League of Legends
Slaying this specific elemental drake grants a team increased out-of-combat movement speed and slow resistance.
What is the Cloud Drake?
With the launch of Overwatch 2, standard competitive team sizes were reduced from 6v6 to this format.
What is 5v5?
During its early development and beta testing phases, Valorant was known to the public by this two-word working title.
What is Project A?
Excluding overtime, a standard competitive Rocket League match lasts exactly this many minutes.
What is 5 minutes?
This is the specific term for executing a perfectly timed shield drop in Smash Ultimate, allowing the user to immediately retaliate without standard shield drop delay.
What is a Parry (or Perfect Shield)?
This Chinese organization won the 2018 World Championship, marking the very first time an LPL team lifted the Summoner's Cup.
Who is Invictus Gaming (iG)?
In Overwatch 2 lore, this leader of the extremist omnic group Null Sector is a tank hero capable of transforming into a hulking "Nemesis Form."
Who is Ramattra?
Cypher's ultimate ability, which extracts information from a dead enemy to reveal the location of all living opponents, goes by this name.
What is Neural Theft?
This advanced flick mechanic, named after the pro player who popularized it, involves tilting the car forward past 90 degrees and back-flipping to launch the ball.
What is the Musty Flick?
This infamous and widely memed 2008 tournament clip features commentators screaming "Happy Feet!" and "That ain't Falco!"
What is the Wombo Combo?
Before its permanent removal, this highly controversial summoner spell allowed players to instantly resurrect their champion at the fountain.
What is Revive?
This new core game mode, added in Overwatch 2, features massive, sprawling maps like Suravasa where teams fight to capture three randomized points.
What is Flashpoint?
This player, who previously competed on the Envy and OpTic rosters, notoriously choked a 12-5 lead to C9 in VCT Americas while playing for NRG.
Who is FNS?
Featuring legendary players Kronovi, Lachinio, and Over Zero, this team won the very first RLCS World Championship in Season 1.
Who is iBUYPOWER Cosmic?
In Smash Melee, this advanced movement technique involves dodging diagonally into the ground to slide frictionlessly across the stage.
What is Wavedashing?
This iconic 2013 IEM Katowice play, where a European mid-laner soloed the enemy nexus as Kassadin, became a universal term for base-racing.
What is an xPeke?
Introduced in Season 6 of Overwatch 2, this Peruvian support hero heals her team by deploying a stationary, destructible Healing Pylon.
Who is Illari?
Before controversy and stream-sniping drama impacted his streaming career, this controversial player was considered one of North America's most fearsome Operator users during his time with TSM.
Who is Wardell?
This long-standing French organization dominated the RLCS in 2023, winning the World Championship after adding the prodigy player "zen" to their roster.
Who is Team Vitality?
Because of its incredibly fast, transcendent hitboxes and multiple jumps, this specific character was universally considered the most overpowered fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Who is Meta Knight?
This North American team notoriously went 0-6 in the group stage of the 2020 World Championship, marking the first time a major region's first-seed went completely winless.
Who is TSM (Team SoloMid)? 9-Man sleep
In the inaugural 2018 Overwatch League season, this team achieved the first-ever "perfect stage," going 10-0 in Stage 3.
Who is the Boston Uprising?
This European esports organization won the very first Valorant Champions world tournament in 2021.
Who is Acend?
Before Rocket League became a massive hit, Psyonix released this 2008 PlayStation 3 predecessor with a notoriously long, hyphenated title.
What is Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars?
Known simply as the "King of Smash," this Marth main was the undisputed best Melee player in the world during the MLG era from 2003 to 2007.
Who is Ken (Ken Hoang)?