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Two unexpected Round 2 results see Rogue and G2 Esports face off in the LEC Semi-Final. It certainly wasn’t the matchup most people expected. Not many foresaw Fnatic taking down G2 and even fewer called MAD Lions getting 3-0 in the Lower Bracket. So with Fnatic now locked in as the final boss of the […]

The final Round 2 series in the LEC Playoffs took place between MAD Lions and Rogue. With both sides locked in for worlds 2020, the victor of this series will head directly to worlds, while the loser heads to play-in. The series victor will then head to next week’s Semi-Final series against G2 Esports. Below […]

Two of NA’s most iconic teams fought for their Worlds hopes tonight. The LCS playoffs are well underway now. After two weeks of competition, only four teams stand strong now. FlyQuest and Team Liquid have already secured their spots at Worlds and only one spot remains. Two of the biggest organizations in North American League […]

The battle of the Kings of Europe comes to Round 2 of the LEC. It’s always going to happen in the LEC. Fnatic (“FNC”) and G2 Esports (“G2”) will always end up meeting in the finals, and in Summer Split this could be just the first time they meet. With the winner heading to the […]

Round 2 gets underway in the LEC with Schalke 04 taking on MAD Lions. With the final elimination game of the LEC between Schalke 04 (04) and MAD Lions (MAD) things are getting spicy. With the 04 Miracle Run coming up against its final hurdle, 04 could be about to do the unimaginable and make […]

The Spring Split Final rematch was another heavyweight fight that went the distance. Opening Ceremony of the 2020 #LPL SUMMER FINALS. HERE. WE. GO!! pic.twitter.com/Fs3wMEWm80 — LPL (@lplenglish) August 27, 2020 Even without fans in the stands, the LPL put on quite a spectacle to get us all pumped up for Round Two of the […]

The LEC has announced the next round of awards for the LEC Summer Split 2020. The 2020 LEC awards have found its coach and rookie for 2020 Summer Split. Team Vitality’s support Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis has been awarded rookie of the split. Followed just one point behind by SK Gaming midlaner Dirk “ZaZee” Mallner and […]

Two teams meet for the second time in playoffs in another fateful encounter. The second round of the LCS playoffs wrapped up today, featuring an important rematch between Team SoloMid (“TSM”) and Golden Guardians (“GG”). After Cloud9 defeated Evil Geniuses yesterday, TSM got the chance to take down the GG squad that defeated them 3-0 […]

While Rogue and MAD Lions dominated the regular season, G2 and Fnatic are now set to face off in the Upper Bracket Final yet again. MAD Lions and Rogue were supposed to go into playoffs and out the other side as the dominant forces in the LEC. MAD managed to take one game in their […]

The stage is set for a potential Spring Final rematch, unless LGD Gaming can do something about it. We saw a very lopsided affair in yesterday’s semi-final matchup between Suning and Top Esports. Today’s semi-final promises to at least be a little more even, or so we hope. LGD Gaming has looked very good despite […]

The final game of the LEC Round 1 Playoffs took place between Fnatic and Rogue. With a guaranteed spot at Worlds on the line, it was all to play for over on Fnatic. With Rogue already securing at least a Play-in spot, all the pressure is on Fnatic. Below is our full recap of the […]

Two teams looking to survive in the Playoffs. Playoffs – Round 3 has begun and teams are fighting for their shot at the Semifinals. Cloud9 (C9) was one of the favorites coming into the postseason; but after the shaky series against FlyQuest (FLY) they’re looking to redeem themselves by beating Evil Geniuses (EG). On the […]

Game two of the LEC Playoffs gets underway as G2 took on MAD Lions. In a repeat of the 2020 Spring Split First Round series, G2 Esports (G2) faced off against MAD Lions (MAD), with the winner set to secure a spot at Worlds. Below is our full recap of the series. You can catch […]

Suning tries to play spoiler against Top Esports with a spot at Worlds on the line. Suning are certainly the underdogs in this matchup with many people speculating Top Esports to be the best team going into Worlds. Let’s see how the series played out earlier today. Game One Chin “Bin” Ze-Bin felt the full […]

The LCS’ number one seed made its debut today. The second round of LCS playoffs is well underway, with Cloud9 and FlyQuest battling it out yesterday. Today, the other team with a bye, Team Liquid (“TL”) took to the Rift against the Golden Guardians (“GG”). TL finished first in the split and has the Coaching […]

