>>> LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONS ONLY ON MSG.
>> Announcer: WELCOME BACK TO MSG'S E SPORTS COVERAGE OF THE
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
DOUG MILLER ALONGSIDE MARK LARAMIE.
AND WHAT A TOURNAMENT IT HAS BEEN.
INCREDIBLE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
MOMENTS AGO, SHADOW GAMING ELIMINATED TOP-RANKED TEAM ECHO,
CLAIMING THEIR NEXUS IN ONLY 32 MINUTES.
>> WHOO! DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
WOW! OUR REGULAR E-SPORTS REPORTER
JAKE SUSSMAN IS OUT TODAY, TAKING THE PSATs.
GOOD LUCK, JAKE. >> YEAH.
>> FILLING IN FOR HIM IS LASZLO HOLMES, WHO USUALLY COVERS THE
KNICKS FOR US HERE AT MSG. HOW YOU FEELING DOWN THERE, LAS?
>> CONFUSED. TO BE HONEST, WHEN THEY ASKED ME
TO COVER A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TOURNAMENT, I ASSUMED IT WAS A
BASKETBALL GAME WITH NBA LEGENDS.
THIS IS NOT THAT. IT IS A COMPUTER GAME CONTEST.
>> YEAH, A LITTLE DIFFERENT. >> YES.
I BROUGHT A BASKETBALL TO GET SIGNED AND SOMEONE IN THE CROWD
ASKED ME WHAT THIS WAS. SO VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE
KNICKS GAMES, BUT WE'RE HAVING FUN DOWN HERE.
I'M NOT. BUT THE CROWD IS.
LASZLO HOLMES, LIVE AT THE LEAGUE OF LEGOS.
>> LAZ, WALK US THROUGH THAT LAST MATCH.
>> NO THANKS. I'M JUST PLAYING.
IN A NUTSHELL, THERE WERE TEN NERDY DUDES SITTING AT COMPUTERS
WITH HEADSETS ON WHILE 20,000 PEOPLE SCREAMED LIKE THEY WERE
WATCHING THE BEATLES. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A THING.
I GUESS E-SPORTS IS WHAT WHITE AND ASIAN KIDS WERE DOING WHILE
BLACK KIDS WERE INVENTING HIP HOP.
NAH, I'M JUST KIDDING, THOUGH. BUT YOU KNOW HOW THEY DO IN
E-SPORTS. READY, SET, SIT DOWN.
>> NOW, WE'VE GOT LOTS TO UNPACK HERE.
>> WELL, DON'T LET ME STOP YOU. THIS IS LASZLO HOLMES, SIGNING
OFF. >> NOW, HOLD ON, LAZ.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON TEAM ECHO'S ATTACK STRATEGY.
>> I DO NOT. >> WELL, HERE'S THE MOMENT
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. LAZ, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
>> WELL, TO ME, THIS GAME LOOKS LIKE HOW A SEIZURE FEELS.
BUT I THINK IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CLIP, YOU NEED
TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE MORE. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
THAT'S ME KEEPING IT LIGHT. BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THIS CLIP, I DON'T KNOW. >> YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!
ECHO TRYING TO DEFEND THEIR NEXUS WITH TWO HEROS ON RESPAWN!
AND ALL THEIR CC ON COOLDOWN! >> THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
>> WELL, THEY'RE TAKING THE LOSS IN STRIDE.
LAZ, YOU'LL LIKE THIS. ECHO'S CAPTAIN DOUBLEPUMP JUST
TWEETED, CONGRATS SHADOW GAMING. CAN I BORROW SOME XP.
[ LAUGHING ] >> HA-HA!
THAT MEANS NOTHING TO ME. >> LAZ, WE'RE HEARING THAT THE
CAPTAIN OF SHADOW GAMING IS ON THE FLOOR.
MAYBE YOU CAN GET A QUESTION IN. >> UH, LET'S DO THAT.
I AM HERE WITH -- TURN AROUND FOR ME.
>> YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT.
SO, HOMEY, EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW, HOW YOU GOING TO WIN THAT
LEAGUE OF LEGOS TODAY? >> WE GOT SOME EARLY TOPPLING
KILLS, THEN WE GOT LUCKY ON TURRETS, AND FIVE EACH FOR THE
BEACON. >> THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
>> OH, I AM SO SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
LIKE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I'M LIKE SHAKING RIGHT NOW!
>> FROM MEETING HIM? >> DO YOU WANT TO GO BACKSTAGE?
>> OH, MY GOD, YES! CAN MY FRIENDS COME?
THEY LOVE YOU, TOO! >> WHAT?!
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> LAZ? DID WE LOSE YOU?
NO, SORRY, WHAT I JUST SAW WAS SO UNEXPECTED THAT MY BRAIN WENT
INTO A TOM HANKS IN "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN" MODE.
LASZLO HOLMES COMING AT YOU LIVE FROM THE UPSIDE DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, LAZ!
>> WHEN WE RETURN, THE QUARTER FINALS BEGIN.
>> AND WE'LL BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO SEEING WHICH TEAM WILL TAKE
HOME THE $7 MILLION GRAND PRIZE. >> $7 MILLION?
>> STAY WITH US.