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This is (unfortunately) column number three of a continued series of pieces discussing the LCS Players Association. The author suggests reading the previously published pieces prior to this piece for complete context (definitely not because it will boost his viewership numbers). “The LCS Players Association is Attempting Change but Finding Little Success” and “The Foggy…
Immortals are currently a bad professional League of Legends team. An organization fractured by the premature departure of André “Guilhoto” Pereira Guilhoto in the 2021 offseason, seemingly nothing has helped steer the organization back on track. It has made them not only the butt of jokes from commentators, but it is also making previous ownership look…
The LCS 2022 Midseason break has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. The rumor wheel is already swirling, with some teams already announcing major moves. That said, more moves will certainly be coming. To keep up with everything here is a constantly updating…
The LCS 2021 Offseason has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. While the rumor wheel is already swirling, moves will not be able to be made until early November. That said, the first day of free agency will certainly be a hectic one…
Immortals are not wasting any time in this year’s free agency window. On Monday November 15, Immortals announced the return of top laner Revenge to the 2022 roster. Some rumors hinted at the possibilty that Revenge would be one of two player to be kept from the 2021 team, and that Immortals would be looking…
On the team’s 3rd anniversary as a franchise, the Hangzhou Spark announced the entirety of their coaching staff going into the Overwatch 2 era of the Overwatch League. The news broke late Monday evening following a series of tweets from the organization’s social media accounts. This comes off the announcement that both Team Manager Saisai…
The LCS 2021 Offseason has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. While the rumor wheel is already swirling, moves will not be able to be made until early November. That said, the first day of free agency will certainly be a hectic one…
The hot stove, as it is referred to during the MLB offseason, is starting to heat up for the LCS in a major way. Rumors and potential leaks are flying around with LCS free agency merely two weeks away. With that, there is still time to make some predictions about where players could go and…
From general managers to assistant coaches, the hierarchy of an esports organization is set in place in order to run a ship smoothly. However, in between the cracks of these standard roles, are niche leadership roles that cater to what aspects of competition the organization itself deems important compared to other things. Some teams value…
Free-agent season is back in full swing in the Overwatch League and with it comes the inevitable roster moves for the Hangzhou Spark. Late Sunday evening, the team announced that they would be parting ways with five members of the organization including assistant coach Congshan “U4” Chen and fan-favourite DPS player Min-soo “SeoMinSoo” Seo. This…
From August 13-15, 2021, the Hangzhou Spark were prepped to host the final homestand of the original Overwatch era of the Overwatch League. The stage setup to the overall layout of the venue was all set in stone for the weekend. Until the week prior to the event, Hangzhou had almost every component of their…
The Hangzhou Spark find themselves fighting an uphill battle going into the 2021 postseason. Following a turbulent regular season, to say the least, the Pink and Blue squad narrowly squeaked into the 2021 Overwatch League play-ins with just a four map win difference against the NYXL. Falling to 7-9 after losing their last four games,…
In the last couple of games in the regular season, the Hangzhou Spark decided to showcase the young, Chinese support duo Liu “M1ka” Jiming and Tong “ColdEst” Xiaodong. Following a sub-standard showing from Spark veteran Ho-jin “iDK” Park and rookie Jeong-ho “MCD” Lee throughout the 2021 season, the well-deserved playtime for the pair gave both…
The Spark have had an intriguing coaching lineup in 2021, to say the least. As of the writing of this article, the Hangzhou Spark will be entering the 2021 postseason play-ins without a proper Head Coach. Following a few shakeups at the upper management level throughout this season, the Spark potentially will now need to…
Is it Spring again? If you watched any of the LCS this past weekend, you may have noticed that 100 Thieves, the 1st place team, went 1-2. They had matches against Cloud 9, CLG, and Immortals, and they did not look good. Here is the 100 Thieves 2021 Summer Split Week 8 Review. Friday –…
Following the release of veteran Kyeong-bo “GodsB” Kim last week, the Hangzhou Spark have released Tank player Young-hyun “Takoyaki” Lee into the OWL free agency pool. The news broke late Sunday evening on social media accompanied by a farewell video. Today we part ways with Tank player Lee “Takoyaki” Young-hyun as he enters free agency. Takoyaki joined…
Late Monday night the Hangzhou Spark announced the departure of hitscan DPS specialist Kyeong-bo “GodsB” Kim. Hangzhou revealed the release on social media while publishing multiple tweets thanking GodsB for his contributions to the team. Today we part ways with DPS player Kim “@GodsB_OW” Kyeong-bo as he enters free agency. Learn a little more about him in…
This past week, The Overwatch League announced its newest iteration on their partnership with IBM’s Watson technology: Hero Rankings. Taking into account their current Power Ranking system, the league can now monitor the best players on each hero. While the obvious suspects like Jae-won “LIP” Lee and Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee are dominating the rankings in their roles, a single…
After a successful Week 6, The Hangzhou Spark are ready to host the Overwatch League’s first Homestand of 2021. All four Chinese teams will come to Hangzhou this weekend to compete in the June Joust qualifiers. Looking at the venue and stage, seeing the teams arriving, Spark takeover of the city skyline, etc., makes me…
“TSM is a global esports org. We obviously want to sign the best talent possible. We believe talent is universal…Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how much we invest into coaching or infrastructure and facilities, and performance programs, if we don’t have access to the same talent as other regions.” This was TSM Parth’s response to Travis…
