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Challenger Spotlight: Winter

An interview series dedicated to telling the stories of the rising talents of Challenger making their first steps into competitive.

Challenger Spotlight: Deftly

An interview series dedicated to telling the stories of the rising talents of Challenger making their first steps into competitive.

Challenger Spotlight: Kitzuo

An interview series dedicated to telling the stories of rising Challenger talents and their first steps into competitive play. This week features the mechanical jungler, Dat “Kitzuo” Nguyen.

Challenger Spotlight: Ablazeolive

An interview series dedicated to telling the stories of the rising talents of Challenger making their first steps into competitive.

Challenger Spotlight: Rohammers

An interview series dedicated to telling the stories of the rising talents of Challenger making their first steps into competitive.

NACS Spring Playoff Preview Part 2: Rematch

A look into the week 5 matches between the playoff competitors in order to inform expectations and predictions for the semifinals

NACS Spring Playoff Preview Part 1: The Stakes

There is often more at stake in a game than the result itself, and the upcoming NACS playoffs are as good an example of this as any.

Is TAO (ex-TDK) just going to crush everyone?

And a brief history of the TDK that never was

NACS Summer Primer and Week 1 Power Rankings

See where the league stands and where it's headed after its first week.

Misfits: The Most Fitting Name

Team names in the challenger scene, or maybe just in all of esports, are often not very interesting. They are usually generic, bland, and follow a similar format: Something Gaming, Adjective Esports, Team Whatever.