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         We are now two days into the group stages of the League of Legends World Championship. Every team participating in the tournament has played at least once and there are a few things to take away. There are teams like the Rox Tigers and SK Telecom who have been performing as expected. While there are others such as China's Edward Gaming who have fallen below their expectations by dropping a game to Brazil's INTZ e-Sports. EDG somewhat returned to form against Taiwan's AHQ e-sports Club but not in convincing fashion. As there are more games to be played in the group stages circumstances can change drastically as they have in past world championships. The most unexpected standout of the tournament thus far has been China's Royal Never Give Up who are the only team to currently hold a 2-0 record  in the tournament. Led by their former world champion support "Mata" and their two time world finalist ADC "Uzi", they have been looking dominant i

Doublelift. What started off as a simple card trick is now the greatest League of Legends player that North America has ever produced. I began playing League of Legends in 2012 and started following the competitive scene that same year. It was the third season of the North American League Championship Series. Amidst all the professional players there was one in particular that immediately drew my attention. His name is Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng. There were characteristics that I saw in Doublelift that separated him from the rest of the players in the NA LCS. He was cocky, confident, frequently trash talking his opponents. A desire to prove that he truly was the best player in his role. What was surprising is that with the persona that he presented, he was able to back up the talk. He truly was one of the best players in the world at his position. Showcasing brilliant mechanics that could only be replicated by few players on this planet, he did prove himself to be what