EMS One Katowice: 11,500 plus five Poles take down NiP
The Grand Finals are over. Over 10,000 fans turned up to see history being made as local heroes Virtus.pro took on Ninjas in Pyjamas. Virtus.pro’s recent performance meant that they were not an obvious favorite to make it this far in the tournament. However, the Poles were on a roll in Katowice, kicking out the […]
Korea and Europe to face off in the Grand Final
The second day of League of Legends at Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice featured several mind-blowing games. Let’s take a look at what transpired on Saturday! The first game of the day saw Invictus Gaming take on Fnatic in a rematch of their round one standoff. In Friday’s match, Fnatic took a big hit in the early […]
EMS One Katowice: A Polish dream is coming true!
The match between LGB and Virtus.pro was something of a surprise, with neither of them being particular favorites to advance to the Grand Final. However, both faced off in order to take a chance at not only competing on the main stage in front of the biggest audience either team have ever had but also […]
EMS One Katowice: Unlucky Danes fall to Ninjas’ ambush
When Team Dignitas got into the quarter finals, they already said that their expectations had been exceeded and anything else would just be the icing on the cake. Going into the semifinal against Ninjas in Pyjamas, fan favorite FeTiSh said that he couldn’t feel any better at this point. However, was his team able to […]
Introducing the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice Hearthstone players
This Sunday, four players will battle it out to decide who will emerge victorious from the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in Hearthstone. Two players overcame hundreds of others to qualify for our US$4,000 Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament here in Katowice, and will face our two invitees Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski, 2013 Blizzon champion, and […]
This Sunday – are you ready for eSports?!
On the League of Legends stage, Fnatic and Cloud 9 HyperX are facing off in an emotional NA vs. EU rematch of the Season 3 World Championships and the right to advance to the Intel Extreme Masters Grand Finals. It’s a neck-and-neck struggle in which a previously struggling Fnatic side are pulling out all the […]
EMS One Katowice: LGB send the next favorite home
The last quarter final promised a lot of action, with LGB eSports having had a superb run during the group stage before achieving their spot. Facing them were DreamHack Winter champions Fnatic, who managed to struggle into the playoffs following a close losers’ match that ended in them exacting revenge on Reason Gaming. However, which […]
Only one LCS team to secure a spot in the semifinals today!
Friday started – and ended – with some very interesting group matches. Invictus Gaming versus Fnatic kicked the day. Fans were wondering whether or not the Chinese would face difficulties transitioning between patches, but boy, did they show us they could. Invictus demonstrated the trademark Chinese aggression throughout the game and managed to clinch the […]
EMS One Katowice: The intercontinental showdown
For many, the match between Ninjas in Pyjamas and compLexity was the most anticipated game of the day. It was not only a clash of big names, but also a meeting between two power houses from different continents, both legends of the CS scene. Although both teams had struggled as of late, they had both […]
An unpredictable second day of StarCraft II…
Fourteen players battled it out today for spots in the Quarterfinals of the US$100,000 winner takes all competition. – Lee “Life” Seung Hyun vs. Lee “Rogue” Byung Ryul will be played tomorrow at 12:00 CET before the Quarterfinal games begin. Here we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments of the […]
