Data:ExternalContent/2018-03-18

Mar 18[]

2018-03-18
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
Fnatic end Schalke's playoff dream in the EU LCS	Dot Esports	Adam Newell			Article		⁠⁠FNC
Bjergsen and TSM crush CLG's playoff hopes by destroying the Golden Guardians	Dot Esports	Justin Binkowski			Article	Bjergsen
The Story of Imaqtpie	The Score	Colten Gowan & Keith Capstick			Article	Imaqtpie
100 Thieves make quick work of Clutch Gaming in the NA LCS week 9 opener	Dot Esports	Malcolm Abbas			Article		⁠⁠100
Team Liquid qualify for the NA LCS Spring Split playoffs by defeating Cloud9	Dot Esports	Malcolm Abbas			Article		⁠⁠TL
SK Telecom T1 edge closer to the playoffs with a win over KSV Esports	Dot Esports	Malcolm Abbas			Article		⁠⁠SKT
G2 beat Splyce to secure second place in the 2018 EU LCS Spring Split	Dot Esports	Adam Newell			Article		⁠⁠G2
G2 defeat Vitality in a 38-kill thriller to set up a second-place tiebreaker against Splyce later today	Dot Esports	Adam Newell			Article		⁠⁠G2
ROX Lindarang: "Fiora is one of my favorite picks, but I've lost every game that I played her."	Inven Global	Sihoon "Maloo" Lee,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Lindarang		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
ROX Sangyoon: "My parents don't come to watch when I'm playing against top teams... only when they think I'll win"	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Key, Sangyoon		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
SKT Blank: "A professional player must prove himself through victory. I put the past behind and practiced"	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Blank, Effort		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Faker: "I think the coaching staff has made the judgment that in our current state, Blank is much more helpful to the team for winning"	Inven Global	Sihoon "Maloo" Lee,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Faker		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Counter Logic Gaming's Biofrost Sums up CLG's Disappointing Season and What's Next	YouTube	DBLTAP			Interview	Biofrost		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Xmithie Calls Impact One of the Best Top Laners He's Ever Played With - DBLTAP Exclusive Interview	YouTube	DBLTAP			Interview	Xmithie		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
The NA LCS Spring 2018 All-Pro team has been revealed	Dot Esports	Xing Li			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
CLS al Minuto: Isurus pisa el acelerador - Noticiero - Esports - League of Legends (Spanish)	LoL Esports LAS				Article			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season

Mar 19[]

2018-03-19
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
100 Thieves force a first-place tiebreaker by bringing down Echo Fox	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article		⁠⁠100
TSM secure third place in the NA LCS playoffs	Dot Esports	Xing Li			Article		⁠⁠TSM
TSM close out the Spring Split with another undefeated week and a chance at a bye in the playoffs	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article		⁠⁠TSM
A lot went wrong for CLG this split	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article		⁠⁠CLG
Cody Sun on relaxing before important matches: “Me and Aphro just chill. We just talk about whatever, girls or something.”	The Shotcaller	Izento			Interview	Cody Sun
FLASHBACK // Playoffs are coming (2018 EU LCS Spring Week 9)	LoL Esports				Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
EF Coach Inero - hidden NA midlane stars, the Echo Fox meme team, and Echo Fox headed into playoffs	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview	Inero		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Doublelift: TL and TSM Finals 'We're either gonna win it or go to game 5 as one of the sickest sets'	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview	Doublelift		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
CDL 2018: Se mantiene viva la ilusión por el ascenso (Spanish)	eSports Staff				Article			Circuito de Leyendas Norte/2018 Season/Opening Season
League of Legends global power rankings through March 19	ESPN	Emily Rand, Tyler Erzberger,,Xander Torres			Article			LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Mujeres bacanes en los esports locales I: Managers de los equipos de Latinoamérica Sur (Spanish)	Calabozo Mutante	Cristóbal Matteuci			Interview			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season

Mar 20[]

2018-03-20
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
Nadeshot CELEBRATES 100 Thieves first place, his plea for 100T MVP, love for his players	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview		⁠⁠100
Stunt: FlyQuest can’t practice late game in scrims, “We even purposely try not to take kills lvl 1”	Blitz Esports				Interview	Stunt
Hakuho: “If you’re not going Ignite on Thresh, then you’re just going to farm, which is not what the champion is designed to do.”	The Shotcaller	Izento			Interview	Hakuho
EU LCS Mic Check: Week 9 \| Spring Split 2018	LoL Esports				Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
AFs Kuro: "It’s been 5 years already. I think I’ll be able to play another 5 years; I’ll do my best until my 10th anniversary."	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	Kuro, Kiin		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
AFs Mowgli: "I don’t know who we’ll meet at the playoffs, but we’ll win no matter what and meet Kingzone DragonX at the finals."	Inven Global	Changsik "Alle" Son,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	Mowgli		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
KT Ucal: "Since the reason I became a pro gamer was Faker, I wanted to beat him."	Inven Global	Changsik "Alle" Son,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	Ucal		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
KT Smeb: "Kuro said that I'm not a good Sion player, but 90% of what he says is nonsense."	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim, Woo "Ready" Hyun,,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	Score, Smeb		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
The Penta - Episode 9 (2018)	LoL Esports				Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Check out the stats from Week 9	LoL Esports	Cassidy Corder			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Power Ranking: Semana 8 de CDL Apertura (Spanish)	Amadeus				Article			Circuito de Leyendas Norte/2018 Season/Opening Season
Semana 9 de LLN Apertura: estadísticas destacadas (Spanish)	eSports Staff				Article			LLN/2018 Season/Opening Season
The Penta - Episode 9 (2018)	LoL Esports				Article			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
Infographics PG Nationals Predator Week 5	PG Esports	PG Esports			Article			PG Nationals/2018 Season/Spring Season
A surprise ending to the Spring Split	The Game Haus	Nick Butts			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season,EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season

