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yuragawa · 6 months

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NRGの勝利にNAファンがなぜこれほど沸き立つのか

NRGがノックアウトステージ進出

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　Worlds 2023 スイスステージDay8、3勝すれば勝ち抜けの新フォーマットで激突した2勝1敗の2チーム、NRGとG2。国際大会観戦勢にとっては定番ともいえるのEU vs NAという対決が行われた。LECにおいて常に一つ抜けた強さのチームとして知られるG2と、CLGの組織を引き継いでLCSを勝ち抜けたNRG。ともに地域の第1シードチームとはいえ、下馬評ではG2が圧倒的に有利とみられていた。しかしそんな予想をNRGはあっさりと覆してG2を2-0で圧倒。3勝1敗でノックアウトステージ進出を決め、その勝利にLCSファンは熱狂した。単なる勝利、ベスト8入りに留まらないその意味について、過去を振り返りながら紹介していく。

NAの国際大会戦績

　Worldsで『NA=Near Airport』、あるいは『Last Hope C9』といった表現を見たり聞いたりしたことはあるだろうか。前者は北米からWorldsに参加するチームは空港が近い＝すぐに敗退してしまうという事を自虐的に評したミームであり、後者はそんな中で最後に残って戦うチームが毎回C9であるという事を表した言い回しだ。実際、LCSチームは過去のWorldsでは苦戦続きとなっており、C9を除いたチームがベスト8入りを確定させたのは2014年のTSM以来となっている。

　C9に限れば2018年のベスト4入りといった結果も残っているが、それ以外のチームはグループステージ敗退が常となっていたのだ。特に2020年に至っては第1シードチームが0-6で敗退という記録を残し、ファンを大いに失望させている。伝統の一戦として扱われているEU vs NAも、実績面で言えばNAは後塵を拝していた。そんな流れの中でEUの象徴ともいえるトップチームのG2をBo3で破ったという結果はNAにとって大きな勝利となった。

NAという地域の現状と熱狂

　NRGのベスト8入りについて、LCSを追ってきた人たちは大きな喜びをあらわにしたのだが、一方でいくつか特徴のある反応が見られた。

NA org owners are you watching? If this isn't proof of the possibilities with NA talent then I don't know what is. TAKE A BOW @NRGLeague

— Kobe (@esports_kobe) October 28, 2023

I remember back at Training Grounds like five years ago I was embedded with the team @palafoxlol was on Even then, he was the kid that everyone else ignored And he smashed everyone Then he went to Academy and got doubted, and crushed everyone Then he went to LCS and got…

— The Esports Writer (@FionnOnFire) October 28, 2023

　これらのポストは、NA在野の才能とその育成について言及した内容となっている。これはLCSという地域の歴史や性質に関わる問題なので、順を追って説明していきたい。　LCSという地域は、LoLのトップリーグの中でも歴史が長く、本家であるという自負があり、また多額の資金が投じられているリーグの一つである。特に地域外選手の採用という点では最初に他地域の選手をチームに加え、地域外選手は2名までというルールを作った原因となった地域でもある。今までLCSに参加した各地のスター選手や若き才能を上げていけば、BjergsenやLustboy、Looper、Froggen、Piglet、Crown、CoreJJ、Zven……と枚挙に暇がない。

　一方で多額の獲得資金を投じてスターを揃えたはずのチームがWorldsで結果を出せないという状態も続いていた。RiotやLCSのファンは各地域の選手を育成し、地域ごとの特色を残すことを意識して下部リーグの充実を図ってきたものの、チームの側ではNAの苦境は地域選手の弱さが問題なのであり、投じた費用に見合った選手を世界中から5人集めて国際大会に勝てるチームが競うリーグにするべきだという声が表に出るようになっていた。極端に単純化すると、「我々はJDGやT1を丸ごと買う資産があるのだから、買い取ってLCSチームとしてWorlds優勝させろ」といっているのに近い。

　実際には2022シーズンにはEGからJojopyunとDannyが新星として活躍するといった反証があったものの、LCS参加チームは2023シーズンの夏スプリット開始前にアカデミ��部門という「投資価値が低く負担にしかならない組織」を切り捨てる決定を行い、結果としてリーグ開催自体が危ぶまれる事態にすら発展していた。

　そんな状況の中で、2016年以降パッとした結果も無くシーズン途中に他組織へと看板を掛け変えたNRG（元CLG）がLEC最強格であるG2を破ってベスト8入りを果たした意味は大きかったと言える。

地域の可能性

　今回NAを熱狂させたNRGのメンバーを見てみよう。　Dhoklaは2017頃からキャリアをスタート。以来アカデミーとLCSを行ったり来たりしていた。アカデミーでは悪くない結果を出すものの、LCSではそれなりで、国際大会には手が届かない中堅所だった。

