Join The Fan Lab, a private Fandom research community for users in the US and UK where you will be asked to share your opinions on all things gaming and entertainment! Click here to see if you qualify
Data:ExternalContent/2018-10-07
Oct 07[edit]
| 2018-10-07 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| Entrevista a SolidSnake: "Es triste que se unan LAS y LAN pero puede resultar algo bueno" #ESPWorlds (Spanish) | Esportmaníacos | Joan Cebrián | Interview | SolidSnake | ||||
| Razleplasm: For me to really be working and chipping at a lot of my craft, and then being able to get to show that at MSI and now Worlds, I’m very happy for that. | Esports Heaven | Izento | Interview | Razleplasm | ||||
| G2 at Worlds 2018 - War | YouTube | G2 Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Thorin & Loco vs Worlds 2018 - Episode 3 | YouTube | Locodoco | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COOLDOWN - Play In Knock Out Stage Day 2 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COUNTDOWN - Play In Knock Out Stage Day 2 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| SUP GBM: "To the Turkey fans, I am so sorry that I couldn’t make it to groups. Using this feeling of regret that I have now, I will better myself for next year." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | GBM | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| G-Rex Candy: "My idol for the mid lane has always been Rookie. The fact that I get to meet him at Worlds is an honor." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Candy | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| G-Rex Coach Fu Chien-Wei: "I am most confident against 100 Thieves and most scared of IG. I fear IG the most because they are a team that can go 50-50 against RNG." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Wei | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| G2 Jankos: "I will for sure prefer to play against TL, kt, and MAD. Teams like Afreeca Freecs and Flash Wolves, alongside the wildcard team, could be kind of a risk to play against." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Jankos | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| INF SolidSnake: "I would have loved to play against Fnatic or Team Liquid... our team will aim to be here again next year for Worlds." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | SolidSnake | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| C9 Jensen: 'They had a lot of good moments, but also, we played pretty bad' | ESPN | Emily Rand | Article | Jensen |  C9 | 2018 Season World Championship | ||
| Cloud9 were lucky to advance past the play-in stage at Worlds | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article | C9 | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 08[edit]
| 2018-10-08 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| WORLDS 2018 - TOP 20 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| FLASHBACK // Worlds 2018 Play-Ins | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Fnatic Legends in Action - Bootcamp | YouTube | Fnatic | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Spawn shares all his big predictions for Worlds groups and forward | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Spawn | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Riot fines 4 worlds participants for in-game behavior | ESPN | Emily Rand | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Worlds 2018 Top 20 | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | |||||
| LoL Worlds: The Future of DFM and the LJL | The Game Haus | Brandon Sturak | Article |  DFM | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 09[edit]
| 2018-10-09 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| Felipe Rossi, CEO de All Knights: “Estamos abriendo una puerta para que otras empresas apuesten por la región” (Spanish) | PrensaLoL | JonaValenzuela | Interview |  AK | LLA/2019 Season/Opening Season | |||
| This or That: Pick'ems Ruined! | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Making the Rounds: Play-In Wrap Up and Third Seed Chances | YouTube | Kelsey Moser | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| G2 at Worlds 2018 - Knockout | YouTube | G2 Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Drakos and Vedius on if Mithy / Zven leaving helped EU, NA chances at Worlds | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Drakos, Vedius | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| 10 Thoughts going into Group Stage | LoL Esports | Kien Lam | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Is this finally EDG’s year to shine at Worlds? | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article |  EDG | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Here are our Worlds 2018 Play-in MVP winner and runner-ups | Cybersport | Adel Chouadria | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Participantes da nova liga latina de LoL são revelados; All Knights é a única novidade (Portuguese) | ESPN | Article | LLA/2019 Season/Opening Season | |||||
| Worlds Group Stage Top 30 2018 Players: 30-26 | The Game Haus | Rui Yang Xu | Article | Haru, Baolan, Crown, Ning, SwordArt | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Play-In stage OP-5 making the Main Event | The Game Haus | Thomas Baker | Article | Wunder, Empt2y, Scout, Sneaky, Meiko | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 10[edit]
| 2018-10-10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| If this is a dream, don't pinch me - EUNITED Ep. 1 | YouTube | The Shotcaller | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Kelsey Covers Worlds - Scaling isn't just Team Fighting ft. G2 Esports | YouTube | Kelsey Moser | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COOLDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 1 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COUNTDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 1 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Jactroll: "This win cant go to our heads. We CAN make it out of groups but we need to stay focused." | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Jactroll | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Wadid speaks about the win vs Afreeca, Hjarnan's Heimer, and winning in Korea | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Wadid | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Mata: "Teams shouldn't give me Thresh, Alistar, Rakan, and... Blitzcrank. Because my team hates it!" | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Mata | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Deft explains how Golden Guardian's Deftly inspired him to work harder | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Deft | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Jankos says western fans shouldn't give up hope yet, we can take games | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Jankos | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| FW Maple thinks Team Liquid looked good in their match vs KT | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Maple | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Uzi says he's nervous this Worlds because he's the "Final Boss" | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Uzi | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Doublelift on Team Liquid at Worlds, facing KT, why he doesn't deserve top 20 | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Doublelift | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| IG Rookie on Why LPL Is Dominating, His World Championship Goal, and Tips for Other Import Players | Inven Global | Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Sihoon "Maloo" Lee, Woo "Ready" Hyun | Interview | Rookie | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| RNG Xiaohu on the Team's Ultimate Goal: "I’d like to win titles nonstop like SKT." