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eSports Weekly 06/20/16
NA LCS Recap and Standings
The third week of the NA LCS has finished!
Day 1:
- Cloud9 vs TSM (1-2)
- Liquid vs Phoenix1 (2-0)
Day 2:
- Immortals vs Team Envy (2-0)
- Counter Logic Gaming vs Echo Fox (2-0)
- Liquid vs NRG Esports (2-1)
- Phoenix1 vs Apex (1-2)
Day 3:
- NRG Esports vs TSM (0-2)
- Apex vs Cloud9 (1-2)
- Echo Fox vs Immortals (0-2)
- Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Envy (1-2)
In the third week of the NA LCS Summer Split, TSM continues to dominate despite a three game series with Cloud9. Immortals and Team Envy are close behind with the edge going to the Immortals.
| 1. TSM (6W-0L) (Game Record: 12-2)
2. Immortals (5W-1L) (Game Record: 11-4) 3. Team Envy (5W-1L) (Game Record: 10-5) 4. Cloud9 (4W-2L) (Game Record: 10-7) 5. Apex (3W-3L) (Game Record: 8-8) 5. Liquid (3W-3L) (Game Record: 7-7) 7. Counter Logic Gaming (2W-4L) (Game Record: 6-9) 8. NRG Esports (1W-5L) (Game Record: 5-10) 9. Echo Fox (1W-5L) (Game Record: 3-10) 10. Phoenix1 (0W-6L) (Game Record: 2-12) |
Week 4 Preview
Team Envy has a important week ahead of them with series against Cloud9 who are right behind them in the standings and TSM, the team to beat.
EU LCS Recap and Standings
The first week of the EU LCS Summer Split has started! Unlike the NA LCS, the EU LCS uses best of twos which leads to a point system. A 2-0 win gives 3 points. A tie gives 1 point per team. A loss gives no points.
Here's how the matches went:
Day 1:
- ROCCAT vs Origen (0-2)
- Fnatic vs FC Schalke 04 (2-0)
- Team Vitality vs Unicorns of Love (2-0)
- H2K vs G2 Esports (1-1)
- Splyce vs Giants (2-0)
Day 2:
- Unicorns of Love vs G2 Esports (0-2)
- ROCCAT vs FC Schalke 04 (0-2)
- Splyce vs Fnatic (0-2)
- Team Vitality vs H2K (0-2)
- Giants vs Origen (2-0)
In the third week, G2 Esports, Fnatic, and H2K show that they are the teams to beat in this league. Notably, H2K tied with G2 Esports and Fnatic is only one point away from first place.
Here are the standings after three weeks of play:
| 1. G2 Esports (14 PTS) (4W-2T-0L)
2. Fnatic (13 PTS) (4W-1T-1L) 3. H2K (12 PTS) (3W-3T-0L) 4. Splyce (8 PTS) (2W-2T-2L) 4. FC Schalke 04 (8 PTS) (2W-2T-2L) 6. Giants (6 PTS) (2W-0T-4L) 7. ROCCAT (6 PTS) (1W-3T-2L) 7. Team Vitality (6 PTS) (1W-3T-2L) 9. Origen (5 PTS) (1W-2T-3L) 10. Unicorns of Love (3 PTS) (1W-0T-5L) |
Week 4 Preview
The series to watch is Splyce vs H2K which should be competative given their standings.
LCK Recap and Standings
Week 4 Results:
Day 1:
- SKTelecom T1 vs MVP (2-0)
Day 2:
- Jin Air Green Wings vs Afreeca Freecs (2-0)
Day 3:
- ROX Tigers vs CJ ENTUS (2-1)
- Samsung Galaxy vs Longzhu Gaming (0-2)
Day 4:
- Afreeca Freecs vs ESC Ever (0-2)
Day 5:
- Jin Air Green Wings vs SKTelecom T1 (2-1)
- ROX Tigers vs Longzhu Gaming (2-0)
Day 6:
- ESC Ever vs KT Rolster (0-2)
- CJ ENTUS vs Samsung Galaxy (1-2)
The notable series is SKT vs Jin Air Green Wings where Jin Air was able to upset SKT and Faker underperformed. With this win, Jin Air has flown to the top of the standings. Nevertheless, SKT still looks poised to be the very best in the world yet again.
Here are the standings after four weeks of play:
| 1. Jin Air Green Wings (5W-1L)
1. SKTelecom T1 (5W-1L) 3. ROX Tigers (5W-2L) 3. Samsung Galaxy (5W-2L) 5. KT Rolster (4W-2L) 6. Afreeca Freecs (2W-4L) 7. Longzhu Gaming (1W-5L) 7. ESC Ever (2W-5L) 9. MVP (1W-4L) 10. CJ ENTUS (1W-6L) |
Week 5 Preview
The series to watch is Jin Air Green Wings vs ROX Tigers. While Jin Air managed to upset SKT, they face another challenge in the third place ROX Tigers.
