The Copenhagen Wolves have signed a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster made up of three players from LGB eSports and ...
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Ruben "RUBINO" Villarroel, Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad and Morten "zEVES" Vollan join the new team from LGB eSports, which has struggled to break into the top tier of European competition over the last few months.
Erik "zende" Sundeqvist and Simon "twist" Eliasson will join the team after the duo left Team Property earlier this week.
The Copenhagen Wolves' CEO, Jakob Lund Kristensen had the following to say in regards to the new roster:
"Though our emphasis and priorities have always been on the development of Danish talents, we feel that this particular lineup is simply too talented, too hungry and too skilled to not become a part of our wolfpack. They share both the dedication and determination that we have been looking for and we have honoured this with a longterm deal that will provide them with the best possible circumstances to live up to their lofty potential."The new team's first showing will come in the closed qualifier for DreamHack London, but they will also compete in the CEVO Professional division against some of Europe's finest.
As previously mentioned, the full Copenhagen Wolves CS:GO roster is as follows:
- Ruben "RUBINO" Villarroel
- Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad
- Morten "zEVES" Vollan
- Erik "zende" Sundeqvist
- Simon "twist" Eliasson
Details on the Asian qualifier for The World Championships have been revealed by the tournament's organizer, E-Frag. The announcement was made on August 15.
The first phase of the qualifier will see each group compete in a Best of 1 Round Robin. The top team from each group will form another group, where another Round Robin will take place, but with a Best of 3 format. The top three teams from that final group will proceed to the $100,000 LAN finals in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Asian qualifiers are set to run from August 27 until September 4. For more details, check out E-Frag's website.
TSM's Lustboy: "I think I am probably top 1 or 2 in LCS"
You have played against Chae ”Piglet” Gwang-jin in Korea and now in North America. How do you think he is different from his SKT days?
I think Piglet still plays as well as he did back in Korea, but because communication is such an important factor in a game like League of Legends. Piglet, who still lacks the ability to communicate properly in English, is unable to unlock his full potential.
What do you think about today’s game versus Team Liquid? Do you think they put up a good fight? What mistakes did they make?
Even though Team Liquid played the early game quite well, they made lots of mistakes during rotations, and their team fighting wasn't so great either.
Comparing yourself with the other LCS supports, where would you rate yourself and the others?
I think I am probably top 1 or 2 in LCS. Even though I didn't originally think I would rank myself that high, when I actually think if there are any players that I could rate higher than myself, there's really no one.
You've played in OGN finals, WCG finals, and at Worlds. Next you'll play at Madison Square Garden for the title. How does this compare to your previous finals and big events?
Because I've played on big stages before in my career, I'm neither worried nor nervous about playing at MSG. However, unlike the previous stages, MSG is an actual traditional sport stadium, so I'm excited about playing there.
You are the only NA Korean import to make a NA LCS final. Why do you think your Korean peers have continually failed?
Like I answered before, communication is key in League of Legends. Other Koreans lack in that department, and they tend to make many mistakes because of it.
Since you guys are heading to the finals versus CLG, are you confident that TSM will take the series and why?
This time around, CLG is actually looking really strong, so I cannot confidently say that we will beat them. That being said, I think as long as we are able to win the bottom lane match up, it should be an easy match.
This interview was conducted with assistant from Jiwoon Yang.
The final qualifier for the Americas Championship, the next step on the Road to Blizzcon, is set to take place this weekend. The top 8 teams have been finalized and are ready to battle for the right to eventually represent the region at Blizzcon.
Among the ranks are old faces and new. Of the eight teams set to appear, three of them have qualified already. That means that, if those same three teams place at the top of this tournament’s standings, the remaining teams need to go as far as possible in order to have a chance at one of the two remaining spots.
Tempo Storm vs. Luminosity Gaming
Tempo Storm
It is still fair to call Tempo Storm the strongest North American team at this moment, but it isn’t accurate to call them untouchable. The squad that appeared to be basically unbeatable for a two-month stretch has started to show that it can bleed.
At the Town Hall Heroes invitational, Tempo lost a best-of-five in the grand finals against Cloud9.
Then, at Kings of the Storm VII, Tempo was sent to the losers’ bracket in the winners’ finals by compLexity Gaming before defeating COGnitive in the losers’ finals. They managed to reset the bracket and defeat compLexity in the grand finals, but it showed that this team is far from invincible.
It’s tempting to say that there isn’t much on the line here for Tempo Storm. They’ve already qualified for the Americas Championship and they’ve been routinely winning prize money. But their complete dominance of NA has started to look more like a solid, but human, stranglehold. This is their chance to remind their North American opponents why they’ve been the team to beat since June.
One interesting factor to consider with Tempo is their ability to work their way into different compositions. The recent Europe Open was often dominated by two-warrior compositions, something that Tempo is not known for running. While casting the Europe Open, Tempo Storm manager Jared “Zoia” Eggleston actually talked about how Tempo wasn’t rushing to make the switch to double-warrior.
If they did decide to start running it consistently, then it would likely be Chris “Zuna” Buechter running the second warrior - it dovetails somewhat with his current role, as he already plays melee when needed. Taylor “Arthelon” Eder is too important of an asset to put on warrior duty: his assassin play is great and his Azmodan is downright terrifying. Kurt “Kaeyoh” Ocher is potentially the strongest Zagara player in North America and is probably needed in the backline more than Zuna.
Luminosity Gaming
Formerly known as Goon Squad Inc., this team has proven itself repeatedly in recent competition. Characterized by an aggressive teamfighting style, they made top 8 for the first time at the July Open, where they defeated the now-defunct Cloud9 Vortex before losing to Tempo Storm and COGnitive Gaming.
On their way to the top 8, Luminosity defeated Pool Plato Some Tangos, who made it to the double-elimination portion in both June and July.
The predominantly Canadian squad is in a tough spot from a bracket perspective - they face Tempo immediately and, if they lose, will then face the loser of Murloc Geniuses versus COGnitive Gaming.
But this is a team that is capable of surprising opponents. Because of their seeding, they’ll need to do that in order to go deep enough to earn a spot at the Americas Championship in Las Vegas.
The matchup
The smart money is on Tempo Storm in this bout, if only because they’ve been so dominant in the past and Luminosity is a squad that has yet to prove themselves against this level of competition. But Tempo dropped a game against Blaze, lost a best-of-five to Cloud9, and lost to compLexity in Kings of the Storm: so it’s possible that Luminosity can exploit a weakness they’ve noticed.
Open qualifiers will be held for ESL One New York 2015, the tournament organizers revealed. There will be open qualifiers for the European, South East Asian and American regions. Both the EU and SEA qualifiers will kick off on August 22, just four days from now. Details on the US qualifier have yet to be finalized. All games will be Best of 1, but in the SEA qualifier, games will best Best of 3 starting from the Round of 16. The same will happen in the EU qualifier, but starting from the Round of 8. Three main qualifier slots will be up for grabs for the EU open qualifier, while four slots will be given during the SEA open qualifier. With the post-International shuffle in full swing, the open qualifiers allows brand new teams to prove their mettle. This also opens the possibilities for teams that have simply flown under the radar. Wings Gaming competed in The International 5's Chinese qualifier after they won the open qualifier. They were the open qualifier team that performed the best, making it to the playoffs, but fell short of the Main Event. Dennis Gonzales is a Toronto eSports writer who enjoys whiskey, Dungeon & Dragons and first-picking Timbersaw Windranger Abaddon Slardar. You can follow him on Twitter.
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