Archive - Thorin's Esports History

gla1ve - The Fragging IGL Unicorn

gla1ve dominated with Astralis to assemble an impossible trophy case thanks to not just an epic reading ability but also a fragging capacity no other…

Jul 2 •

The Special Ones

The teams attending MSI are clear in their rankings and collective levels, but the X factor that draws in attention is the potential for the best…

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Inspired to His Core

Korea is sending an unbeaten team to MSI and a fresh LPL champion awaits, but Western fans can believe in the mastery of Inspired, the best player in…

Jun 29 •

Best-Of-None - Make Majors Great Again!

Majors went from the best tournaments in Counter-Strike esports to laughable and with the would-be great narratives leaking through easily addressable…

Jun 26 •

February 2025

Zeka - Korea's Clutch King of Game Fives

Zeka became a World Champion yet earned little respect. Now a two time LCK champion to boot he has emerged as a clutch star of Bo5 deciders to forge a…

Feb 23 •

devve the Consistent

device was once a shrinking star talent who was written off as a choker. He transformed into devve and dominated tournament placings to the point of…

Feb 22 •

Skewed Spirit Narratives - Part 2: The ArtFr0st Counterfactual

Team Spirit escaped the narratives hung around their neck by winning the major to close the year. In part 2 I look at how not acquiring sh1ro could have…

Feb 21 •

Skewed Spirit Narratives - Part 1: From Broken to Team of the Year

Team Spirit veered from the best team anyone had ever seen to chokers, figured out and unworthy to win a major. They ended the year at the top. In part…

Feb 20 •

What if LCK Had No Play-Offs? - Part 2 (2020-2024)

If LCK was simply a league format ROX Tigers and KT would be crowned where T1 suffer from fewer trophies. In part one 2 revisit the last five years of…

Feb 18 •

If the lie will always be present then so too must the truth. In an industry which grinds up the pure-hearted to extract their passion my crusade is to…

Feb 12 •

December 2024

What if LCK Had No Play-Offs? - Part 1 (2015-2019)

If LCK was simply a league format like football's English Premier League some career resumes and narratives would be much different. In part one I…

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

Five NAVI Red Flags Heading Into the Perfect World Shanghai Major

From map pool concerns to individual performance drop-offs to team form skids. Five reasons NAVI fans might be sweating during their team's run in…

Nov 27, 2024 •

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