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HLE Arthur: "If I could sell my soul to go to Worlds this year, I would do it in a heartbeat."
On day 20 of the 2021 LCK Summer split, Hanwha Life Esports managed to defeat NS RedForce in the first match of the day. Despite dropping a game with bot lane Ziggs in game 1, HLE managed to run it ba
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PowerOfEvil on LCS career: "I feel like I went from just a strong mid laner to a shotcaller/leader."
After defeating Immortals, TSM mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage spoke to Inven Global about the new mid lane meta, how TSM adapted to it to start the Summer Split strong, and the trajectory of his LCS career since coming to North America to play for OpTic Gaming in 2018.
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AF Cain: "I do watch Team Liquid’s games. I want to see if they’re doing well without me."
On July 3, in the 2021 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split, Afreeca Freecs defeated T1 2-1. Although they lost the first game, Afreeca Freecs adjusted quickly and won the following two game
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NS Rich: "I don’t know how many years I have left as a pro gamer, so I’m working hard as if this is my last split."
On day 18 of the 2021 LCK Summer split, NS RedForce defeated DWG KIA 2-1 in the first match of the day. DWG KIA fielded their original starting roster of Khan-Canyon-ShowMaker-Ghost-BeryL for this mat
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YamatoCannon: "I feel the pressure of needing to win LEC more than ever before."
After a relatively good start to Summer (5-2), coach YamatoCannon sat down with Inven Global to discuss swapping Selfmade off with Bwipo, philosophy about scouting players, and the difference between European and Korean orgs.
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LSB Prince: "I don’t think we’re going to lose our next match against DRX because my teammates are playing very well right now."
On day 17 of the 2021 LCK Summer split, Liiv SANDBOX took on Afreeca Freecs in the second match of the day. After a full three-game series, LSB managed to defeat AF 2-1 and take the series home. With
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HLE Chovy on the 'Church of Chovy': "I never knew about them until now...It's very fulfilling, and makes everything I'm doing worthwhile."
On day 17 of the 2021 LCK Summer split, Hanwha Life Esports defeated DRX to climb the regular split standings. As the two bottom teams in the current standings, this match was critical for both teams
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Cut from TSM to LEC upswing: Kobbe talks last three Splits, Misfits resurgence, and Vander praise
Inven Global sat down with the Dane to talk about the failure of the 2020 Spring TSM roster and Kobbe's exit from it to duoing with "one of the best supports I've ever played with so far" — Vander.
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T1 Canna: "Daeny really knows a LOT about LoL, so we’ve all been learning a lot from him."
On June 30, in the 2021 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split, T1 defeated kt Rolster 2-1 to collect their fourth win of the season. With their win, they returned to 5th place in the standing
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CLG Smoothie: "I don't think it's bad to have a 'toxic' player, per se, on your team."
Counter Logic Gaming support Andy "Smoothie" Ta spoke to Inven Global about the team finding its style, his current level of play in context of his career, and the importance of having a player who is not afraid to be direct about feedback for the sake of progress.
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Larssen on bo3 vs. bo1: "We tried [bo3] before in the LEC and it was kind of a failure."
Inven Global sat down with Larssen during week 3 of the LEC Summer Split to hear why the mid laner hates playing mages, why Rogue didn't seem as strong as last split, and his take on best-of-3 versus best-of-1 matches in the league.
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DIG Akaadian on replacing Dardoch in the LCS: "There are big shoes to fill, but I think I'm ready."
After week 4 of the 2021 LCS Summer Split, Akaadian joined Inven Global to discuss taking over for Dardoch, integrating himself into Dignitas' starting roster, and how the organization has emboldened him to grow into a position of leadership.