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Xiaohu | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| VIT Jiizuke: "When Crown picked Syndra, I knew I wanted Ekko. Against their team comp...I knew I wanted Ekko." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Jiizuke | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| AFS Kiin: "This sounds a lot worse because we lost, but we didn’t ban G2’s Heimerdinger because we were overly confident." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Kiin | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| G2 Hjarnan: "I think Afreeca didn’t ban Heimerdinger because they thought their lineup would be a lot stronger." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Hjarnan | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| kt Score: "In today’s draft, Team Liquid drafted exactly how we predicted. In terms of skill, Team Liquid played better than we had expected." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Score | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| C9 Reapered: "A loss is a loss. We’ll have to learn from today’s loss, try harder and go forward." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Reapered | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| FW Moojin: "I told my coach that I’m confident in making aggressive plays on Taliyah and that’s why he allowed me to use her." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Moojin | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| G-Rex's Stitch: "I think I am better than Cody Sun. I want to meet him in the group stage." | ESPN | Tyler Erzberger | Article | Stitch |  GRX | 2018 Season World Championship | ||
| Nine cool facts you (probably) didn't know about Worlds | Cybersport | Adel Chouadria | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Worlds 2018: All 10 Non-LCS Group Stage Teams, Explained | YouTube | Blitz Esports LoL | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Play-In stage OP-5 missing the Main Event | The Game Haus | Thomas Baker | Article | Nate, SolidSnake, G4, Zeitnot, Snowflower | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 11[edit]
| 2018-10-11 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| League of Legends invade a Unisinos (Portuguese) | Kellen Dalbosco | Article |  USER | |||||
| Rekkles on which LCS teams will escape groups and why he grew a beard | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Rekkles | ||||
| Winther is Coming - EUNITED Ep. 2 | YouTube | The Shotcaller | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Kelsey Covers Worlds - How to squeeze in your backs ft. Invictus Gaming | YouTube | Kelsey Moser | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COOLDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 2 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COUNTDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 2 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| LetMe: "It's funny: When RNG wins, Botlane gets the praise. But when we lose, I get the blame" | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Letme | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| YamatoCannon: "I'm very excited for our rematch vs C9. It's interesting to play against Reapered." | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | YamatoCannon | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Caps: "Rookie is probably the best Mid. So if I can show up against him, I can show up vs anyone." | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Caps | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Spirit gives English interview: "I'd love to meet Fnatic in Quarterfinals!" | YouTube | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Spirit | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| C9 Svenskeren: "I just thought the game was doomed...But, when I saw one Galio Q do 60% of Jarvan’s health, I was like ‘Okay, we can win...PHEW, we can actually win" | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Svenskeren | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| IG JackeyLove on Rekkles: "If we take it to the mid-game, the opponent will try to play more aggressive. Then, I think their duo might self-destruct." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | JackeyLove | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| FNC Bwipo: "NA, right now, is struggling to play their own style. While on the other hand, EU is playing really well by going with their own style." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Bwipo | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| PVB Head Coach Ren: "Most of the teams in this Worlds play slow in the early game. I think that us and FW are the only teams that play fast and aggressive early." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Ren | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| FW Maple: "Although I do agree the gap between leagues are closing, I still strongly believe that Korean teams are slightly stronger than the rest as long as they draft better." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Maple | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Betty explains all the steps Flash Wolves are taking to make sure they go far at Worlds | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Betty | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Jactroll thinks Vitality has a chance of beating RNG and is looking forward to the match | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Jactroll | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Empt2y's English interview - talks NA solo queue vs everywhere else and G-Rex's chances | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Empt2y | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Sneaky on laning against Uzi, how Cloud9 is improving, facing down EU | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Sneaky | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Kiin says that Spirit looks out for him and his claims Kiin is the best is just "tossing me a bone" | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Kiin | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Cabochard jokes about two Korean losses "the gap is closing I guess" | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Cabochard | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Spirit's English interview: says Kiin is the best player at Worlds | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Spirit | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| On the train to Busan with Cloud9 | ESPN | Emily Rand | Article | C9 | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| What’s going on with Korean teams at Worlds? | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Worlds Group Stage 2018 Top 30 Players: 25-21 | The Game Haus | Rui Yang Xu | Article | Maple, Ming, CoreJJ, Ssumday, Kuro | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 12[edit]
