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    Quest's Musings Vol. 11: The LCK is thriving and crushing, not merely surviving, at Worlds 2021

    Worlds, as it has been for many years, has been full of surprises. And I mean that in the sense of breaking people's expectations for their teams and their regions, whether that may be for better or f

    · Oct 22, 2021
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    Grading the Worlds 2021 groups (with Professor Piratechnics): Week 2 edition

    Welcome back, class! After a long second round robin, your final grades are in. Many of you impressed me in your second week — tiebreakers all around and an unprecedented four-way tie in Group D has made this Worlds a rare treat!

    · Oct 21, 2021
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    A Worlds 2021 postmortem of Fnatic: The team that almost could

    Tragedy struck for FNC at Worlds 2021 with personal and family issues preventing Elias "Upset" Lipp from attending and Bwipo from being in top form. Even then, FNC showed us what they could have been — only a little too late.

    · Oct 21, 2021
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    ESIC investigation paints HUNDEN as manipulative, absolves Heroic players

    The Esports Integrity Commision (ESIC) today released documents detailing the outcomes from their latest investigation into the behaviour of banned CSGO coach Hunden, with a damning conclusion for the former Heroic coach.

    · Oct 19, 2021
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    How and why FunPlus Phoenix was dead on arrival at Worlds 2021: An autopsy

    What fell apart for a roster filled with former world champions?

    · Oct 16, 2021
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    Grading the groups with Professor Pira

    If you have any questions, office hours are on the syllabus.

    · Oct 14, 2021
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    How did Yuumi become the most valued (and hated) Support at Worlds 2021 overnight?

    What makes Yuumi worth first picking, and how are pros trying to find counterplay?

    · Oct 14, 2021
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    Amumu was supposed to be a meta support at Worlds 2021. So why does he keep losing?

    Amumu was a highly anticipated pick going into Worlds 2021. The champion looked very strong both on its own and paired with Miss Fortune, the most valued ADC pick at Worlds so far. The swap to support

    · Oct 12, 2021
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    The best of Worlds 2021 (so far): Six award winners from the Worlds Play-in stage

    Awesome games, insane champion picks, and NA giving NA fans exactly what they’re used to. Here are six awards giving a good summary of the biggest things that happened during Play-Ins.

    · Oct 10, 2021
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    [Opinion] The broken fun of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl may not last

    Netplay that involves repeatedly getting your bikini bottoms washed by 5 frame dash attacks leading into 0-deaths isn't, historically, what casual fighting game fans react positively to in the long run.

    · Oct 9, 2021
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    15 numbers you need to know for the Worlds 2021 Play-in stage

    Worlds 2021 kicked off today with the first games of the Play-In stage, giving fans their first look at some of the best teams from the minor regions (and the lowest seeds from the major ones). With s

    · Oct 6, 2021
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    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community responds to Sora as final DLC

    Considering the legal tight walk needed to work with Disney IP, the crossover represents a satisfying finishing touch to Smash Ultimate's final DLC or, as many are calling it, the Sakurai era of smash

    · Oct 5, 2021
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    One thing that each LCS player needs to improve to find success at Worlds 2021

    Here are Inven Global’s points of improvement for every LCS player to find success at Worlds 2021.

    · Oct 4, 2021
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    The top 10 first-time players at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship

    Let's take a look at the 10 best first-time players competing at Worlds 2021.

    · Oct 4, 2021