NA LCS:NRG and Renegades show significant improvement.
EU LCS: A strong week for Origen and G2 Esports with the return of xPeke.
LCK: ROX Tigers experience their first loss against Samsung Galaxy and Jin Air Green Wings continue to surge.
LPL: OMG wins both games to rise to 2nd place.
NA LCS Recap and Standings
Week 8 was full of upsets. Because of IEM Katowice last week, all of the teams (except CLG and TSM), had the chance to get much needed practice. As a result, teams like NRG and Renegades showed significant improvement.
Renegades
Here are results of week 8:
Day 1:
Renegadesvs Cloud9 (0-1)
Immortals vs NRG Esports(1-0)
Counter Logic Gaming vs Liquid (0-1)
TSM vs Team Impulse(1-0)
Echo Fox vs Dignitas (1-0)
Day 2:
Cloud9 vs Team Impulse (1-0)
NRG Esports vs Liquid (1-0)
TSM vs Renegades (0-1)
Dignitas vs Immortals (0-1)
Echo Foxvs Counter Logic Gaming (0-1)
The games to watch are Echo Fox vs Dignitas and Dignitas vs Immortals. These games aren't clean and demonstrate how consistently Dignitas throws. Nevertheless, they are exciting and a spectacle to behold.
Here are the standings after eight weeks of play:
1. Immortals (15W-1L)
2. Counter Logic Gaming (11W-5L)
2. Cloud9 (11W-5L)
4. TSM (9W-7L)
5. NRG Esports (8W-8L)
5. Liquid (7W-7L)
7. Echo Fox (6W-10L)
7. Team Impulse (5W-11L)
8. Team Dignitas (4W-12L)
10. Renegades (3W-13L)
Week 9 Preview
In the last week of the regular season teams will be fighting to secure playoff spots. The ones to watch in particular are CLG vs NRG, IMT vs TSM, and TL vs C9.
EU LCS Recap and Standings
Week 8 was a strong week for Origen and G2 Esports with the return of xPeke. The standings are as close as ever with only one more week remaining of the regular season.
OG xPeke
Here are results of week 8:
Day 1:
Fnatic vs Giants (1-0)
H2k vs ROCCAT (1-0)
Unicorns of Love vs Origen (0-1)
Team Vitality vs G2 Esports (0-1)
Elements vs Splyce (0-1)
Day 2:
G2 Esports vs Giants (1-0)
Elements vs Unicorns of Love (1-0)
Fnatic vs TeamVitality (0-1)
Splycevs H2k (0-1)
ROCCAT vs Origen (0-1)
The games to watch are Unicorns of Love vs Origen on Day 1 and ROCCAT vs Origen on Day 2. While these games were messy and consisted of many throws, they were exciting nonetheless.
1. G2 Esports (13W-3L)
1. H2k (13W-3L)
3. Team Vitality (12W-4L)
4. Origen (9W-7L)
4. Fnatic (9W-7L)
4. Unicorns of Love (9W-7L)
7. Elements (5W-11L)
7. Splyce (5W-11L)
9. ROCCAT (3W-13L)
10. Giants (2W-14L)
Week 9 Preview
Week 9 is the final week of the regular season! The games to watch are H2k vs UoL, Origen vs Fnatic, and G2 vs UoL. It's likely that there will be many tiebreakers which are always thrilling to watch.
LCK Recap and Standings
ROX Tigers experience their first loss against Samsung Galaxy and Jin Air Green Wings continue to surge.
Samsung Galaxy
Here are results of week 9:
Day 1:
Longzhu Gaming vs Kongdoo Monster (2-0)
Jin Air Green Wings vs KT Rolster (2-0)
Day 2:
CJ ENTUS vs Samsung Galaxy (2-0)
SBENU SONICBOOM vs ROX Tigers (0-2)
Day 3:
Afreeca Freecs vs SKTelecom T1 (1-2)
Jin Air Green Wings vs Kongdoo Monsters(2-0)
Day 4:
KT Rolster vs Longzhu Gaming (2-0)
Samsung Galaxy vs ROX Tigers(2-1)
The games to watch are game 2 between Jin Air vs KT Rolster, game 3 between Afreeca Freecs vs SKTelecom T1, and game 3 between Samsung Galaxy vs ROX Tigers. Ambition's performance was a sight to see and led Samsung to victory against the ROX Tigers.
