HTC Ascension - Challenger Invitational Article: LiQuiD112 October 30th, 2015 19:52 GMT With the League of Legends World Championships concluding this weekend--after a month of exciting games, dramatic storylines, and tragic upsets--we are heading into a quiet November and December. While the spectators may get a break, things aren't so quiet for Challenger teams during this period as they focus on preparing for the next Challenger Series qualifier. What do HTC and AlphaDraft believe is the best form preparation? Good old fashioned high-stakes competition! We are happy to announce HTC Ascension, the first Challenger Invitational of its caliber. 16 teams, including CLG Black, Imagine, and Team Liquid Academy, have been invited to compete for their share of a $10,000 prize pool. These teams are joined by new organizations and new talent--some of whom you may see on the LCS stage in the future. The teams have been divided into two groups: The group stage will be a Best-of-3 round-robin, with each team playing every team in their group once. At the end of the group stage, the top 4 teams in each group will advance to the playoffs. The round-robin will begin on November 3rd and end on November 24th, with games being played and broadcast on Tuesdays at Wednesdays, starting at 3:30pm PDT on twitch.tv/htc. The playoffs will kick off on December 3rd. We crown our champions on December 6th. All of the playoff matches will be broadcasted live from Team Liquid’s new Santa Monica studio space. LEARN MORE HERE





MORE INFORMATION MORE INFORMATION More information can be found on the HTC Ascension website. Join us in watching the best of the amateur scene rise to the top; be the first to witness their Ascension.

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Banana Smoothie Profile Joined January 2015 United States 53 Posts October 30 2015 19:55 GMT #2 Very hyped for this, I love seeing more investment into the challenger teams. The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not, are both correct.

EsanLOL Profile Joined January 2015 479 Posts October 30 2015 22:04 GMT #5 Imagine seems to be the favorites for me. Strong players (for challenger) at every role. Plus Cris is a sub, how could any team with Cris and Maple lose an NA challenger tournament?



CLG Black looks super strong too, with Stixxay, Lourlo and potentially Innox (listed as a sub). TLA, Frostbite, Top Dogs, AKA all look decent too. And I expect KLG + Lyon to show up too.

oo_Wonderful_oo Profile Joined December 2013 The land of freedom 13204 Posts Last Edited: 2015-10-30 22:26:14 October 30 2015 22:25 GMT #6 Mancloud's career for some reason continues to fall lower and lower.

Can't even overtake Gate as starter T_T



Should be pretty free ride for Imagine though, unless someone like Top Dogs/Zenith surprise me. TLA/CLGB probs won't cut it. Staff FPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner

Chexx Profile Joined May 2011 Korea (South) 5348 Posts October 30 2015 22:42 GMT #7 Tournaments like these are really important for the growth of a region. In tournaments like these it really shows who has the correct mind and talent for a professional career.



Really stoked that TL supports this Administrator Follow me @TL_Chexx

Schmieds Profile Joined August 2010 United States 83 Posts October 31 2015 02:05 GMT #8 Really glad there are still organizers and sponsors still willing to put on events like this, looks like they're putting a lot work into it. Should be entertaining! 8

Jish Profile Joined January 2015 Australia 33 Posts October 31 2015 02:46 GMT #9 super excited to see how some of the teams have developed, the roster changes, and to see how the new patches are going to impact CS teams. coffee please

Redox Profile Joined October 2010 Germany 12134 Posts October 31 2015 17:21 GMT #11 Sounds awesome, this is just what the challenger scene needs.



The website looks nice but I thought it was somewhat cumbersome to get an overview of the participating teams and their rosters. Off-season = best season

Wita Profile Joined January 2015 Denmark 267 Posts October 31 2015 19:49 GMT #12 As someone who watched pretty much every challenger game possible in season 3 and a little in season 4, no Rapid is a weird for me. Now I know a lot of peolpe dislike Rapid's castingstyle but I find him quite entertaining. I will still pop in when I can but this will most likely be a fucked up times for EU people.

l3ird Profile Joined May 2011 United States 159 Posts November 01 2015 22:26 GMT #13 To your point wita, We will try to do our best to give the same in-depth coverage for the challenge scene. I've worked with Rapid quite numerous amounts of times now, he is definitely an amazing asset to the league scene in general. Also, Thank you for supporting the scene for so long, the challenger scene definitely deserves to be recognized a bit more than just NACS/EUCS.