Mar 21[]

2018-03-21
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
PLAY BRAUM LIKE NORSKEREN	LoL Esports	Jovana "Jovy" Kostić			Article	Norskeren
EUphoria Podcast Episode 9 \| Dog Champs w/ sOAZ & Odoamne	LoL Esports				Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Furious toma ventaja en selección y bloqueos - Fríamente Calculado - Esports - League of Legends (Spanish)	LoL Esports LAS				Article			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
GorillA: "Because of the Jhin buff in patch 8.5, ranged supports might see more play"	Inven Global	Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo,,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Gorilla		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Bdd: "Peanut is in charge of gathering information during scattered teamfights and providing the team with what they need"	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Bdd	⁠⁠KZ	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
ROX Key: "Snowflower(Super Massive eSports) recommended me to play Lulu. She counters tanks in the current meta"	Inven Global	Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo,,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Key		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
ROX Sangyoon: "As if our head coach had taken drugs, when we're feeling down, he acts crazy and brightens the mood"	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Sangyoon, Lava	⁠⁠ROX	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
The Dive: Playoff Power Rankings and Patch 8.6 (Season 2, Episode 11)	LoL Esports				Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
100 Thieves' Cody Sun Gives His Thoughts on Playing with Aphromoo - DBLTAP Exclusive Interview	YouTube	DBLTAP			Interview	Cody Sun		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
CG LirA: "Out of all the teams in playoffs, I think TSM is the most doable."	Inven Global	Byungho "Haao" Kim,James "Bick" Hong			Interview	Lira		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Ovilee talks to Travis: favorite LCS moments, swearing pro players, Miami	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Febiven believes all the teams in playoffs are 'super good' - says Clutch has a tough road ahead	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview	Febiven		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
100 Thieves Ssumday: "Because I am doing well right now, I want to meet with my fans with an even better performance on an even bigger stage."	Inven Global	Byungho "Haao" Kim,James "Bick" Hong			Interview	Ssumday		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
100 Thieves Ryu: "Ssumday did miss Korea, but recently he said we should go on vacation here instead of Korea."	Inven Global	Byungho "Haao" Kim,James "Bick" Hong			Interview	Ryu		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
TSM MikeYeung: why stressful mistakes are a good thing, TSM's playoff chances, working with Weldon	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview	MikeYeung		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Power Ranking: Semana 9 de LLN Apertura (Spanish)	JJ EX				Article			LLN/2018 Season/Opening Season
¡Slow y su momento oportuno! - Jugada de la Semana - Esports - League of Legends (Spanish)	LoL Esports LAS				Article			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
TomnaM, tirador de Dark Horse: “Los equipos de circuitos nacionales juegan igual a los de CDL” (Spanish)	PrensaLoL	Ragulol			Interview	TomnaM		CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
El Heraldo - Listos para eliminatorias - Resumen - Apertura ´18 J9	YouTube				Article			LLN/2018 Season/Opening Season
Unrivalled Potential	The Player's Lobby				Article	Upset		EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season

Mar 22[]