Here are the standings after nine weeks of play:
1. ROX Tigers (11W-1L)
2. Jin Air Green Wings (9W-3L)
3. KT Rolster (8W-4L)
4. CJ ENTUS (7W-5L)
4. Samsung Galaxy (7W-5L)
6. SKTelecom T1 (6W-4L)
7. Longzhu Gaming (6W-6L)
8. Afreeca Freecs (3W-7L)
9. Kongdoo Monster (1W-11L)
10. SBENU SONICBOOM (0W-12L)
Week 8 Preview
The series to watch in week 8 is going to be SKT vs Jin Air and SKT vs ROX Tigers. While SKT went on an undefeated run at IEM Katowice they still had a close series against the Afreeca Freecs. This week will truly be a test for the world championship team as they face the top two teams in Korea.
LPL Recap and Standings
OMG
Here are the results of week 6:
Day 1:
Hyper Youth Gaming vs Qiao Gu Reapers (0-2)
OMG vs LGD Gaming (2-0)
Day 2:
Royal Never Give Up vs Energy Pace Maker (2-0)
Team World Elite vs Invictus Gaming (2-0)
Day 3:
OMG vs Snake Esports (2-1)
LGD Gaming vs Vici Gaming(2-0)
Edward Gaming vs Qiao Gu Reapers (0-2)
Day 4:
Hyper Youth Gaming vs Team World Elite (0-2)
Invictus Gamingvs Master3 (1-2)
The series to watch is OMG vs Snake Esports. Going the full three games, this series showed OMG's strength as they surge to 2nd.
Here are the standings after six weeks of play:
Group A
1. Qiao Gu Reapers (9W-1L)
2. Snake Esports (6W-3L)
3. Team World Elite (6W-4L)
4. Master3 (3W-6L)
5. Energy Pace Maker (2W-7L)
6. LGD Gaming (2W-8L)
Group B
1. Royal Never Give Up (7W-2L)
2. OMG (6W-4L)
2. Invictus Gaming (6W-4L)
4. Edward Gaming (5W-4L)
5. Vici Gaming (4W-5L)
6. Hyper Youth Gaming (1W-9L)
Week 7 Preview
Next week, the series to watch is WE vs OMG on Day 3. These two teams both had great weeks and this match-up should be explosive.
Breathtaking final minutes between Echo Fox vs Dignitas
This crazy ending is definitely worth the watch.
Breathtaking final minutes between Echo Fox vs Dignitas
Unicorns of Love get familiar with the throw
A Clutch Baron Steal by Moon and GBM goes off
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
ESL Pro League Season 3 Week 4
In the fourth week of the ESL Pro League teams played a total of 48 total matches for both EU and NA regions.
Here are the results for EU:
NA Results:
After week 4 these are the standings:
Astralis, NiP, and OpTic lead the standings so far. The NiP vs Fnatic match up next week is a must see as the two Swedish teams rehash their classic rivalry.
Counter Pit Season 2 LAN finals matchups revealed
The Counter Pit Season 2 LAN finals have been set to take place in Podstrana, Croatia on March 17-18. The tournament will be best of threes single elimination.
Here are the match-ups:
3:45 a.m. EST — Virtus.pro vs. Team Immunity
7:45 a.m. EST — Na`Vi vs. Flipsid3 Tactics
10:45 a.m. EST — Astralis vs. Torpedo Gaming
1:45 p.m. EST — EnvyUS vs. NRG
The semifinals and grand finals are set to start on March 18 at 4:45 a.m. EST.
Niko KQLY to Beat Fnatic
Niko hits a legendary jumpshot to the A bombsite (aka "KQLY") to win the round.
s1mple with a godly hold on the A-site
Sneaky FalleN
Yam vs Winterfox
ESL Pro League Season 3: yam vs. Winterfox
Dota 2
Dota Pit League Season 4 LAN Finals
Dota Pit has revealed the schedule and round 1 matchups of the Dota Pit LAN Finals.
Here is how the single-elimination bracket will go down:
With $187,036 on the line the Dota Pit LAN Finals will be held from March 19-20 at the Spaladium Arena in Split, Crotia. The tournament is the first one after The Shanghai Major and features top teams like Team Secret and Evil Geniuses.
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