　ContractsはC9での活躍で2017シーズンを華々しく終えたが、その後移籍したGoldenGuardiansでは苦戦、その後もアカデミーとLCSチームで低迷する時期が続いていた。

　Palafoxは2017のスカウティンググラウンズで見出されたプレイヤーだったが、やはりLCSでは良くて中堅所だった。

　FBIは元はオセアニアのプレイヤーで、かつては地域を代表するADCだったが、2020以降はLCSプレイヤーとして活動して2021から3年連続でWorlds出場を果たしている。とはいえ地域単位の評価で言えば、いわゆる強豪地域の出身ではなく、オセアニアは国際大会出場枠を失ってしまっている。

　IgNarはEU・NAを渡り歩いている韓国人プレイヤーで、2020シーズンからLCSチームで活動しているので4年目になる。FLYやEGといった比較的育成を重く見るチームで踏ん張ってきたベテランだが、国際大会はWorlds2020以来の出場だ。

　こうしてみると、地域外選手5人で固めるチームが想定しているであろうスターや、既にLCSで活躍しているWorlds優勝クラスのベテランたちとは毛色の違うメンバーが揃っている。彼らはLCSやその2部リーグであるアカデミーリーグで戦い、何ならSummer splitも5位でプレイオフに��ったメンバーだ。それでもLCS 2023 Championshipに勝利し、スイスステージではTL,MAD,G2を下してベスト8を勝ち取った。おそらくこの組織の強みは総勢9名のコーチ、ストラテジックコーチ、ポジションコーチ、アナリスト陣なのだろう。これは同じくWorldsに出場していたTLやC9と比べても倍に近い人数だ。

　次戦はスイスステージ初戦で敗北を喫したWBG。TheShyやXiaohu、Crispと国際大会優勝経験者を含めた強力なメンバーが揃っている。はっきり言えば苦しいゲームだろうが、LCSチームはMSI2019において前年の世界王者iGをBo5で破ったこともある。分析と対策を積み上げて勝利を掴み取ることができれば、彼らの強さが再び世界に証明されることになるだろう。

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thetoxicgamer · 1 year

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DRX’s World Champion Head Coach is Coming to the LCS in 2023

Kim "Ssong" Sang-soo, the head coach of the current global champions DRX, will join FlyQuest in the LCS for the 2023 season, according to League reporter Brieuc Seeger. Ssong's contract with DRX, like those of the rest of the team's lineup and staff, expired in late November of this year, according to the esport's worldwide contract database. Ssong, along with assistant coach Lee “Mowgli” Jae-ha, led the world champions through the unlikeliest of triumphs in 2022, capped off with a five-game win over Faker and T1 in the finals in San Francisco. This is not Ssong’s first foray into the LCS. The 33-year-old veteran played as a mid laner way back in 2012, attending Worlds that year with NaJin Sword. Since then, he helped coach the 2016 ROX Tigers to a Summer title in the LCK before leading Immortals in Summer 2017 to a Worlds berth. He stayed in North America and coached TSM, Echo Fox, and CLG before returning to South Korea and joining DRX’s staff before the 2021 LCK Spring Split. FlyQuest’s new-look roster is being built from the ground up on all fronts. New president and chief gaming officer PapaSmithy recently joined the org after a three-year stint as the general manager of LCS heavyweights 100 Thieves. Under new leadership, FlyQuest is taking no prisoners this year, spending lots of the newfound money from its recent acquisition by the owner of the National Hockey League’s Florida Panthers right out of the gate. In a move that surprised some given its reputation as a likable, middling LCS team, cut its entire 2022 roster, which put together a respectable campaign with community favorites Josedeodo in the jungle and Toucouille in the mid lane, among others. For the upcoming season, FlyQuest has signed support Eyla from Team Liquid Academy, a player who many consider the region’s best prospect after repeated splits of domination in North America’s amateur ranks. In the mid lane, 2022 LCK Rookie of the Year Lee “VicLa” Dae-Kwang will be donning the green along with AD carry Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan, who just finished his second professional season on Liiv SANDBOX, picking up LCK second and third-team All-Pro honors in two of his last three splits. In the top lane and jungle, Impact and Spica, respectively, are reportedly joining FlyQuest to round out a formidable roster. Read the full article

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itchy-nissan-blog · 4 years

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Nike's new 'League of Legends' range includes particular Jordans

Nike is back with a new line of garments celebrating skilled League of Legends. The latitude includes 4 brand-new jackets that might be put on with the help of the groups representing China on the Globe Championship later on this month: preferable Esports, JD Pc Gaming, Suning and LGD. Nike took a comparable strategy last 12 months, providing eventual Globe Champion FunPlus Phoenix Metro, Royal not ever before give up and also Invictus Gaming brand-new attires to complete know the 2019 match. All 16 teams in China's residential LPL (League of Legends pro Organization) have been then offered similar t-shirts to play in all through the 2020 springtime and summer season time divides. It's likely, thus, that Nike will do the equal and break down brand-new jerseys to the different LPL teams earlier than the 2021 period begins.

