Monday, April 13, 2015

Edward Gaming vs Team World Elite - LPL Spring Split Quarterfinal Preview


Clearly Spirit Loves the Jungle

This will be the first of 7 previews that will be coming out during the playoffs of the LPL. The playoffs are single elimination best of 5.

This matchup features arguably the best team in the world against China’s biggest gaming organization as well as the LPL's favorite player in Spirit. Is there a possibility for World Elite to shock the world once more after their IEM performance? Or will Clearlove’s and his teammates be too much for WE to overcome? Let’s have a look at both teams their players, top picks and play styles. Read more...

Unicorns of Love - The Ultimate Fairy Tale?

Image courtesy of Riot eSports

by Louis "Guichex" Lemeillet

As the team who integrated into the LCS this Spring Split, participated in IEM San Jose instantly after, and are heading into their first playoffs finals, the Unicorns of Love are definitely a successful new team in the League of Legends scene. But are they exploring the full potential of their success? A lot of hype surrounded the team since their games in the promotion tournament; hype which still grows today as the Unicorns chants resonate in the Berlin studios, but still, where's the merchandise at? Where's the tons of sponsors? Where's the business? How did their hype go through the roof and what does the future have in store for them? Let's try to take a look at this fairytale they created on their own, both the story we can see and the one we cannot. Read More...

LPL Week 11 Review


The final week of the regular LPL spring split season. Who goes to the relegation tournament, who continues through to the playoffs and who is going to be in the top side of the bracket? Michael "Tribble" Godani takes you through the games. Read More...

Saturday, April 11, 2015

EU LCS Playoffs Preview : Unicorns of Love vs SK Gaming


Photo courtesy of Riot eSports

by Reece "SabrewoIf" Dos-Santos 

Order vs Chaos is the name of the game as SK Gaming faces one of the three teams to deal them a blow during their otherwise perfect split.

Time and again, the Unicorns of Love have shown that their creativity and use of "the element of surprise" is not to be trifled with. Kikis’s Udyr pick against Gambit has done a good enough job at displaying this to full effect. For the mythical creatures of friendship, statistically Fnatic was the better draw of the two as UOL are the only team to 2-0 them. However to get to Fnatic, they would have had to go through H2k, the only team to 2-0 UOL. So when it evens out, drawing SK isn't too bad. Read More...
EU LCS Spring Split 2015 playoffs: H2k vs Fnatic



By Anel “Musinlol” Musinovic
EU LCS playoffs begins at 17.00 tonight with Fnatic facing H2k. Expect a great game between two teams who have performed much better than expected.
Fnatic vs H2k
Huni, Reignover, Febiven, Steelback, YellOwStaR vs Odomane, loulex, Ryu, Hjarnan & KaSing

Only a true prophet would have called this semi-final match-up at the start of the spring split, which is part of what makes this series so interesting. Two active, aggressive teams who have clear plans in the early game will meet head-to-head. H2k has demonstrated their drake control vs Copenhagen Wolves perfectly, but this time around it will be contested. Ready More...