Growing Pains When the NALCS moved towards franchising, there was a frantic scramble for players from multiple teams. Many were speculating on teams’ strengths in the Spring Split and hoping that franchising would be the push NA needed to become more relevant internationally. When push came to shove, teams still favored veterans and imports over...

The Afreeca Freecs may have started poorly this Group Stage, but when it mattered, they sprinted to the finish line taking First Seed in Group A. We caught up with Kuro on his thoughts on the day of matches. Congratulations securing first seed in the Group. After starting 1-2, you managed to finally turn it around. How is the team feeling now? It...

Royal Never Give Up ended Groups with First Seed but the journey to get there was a tumultuous one against Team Vitality and Cloud9. Congratulations making into Quarterfinals. You guys had a scare against Vitality and Cloud9 today, what are your thoughts on that? We thought that there would at least be one upset, but losing two games was rather...

KT kicked off the day with an explosive game against MAD Team, shutting them down early and strangling them to victory. We spoke to Ucal on his thoughts of LCK and MAD Team. Congratulations on your win. It wasn’t even close! What’s the team condition like right now? Thank you. Our team condition is getting better every game. You guys played MAD...

FNC destroyed G-Rex in convincing fashion today. We caught up with FNC Bwipo on their dominating win and his thoughts on groups. Congratulations on your win against G-Rex today. You’re now 2-1 and look to exit the group in dominating fashion. How is Fnatic feeling right now? I haven’t got to talk to my teammates yet. But I’m pretty sure we’re...