All posts by Tim Sevenhuysen

Tim Sevenhuysen is the founder and sole developer of Oracle's Elixir and provides a variety of consulting and contracting services throughout the esports industry. He is the former Director of Esports Analytics for 100 Thieves, served as Head of Data Science for Esports One, led Shadow.gg from 2017 to 2019, and was Statistical Consultant for Fnatic in 2015. Follow Tim on Twitter at @TimSevenhuysen.
Stats Theory

Early-Game Rating 2.0

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Oracle’s Elixir’s Early-Game Rating is getting a makeover! Beginning with Worlds 2019, teams’ ratings will be calculated using the new system.

Jump to charts showing the relative value of gold and dragons.

Early games always seem to be more explosive at international events, and the 2019 meta has been heavily early-game focused, so I expect EGR to be a very informative metric throughout the tournament.

What is not changing about EGR and MLR?

Fundamentally, the definition of Early-Game Rating isn’t changing: Continue reading Early-Game Rating 2.0 →

Analysis and Opinion

LoL 2019 World Championships – Expert Predictions Round-up

The 2019 World Champions are nearly upon us, so we’ve rounded up a collection of professional analysts and coaches from around the world to help set some expectations for the event.

Our participants are:

  • Nelson Sng, coach of the LPL’s LNG Esports
  • Brendan “Loyota” Schilling, pro analyst formerly of Team Liquid, Immortals, and more
  • Cody “Avin” Gerard, pro analyst formerly of Rogue and Roccat
  • David “Hermes” Tu, pro coach with LCS experience
  • Tim “Magic” Sevenhuysen, founder of OraclesElixir.com and Head of Esports Data Science for Esports One

Continue reading LoL 2019 World Championships – Expert Predictions Round-up →