Arguably the most storied and renowned League of Legends professional, Zachary Scuderi, better known as Sneaky, is no stranger to the esports scene. Standing amongst North America’s top AD Carries, Sneaky has been a vital cog for Cloud9’s League of Legends team since its inception in 2013. Most recently, he played a pivotal role in Cloud9’s fairytale run to the 2018 World Championships semi-finals, particularly stunning heavily-favorited Afreeca Freecs in a 3-0 demolition. Having been so close to the World Championship Grand Final, Sneaky and Cloud9 are out for greater glory this season, starting with the LCS Spring Split 2019. But before that, we got the chance to sit down with…
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Sccc: Losing TI7 made us stronger
It was a heartbreaking end to 2017’s The International (TI7), akin to the Dota 2 World Cup, for Song ‘Sccc’ Chun and his team Newbee. Having dominated the Upper Bracket—including wins over Evil Geniuses, Invictus Gaming and LGD.Forever Young—their winning run and hopes of repeating the team’s famous 2014 victory were cruelly ended by Team Liquid, who triumphed 3-0 in the Grand Final. A second-place finish and $3.95 million prize money takeaway made up as pretty decent consolation, but so narrowly missing out on the title was a bitter pill to swallow—Sccc’s forlorn reaction was clearly evident as his opponents paraded about the stadium. Yet Newbee left The International 2017…
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DrLupo: My job is to entertain, give people a home on the Internet and make them smile
UPDATE (JUNE 24, 2019): DrLupo has done it again for charity, raising $920,343.98 for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in just 4.5 hours, offering a behemoth amount of support to the overall amount of $3.7 million raised by the 2019 GuardianCon Charity Marathon Stream. DrLupo’s achievement may also be the most money raised in the shortest period of time for a gaming charity stream, according to Forbes. A big heart, positive infectious energy and deadly split-second reflexes hardly make for a usual combination of attributes in gamers today, but they’re why Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo is fast becoming the next most popular streamer. If you haven’t already watched his zany gameplay (watch him lob and…
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iceiceice: How do I get better? I play and play and play
We’re kicking off our Secretlab Endorsers Series with a feature on iceiceice, fresh from his Dota 2 Asian Championship triumph. Stay tuned to our blog and Facebook page for more. It’s hard to take Daryl “iceiceice” Koh seriously. On one hand, he’s the Dota 2 offlane superstar and a key cog of the first Southeast Asian team to clinch a Dota 2 Major tournament. On the other, he’s infamous for trolling his teammates and fans; clear case-in-point: iceiceice’s Invoker Guide (start from 1:57). Yet for all his deadpan, whimsical theatrics, such as him pretending to detach his thumb right before a tournament match, the 27-year-old’s stock has never been higher.…
