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Flash Wolves: League of Legends Team Profile & Roster

Flash Wolves This team was formed on April 15th, 2013, after the Taiwan eSports League (TeSL) 2012-2013 draft, the sixth year of the event. The team’s original name was “IRONMEN” as decided by its founders: AsSen, WuYan, Chopper, Beat, REAL1RON, bonbon, and Clurnus. Flash Wolves is a Taiwan-based League of Legends eSports team. Standing Flash […]

Biggest eSports Live Events in History

The world of eSports has grown alongside the internet, evolved with the advancements in technology for consoles and computers. Competitions that once were confined to an arcade now have taken center stage at large arenas, and streaming has meant that even more fans can watch their favorite teams play across the globe. No more than […]

Top 10 StarCraft II Players of All Time

StarCraft II was initially released on July 27, 2010. Since then, it has become one of the most prolific eSports games there is; it’s counted among the Big 4 along with League of Legends, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It’s a real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, so only the most skilled tacticians […]

Top 10 Largest Prize Pools in eSports Tournaments Ever

Esports as a whole has raked in boatloads of revenue. The trend is that the world of eSports is expanding and increasing in monetary value. Even the remunerative cash, what the players are paid, is hefty. Plus, the enterprise for betting might be drawing near. That means we will see a dramatic jump in the […]

StarCraft II: Which Race is for you?

There aren’t many real-time strategy (RTS) games at the forefront of eSports. A plausible explanation for that could be the lack of cooperation between players. RTS games are played by two adversarial players. Also, the strategy aspect can mean that matches go for a very long time. It’s daunting for newcomers to the gaming world. […]

Team Liquid: League of Legends Team Profile and Roster

This esports team was founded in 2010 in the Netherlands. Initially, it was StarCraft: Brood War team. It later merged with Team Curse in 2015, thus gaining a League of Legends roster. The official creation date of the team is January 6th, 2015. It is currently based in North America. It was founded by Victor […]

League of Legend Atlas: Japan

Welcome to our next stop on the Lineups League of Legends Atlas. Our previous destination was Sweden. Japan is something of a technological anomaly. The nation has been groundbreaking in all aspects of electronics and gave birth to the globally beloved Nintendo corporation. Japan is more involved in eSports than others might think. They are […]

Top 10 Women eSports Players in the World: Highest Earning Females

When it comes to traditional sports, natural differences in physical ability have led to discrimination between the sexes. To be good at video games does not require dense muscles and bones, so there are no reasonable grounds for discrimination. It’s about cognitive ability. In spite of this, it’s taken a while for women to invest […]

eSports Teams & Players: How eSports Teams Work

eSports Academy Course 105 All the different positions and functions of each member of an eSports team can seem like a foreign language to those who haven’t played. In traditional sports, each position has a straightforward role to play. They were specifically designed so that kids, the next generation of players, could easily understand them. […]

League of Legends Teams & Players: Team Roster & Player Positions

League of Legends Academy: 103 This is a core game in eSports. It’s been around for some time and is especially popular in North America. League of Legends deserves credit for the big selections of characters to pick for each role. That promotes unique approaches and leaves the door open for innovative new talents. But […]