Saturday, August 29, 2015

LPL, EULCS, NALCS, LCK, LMS, OtherChallenger.
1. SK Telecom T1 +0
2. LGD +0
3. Edward Gaming +0
4. Invictus Gaming +0
5. Qiao Gu +3  
6. Snake +1
7. KT Rolster -2 
8. Fnatic  -2
9. KOO Tigers +0
10. AHQ e-Sports +0
11. Vici Gaming +0
12. NaJin e-mFire +0 
13. CJ Entus -7 
14. Origen +6
15. OMG -1
16. Jin Air Green Wings -1
17. Counter Logic Gaming +4
18. Royal Never Give Up -2 
19. Masters 3 -2
20. Samsung -2
21. World Elite -1
22. Team SoloMid +1
23. H2k-Gaming -1
24. Team Liquid +0
25. Flash Wolves +0

Honorable MentionTeam King, Unicorns of LoveRoccatUnlimited PotentialAnarchy, Incredible MiracleHong Kong eSports, Cloud 9Gravity Gaming, Team Impulse

Games to watch this week (times in EST):
Everything.

Game of the Week:
The regional finals for each region. In North America, Hai still gives hope for Cloud 9 fans, while Liquid and Impulse are the favorites for the last world's spot. In Europe, Roccat and the Unicorns look to upset Origen. In Korea, Watch looks to make a forth consecutive worlds, facing the menacing KT Rolster. Meanwhile, in China, Edward Gaming looks to reach one of two spots that was seemingly secured for the last two splits, while Qiao Gu, Snake, and Invictus Gaming brawl for the other. 

Hot Streaks:
Incredible Miracle Athena: 13-0, last loss on 1/29 to 귀염둥이한방.
paiN Gaming: 8-0, last loss on 7/5 to Keyd Stars

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

World Rankings 8/17/15

LPL, EULCS, NALCS, LCK, LMS, OtherChallenger.
1. SK Telecom T1 +1
2. LGD +5
3. Edward Gaming -2
4. Invictus Gaming +4 
5. KT Rolster -2  
6. Fnatic -2
7. Snake +2 
8. Qiao Gu -3
9. KOO Tigers +4
10. AHQ e-Sports +1
11. Vici Gaming  +3
12. NaJin e-mFire +0 
13. CJ Entus -7 
14. OMG -4 
15. Jin Air Green Wings +1 
16. Royal Never Give Up -1
17. Masters 3 +0
18. Samsung +1 
19. World Elite +1 
20. Origen +1
21. Counter Logic Gaming +2
22. H2k-Gaming +0
23. Team SoloMid +? 
24. Team Liquid +0
25. Flash Wolves +?

Honorable MentionTeam King, Unicorns of LoveMidnight Sun eSportsUnlimited PotentialAnarchy, Incredible MiracleHong Kong eSports, Cloud 9Gravity Gaming, Team Impulse

Games to watch this week (times in EST):
#5. KTR vs. #9. KOO on 8/21 at 5 AM.
#22. H2k vs. UoL on 8/22 at 11 AM.
#24. Liquid vs. TiP on 8/22 at 6 PM.
#2. LGD vs. #8. QG on 8/23 at 3 AM. 
#6. FNC vs. #20. OG on 8/23 at 11 AM. Game of the Week
#21. CLG vs. #23. TSM on 8/23 at 4 PM.

Game of the Week:
I'm picking this game over the Chinese final just because of the 'Fnatic Orange vs. Fnatic Black' storyline. Fnatic is still 21-0 this split, but Origen has the chance to topple their perfect record and snatch up a spot to worlds.

Hot Streaks:
Fnatic: 21-0, last loss on 6/9 to SK Telecom T1.
Incredible Miracle Athena: 13-0, last loss on 1/29 to 귀염둥이한방.
paiN Gaming: 8-0, last loss on 7/5 to Keyd Stars

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

World Rankings 8/10/15

LPL, EULCS, NALCS, LCK, LMS, OtherChallenger.
1. Edward Gaming +0
2. SK Telecom T1 +0
3. KT Rolster +0
4. Fnatic +0
5. Qiao Gu +1   
6. CJ Entus -1
7. LGD +4 
8. Invictus Gaming +1
9. Snake -2
10. OMG +0
11. AHQ e-Sports  +1
12. NaJin e-mFire +1
13. KOO Tigers -5 
14. Vici Gaming +1 
15. Royal Never Give Up -1 
16. Jin Air Green Wings +3
17. Masters 3 -1
18. Unlimited Potential +0 
19. Samsung +1 
20. World Elite +3
21. Origen +0
22. H2k-Gaming +0
23. Counter Logic Gaming +1 
24. Team Liquid +1 
25. Team King -8

Honorable MentionAnarchy, Unicorns of LoveMidnight Sun eSportsTeam SoloMidFlash Wolves, Incredible MiracleHong Kong eSports, Cloud 9Gravity Gaming, Team Impulse

Games to watch this week (times in EST): 
C9T vs. IMG on 8/11 at 9 PM.
#15. RNGU vs. 2144D on 8/12 at 1 AM
#12. Najin vs. #2. SKT on 8/12 at 4 AM.
#10. OMG vs. #14. VG on 8/12 at 5 AM.
#6. CJE vs. #19. Samsung on 8/12 at 6 AM.
Mous vs. Dig.EU  on 8/12 at 12 PM.
CST vs. RNG on 8/12 at 9 PM.
#18. UP vs. #20. WE on 8/13 at 1 AM.
Winner of M3/OMG vs. #7. LDG on 8/13 at 5 AM.
#9. Snake vs. Winner of M3/OMG/LDG on 8/15 at 1 AM.
#8. Invictus Gaming vs. Loser of M3/OMG/LDG on 8/15 at 5 AM.
#21. OG vs. #22. H2k on 8/15 at 11 AM.
#23. CLG vs. TiP on 8/15 at 3 PM.
LMS Finals on 8/16 at 1 AM.
LPL Semis on 8/16 at 1 AM and 5 AM.
LCK Playoffs Round 1 on 8/16 at 5 AM.
#4. Fnatic vs. UoL on 8/16 at 11 AM.
#24. Liquid vs. TSM on 8/16 at 3 PM. Game of the Week

Game of the Week: TSM only recently started to look good again, and Liquid only recently started to slump, after dropping their tiebreaker match to CLG. The Xpecial-TSM rivalry is the least of tension between these two powerhouses, so expect to see some emotional play from both.

Hot Streaks:
Fnatic: 18-0, last loss on 6/9 to SK Telecom T1.
Incredible Miracle Athena: 13-0, last loss on 1/29 to 귀염둥이한방.
EDward Gaming: 21-0, last loss on 7/11 to Invictus Gaming.
paiN Gaming: 8-0, last loss on 7/5 to Keyd Stars