The redesigned shirts look drastically varied to those introduced remaining year, with centrally-aligned team symbols and also a gold edition of the LPL logo design within the behind right-hand corner. in action to an announcement, they all make use of Nike's Dri-healthy experience as well as have a relaxed waist layout so gamers do not think confined throughout crucial video clip games. The 4 groups will furthermore participate in the realm Champion putting on particular 'Conquest' jackets impressed through the color pattern of the LPL as well as every team's certain individual jackets and branding. The inner also has the motto "All We fight For," which has actually featured prominently in LPL marketing videos this one year.

Nike is matching its team attires with a League of Legends edition of the Jordan 1 excessive Zoom Air CMFT tennis shoe. It's supposedly inspired using the location Championship prize, with a reflective material that shows up diverse at midnight and also beneath vibrant lights. fans of the established MOBA video online video game will additionally observe a reference to the Summoner's Break map on the proper shoe's tongue. If Jordans aren't your design, the enterprise has created a wider 'great online video game' latitude that covers multiple Nike sneakers (Air Max ninety, Sports jacket Mid 77, Air drive 1 Low, Air drive 1 hey there, Air Max 270 React, Air Max 2X and Joyride twin Run 2), hoodies, coats as well as tees.

Nike The business's task goes beyond LPL teams and enthusiasts. Nike partnered with SKT T1, the Korean Organization of Legends group with superstar midland Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, previously this yr. It likewise teamed up with Fnatic, which possesses absolutely among Europe's largest Organization of Legends teams, on a little selection understood as Fnatic manage utmost month. Puma, meanwhile, has actually teamed up with North American team Cloud 9, as well as Umbro has historically made jerseys for Schalke's Organization of Legends team. On the other hand, esports companies comparable to 100 Thieves, which competes in distinctive games consisting of Organization of Legends, are making their very own jackets in a proposal to establish themselves as the gaming matching of Nike or Supreme.

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Why a former Air Jordan design director left his job to guide the charge for Black representation throughout the sneaker trade

D'Wayne Edwards is one among a handful of Black designers that created a hit occupation in the tennis shoe industry.

He functioned as Nike's footwear layout director in between 2001 and also 2011, the place he made sneakers for the Air Jordan maker.

Now, Edwards is main the price for extra Black image in the tennis shoe sector, using his job since the founding daddy of style academy Pensole and as a frontrunner for The African American tennis shoes online forum (AAFF), which addresses as well as solves variety problems in the container.

" it's our work to tear the rattling door down," Edwards observed of the organisation's boundaries to entrance for Black americans. "and ensure it never shuts again."

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D'Wayne Edwards is called one of one of the most a lot more significant tennis shoe developers round. he is in addition definitely one of just a handful of Black individuals that managed to find primary success as an artistic in the trade.

In an occupation extending 3 years, Edwards launched his individual business, SITY, as well as accomplished a 10-12 months stint as Nike's footwear style supervisor, the area he created for the Air Jordan producer. hence much, Edwards has developed over 500 patterns for athletes like Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony, as well as Michael Jordan.

but despite every one of his success, Edwards described he really felt love it wasn't enough.

" i recognized there came to be just an extra beneficial purpose for my existence during this market than merely to style shoes for professional athletes," he kept in mind, explaining his resolution to stop working as a full-time developer in 2010 as well as begin Pensole, a style academy that encourages the next wave of young tennis shoes designers on their direction into the profession.

because its starting, Pensole has actually placed above 475 previous graduates at brands equivalent to Nike, below Armour, and Adidas.

Shoe developer D'Wayne Edwards shows up to the celebration for Jordan producer's launch of the Air Jordan XX2 footwear at the MGM Grand Pavillion Outdoor Tents inside the MGM Grand inn/on line casino site on February sixteen, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty pictures

nevertheless past nurturing budding designers, Edwards has additionally introduced right into yet another objective to fix what he sees as an overarching concern within the market.

As nationwide attention changes to discussions round variety as well as addition, Edwards is teaming up with sportswear and also tennis shoe profession employees and also graduates in actively dealing with for profession during the African American tennis shoes discussion board (AAFF). This business functions to deal with as well as resolve variety factors to consider within the footwear sector. The discussion board held its second assembly on June 19, or Juneteenth, where Black masters and also service employee's almost stated and took inventory of the state of variety and possibility for Black people within the box.

In explaining his motivation to circulate right into a greater protestor trajectory, Edwards defined feeling satisfied as a clothier, notwithstanding "insufficient as a Black guy and also as somebody."

As such, Edwards has actually discovered the means to utilize his journey to produce additional chances for various unique prospects. he is doing so in his function at Pensole as wisely, with campaigns like the Leaders Emerge After course (LEAD) by means of Design software program, which helps nurture students of colour on their training course in resistance t a profession within the profession by way of a collaboration with generally black faculties and also universities (HBCUs).

