"While his peers were busy preparing for university entrance exams, getting tutors, and attending private extracurricular academies,
@GenG
Peyz was receiving home-based tutoring for League of Legends."
.
@peyz05
's mom is on another level
#MSI2023
Here's the clip of the Chinese cast some of you were asking for and the translation
"Whoa, here, top lane, eh! In the last moment, flash was used. Xiaohu was forced to use flash. But here in the mid lane, solo kill! SOLO BOLO happened so early, not even 3-minutes into the game?"
.
@Buzz_kr
on seeing his
@DRX_VS
teammates get burned out: “I go into these games with the mindset that I’m going to pop off more, I’m going to do more today because my teammates aren’t feeling that well."
#VALORANTMasters
Mandarin portions weren't translated, so putting some here.
Q: Who do you think the
#Worlds2022
champion will be?
Jackson Wang: Firstly, even if I give my opinion, I don't think anyone will give it importance... I'm not the main act. The biggest stars here are our players.
"There’s a culture in Japan where you have these idols and superstars — and you want to support them. 'Oshi' is a relatively new word that we use to describe this. That’s the same for
#Valorant
."
@OooDa
shares why
#VALORANTMasters
was so big in Japan 🇯🇵
I wrote about one of the best
#Worlds
series I've ever watched, and look back at what made it so incredible.
In kkOma's words, "I won’t forget this match until I die."
Just wanted to say that I'm very grateful to
@EMENESlol
for sharing his story. Takes courage to open up about mental health and speak one's truth.
Also glad that the LoL community on reddit appreciated getting to know him 🙏
#MSI2023
Q: How do you feel about League of Legends?
Jackson Wang: Firstly, I'm very bad at playing games. How do I feel about it? *thinks* "Being able to continuously work together" - that kind of feeling. I hope they can continue to accept me and work together, that kind of feeling.
Q: Which is your favorite Worlds song so far?
Jackson Wang: I like Star Walkin'. I really like Star Walkin'. And my collaborative song with Riot Games that I'll debut in 2 days time called "Fire to the Fuse".
*smile and claps*
I spoke to
@T1LoL
interim head coach
@StardustLUL
about how it was like suddenly taking up the role in the middle of the season, how he managed the players in the process, and his mindset here at
#Worlds2021
Me: How's your English?
Viper: (in EN) Not that good because I always listen and speak Chinese, so sometimes I forget some Korean and English words
Me: *laughs*
Viper explains
@EDG_Edward
's struggles this year, and how he mastered Mandarin
#Worlds2022
FPX have set a new record for fastest game time in
#LPL
Spring 2021 at 22:28 against eStar.
They break their own record of 22:50 against Rogue Warriors last week.
Forgot to post this earlier, but thanks to
@TeamRazer
I got to interview
@T1LoL
Faker! I like how he openly talks about meditating before matches, and which led me to ask specifically which type of meditation he practices.
Still working on part two ✍️
He was asked a similar question by another CN outlet.
Jackson Wang: As I've mentioned, even if I give my opinion, I don't think anyone will care... aren't you digging me a hole* and asking me to jump? *both reporter and him laughs*
*Translation note: 挖矿 literally means mining
Please welcome Bang
@JunSikJjang123
to 100 Thieves.
Bang has been competing under SK Telecom T1 for the past 5 years, winning 2 League of Legends World Championships. He will be joining us on a 2-year deal as our ADC.
#100T
Imagine fighting in 4 best-of-five series during the Summer playoffs
3-2
2-3
3-0
2-3
playing a total of 17 games to make it to the final and qualify for
#Worlds2022
before 4 best-of-ones...
Reminder to self and everyone else that Faker recommended these 3 books, and to read them if you haven't already:
📘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
📘InstaBrain: The New Rules for Marketing to Generation Z
📘The Real Happy Pill
How
@JDGaming
coach Homme brought out the best in 369 when no one else could:
"The only 2 weaknesses that I can see: He tunnels in lane and doesn’t enjoy playing League of Legends. When we get him to play a lot of games, he improves a lot.”
#Worlds2022
Reminder to self and everyone else that Faker recommended these 3 books, and to read them if you haven't already:
📘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
📘InstaBrain: The New Rules for Marketing to Generation Z
📘The Real Happy Pill
Official: Former SKT and Rogue top laner
@Profitlol
joins Team Flash in VCS. This is the first time an imported talent has entered the LoL Vietnamese esports scene.
Coaching in the shadow of Bjergsen: "Who… who are you?"
This was the first thing some of the
@TSM
players said to
@ChawyWong
for they didn't know who he was.