LPL Recap and Standings
Here are the results of week 4:
Day 1:
- Edward Gaming vs Royal Never Give Up (2-1)
- Invictus Gaming vs OMG (1-2)
Day 2:
- Team World Elite vs Game Talents (1-2)
- Snake Esports vs LGD Gaming (0-2)
Day 3:
- NewBee vs Vici Gaming (2-0)
- Invictus Gaming vs Royal Never Give Up (0-2)
- Saint Gaming vs I MAY (0-2)
Day 4:
- Game Talents vs LGD Gaming (2-0)
- Snake Esports vs Team World Elite (2-1)
Here are the standings after four weeks of play:
Group A
| 1. Edward Gaming (6W-0L)
2. Game Talents (5W-2L) 3. Snake Esports (4W-2L) 4. NewBee (3W-3L) 5. Invictus Gaming (2W-5L) 6. Saint Gaming (0W-6L) |
Group B
| 1. Royal Never Give Up (6W-1L)
2. Team World Elite (4W-3L) 3. Vici Gaming (3W-3L) 3. I MAY (3W-3L) 3. LGD Gaming (2W-5L) 6. OMG (1W-5L) |
Sneak Steals the Dragon
Faker and Duke 2v3
SKT vs MVP Highlights Game 1 LCK Champions W4D1 2016 SK Telecom vs MVP
When You Play Against Vlad
NV vs IMT Crazy Ending
ELEAGUE Season 1
ELEAGUE, organized by Turner Sports and WME/IMG, is a new premier CS:GO tournament that features an outstanding $1,200,00 prize pool. The tournament will be broadcast on TBS, running from May 24th to July 30th, and is geared towards a broad audience.
Unlike the three previous groups, Group D's Round Robin ended with a tie between Fnatic and FaZe Clan with a 5-1 record. However, Fnatic ended with the first seed by having a better match record. Team Dignitas only won two games and TSM lost every single game in the Round Robin. In the Group Playoffs, Fnatic was able to beat TSM in the Semifinals and FaZe Clan in the Finals to qualify for the playoffs. FaZe Clan qualified for the Last Chance Bracket to fight for two spots in the final playoffs.
Here is all of the results for Group D:
This upcoming week, Group E begins with Natus Vincere, mousesports, FlipSid3 Tactics, and Echo Fox.
DreamHack Summer 2016
DreamHack Summer 2016 has started featuring eight teams playing for a $100,000 prize pool.
The Group Stage has finished with Astralis and Immortals coming out on top over SK Gaming and ENCE eSports in Group A. In Group B, GODSENT and Ninjas in Pyjamas came out over Epsilon Esports and HellRaisers.
The semifinals are between Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas and GODSENT vs Immortals.
KRIMZ gets a ninja
KRIMZ gets a ninja
ELEAGUE: JW Shows Us How to R8
Flusha Ace vs Dignitas
Get_right CLUTCH
Insane Stuff from HellRaisers
Dota 2
ESL One Frankfurt 2016
ESL One Frankfurt 2016 involved eight different teams that played for a total prize pool of $313,746.
This is how the Main Event went down:
With the momentum gained from the Manila Major, OG swept their group and won their semifinal match against Team Liquid to meet Natus Vincere in the Grand Finals. While it was a best-of-five, OG swept Na'Vi and won ESL One Frankfurt 2016 in three games. In the entire tournament, OG only lost one game to Team Liquid. With this win, OG is in a great place as they head to The International.
Miracle 9k Outplay
General Jukes
Mind Control 5 Man Chrono
Overwatch
GosuGamers Overwatch Weekly #13
GosuGamers organizes a weekly tournament for both North America and Europe called the GosuGamers Overwatch Weekly NA/EU. The prize pool is a modest $500 plus a crowdfunded amount (about $700) to spread among the top two teams. The format is a single elimination bracket of best of threes with a best of five final. With 32 different teams, these weekly tournaments give GosuGamers the data to put together their Overwatch ranking list.
In the EU tournament, Graviton Surge beat out REUNITED in the finals 3-1 to win this week's tournament.
In the NA tournament, Luminosity swept the tournament not losing a single game as they beat Sodipop in the finals.
Operation Breakout
Operation Breakout is a Overwatch tournament that is taking place from June 11-26. With $15,000 on the line, the top teams of the world (Cloud9 and Team EnVyUs) will be going head to head.
In Group A, Cloud9 leads with a perfect 4-0 record. Luminosity trails close behind at 3-1.
Group B began this week with Team EnVyUs sweeping their games being the clear first in their group. Gale Force eSports was able to take second despite tied with REUNITED because they won their head-to-head.
The Playoffs take place this week in a double elimination format.
Enigma loves to catch people with his hook
Funny Moment from Seagull
How to Reaper in King's Row by Soon
Himzy Blocking Door with Hanzo
POTG by Kryz as Junkrat
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James Hwang
My first MMOs included Ragnarok Online, Gunbound, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft. Nowadays, my wife (also a writer on MMOs) and I play League of Legends and any other MMOs we can get our hands on. I also love following eSports and attending eSports events.