| 2018-10-12 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| The Reality Check - EUNITED Ep. 3 | YouTube | The Shotcaller | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| G2 at Worlds 2018 - Progression | YouTube | G2 Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Kelsey Covers Worlds - LPL's success means no more excuses for the West | YouTube | Kelsey Moser | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COOLDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 3 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COUNTDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 3 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Ovilee recaps her Worlds experience on her last day hosting Worlds for Riot | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Ovilee May | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| EDG Meiko explains where NA needs to improve this Worlds | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Meiko | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Ming explains how he trolled LPL's Candice, what RNG's chances are | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Ming | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Smeb: We will win Worlds | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Smeb | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Prolly explains why he thinks NA fans should be angry | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Pr0lly | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Uzi talks about China's dominance this year, pressure on his shoulders, and overcoming Mata | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Uzi | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Aphromoo: "It's really rude to critique Rikara. You don't consider mental aspects & team dynamics." | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | 2018 Season World Championship | |||||
| Broxah talks about the game vs IG, the Baron call, and his expectations against GREX | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Broxah | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Gen.G CuVee: "We strongly believe there is not a significant skill gap at all between us and C9. I most definitely have confidence we can beat them again." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | CuVee | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| EDG Clearlove: "I think TL plays very well during the early game. However, when it goes to the mid to late game, it seems that TL has some issues regarding teamfighting and macro." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Clearlove | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| KT Ucal: "I think Caps, Rookie, Xiaohu and I are on the same level." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Ucal | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Teams at Worlds need to stop playing Olaf wrong | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Se anunciaron 8 equipos que integrarán la nueva liga LA | ESPN | Article | LLA/2019 Season/Opening Season | |||||
| Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 20-16 | The Game Haus | Thomas Baker | Article | Doublelift, iBoy, TheShy, Spirit, Scout | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
Oct 13[edit]
| 2018-10-13 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link | Publication | Author | Series | Season | Content | Players | Teams | Tournaments |
| Jactroll gives emotional interview on not making Quarters, his journey, and the future of Vitality | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Jactroll | |||||
| Making the Rounds: EVOS Coach Jensen on Worlds Group Stage Round 1, VCS, and LMS | YouTube | Kelsey Moser | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Thorin & Loco vs Worlds 2018 - Greatest Western Team at Worlds?! TSM vs FNC | YouTube | Locodoco | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COOLDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 4 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| WORLDS COUNTDOWN - Main Event Group Stage Day 4 | YouTube | LoL Esports | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| YoungBuck: "Seeing G2 on top of Group A is fantastic. EU is doing well. Can't complain." | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | YoungBuck | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Jankos: "We're scrimming from 1pm to 2am, playing as much as possible. This is our only chance." | Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller | Interview | Jankos | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Rookie explains IG's meme about everyone stealing Jackeylove's penta | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Rookie | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Pobelter explains why fans shouldn't give up on Team Liquid yet | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Pobelter | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Hjarnan CALLS OUT Heisendong for a 1v1 Heimerdinger | YouTube | Travis Gafford | Interview | Hjarnan | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| TL Impact: "While I was split pushing, I thought, “Man, this would be so boring to watch." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Impact | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| kt Smeb: "With the rest of the games remaining, I want to show the other teams watching that kt is really a team to be feared." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | Smeb | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| IG JackeyLove on Rookie: "My thoughts did not change; he's still a level ahead." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | JackeyLove | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| FNC sOAZ: "When we knew G-Rex was going to dive Bwipo, we all yelled out ‘USE YOUR POTIONS. PLEASE USE YOUR POTIONS.’ Thank god, Bwipo ended up being fine." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, James "Bick" Hong | Interview | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| AFs Coach Ccomet: "We should first recover our confidence. It’s a big relief that we’ve won today and gained positive momentum." | Inven Global | Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Yudae "Akiin" Oak | Interview | Comet | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| 100 Thieves and Vitality are somehow still in it at Worlds | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article |  VIT 100 | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| For the first time, LPL teams reign as favorites at Worlds | Dot Esports | Xing Li | Article | 2018 Season World Championship | ||||
| Cloud9's Licorice: '[We] just weren't great as a team' | ESPN | Tyler Erzberger | Article | Licorice | C9 | 2018 Season World Championship | ||
| Gen.G's slow start not a cause for worry ... yet | ESPN | Emily Rand | Article |  GEN | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 15-11 | The Game Haus | Taylor Damaschi | Article | Meiko, JackeyLove, CuVee, Caps, Ruler | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 10-6 | The Game Haus | Thomas Baker | Article | Karsa, Kiin, Xiaohu, Ucal, Deft | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
| Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 5-1 | The Game Haus | Rui Yang Xu | Article | Mata, Score, Smeb, Rookie, Uzi | 2018 Season World Championship | |||
