Seemingly anyone and everyone weren’t left unscathed from the constant swirl of adjustments Isurus made in their pursuit to being LLA’s best team once again ‘ anyone except for Seiya.As far as LATAM LoL is concerned, Ãdgar Ali ‘Seiya’ Bracamontes is one of its…
Valorant has crowned its newest world champion after two weeks of intense competition and no, it’s not from the usual regions like North America and EMEA. This time, as the final round in the grand finals of Champions 2022 ended, the world championship trophy was won by LOUD, who hails from Brazil, one of the biggest and best FPS-oriented regions in esports.In their sixth series this year against North America’s OpTic Gaming, the Brazilian team overcame their rivals through a pair of overtimes, a setback in the form of a 13-6 loss in Bind, and their past demons of struggling…