The first of the three Round 1 LEC playoffs featuring SK Gaming v Schalke 04. The first series is now upon us in the LEC Summer Playoffs. With the Schalke (“04”) miracle run in full flow, they faced off against fellow German’s SK Gaming (“SK”) to fight for their spot at Worlds. The winner of […]

Tonight’s playoff match featured last split’s two finalists. The LCS playoffs have reached stage two after an exciting first week of games. Finally, we get to see last split’s champions Cloud9 (“C9”) face off against FlyQuest (“FLY”). FLY is coming hot off of a close series win over Evil Geniuses, while C9 is making their […]

Analysts have a saying; Western teams need to play more play styles in order to be successful at the World Championship. Often ignored is that flexibility in play styles can have huge opportunity costs. An opinion echoed by many North American analysts is that NA teams cannot be successful at international events without being able […]

Riot’s latest partner is bringing a lot to the table. This morning, a brand new partnership was announced between Riot Games and Cisco. From now on, Cisco is the official networking partner of League of Legends esports. While this might seem like just a title to some, there’s something to be gained for everybody impacted […]

The LCS awards are coming in hot. Today, the LCS revealed the winners of two major awards. First off is the Coaching Staff of the Split, going to none other than Team Liquid. This includes Joshua “Jatt” Leesman (Head Coach), Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok (Assistant Coach & Team Manager), Chris “Croissant” Sun (Assistant Coach), Jang “Cain” […]

With the first round of LCS action behind us, and the first teams eliminated, we move onto Round Two as Cloud9 and Team Liquid enter the Rift. Round Two starts with the two Upper Bracket series between Cloud9 (“C9”) and FlyQuest (“FLY”), and Team Liquid (“TL”) and Golden Guardians (“GG”). The losers of these two […]

This weekend will determine if there will be a rematch of the Spring Split Finals — or if the two underdogs can play spoiler. The LPL is home to the last two World Champions, both of which exited early from the summer playoff series, but still remain in contention for another Worlds appearance. The new […]

2019 was defined by G2 and Fnatic. Will 2020 see a new king claim the crown? The LEC had quite the Summer Split. G2 Esports and Fnatic failed to challenge the top spot, with the sides ending the split 3rd and 4th respectively. Rogue placed first in the regular season meaning regardless of playoff result […]

Looking for the ADC that’s right for you? Have a look at our tier list. ADCs are the crux of the bottom lane and an extremely important role in League of Legends. They have access to very high damage and regular help from their supports. But, of course, some are bound to be better than […]

100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses took to the Rift to keep their playoff hopes alive. The LCS playoffs are one week down, with TSM losing their first series to Golden Guardians but staying in it with a convincing win over Dignitas. Afterward, Evil Geniuses (“EG”) had to play against 100 Thieves (“100T”) tonight to find […]

The world’s deepest league kicked off their playoffs with back to back rounds of thrilling, must-see matches. The weight of Worlds rests heavily on every team entering playoffs, and that fact holds true for the league that produced our reigning champions: Fun Plus Phoenix. Strangely enough, FPX isn’t even one of the top five teams […]

Team SoloMid and Dignitas took to the Rift in the Round Two Lower Bracket series. With the LCS playoffs now into the second round, we’ve now reached elimination time! TSM found themselves in the Lower Bracket after a shock 0-3 loss to Golden Guardians on Thursday. Let’s recap what went down in this series between […]

Evil Geniuses and FlyQuest took to the Rift in the second playoff series. The LCS playoffs are officially in full swing! TSM and Golden Guardians battled it out to advance in the Winner’s Bracket yesterday, while today, the LCS All-Pro team results were released and Evil Geniuses (“EG”) and FlyQuest (“FLY”) fought in their own […]

The voting is in for the LCS’ all-pro teams. The 2020 LCS Summer Split was quite an exciting one, as Cloud9 fell from their throne and Team Liquid arrived back at the top. The standings shook up and teams started to step up their game. The All-Pro team voting reflected this shift and the details […]

TSM kicked off the LCS playoffs with a series against the Golden Guardians. After nine weeks of intense competition, the LCS is finally in the playoffs stage. The format is new this year, as eight teams qualified for the post-season, as opposed to the usual six. The first matchup was a best-of-five between iconic NA […]

LCS is debuting a new feature today with Honda. Today, the LCS announced that they’ll be rolling out Honda-branded banners during this week’s playoff games. In May, Riot Games announced that they would be implementing these in-game banners, and they’ve done so in other regions. However, this is the first one for the LCS. Dubbed […]

