James Bates

James Bates is a Rotowire esports contributor. While he spends most of his time chained to Google Docs and Reddit, he occasionally enjoys reading entirely too many books and failing utterly at the piano.
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League of Legends: Invictus Gaming Sweep Fnatic to Become 2018 LoL World Champions
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League of Legends: Invictus Gaming Sweep Fnatic to Become 2018 LoL World Champions
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James Bates
November 3, 2018
League of Legends: KT Wins First LCK Title Over
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League of Legends: KT Wins First LCK Title Over
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James Bates
September 8, 2018
League of Legends: China Wins Second Straight Rift Rivals Title
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League of Legends: China Wins Second Straight Rift Rivals Title
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James Bates
July 12, 2018
The Big Game: Samsung Galaxy Wins the Summoner's Cup With Upset of SKT
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The Big Game: Samsung Galaxy Wins the Summoner's Cup With Upset of SKT
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James Bates
November 5, 2017
The Big Game: Can Samsung pull off the upset?
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The Big Game: Can Samsung pull off the upset?
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James Bates
November 3, 2017
The Big Game: SK Telecom T1 vs. Royal Never Give Up
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The Big Game: SK Telecom T1 vs. Royal Never Give Up
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James Bates
October 27, 2017
The Big Game: Longzhu Gaming vs. Samsung Galaxy
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The Big Game: Longzhu Gaming vs. Samsung Galaxy
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James Bates
October 18, 2017
Additional Recaps: Looking Back At Day 1 of Worlds 2017
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Additional Recaps: Looking Back At Day 1 of Worlds 2017
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James Bates
October 5, 2017
The Big Game: Immortals vs. Team SoloMid: For All the Marbles
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The Big Game: Immortals vs. Team SoloMid: For All the Marbles
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James Bates
August 31, 2017
Beyond the Game: Disney Doubles Down on Esports
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Beyond the Game: Disney Doubles Down on Esports
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August 2, 2017
LoL Bios: Building a Championship with Faker
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LoL Bios: Building a Championship with Faker
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James Bates
July 21, 2017
LoL Recap: IEM Oakland Day 1
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LoL Recap: IEM Oakland Day 1
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James Bates
November 19, 2016
Game Side: The
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Game Side: The "Un"-Exodus
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James Bates
November 9, 2016
LoL Previews: Paths to Victory in the Finals
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LoL Previews: Paths to Victory in the Finals
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James Bates
October 28, 2016
Game Side: Ranking the Best Top Laner and Jungler Remaining in the World Championship
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Game Side: Ranking the Best Top Laner and Jungler Remaining in the World Championship
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James Bates
October 20, 2016
LoL Previews: SKT vs. ROX
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LoL Previews: SKT vs. ROX
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James Bates
October 19, 2016
LoL Previews: Race to the Summoner's Cup -- The Circuit Leaders
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LoL Previews: Race to the Summoner's Cup -- The Circuit Leaders
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James Bates
September 26, 2016
Beyond the Game: eSports Infrastructure is Changing
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Beyond the Game: eSports Infrastructure is Changing
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James Bates
September 26, 2016
LoL Previews: Race to the Summoner's Cup -- The Favorites
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LoL Previews: Race to the Summoner's Cup -- The Favorites
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James Bates
September 12, 2016
The Big Game: Edward Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up
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The Big Game: Edward Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up
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James Bates
August 19, 2016
LoL Previews: LPL Summer Split Playoffs Preview
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LoL Previews: LPL Summer Split Playoffs Preview
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James Bates
August 11, 2016
LoL Bios: The Dawning of a New Era
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LoL Bios: The Dawning of a New Era
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James Bates
July 24, 2016
LoL Season Splits: Can the Favorites Bring Home the Title?
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LoL Season Splits: Can the Favorites Bring Home the Title?
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James Bates
April 1, 2016
LoL Season Splits: Contender or Pretender?
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LoL Season Splits: Contender or Pretender?
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James Bates
March 31, 2016
DraftKings League of Legends: Saturday LCS Cheat Sheet
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DraftKings League of Legends: Saturday LCS Cheat Sheet
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March 19, 2016