NA vs EU and EU vs NA — 2017 Rift Rivals has completed its 4-day schedule with a number of surprises to muse over. Contrary to many experts and fans predicting a favorable matchup for EU includi
With the pride of continents on the line, Rift Rivals: NA vs EU Group Stage Day 1 has been concluded. TSM comfortably defeated G2 and UOL, while C9 went 1-1 to save face. People expected the two teams
Is the rivalry between NA and EU in ‘League of Legends’ getting out of hand? What effect does rivalry have on sports? Or more specifically, e-sports? Many things can be said on this topic,
Out of the 136 champions that have joined the League to battle it out on the Summoner’s Rift, there is no other champion that’s like Ryze. As one of the very first champions to be released
Playing Riot’s ‘League of Legends’, I had lots of fun moments. But I also had just as many frustrating ones as well. There were times where I just had to hold in my frustration and m
Special Feature on NA LCS League Evolution1) Riot Games announces a new roadmap: 'NA LCS League Evolution'2) Permanent Partnerships in NA LCS - What does it mean for Riot and the orgs?3) Shared revenu
G2 Esports has made it to second place in the 2017 Mid Season Invitational. G2 had not shown any remarkable results for awhile, so G2’s success this year means a lot. G2 moved on to the semifina
▲ A Class Divided Why is racism bad? In 1968, Jane Elliott, an elementary school teacher of Iowa, did an exercise with her students. She classified her students into two groups depending on their eye
“Do your best” is such an ambiguous cliché. Even if you were told to do your best, you haven’t the slightest idea what to do. If you don’t get a satisfactory result, you
From the iconic 6 SSONG to RNG Mickey, there are many interesting bits of myths, gossip, and monikers throughout the history of LCK. The long-standing prestigious families are no exception in this reg
Due to the distance of the lane and being forced to face the opponent (mostly) alone, the toplane might be the place where matchups between the champions is the biggest factor in the outcome of the la
The Sixth Man is a basketball term for a player who is not a starter, but is the first to be substituted in; this player often shows the same or higher level of performance compared to the starters du
It was February 11th, and the air lay heavy upon the crowd. With tensions high, it was time for KT Rolster and Samsung Galaxy to face off. As a match between the top three teams in the LCK, it was sur
Ambition and Bengi went above and beyond their role as their teams' captains at this year's Worlds, shining brighter in the darkest hours to heroically rescue their teams from the jaws of failure. Ben
Worlds 2016 showed much unexpected outcome that killed almost everyone participating in Worlds Pick'em. Korea witnessed all its three LCK teams proceed to semifinals, Albus NoX Luna became the first W
As a rose by any other name may smell as sweet, a character played by any other player may be as skilled. What would eSports be, without personalities and storylines, but an extrasolar plateau of unidentifiable mechanical gods?
Year after year, thousands of players, analysts, coaches, and staff members around the globe push themselves to the limit in pursuit of one dream: sending their squad to the League of Legends World Championship. While the number of teams that can qualify is severely limited, the professionals can operate valiantly with the knowledge that all they have to do are ignore the odds, prepare their best, and fight it out until the end. After all, the best teams should prevail. But do they?