Nicholas James

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Nicholas James

HotSpawn sat down with Robert “Blaber” Huang, C9’s LTA jungler, the day before Cloud9 faces down FlyQuest for the LTA North Split 2 Championship, and a ticket to the Mid-Season Invitational. Cloud9 have surged to incredibly heights this split, establishing themselves alongside FlyQuest as a cut above the rest of the league in most estimations, with a struggling Team Liquid falling short of the “big three” expectations.

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Nicholas James

Shopify Rebellion were on the Cinderella run of a lifetime, until they weren’t, falling unceremoniously to Cloud9 in an 0-3 B05 series this afternoon, we sat down with Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami to chat about the series, the split, and his joking beef with 100T Sniper. Shopify Rebellion are in a much more compelling spot at the end of Split 2 than any fan could have predicted coming into the year.

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Nicholas James

C9 Vulcan sat down with HotSpawn to chat about C9’s loss to FlyQuest, why he prefers old draft to newfangled Fearless, and his love for Swain. Vulcan and Cloud9 have been in resurgent form this split, after struggling in 2024 and making organizational and roster changes, like the addition of Nick “Inero” Smith as Assistant Coach. Though they fell 3-2 to FlyQuest in the Upper Bracket Semifinals, most fans are expecting them to cash in their ticket to the rematch for Split 2 Finals.

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Nicholas James

Ganbat “Yuuji” Ulziidelger has been thrown into the furnace of tier 1 play for the LTA North Split 2 playoffs, and is being forged into one of the most exciting residential rookie jungle talents since C9 player Robert “Blaber” Huang. HotSpawn sat down with the Mongolian man-of-the-hour after TL’s defeat at the hands of a resurgent Shopify Rebellion. Yuuji has been introduced to LoL Esports fans in a set of circumstances that we’ve seen create diamonds of pro play through their pressure.

3 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Nicholas James

HotSpawn sat down with FlyQuest’s top laner Gabriel “Bwipo” Rau to chat Yorick, Yorick, and why other top laners are too lazy to play Yorick. FlyQuest has been at the forefront of the LTA this year, and top laner Bwipo has been at the forefront of their champion select cookery. Bwipo has always been known for having his pocket picks, but this split, we’ve seen a brand new addition to his roster of rabble-rousers: Yorick.