"today, most of us be mindful of there is no more that a number of us within the sector," Edwards observed, keeping in mind that possibly the many discussion board's dreams is to get an appropriate census of Black individuals within each major organisation to entirely remember the inconsistency within the trade. The Nike alumnus estimated that there are feasible below 200 black designers amongst loads in the shoes sector right now.

The tennis shoe area is basically regarded intrinsically certain to Black subculture. but also for some industry americans, this social affect is never ever watched past outside messaging or campaigns. as a circumstances, ad campaign and star collaborations from Adidas and Nike are normal to plainly particular artists as well as athletes of shade, equal to Beyonce, Kanye West, and LeBron James.

"We go to all times capacity, we're by no means the brains in the back of companies, we're never a component of the business structure and also the preparation, the production," Edwards noted. "currently we have been completely shut out of these areas."

After recruitment and also retention, occupation growth is just one of the best issues for Black staff members within the shoes as well as athletic-put on business, described Darla Pires DeGrace, a diversity, fairness, and inclusion planner. Pires DeGrace is furthermore a previous employer for Reebok and also a participant of AAFF. past the office, lobbyists claim there is still function to be completed in various other sectors of the shoes profession, like at retail stores, to assist different Black individuals within the field.

Some changes are currently in position. producers like Adidas, Nike, as well as listed below Armour have actually all recounted enterprise-huge difficulties with inclusion and variety. When it comes to Edwards, his position as an online forum leader enables him to fire up crucial conversations with significant tennis shoes producers concerning variety and incorporation. In Foot Storage locker's most fresh wage name, Chief Executive Officer and chairman Richard Johnson introduced the organisation's proceeded partnership with Edwards, which includes funding training as well as mentorship classes for Black creatives.

"When it becomes component of the manner they do company, then it genuinely is if you take place to'll have sustainable lengthy-term have an effect on," Edwards said. "If or not it's just slicing a take a look at, that simply offers the instant objective."

Air Jordan 5 "Raging Bull" Returns subsequent year: particulars

if you've been round tennis shoes for a really lengthy time, you then most likely remember the Air Jordan 5 "Raging Bull" that was introduced over one decade earlier currently. It changed right into a type of colorways that instantaneously thrilled americans upon its unlock many thanks to the vibrant purple suede that graced the top. just viewing on the colorway, you may notify that it absolutely accepted the aesthetics of the Chicago Bulls and also the spirit of the staff.

For 10 years now, fans were asking for a second possibility at copping the shoe and also according to @zsneakerheadz, it really feels like that day is coming sooner in preference to later on. of course, it really is appropriate, the "Flaming Bull" colorway mosts likely to be making a big comeback in 2021 as well as it looks like a Springtime or summer season time liberate is likely. this is significant info for followers of the colorway that overlooked out the primary time around. Jordan brand has been commemorating the thirtieth wedding anniversary of the footwear in 2020 and heading right into following yr, it be clear Jumpman has no strategies to reduce.

Of direction, none of this has been verified by utilizing Jordan brand so stay tuned for updates as we can see to it to deliver you all the most recent advise.

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baekfanapleintemps · 5 years

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Coaching staff was shuffled to support LEC and Academy

Initially preferred to succeed at the European league, they fought out of the gate to incorporate a lot of players that are new, and a few of the meta changes caught them off guard.

The guy that held the boat together was trainer Peter Dun. Well known because of his time spent constructing the Brazilian League scene, Dun demonstrated his mettle in his return to Europe by top Splyce into the play in both divides. Now, however, he is taking a step back from top the LEC staff on platform to concentrate more on his heart power: Creating younger players.

Since Dun transitions to a more general training role accountable for LEC and Academy groups, Splyce will possess Hadrien"Duke" Forestier direct the major roster in its own matches in Berlin. Splyce has experienced a long history of encouraging players in the lower leagues and turning them in to celebrities. Dun is going to be called on in order to maintain that strong heritage moving into 2019.

"we would like to put money into our Academy players to provide them the best chance to battle for starting places on the primary roster and make sure that if or if any participant makes the jump they will be trained at the Splyce playstyle and doctrine."

This is a fairly distinctive arrangement in Western League esports, but it is a fairly common setup in different areas. For many years, Korean clubs have experienced head coaches more concentrated on participant direction and advancement while tactical coaches have been tasked with selections and bans in addition to roster subs. This formula worked well for SK Telecom T1 as mythical tactical trainer Kim"kkOma" Jung-gyun directed the group to three world championships while functioning under head coach Choi"cCarter" Byeong-hun.

Splyce are expecting that formulation works for them. The roster has many young players in key positions who should develop into stars for your group to get into the playoffs.

