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Jang-Sik Ham
Ham Jang-sik ( ko, 함장식), better known as Lustboy, is a South Korean '' League of Legends'' coach and retired professional player. After retiring from professional competition, Lustboy became a coach for Longzhu Gaming of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), before leaving to coach for LCS team Team SoloMid. He is currently a coach for 100 Thieves of the LCS. Lustboy first played for Korean team MiG Blaze through their transition though CJ Entus Blaze and CJ Entus from 2011 to 2014, then played for Team SoloMid from 2014 to 2015. He retired from professional play following an injury. During his tenure on Team SoloMid as a support player, Lustboy won the 2014 Summer and 2015 Spring NA LCS. Playing career Lustboy started gaming at the age of 7 with the first installment of the ''StarCraft'' (SC1) franchise from Blizzard Entertainment. However, this was well after the game became competitively popular in South Korea. As he phrased it: "I really like to make in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ham (surname)
Ham or Hahm is a Western and Korean surname. In 2000 in South Korea, there were approximately 75,955 people with this surname. It is also used in North Korea. Although some sources claim there are as many as sixty Ham clans, only the Gangneung Ham clan () can be documented. Ham Gyu (Hanja: 咸規), a Goryeo general from the thirteenth century, is considered the founding ancestor of the Ham clan. People with the surname include: Ham (Korean surname) * Ham Tae-young (1873–1964), Korean politician, 3rd Vice president of First Republic of South Korea * Ham Seok-heon (1901–1989), Korean Quaker author and activist * Ham Heung-chul (1930–2000), South Korean footballer * Ham Kee-yong (born 1930), South Korean long-distance runner, winner of the 1950 Boston Marathon * Ham Hyun-gi (born 1962), South Korean footballer * Ham Jeung-im (born 1964), South Korean writer, professor, and former literary editor * Ham Pong-sil (born 1974), North Korean long-distance runner * Donhee Ham (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Summer NA LCS
The 2014 NA LCS season was the second year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoff stage, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. Regular season games were played in Riot Games' studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles. The spring split began on January 16 and concluded on April 20 with the spring finals, which Cloud9 won with the same roster from the previous split: Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation. The summer split began on May 23 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their second NA LCS title on September 1, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Amazing, Bjergsen, WildTurtle Jason Tran, better known as WildTurtle, is a Canadian professional ''League of Legends'' player who is the bot laner for Team SoloMid of the LCS. He previously played for Cloud9, CLG, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YellowStar
Bora Kim (born 15 February 1992), better known as YellOwStaR, is a French professional ''League of Legends'' player and coach. He has played and coached for several teams throughout his career, including Fnatic, SK Gaming, PSG Esports, against All authority, and Team SoloMid. YellOwStaR announced his retirement from professional play on 20 October 2016, but later announced his return on 13 January 2020 as a support for LDLC OL. Career 2011 YellOwStaR first joined the professional ''League of Legends'' scene after being picked up to play for eSports organization, Against All Authority in September 2010. They were able to compete and make a name for themselves at the IEM Season V - LoL Invitational in Germany, placing 2nd after losing to team MyRevenge. YellOwStaR and his team then went on to play at the biggest event of the time, the Riot Season 1 Championship in June 2011 at DreamHack Summer 2011. They were able to make it out of groups after a relegation match to advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Dot
''The Daily Dot'' is a digital media company covering the culture of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Founded by Nicholas White in 2011, ''The Daily Dot'' is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The site, conceived as the Internet's "hometown newspaper", focuses on topics such as streaming entertainment, geek culture, memes, gadgets and social issues, such as LGBT, gender and race. In addition, an e-commerce arm produces branded video for advertisers and sells items from an online marketplace. History ''The Daily Dot'' was established in 2011 by Nicholas White, whose goal was to cover Internet communities such as Reddit and Tumblr in the same manner as hometown newspapers cover their own communities. White's family has been in the newspaper business since buying the '' Sandusky Register'' in Ohio in 1869, and White was a reporter and executive with the family's media company before establishing the site. White launched ''The Daily Dot'' with $600,000 and a handful of full-tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus 'Dyrus' Hill
Marcus Hill (born March 30, 1992), better known as Dyrus, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional player of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game '' League of Legends''. Dyrus was the top laner for Team SoloMid (TSM) for most of his professional ''League of Legends'' career. With TSM, he won several LCS titles and appeared at several World Championships. He retired from professional play after the 2015 World Championship, although he briefly returned to play in 2017. Career Dyrus has been playing ''League of Legends'' since its beta phase. Dyrus' favorite champion is Singed, through which he acquired rank 1 with in the beta phase. Dyrus' career started out as a support for one of the first competitive teams in the ''League of Legends'' professional scene, All or Nothing. Following the disbandment of All or Nothing, Dyrus joined Epik Gamer as their top laner. Dyrus gained exposure following his decision to start streaming on Twitch because of his un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas ‘Santorin’ Larsen
