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FOX Apollo: "I 100% trust that Rush, over time, can become the best Jungler in the LCS."
Echo Fox Bot Laner Apollo "Apollo" Price sat down with Inven Global to discuss his team's bizarre start to the LCS, his long-time partnership with Nickolas "Hakuho" Surgent, and the strategic approach of Head Coach Kim "Ssong" Sang-soo.
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Newzoo study: Esports will top $1 billion in revenue in 2019
On Tuesday afternoon, Newzoo, a research firm that provides gaming information and analytics released their “2019 Global Esports Market Report” which suggests that, for the first time ever, the esports market will accrue over $1 billion in revenue in a calendar year. According to their study, revenues are expected to reach $1.1 billion, a growth of just under 27% from the year before. Of that $1.1 billion, is it estimated that 82% of that revenue will come from endemic and non-endemic brand investments such as sponsorships, advertising, and media rights. Sponsorship, according to the study, will make up slightly over half of that amount.
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100 HuHi: "I feel a lot more comfortable in-game now that I'm on a team with Aphromoo again."
Following 100 Thieves Saturday afternoon triumph over Clutch Gaming, Mid Laner Choi "HuHi" Jae-hyun joined Inven Global to talk about the win, the origins of Spellthief's Edge Top Laners, and why he was eager for the opportunity to join 100 Thieves.
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Nerfed Akali & Aatrox Still Viable? GRF Chovy: “Most of the champions I use have been nerfed so I need to look for something else to play.”
Should the pros use nerfed champions in tournaments? Players at that level have to be careful with their decisions since every victory is extremely valuable. There are times where nerfed champions are played in tournaments, but that's usually only if their use is justified - either by the player's skill, or if the champion is still viable. There are a number of pro gamers who manage to surpass the new limits set on nerfed champions. CuVee, for example, picked Camille despite the series of nerfs she was hit with, and TusiN from KZ DragonX picks Rakan and Alistar, asserting that they are still usable in spite of their nerfs. Both Azir and Ryze were placed at the bottom of the win rate rankings for solo-ranked mid lane champs, yet they still appear every now and then in the pro scene.
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Heroes of the Storm's Twitch viewership plummeting
When Activision Blizzard announced that the company would no longer financially support the competitive Heroes of the Storm scene back in December, the community was split. There were those who didn’t particularly care as following the competitive scene wasn’t their cup of tea, others were concerned this would be the end of their beloved title and a wide range of feelings in between existed as well. Two months into a world without the Heroes Global Championship (HGC), a story is unfolding that may be an indication as to what the future could look like for the title on Twitch, the largest streaming platform in the world.
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C9 Sneaky: "I think Huni would have ended up with more gold if he had just taken Kleptomancy and farmed."
Sneaky joined InvenGlobal after Cloud9's fourth victory to discuss his start to the year, new Mid Laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer's addition to the team identity , and the lunacy of Spellthief's Edge Top Lane.
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Official Apology from KT Rolster and UmTi Regarding Controversial Phrase Used during His Stream
KT Rolster, along with UmTi, made an official apology for the recent controversy he was involved in. On February 11th, along with a picture of UmTi's handwritten apology, KT Rolster posted an official apology on their Facebook. The controversy sparked when UmTi used the expression, ‘Hyung-nim, hyung-nim, ya' during his stream, which comes from a meme that mocks the deceased former president of South Korea. Following that, UmTi was questioned about whether he was a member of ‘Ilbe', a notoriously toxic Korean online community, which the meme supposedly originated from. According to the apology, KT Rolster conducted a thorough investigation and found no evidence of UmTi being involved with the aforementioned community. They determined that UmTi did not have any negative or mocking intent when he used the expression from a controversial clip.