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heronetworkgg · 7 years

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Piglet: "Soy el mejor en este momento, especialmente en NA"

#c9 #Challenger Series #CLG #eSports #Impact #LCS #lcs na #League of Legends #Liquid #LOL #Lourlo #NA #piglet #Reignover #SK Telecom T1 #skt #SKT T1 #Team Liquid #team liquid academy #TL

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gamerabble · 3 years

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T1 launches new esports academy https://t.co/d7T9E3o8BQ

— Gamerabble (@gamerabble) Aug 19, 2021

from Twitter https://twitter.com/gamerabble August 19, 2021 at 12:12PM via Gamerabble - Video Game Coaching

#IFTTT #Twitter #Gamerabble #Esports #Video Games

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shitonionsays · 3 years

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SKT T1 and SM Institute (of SM Entertainment) are setting up an esports academy providing a structured training programme alongside language as well as following an American-style K-12 syllabus. pic.twitter.com/l0aVoRZLiH https://twitter.com/oniontaker/status/1344078231205343232 , in reply to https://twitter.com/oniontaker/status/1344076762863390721 Media: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqcgB0rVEAAGsY1.jpg:large

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thetoxicgamer · 1 year

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A Rising Spanish Star is Joining Team Heretics’ Academy League Roster for 2023

Victor "Flakked" Lirola Tortosa, who made his LEC debut as G2 Esports' primary AD carry, has moved on to Team Heretics for the remainder of the year. Journalist Alejandro Gomis claims that the 21-year-old will compete for the group's League of Legends Academy roster in the LVP. Following a disappointing 2021 campaign, the perennial LEC champions swept the slate clean during the offseason by parting with Rekkles, Mikyx, and Wunder. Instead of signing veterans for 2022, G2 opted for talent from Europe’s blossoming regional leagues and landed on former Karmine Corp support Raphaël “Targamas” Crabbé in the bottom lane along with Flakked. https://twitter.com/anonimotum/status/1590773886433759232 The new roster was an instant success. Although they finished the 2022 LEC Spring Split with a so-so 11-7 record, they eventually took home the LEC championship by going undefeated through the lower bracket in one of the best postseason showings the league has seen in a while. The team also built a historic win streak from the second round of the 2022 LEC Spring Split lower bracket until the ninth day of the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, when PSG Talon broke the streak at 24 straight victories. Even though they were eventually swept by T1 in the tournament’s knockout stage, it was a promising start for G2’s new roster. Confidence levels soared the following summer when G2 solidified their status as one of the best teams in the league by securing first place with a 12-6 record. Unfortunately for G2’s die-hard fans, the squad couldn’t stop Odoamne from capturing the first LEC trophy of his career, and at the 2022 World Championship, the team stumbled to an abysmal 1-5 record through the group stage against China’s JD Gaming, Korea’s DWG KIA, and North America’s Evil Geniuses. Looking forward, the samurai seem to be heading into a new era, starting with the departure of their longtime star jungler Jankos. With Flakked and Targamas reportedly finding new homes in 2023, it’s almost certain that G2 will be sporting a whole new look for the next Spring Split. Team Heretics, on the other hand, is building a potentially bright future in the LEC. After buying its spot in the league from Misfits Gaming earlier this summer, the organization is focusing on creating a team that people will cheer for once the new competitive circuit begins. Read the full article

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lanetasiempre · 4 years

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Kevin Yarnell es un jugador profesional de los eSports (deportes electrónicos) que nació el 20 de mayo de 1995 en Estados Unidos. Se desempeña actualmente como el top laner del equipo Golden Guardians.

Apodado "Hauntzer", Yarnell comenzó su carrera profesional en la temporada 3 de League of Legends, demostrando calidad de ahí en adelante con los equipos de los eSports.

Historia en los torneos

Debuta profesionalmente con el equipo Gentleman's Guild con quienes jugó brevemente en los Playoffs Premier de la Temporada VII de League of Legends, pero perdió ante COGnitive Gaming.

El 1 de noviembre, Hauntzer se unió al Equipo LoLPro junto a otros gamers, con quienes intentó clasificarse para la NACS Spring Series #1, pero Skyline lo eliminó en la primera ronda del juego. Hauntzer con LoLPro clasificó para la segunda serie de primavera, pero fueron eliminados en los cuartos de final por vVv Gaming, dejándolos sin suficientes puntos para calificar para los Playoffs de primavera.

Al equipo le fue mejor en la serie de verano #1, quedando en segundo lugar en general después de vencer a Area of Effect eSports y Frank Fang Gaming, pero perdiendo ante Team Coast en la final. Un cuarto puesto en la segunda división de verano les dio 14 puntos en general y la tercera semilla en los Playoffs de verano.

Leer también: ¡Popular en torneos eSports a pesar de sus polémicas! El gamer de LoL "Mithy"

LoLPro venció a Denial eSports en los cuartos de final, pero lamentablemente luego perdió ante Curse Academy en las semifinales y quedó en cuarto lugar en general después de perder ante Team Coast en el partido por el tercer lugar. Como resultado, no clasificaron para el torneo de Promoción de Primavera.