Lucas Tao Kilmer Larsen, better known as Santorin, is a Danish professional '' League of Legends'' player who is the jungler for Team Liquid of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). He has also played for Team Coast, Team SoloMid, Team Ember and Team Huma. Santorin joined TSM in November 2014. He won the 2015 Spring NA LCS with TSM. On December 14, 2015, he was announced for Team Huma's North American League of Legends Challenger Series. On February 26, 2016, he was sold to Ember due to Huma's financial issues. After a 9th place regular season finish in the 2016 Summer NA LCS, and subsequent relegation match losses, Santorin left NRG. Tournament results Team SoloMid * 1st — 2015 Spring NA LCS * 2nd — 2015 Summer NA LCS NRG Esports * 5th — 2016 Spring NA LCS regular season * 5-6th — 2016 Spring NA LCS playoffs * 9th — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season * lost — 2017 Spring NA LCS Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American League Of Legends Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) is the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. The esports Sports league, league is run by Riot Games and has ten franchise teams. Each annual season of competition is divided into two splits, spring and summer, which conclude with a double-elimination tournament between the top eight teams. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualify for the annual League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship. With the exception of some touring events, all games of the LCS are played live at Riot Games' studios in Los Angeles, California. In addition to a small studio audience, all games are streamed live in several languages on Twitch (service), Twitch and YouTube, with broadcasts regularly attracting over 300,000 viewers. The U.S. government grants athlete visas for foreign LCS competitors. The first LCS player to be awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cyber Games 2013
The 2013 World Cyber Games (also known as WCG 2013) took place from 28 November to 1 December 2013 in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. It was the third time the World Cyber Games was held in China. The event hosted 500 players from 40 countries Official games PC games * '' Crossfire'' (SmileGate) on wcg.com, accessed on February 1, 2014 * '' FIFA 14'' () * '' League of Legends'' () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Entus
OGN Entus is a South Korean esports organization with teams competing in ''Clash Royale'' and ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. It formerly had teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''Warcraft 3'' and ''Special Force 2''. OGN Entus was established in April 2001 as a '' StarCraft: Brood War'' team named ProSuma. In April 2006, the CJ Group ''chaebol'' obtained the team's naming rights and it began competing in the ''StarCraft'' Proleague as CJ Entus. On May 24, 2012, CJ Entus created a ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), then known as Ongamenet The Champions league. CJ Entus was renamed OGN Entus on February 1, 2018. ''StarCraft'' / ''StarCraft II'' The team's notable early members were Kim Dong-jun, Lim Sung-choon, Choi In-gyu, Kim Jung-min, Lee Jae-hun and Kim Geun-baek. Later members were Seo Ji-hun, Kang Min, Jeon Sang-wook, Park Tae-min, Byun Hyung-tae and Park Yeong-min, and current members are K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) is a professional esports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The ''Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit'' was a television broadcast of ''Halo 2'' MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007, ESPN.com, and other broadband sites. The company has also been involved in television production, and game development. MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events. In January 2016, video game publisher Activision Blizzard announced its acquisition of Major League Gaming. The company, whose own esports division is led by MLG co-founder Mike Sepso, stated that it intended to leverage the purchase as part of its plans to build an esports-focused television network. Pro Circuit The MLG Pro Circuit roster currently includes ''Starcraft II'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OnGameNet
OGN (formerly known as Ongamenet) is a South Korean pay television channel that specialized in broadcasting video game-related content and esports matches, particularly ''StarCraft'', ''Starcraft II'', ''League of Legends'', and Overwatch. OGN ran high level professional tournaments for 20 years; its premier competition included the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL), Proleague, ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea, and ''Overwatch'' APEX. It was previously a subsidiary of On-Media, the parent company of several other cable channels. After a corporate merger in 2010, it became a part of CJ ENM E&M Division. Most recently, League of Legends statistics website, OP.GG, which also sponsored 2022 LCK season, has acquired OGN as they're using the brand for further expansion in VR, XR, and metaverse. Effects on Esports Originally starting out as a television program to follow the raising popularity of ''StarCraft'' in Korea, the successful growth of broadcast-gaming in Korea allowed the Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
