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League of Legends

The Liquid Legacy

“What do you think of Team Liquid? That’s something I’ll ask people when I run into them. If I’m lucky, the person I’m talking to won’t know who I am, so I’ll get an unbiased answer. Often, the answers I’ll get are that we’re the pinnacle of esports athleticism, competition, and winning. Others will say that we’re innovative, professional, and that we treat people well. I think many of those answers are born out of the fact that we’re continuing to push the ecosystem at every chance we get. We’re constantly bloodying our knuckles on ensuring that we’re not complacent [...]

League of Legends

Professional Growth

Creativity has always been one of my strengths. Whenever Riot Games release a new champion, or I notice that an off-meta pick could work, I often spam games on it and practice it extensively. That allows me to develop a good sense of what works, and how it works. When the meta gets stale and you see the same champions over and over, I often think: there must be something that nobody thought about that counters those champions. Otherwise, it would be boring to play the game. For example, when Sylas was released, I knew he was a good jungler [...]

The Long Road To The Top

My mind was racing with 19 seconds left. My brain didn’t know what to think. It felt so surreal. Even thinking back now, all I remember thinking once the ball hit the ground was “holy shit”. That was in January of this year, at WSOE. My long road to the top started a long time before then. A couple of months after I first swapped to PC, I was approached by Borito B and Rix_Ronday to join Reason Gaming for the second season of the Gfinity Elite Series. It was a massive catapult and I think that they picked me [...]

League of Legends

The Liquid Legacy

“What do you think of Team Liquid? That’s something I’ll ask people when I run into them. If I’m lucky, the person I’m talking to won’t know who I am, so I’ll get an unbiased answer. Often, the answers I’ll get are that we’re the pinnacle of esports athleticism, competition, and winning. Others will say that we’re innovative, professional, and that we treat people well. I think many of those answers are born out of the fact that we’re continuing to push the ecosystem at every chance we get. We’re constantly bloodying our knuckles on ensuring that we’re not complacent [...]

League of Legends

Professional Growth

Creativity has always been one of my strengths. Whenever Riot Games release a new champion, or I notice that an off-meta pick could work, I often spam games on it and practice it extensively. That allows me to develop a good sense of what works, and how it works. When the meta gets stale and you see the same champions over and over, I often think: there must be something that nobody thought about that counters those champions. Otherwise, it would be boring to play the game. For example, when Sylas was released, I knew he was a good jungler [...]

Andrei Dragomir

The Long Road To The Top

My mind was racing with 19 seconds left. My brain didn’t know what to think. It felt so surreal. Even thinking back now, all I remember thinking once the ball hit the ground was “holy shit”. That was in January of this year, at WSOE. My long road to the top started a long time before then. A couple of months after I first swapped to PC, I was approached by Borito B and Rix_Ronday to join Reason Gaming for the second season of the Gfinity Elite Series. It was a massive catapult and I think that they picked me [...]

Jack Packwood-Clarke

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Fight or Flight

“Cody, I’m really sorry.” That’s what my dad said to me when he dropped me off at school one day…

Dealing With Self Doubt

Jeannail Carter

League of Legends

Six Years Later

My Life’s Work

League of Legends

Falling Into Place

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I will Not Quit

League of Legends

I’ll Be Here For A While

Zachary Lombardo

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Trending

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Overcoming The Introvert

Where I Want To Be

League of Legends

Jakub Skurzyński

League of Legends

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Breaking Out Of My Shell

Joey Steltenpool

League of Legends

Christy Frierson

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Subverting Expectations

League of Legends

Breaking The Curse

League of Legends

Kieran Holmes-Darby

League of Legends

How Did I Get Here?

League of Legends

Patryk Piórkowski

League of Legends

The 20th of June

Aaron Chamberlain

Chasing A Dream

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Separation is Key