2018-03-22
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
TL Impact on Player Fitness: “LCK just think it’s a waste of time. The NA perspective is very different.”	The Shotcaller	Izento			Interview	Impact
CLG COO Nick Allen on how CLG will return triumphant, new CLG HQ, Fortnite and Rocket League	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview		⁠⁠CLG
VEDIUS'S RUNDOWN OF THE 6 PLAYOFFS TEAMS	LoL Esports	Andrew "Vedius" Day			Article		⁠⁠G2⁠⁠H2K⁠⁠SPY⁠⁠ROC⁠⁠VIT⁠⁠FNC	EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
SKT Thal: "I want to give myself 5 out of 10 for this season. I made too many mistakes."	Inven Global	Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Changsik "Alle" Son,,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	Thal		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
SKT Faker: "I have a bad memory, so I usually forget everything... But I still remember that moment I solo-killed Ambition."	Inven Global	Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠SKT	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
BBQ Head Coach Kim Ga-ram: "Even if we fall go to the relegation match, we'll be back no matter what."	Inven Global	Changsik "Alle" Son,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠bbq	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
BBQ Trick: "I’m not that satisfied because the first season back in the LCK isn't as good as when I was in Europe."	Inven Global	Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠bbq	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Everything you need to know about Playoffs	LoL Esports				Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
This or That: Surprise Motherf$%!#@s	LoL Esports				Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
TL Olleh: "After experiencing Doublelift only saying no, I just go in as soon as Peter says the word no."	Inven Global	Byungho "Haao" Kim,James "Bick" Hong			Interview	Olleh		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Kobe explains why playoffs are wide open but TSM remains a big threat	YouTube	Travis Gafford			Interview	Kobe		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
The Cost of Bo1s: Breaking Down the Results of the LCS Format Change	Unikrn	Chase Wassenar			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Optimus Analysis: Posed for NA LCS Playoffs	LoL Esports	Optimus Tom Searfoss			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
6 thoughts going into Playoffs	LoL Esports	Kien Lam			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Perfiles de Circuito de Leyendas: PEX Team (Spanish)	eSports Staff				Article			Circuito de Leyendas Norte/2018 Season/Opening Season
‘¡Vamos a combear las Ultis en 3!’ - Mic-Check - Esports - League of Legends (Spanish)	LoL Esports LAS				Article			CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
Kirito y el juego de Legatum contra la UC: “Es una partida clave que define todo” (Spanish)	PrensaLoL	Ragulol			Interview	Kirito		CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
EU LCS Spring Playoffs: Legacy Lasts Forever	LoL Esports				Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
La Opinión - GG es el caballo negro - Apertura ‘18 J9	YouTube				Article			LLN/2018 Season/Opening Season
Cloud9’s Stormy Approach to Playoffs	The Game Haus	Mason Jenkins			Article		⁠⁠C9	NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Playoffs

Mar 23[]

2018-03-23
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
''Roaming Brian'' – AFL Round 1 2018, Essendon def. Adelaide – featuring Bombers (Essendon E-Sports)	Seven Network (Australia)	Brian Taylor			Article		⁠⁠BMR
What happened to Clutch Gaming?	Dot Esports	Xing Li			Article		⁠⁠CG
The Heist: Step 09 - March 18th	100 Thieves				Article		⁠⁠100
Recall: Chapter 9	OpTic Gaming				Article		⁠⁠OPT
G2 and Splyce both had great splits, but whose was better?	Dot Esports	Joe Tortorice			Article		⁠⁠G2⁠⁠SPY
TSM Coach Ssong: "I am just happy to reward fans at least a bit today, and I hope to not stop here."	Blitz Esports				Interview	SSONG	⁠⁠TSM
Meteos on ending 100T's lose streak, Sneaky's cosplay, and what could be hurting C9	Blitz Esports				Interview	Meteos
YOUR ALL-PRO TEAM OF THE 2018 SPRING SPLIT IS...	LoL Esports	Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain			Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Bang: "I have no choice but to be more careful while streaming... since it could end up being dangerous if I reveal too much of my emotions"	Inven Global	Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo,,Woo "Ready" Hyun			Interview	Bang		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
Team Liquid's Olleh Gives His Thoughts on the 4th Place Curse - DBLTAP Exclusive Interview	YouTube	DBLTAP			Interview	Olleh		NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
100 Thieves Tops North America - DBLTAP Rift Raff	YouTube	DBLTAP			Article			NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
Mágico, de la UC: “Ver a jugadores tirándonos odio porque no eran ellos los que estaban acá era increíble” (Spanish)	PrensaLoL	Ragulol			Interview	Magico		CLS/2018 Season/Opening Season
Subbing in for Fnatic and Echo Fox	The Game Haus	Nick Butts			Article		⁠⁠FNC⁠⁠FOX	NA LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season,EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
EU LCS Spring Split All-Pro Awards	The Game Haus	Thomas Baker			Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season

Mar 24[]

2018-03-24
Link	Publication	Author	Series	Season	Content	Players	Teams	Tournaments
KINGZONE DragonX overcome a surprisingly tough challenge from KSV Esports	Dot Esports	Malcolm Abbas			Article		⁠⁠KZ
Splyce steamroll ROCCAT and advance to the semifinals of the EU LCS playoffs	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article		⁠⁠SPY
H2k's season has been a mess, but they might have what it takes to steal Vitality's win	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article		⁠⁠H2K
The EU LCS 2018 Spring Split All-Pro team is locked in	Dot Esports	Aaron Mickunas			Article			EU LCS/2018 Season/Spring Season
JAG Coach Fly: "The players making the same mistake is mostly my fault because I’m their coach."	Inven Global	Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Changsik "Alle" Son,,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠JAG	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
JAG UmTi: "Our head coach told us we have to play all the scrims with the playoff and relegation match teams without vacation if we lose."	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠JAG	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
KZ PraY: "I think Afreeca Freecs will come to the finals. There’s no reason, it just feels like they will."	Inven Global	Changsik "Alle" Son,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview	PraY		LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season
KZ Peanut: "I talked to kkOma yesterday, and he said ‘see you at the finals’. I’m sure that SKT will come up."	Inven Global	Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim,Dasol "Viion" Jang			Interview		⁠⁠KZ	LCK/2018 Season/Spring Season