Thorin's Esports History

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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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When Love of Faker Turns Into Contempt for History
Anyone who would steal the glory of other great players in the name of loving Faker hates esports history!
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Top 10 Western Runs at Worlds - Part 1
These are the 10 best runs by Western teams at the League of Legends World Championship. In part one, Froggen seeks the cup, G2 runs back the magic and…
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The Inimitable YellOwStaR
There have been many great players, iconic shot-callers and decorated champions in Western League of Legends history but nobody combined all three quite…
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Meiko - The Immortal Support Icon (part 2)
Not content with being the best Chinese Support of the 2010s, Meiko takes EDG back to the top and eventually the Worlds title itself. Now he hunts for a…
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Meiko - The Immortal Support Icon (part 1)
Meiko has won every trophy that can be won in his career and stands as the most decorated and individually awarded Support player in Chinese League of…
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Faker and the Cultural Double-Edged Sword
The legendary Faker was seen, in off-stream candid fan footage, self-harming following a loss to rivals Gen.G. There's implications that might be a…
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MSI 2024 Delivered as LoL’s Best Ever International Tournament
Riot's recent MSI, with its double elimination and menu of elite match-ups, was as good as any tournament in esports!
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