El 27 de septiembre Hauntzer se unió a Curse Academy, quienes tenían un puesto en el torneo de expansión de primavera por el resultado de su participación en el Torneo de Promoción. Vencieron a compLexity.White en la etapa en línea y luego avanzaron al torneo en vivo, donde derrotaron a Coast y luego a Team Fusion, clasificando para la temporada de primavera. Sin embargo, debido a la regla de un equipo por organización, la lista se vendió y se hizo conocida como Gravity.

Gravity terminó el round robin de primavera en quinto lugar pero en los cuartos de final perdieron ante Team Impulse y ganaron 10 puntos de campeonato para la temporada. En la división de verano, terminaron cada semana en el peor cuarto puesto, incluso teniendo la posesión exclusiva del primer lugar durante las semanas 7 y 8, aunque perdieron sus dos juegos en la última semana y terminaron la temporada en cuarto lugar, luego de una derrota de desempate ante Team Impulse.

En los cuartos de final de los playoffs Gravity perdió ante Team SoloMid, dejándolos con un total de 30 puntos de campeonato durante todo el año y clasificándose para las finales regionales. Lamentablemente en el quinto lugar perdieron de inmediato en el desafío, barrido en reversa por el oponente de primera ronda Cloud9, que si logró clasificarse para el Mundial.

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Hauntzer dejó Gravity para unirse al Team SoloMid en noviembre, considerado como el único novato en una alineación de jugadores estelares y se desempeñó razonablemente bien en el torneo, especialmente en su primera serie, puesto que derrotaron a LGD Gaming en la primera ronda antes de perder ante Origen en las semifinales.

A nivel nacional, la temporada NA LCS de TSM comenzó difícil, con una tasa de ganancia del 50% durante las primeras tres semanas. De todos modos fueron invitados a IEM Katowice en marzo. Allí, dejaron caer su primer juego al equipo coreano Never pero se recuperó en el grupo de perdedores antes de perder en las semifinales ante los eventuales ganadores del torneo SK Telecom T1 y terminar empatado en el tercer lugar con Royal Never Give Up.

Fuente: Inven Global

Después de regresar a América del Norte, su temporada rocosa continuó y terminaron en el sexto lugar, el más bajo en la historia de la LCS, con una gran pérdida de regreso ante Echo Fox en el último juego.

Tras pasar tres años en el equipo, TSM se despide de Hauntzer, según el portal web "Codigo Esports", puesto que el gamer se unió a Golden Guardians según el diario "Inven Global".

Hauntzer en las redes sociales

En Twitter cuenta con más de 147 mil followers en su cuenta "@htzr", mientras que en Instagram acumula más de 49 mil seguidores en su cuenta "kvnynll".

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Team Liquid weist TF Blade als Akademie-und LCS-Ersatz zu

Einer der besten Solo-Sole-Quen-Spieler hat sich offiziell dem Team Liquid es active Academy League und LCS Rosters angeschlossen.

Das Team Liquid gab am Donnerstag bekannt, dass Ashkan "TF Blade" Homayouni, der in der vergangenen Saison sowohl den ersten als auch den zweiten Platz in der nordamerikanischen Solo-Warteschlange erobert hat, nun ein Ersatz für seine Academy-Teams und LCS-Teams ist. Blade bestätigte, dass er aber weiterhin hauptberuflich streamen werde.

Darüber hinaus kündigte Liquid an, dass TF Blade mehrere Regionen bereist, um der unangefochtene Top-Spieler der Welt zu werden, bevor er als "kompletter Spieler" zurückkehrt, hofft Liquid. Er wird in Europa beginnen und dann in die Vereinigten Staaten zurückreisen, Australien treffen und in Südkorea landen.

Blade hat bisher in drei offiziellen Wettbewerben teilgenommen und ist Erster bei der Tyler1 Championship Series 2017, einem 16-köpfigen Turnier, das von Streamer Tyler "Tyler1" Steinkamp ausgetragen wurde. Blade wurde Zweiter im folgenden Turnier. Er platzierte sich in der Woche in der Veranstaltung "Top16".

In einem Frage-und-Antwort-Beitrag auf der Website des Team Liquid enthüllte TF Blade, dass er sich darauf freue, sich während seiner Welttournee gegen G2 Esports ' mid Laner Rasmus "Caps" Winther und SK Telecom T1-Toplaner Kim "Khan" Dong-ha zu behaupten. Er erwähnte auch seinen Eifer, gegen den Spieler zu spielen und ihn zu treffen, den er mit dem "Midbeast"-Timbs in Australien, dem Blade einen Freund nannte, traf.

Das Team Liquid Academy startet am Donnerstag mit einem Match gegen die Cloud9 Academy in die Frühjahrsplippe. Auch das LCS-Team von Liquid wird die LCS-Saison mit einem Spiel gegen Cloud9 am 26. Januar eröffnen.