Also there is an EU caster helping with the coverage so maybe that will give you a bit of a pep in your step to try and chime in!

Skitter Profile Joined August 2015 United States 898 Posts November 01 2015 22:39 GMT #14 I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later. xd

oo_Wonderful_oo Profile Joined December 2013 The land of freedom 13204 Posts Last Edited: 2015-11-02 02:47:11 November 02 2015 02:46 GMT #15 On November 02 2015 07:39 Skitter wrote:

I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later.



If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p Staff FPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner

Skitter Profile Joined August 2015 United States 898 Posts Last Edited: 2015-11-02 02:49:51 November 02 2015 02:49 GMT #16 On November 02 2015 11:46 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:

Show nested quote +

On November 02 2015 07:39 Skitter wrote:

I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later.



If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p



Huh? Sorry, is that sarcasm I'm kinda slow lol.



I kinda don't get it even if not sarcasm, sorry.



I don't think this site is horrific, it's my favorite League site lol Huh? Sorry, is that sarcasm I'm kinda slow lol.I kinda don't get it even if not sarcasm, sorry.I don't think this site is horrific, it's my favorite League site lol xd

Ansibled Profile Joined November 2014 United Kingdom 7479 Posts November 02 2015 02:49 GMT #17 On November 02 2015 07:39 Skitter wrote:

I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later.

The only challenger scene I've ever really watched most of is old NLB, not sure that actually counts though... lol. The only challenger scene I've ever really watched most of is old NLB, not sure that actually counts though... lol. Highest IQ LL User - MSI 2019 AND Worlds 2019 'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'

Skitter Profile Joined August 2015 United States 898 Posts November 02 2015 02:51 GMT #18 On November 02 2015 11:49 Ansibled wrote:

Show nested quote +

On November 02 2015 07:39 Skitter wrote:

I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later.

The only challenger scene I've ever really watched most of is old NLB, not sure that actually counts though... lol. The only challenger scene I've ever really watched most of is old NLB, not sure that actually counts though... lol.

NLB is closer to LSPL than it is to challenger imo. NLB is closer to LSPL than it is to challenger imo. xd

oo_Wonderful_oo Profile Joined December 2013 The land of freedom 13204 Posts Last Edited: 2015-11-02 02:59:17 November 02 2015 02:55 GMT #19 On November 02 2015 11:49 Skitter wrote:

Show nested quote +

On November 02 2015 11:46 oo_Wonderful_oo wrote:

On November 02 2015 07:39 Skitter wrote:

I've been watching Challenger Scene since early Season 4 too. I definitely think stuff like this is amazing for challenger scene is amazing, considering how lacking Riot's is. Luckily, Riot is reportedly putting money into the Challenger Scene, so that's good.



As a side note, I think that this event should be put onto LL.net's sidebar for events. Currently I can only see Kespa Cup which comes later.



If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p If only you could find something with streamed games dates/times on this horrific site :p



Huh? Sorry, is that sarcasm I'm kinda slow lol.



I kinda don't get it even if not sarcasm, sorry.



I don't think this site is horrific, it's my favorite League site lol Huh? Sorry, is that sarcasm I'm kinda slow lol.I kinda don't get it even if not sarcasm, sorry.I don't think this site is horrific, it's my favorite League site lol



I meant tournament site, not Liquid'Calendar.. :D



And current successor to NLB - Challengers isn't on LSPL tier, which is probably on par with LCS :p

Old one on the other hand, eh, good times. ;_; I meant tournament site, not Liquid'Calendar.. :DAnd current successor to NLB - Challengers isn't on LSPL tier, which is probably on par with LCS :pOld one on the other hand, eh, good times. ;_; Staff FPL 25 #1 | tfw I cast games on-air | back-to-back Liquibet winner

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