I spoke to him to find out exactly happened to TSM this year and the unique challenges he faced
We are the Female Singapore League champions! So proud of the Asterisk* team! ❤️
Next stop, Female Esports League: Elite in February where we'll face top Southeast Asian teams.
Cool to find Jinx, Silco (and Ovilee), Singed and all, but can we please talk about the rat?!
Please become Twitch please not be this dead
#arcane
#UndercityNights
Yuyanjia has been really down the entire press con. When TES were asked to stand up to take a photo, Karsa comforted and encouraged him, and even put his arm around yuyanjia when they posed for a photo.
Thank you for your support 😭
I am truly honored that
@JDGaming
Ruler outed himself as a newly minted anime-watcher to me. And even used a reference from my most favorite anime of all time.
Based.
By Worlds, he will be weeb.
#MSI2023
“Every player is the best in their position, which means they do have their ego. My role is helping them communicate at the best level."
Thank you
@JDGaming
! Every tournament I catch up with Homme in an interview. He always gives great insight
#MSI2023
I still find it super cool that Wendy asks in English and Mandarin, Kanavi replies in Korean, then Wendy translates to English.
Kanavi's opinion on Viego jungle: "I still feel Viego can be played on stage. If you can master this champion, you can pick it in the current meta."
At MSI,
@RulereluR
joked with a straight face that Kanavi "abandoned" him.
At Worlds, we asked
@JDGaming
Kanavi about it and he admitted, "Truthfully, I do tend to neglect bot lane during scrims. But in tournaments I do pay more attention." 🤣
✍️
Alright I gotta go back to my job now writing, running, and editing our website. Hope these helped fellow fans!
I always find that even the simplest of phrases are challenging to translate because of tone, and just language in general. Tried my best 🙏
@luxxbunny
@karonmoser
Unlike the last time we spoke, we didn't have much time today at Worlds, but he said they're all of the same theme.
(the nature of the books he reads have very long titles so we would've overran our time for sure)
Riot asked me weeks ago if I'll be flying in for the Worlds finals and I basically said no, I'm not a huge fan of Lil Nas
Then today they announce Jackson Wang and Edda Hayes and I'm like, well, why didn't you say so earlier?! 🫣
I asked Faker what book he's reading now and what books he would recommend fans. Very interesting choices.
He chose them because these topics are "important in today’s society”.
He also shares about his personal growth
#T1WIN
@T1LoL
LPL playoffs begin in six hours. If you haven't had the time to keep up with the season, I wrote a summary, with a snapshot of all eight teams.
Hope it helps non-regular viewers put things in context for the playoffs!
#LPL
Our Vietnamese editor just spent 5 minutes trying to explain this short phrase to me that has at least five layers of meaning that I concluded it's probably easier to ask
@lolLevi97
to tweet in English.
On behalf of
@ONEEsports
thank you for the interview today!
#Worlds2022
Woke up today to my friends pinging me that my article on Mathemacially Correct Sett was featured in RossBoomsocks' recent stream and YT video.
I still can't believe it! ☺️
Q: During
#Worlds2017
last year, ahq looked better when you're playing. So why did Westdoor keep playing?
Chawy: Famous players bring in money. Somehow the coach wanted him to play more. I conclude that sometimes, the company needs to do business as well.
.
@JDGaming
Homme: “I just want to say, as long as we do what we always do, as long as we prep hard, practice hard, and as long as we don’t make mistakes, we’ll be able to beat whoever that’s in front of us."
#Worlds2023
✍️
RNG coach Poppy came into the interview room and said in English that we need to wait for the translator
And I replied in English that it's okay we don't need one.
Then he switched to Mandarin to ask me if I can speak Mandarin, and we continued form there... 🤣🤣🤣
Watched years of LoL esports and every major Val tournament so far, and
#VALORANTChampions
was the first time I noticed custom fabrics on a Riot broadcast.
I spoke to the amazing women behind the wardrobe
@MinaMuraschkin
@ziskadora
who share their story.
LCK final: Two teams stand around Dragon. They throw out skillshots that get dodged. They posture for 5 years. One team eventually secures it, and both of them back off.
LPL final:
Full interview here: Faker explains his "neo" NA ign, his experience in Champions Queue, and teased a little when I asked why he hasn't done anything similar since his forward roll at Worlds 2015.
#T1WIN
It was sad to see Faker cry at Worlds, to see all of them so downfallen.
But what really gets to me is the unspoken silence in the booths of these post-game losses. It's seeing how they're each trying to deal, quietly.
The tears that didn't well up at Worlds have fallen.