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T1 sign Anti and LarryLurr

T1 recently announced their presence in the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene by signing Smash Ultimate players and content creators Jason "ANTi" Bates and Larry "Larry Lurr" Holland.

I'm excited to announce that I am now player & content creator for @T1! I'd like to thank everyone for being supportive of me and thank T1 for giving me this opportunity! Let's get these W's and create amazing things 🙂 pic.twitter.com/RIabnruGmq

— T1 ANTi (@Anti) April 17, 2019

As a top talent in the Smash 4 competitive scene, ANTi recently played under the Immortals banner.

On the other hand, LarryLurr competed for eLevate through 2016 and early 2017 before leaving for Misfits.

I'm excited to announce that along with Anti I too am now a player and content creator for @T1! I can't explain how happy I am to finally share this with you guys! Thank you T1 for this incredible opportunity and everyone for your love and support! pic.twitter.com/Z8lDx3oios

— Larry Lurr (@LarryLurr) April 17, 2019

The T1 Smash Ultimate roster will compete in the Pound 2019 tournament this weekend in Laurel, Maryland.

Gen.G Esports raises $46 million from an investor pool that includes Will Smith

Gen.G Esports, owners of Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty, have raised $46 million from a diverse portfolio of investors, one of which is Hollywood actor, Will Smith.

Big news today and even bigger things ahead! #GenGWinhttps://t.co/Cuew9uxopf

— Gen.G esports (@GenG) April 17, 2019

Outside the Seoul Dynasty, Gen.G also own the League of Legends team by the same name that competes on the Korean circuit.

While the terms of the deal were not made public, Gen.G has said that the funding will go towards creating a youth academy program, an open team HQ in LA and further expansion into other games and regions.

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How League of Legends forms the bright future of Electronic Sports or Cybersport?!

With over 100 million gamers across the globe and championships which often sell out stadiums such as the Staples Center and Madison Square Garden, Leaguereflects the epitome of mainstream specialist gambling. That is 1 reason it had been such a huge deal when Riot Games declared massive changes coming into the North American League of LegendsChampionship Series, which determines the team competing at the World Championship each year. The rules are intended to offer North American franchises and players more safety, more cash, and much more enter league choices. After roughly a month to consume the regulations, we talked with leaders and leaders of three big League of Legends teams -- Immortals, Team Dignitas and Team Liquid -- roughly what this implies for the future of expert play.

Butfirst, the rules. There are 3 layers of changes going into the North American LCS: structural, fiscal and communicative.

Let us begin with construction. Presently, all of LCS teams confront the chance of relegation -- being kicked from their league completely if they don't work well during the entire year. Beginning in 2018, the North American LCS will include a lineup of permanent teams, all which need to meet Riot's standards for participant support and brand direction. Moreover, the almost-pro Challenger Series will end up the Academy League, a real proving ground for new talent.

Permanence not merely offers LCS players and trainers more equilibrium, but it enables traders to funnel more money to the marketplace, secure in the knowledge that their teams will not suddenly vanish from the Celtics.

"Part of the analysis procedure will be analyzing how teams will encourage their experts, not just in training and coaching, but in livelihood opportunities or greater education once their acting career has finished," Riot states.

A number of this support comes in the shape of cash, which brings us into the next layer of fluctuations. The minimum salary for LCS gamers at 2018 is $75,000, up from the present floor of approximately $25,000. Additionally, professional gamers as a team are now certain to make at least 35 percent of league revenue. In the close of the year, in the event the total of players' salary is less than 35% of LCS earnings total, the gap is going to be dispersed directly to the gamers, in addition to their guaranteed wages.

These motions are essential to maintain naturally occurring criteria: The average salary of a North American LCS participant is roughly $105,385, according to a January ESPN survey.

Furthermore, LCS teams will be asked to pour some of their money they earn from sponsorships and product sales back in the league, whilst Riot will likewise share earnings from networking deals, in-game earnings and other avenues. The studio laid out a number of the details in September. Teams in 2018 will also be ensured 32.5 percent of league revenue, half that spread dependent on where they set, and the way they contribute to enthusiast participation and viewership.

The last shift is about the gamers. Riot is laying the basis for a formal Players' Association, providing monetary aid to establish the company but enabling members to vote within their own agents. The institution is intended to provide players an immediate line of communication with Riot, also it'll home tools such as skills training, financial planning and legal help.

Until today, professional gambling in Western nations has been around in a mostly unregulated void, with no warranties for the security of gamers or the achievement of any league. The newest North American LCS rules might be market, but they are ripe to be imitated through the esports planet -- possibly affecting games such as Dota two, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch.

Professional gambling in Western nations has been around in a mostly unregulated void.

