As HeroesHearth Esports, the number one seed from North America, approaches this year’s Heroes Global Championship (HGC) BlizzCon event, they feel as if they’re playing with house money. They have to, as they perform best in a relaxed environment, just having fun with the guys. The group of underdogs rose up from the Open Division and qualified for every international event in 2018. And, while their performance at such events leaves much to be desired, their growth is indisputable. But, in order to be considered among the other top teams in the world, they will need to overcome, yet again, another bump in the road.
Wherever League of Legends is, Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere is there with enthusiasm. As always, Sjokz was at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, shining brightly. Although her time
Everyone is allowed to partake in a little drama, gossiping and rumor-sharing from time to time. There’s no shame in that. It’s part of human communication and can help form relationships with peers. It does, however, become an issue when certain individuals would rather start and spread tittle-tattle than shrug it off and not get involved. For Thomas "Khaldor" Kilian, a 16-year veteran of the esports industry and current Heroes of the Storm caster, he has seen his fair share of drama and, from his experience, no region focuses more on it than North American.
Dedicating your life to mastering a craft requires an internal understanding that sacrifices need to be made if your intention is to be the best you can be. Relationships with friends, one’s own health and the ability to dedicate enough time and energy to enter the dating world are some of the very common facets of everyday life that are occasionally put on the backburner when you work in an industry as volatile as esports. Long hours, working weekends and traveling around the world can and do impact those who work “traditional” jobs but esports can take it to extremes at times. Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian is no stranger to the impact that devoting more than 15 years of his life to esports has had on his ability to find love, enjoy a night out with friends and form intimate relationships with peers around him.
Few figures in the Heroes of the Storm scene are as polarizing as Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian. Ever since he was handed a Technical Alpha key back in 2014, Khaldor has dedicated his blood, sweat, and tears towards playing, commentating, dissecting and discussing Heroes of the Storm. His love for the title, in addition to his decade-long-plus background in the esports industry in titles such as Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2, opened up opportunities for him that he was able to capitalize on through a spartan-like work ethic. These right set of circumstances allowed him to be is one of the full-time Heroes Global Championship (HGC) casters for the European region, a location very close to his heart as he grew up in Germany.
The WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon is a dream stage for all StarCraft 2 players. Daeyeop “Stats” Kim and Seonguk “Zest” Ju are among those who've been fighting to reach this dre
How do you feel? To begin, I'm really, really happy. I want us to keep this momentum and head straight to the Finals. I've reached the Worlds Finals as both a player and coach but failed to win. I won'
Congratulations! How do you feel?I feel amazing. It was always my dream to make it far in the World Championship. We know that we're capable of winning the entire tournament. We're really happy that w
On the 21st, at the Busan Bexco Auditorium, the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Quarterfinals match between LCK's Afreeca Freecs and NA LCS's Cloud9 took place. Surprising everyone watching,
PERKZPerkz, what just happened?!I don't know. (Laughs) I have no idea on what to say. It was definitely expected, right?How are you so calm?I just don't care. (Laughs) I've been so mentally drained in
On the 20th, at the Busan Bexco Auditorium, the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Quarterfinals match between LPL's Invictus Gaming and LCK's kt Rolster took place. Both teams played their hea
"frdwnr" is an off-tank player for Second Wind. I get his thoughts on how D.Va and Zarya deal with Sombra and Doomfist. I also get his hot takes on new Torbjorn, Roadhog, and Wrecking Ball.
BlizzCon 2018 is fast approaching, and with it, the Overwatch World Cup finals are now just a few weeks away. Eight teams -- France, Canada, China, Finland, U.S., U.K., South Korea, and Australia -- a
On the 17th (KST), Fnatic qualified for the quarterfinals by defeating iG in the tiebreaker for 1 seed out of groups.Fnatic did not lose a single game today. Defeating 100 Thieves and G-Rex, all Fnati
On the 17th (KST), 100 Thieves' journey at Worlds came to an end.Being defeated by both Fnatic and iG, 100 Thieves was unfortunately out of the run for the quarterfinals. While teams like C9 was able
There have been a handful of outstandingly impressive runs in competitive Hearthstone's history. Early 2015, for example, was dominated by Adrian “Lifecoach” Koy, only to pass the baton to
Over the weekend at the Hearthstone Championship Tour’s (HCT) Fall Championship held at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, Mihai “languagehacker” Dragalin emerged from the pack victorious. After his 3-1 match against Brian "Bloodyface" Eason, they, along with David “JustSaiyan” Shan, who finished in the top four of the event, sat down to speak with the press about the current metagame, their thoughts of the tournament and a message for their supporters.
On the 16th of October (KST), kt Rolster (KT) finished their Worlds 2018 Group Stage in 1st place and advanced to the quarterfinals. KT has been unstoppable throughout this Worlds. Although they did
On the 16th (KST), EDG ended their last round of the groups stage with a 4-2 score and qualified for the quarterfinals as the second seed.The day had started well for EDG. Defeating kt, EDG was at arm
