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.
Analysis and Opinion

Top 10 Free Agents From the NA LCS

Every offseason, rosters undergo major shakeups as each organization tries to push itself over the top. With the World Championships all wrapped up, here are 10 of the biggest names to keep an eye on from 2015’s NA LCS talent pool.

10. Porpoise, Jungle, Immortals (formerly Team8)

3.1 KDA, 78.3% KP, 47% FBP, 0.94 WPM

It’s possible Porpoise will remain with Immortals (formerly known as Team8), but with the new ownership and the departure of Caltrlolz, Porpoise may also be ready to search for greener pastures. If he takes the free agent route, he should draw some decent attention from teams looking for a well-rounded Jungler who saves them a crucial import slot.

Possible Destinations: Immortals, Team SoloMid, Gravity, Cloud9

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Analysis and Opinion

Bjergsen + Doublelift + 3: Players to Target in TSM’s Rebuild

In the aftermath of Team SoloMid’s early exit from the 2015 World Championship, the team announced that they would be replacing four of their five starting players. Only Bjergsen remained to anchor the Mid lane. It was a drastic move, though not entirely unexpected.

The next move was bigger. Less than 10 hours after SK Telecom T1 clinched their World Championships victory, TSM dropped the bomb: the star player of their forever-rivals, CLG’s Doublelift, would be joining TSM for the 2016 season, the first new member of their revamped roster.

Let’s see if we can make any sense of this new reality. First we’ll explore the two keystone players TSM will be building around, and some implications. Then I’ll present some players I think they should consider for the other three roles.

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Check the Data

Stat Card: Adrian

Speculation is swirling around Adrian Ma, who played Support with Team Impulse in 2015. Here’s why he’s so highly sought after this offseason.

Adrian

Adrian accomplished his very impressive stat line while playing on a sometimes disorganized Team Impulse, alongside a Jungler who placed the second-fewest wards in the NA LCS. Impulse finished the 2015 Summer regular season with a 13-6 record, good for third place in the region, and was eliminated from the North American Regionals tournament by Cloud9.

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