On a worldwide scale, the new arrangement might assist the North American League of Legends scene catch up with countries such as South Korea, in which leading players have been treated more like soccer stars (pigskin or otherwise) along with also the government itself supports the esports sector. South Korea appears to dominate the League of Legends World Championship annually: There were six championships since 2011, along with also the latest have been won by South Korean squads -- three from precisely the exact same group, SK Telecom T1.

Meanwhile, there is no official regulatory body for esports in the united states, meaning leagues and players are figuring it out as they move together. Global teams such as the Professional eSports Association along with also the World eSports Association are trying to set criteria and make sure players are not treated unfairly, but they are in their infancy.

The North American LCS signifies an exciting evaluation of esports' possible from the Western world, treating League of Legends together with all the seriousness of a conventional sport.

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Gumayusi’s Revenge Tour Continues As He Sends T1 Back To The Finals At Worlds 2022

Be damned, doubters. T1 AD carry Gumayusi hushed the naysayers and turned Atlanta into a frenzy after his team's four-game victory over LPL champions JD Gaming in the 2022 League of Legends World Championship semifinals after spending the entirety of the previous split facing criticism. Many considered this to be the true finals: the champions of the previously-undisputed best region in the world in JDG in a tilt against T1, who looked like the most in-form team in the tournament coming into the series after another first-place finish in the group stage and a slaughter of reigning MSI champions Royal Never Give up in the quarterfinals. Even individually, this match-up featured the one-time consensus tournament MVP in JDG top laner 369 against the only player worth being mentioned in the same breath in his position: 18-year-old Zeus of T1, playing his first full professional season. For JDG, the method to their madness, the seemingly never-ending ability to push series to five games, had been the same all year: bend, don’t break, and let superior teamfighting win out. Stereotypically, this is a far cry from what champions of the LPL are known for at the hightest level. T1, on the other hand, had found the most consistent form of their success through either their bottom lane of Gumayusi and Keria or top lane wunderkind Zeus, with Faker the puppetmaster facilitating his fledgeling teammates’ success behind the scenes. For the first three games of the series, the teams “handshook” the bottom lane. JDG grabbed Aphelios and Lulu for Hope and Missing, and T1 selected Lucian and Nami across the lane. The two teams’ mid laners played facilitator in game one, with Faker on Galio and Yagao on Taliyah. And while T1’s composition was much easier to execute, it was one that, like a few of their forthcoming drafts, would require them to open up a tremendous lead early and close the game out before their opponents had a chance to get online. That did not happen in game one. And in game two, the anti-Gumayusi brigade were cracking their collective knuckles, ready to rip into him as Kanavi beat him into the ground early, feeding Hope three kills on Aphelios. But with Faker on another roaming playmaker in his signature Ryze, and Zeus on an equally iconic comfort pick in Yone, T1’s proactive play across the map was rewarded with a win. Able to select blue side for the first time all series, JDG used it to get Viego back for Kanavi, hoping for a similar outcome to that of game one. Perhaps taking more confidence from the prior game, and knowing that they could just out-firepower JDG, Zeus was put on another scaling carry, this time in Gangplank, and in the final Faker-led teamfight, the damage from his barrels onto his opponents’ own tried-and-true lategame options sent shock and awe through State Farm Arena. JD Gaming finally banned Lucian in game four, leading T1 to go with another lane-dominant pick, but also opting for the increasingly scaling champions that they’d been trending towards. Gumayusi continued his postseason revenge tour and made an oft-maligned pick in Varus look as good as he has all tournament long. T1 again kept pushing the pace on the back of their AD carry’s godlike performance, suffocating Kanavi’s Bel’Veth and Hope and Missing’s last-ditch Jhin and Karma picks into uselessness, and straight into the world finals. The series kept serving as an example that the meta at Worlds 2022 is a diverse one. Yes, as the tournament has gone on, pretenders fall away in theory in champion select, but to grossly oversimplify, it’s a good thing that despite a “better” stylistic way to play the game frequently emerges, different compositions with different win conditions are still, at minimum, viable. From a “superteam” to get Faker back to the pinnacle of the esport in 2019 that lost in the semifinals to now a team that includes four of the five youngest players in the tournament, all of whom besides Keria were T1 Academy products, T1 and Faker have defined a standard that will never be surpassed for talent development and longevity in League of Legends. Where Faker goes, history follows. For the first time in five years, the Unkillable Demon King will feature in the world finals—meaning that he will have played in five of the esport’s 12 World Championship finals. For the second time in three years, a Korean team will win Worlds, and no LCK representative will have lost a best-of-five to a team from outside its region. JDG’s loss also meant that for the first time since 2017, no LPL team will be in the world finals. Additionally, it’ll be the first time since then, when Faker was last in the finals, that two teams from the same region will face off for the Summoner’s Cup. T1 will face off against either DRX or their two-time domestic final opponents Gen.G in the world finals at San Francisco’s Chase center next Saturday night at 7pm CT. Read the full article

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