SK Gaming could face a serious roster issue if it qualifies for Worlds. SK Gaming jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun will be eligible for Worlds 2020 if his SK Gaming side is able to qualify for the event via the LEC playoffs. The oversight comes from both team and player, with sources making ESPN aware that […]

The support role in League of Legends is either the easiest or the hardest depending on who you ask. For this tier list, our focus is on creating a standard tier list for general play. This list is not patch specific, however, it will be added too as new champions join the Rift, champion reworks […]

The LCS announced a delicious new partnership today. America’s biggest sports bar brand, Buffalo Wild Wings, is now an official partner of the LCS. This will be a multi-year partnership that includes a streaming deal. In fact, the streaming aspect of the deal is the first of its kind and is going to bring the […]

NA League of Legends players can take their shot at glory. Today, the LCS and Red Bull unveiled their latest partnership plans. Dubbed the Red Bull Solo Q, it’s a tournament series that is available for players in the US or Canada to hop in on. Unlike regular League though, this is a strictly 1v1 […]

With the final week of the LEC just days away, it’s now time to look to the finals. We now know that the LEC will end on September 5th & 6th for the Semi and Grand Finals. In the video below, the LEC dosn’t really give much away. All we know is the date. And […]

Caitlyn, Caitlyn, Caitlyn… can anyone survive the wrath of the Sheriff of Piltover in the Bot Lane? Probably not. With a 55% Win Rate, 28% Pick Rate, 22% Ban Rate in over 610,000 Platinum+ games, there is no other ADC who even comes close to what Caitlyn brings to the table. Oh, what’s that? You […]

This year’s World Championship is officially on. Today, Riot Games and LoL Esports announced details about this year’s League of Legends World Championship. Though this year’s Mid-Season Invitational would have been an amazing event, it was unfortunately canceled. At first, some thought the show might not go on for Worlds this year, but Riot promised […]

Let’s take a look at one of ‘cheesiest’ support champs, Pantheon, The Unbreakable Spear. Pantheon support has regained popularity during season 10, and especially so during Summer Split in professional play. Mostly seen as a top lane bruiser, Pantheons point and click stun, ability to tank tower shots and solid burst DPS, has made him […]

The LEC’s latest development has many fans quite disappointed. Today, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) announced a new partnership with NEOM. For those who don’t know, NEOM is a planned city development project that will implement technological advances on a massive scale for residents and serve as a futuristic city of sorts. As […]

Sona is back in the meta with a new shielding partner. League of Legends’ bottom lane meta has changed quite a bit during the past few years. Though the standard ADC with support pairing is obviously the norm, there have been and still are points where different strategies take center stage. From mage APCs to […]

Yasuo reunites with his fallen brother in Summoner’s Rift. Over the past couple of weeks, a number of leaks pointed to Yasuo’s half-brother, Yone, being added to League of Legends. It turns out they were all true, as Riot Games officially released his art, abilities and backstory. Yone is the second character to be introduced […]

Having been benched back in late June, William “Meteos” Hartman has now been released from 100 Thieves. Things weren’t looking good for Meteos back in week 4; when he was first taken off the LCS roster and moved to Academy. It hasn’t been a great Summer Split for 100 Thieves either. Though they’ve had a […]

It looks like the one week trial of Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilme was a success, with Evil Geniuses making the move permanent. EG picked up a massive victory against Cloud9 in week 6. And then a defeat to Team Liquid, going 1-1 across the weekend.  EG clearly liked what they saw; as they’ve made the call […]

Riot games unveil LoL Esports brand set to link Regional Leagues and Global events. Tuesday marked the unveiling of the new and improved LoL Esports brand. This is set to be the future going forward as it aims to bring fans closer to all regional leagues as well as upcoming global events. “We aspire to […]

Ezreal, Who? We got a new sheriff in town and it’s not Caitlyn, Ashe is the champion you want to play if you’re looking to climb. 22.4% Pick Rate, 53.05% Win Rate and 7.9% Ban Rate over 300,910 Matches in Platinum+, if this doesn’t get you as excited as your jungler stealing Baron in a […]

Perkz returns in week five after a short break. Luka “Perkz” Perković returns for week 5 of the LEC, having been replaced by Kristoffer “P1noy” Albao Lund Pedersen for week four. The break in LEC fixtures obviously came at a good time for Perkz, having taken week four off due to stress, the LEC took […]

Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer will join Evil Geniuses (EG) on a one-week trial contract. Ahead of their week 6 fixtures against Team Liquid and Cloud9, EG has decided to make a roster shakeup. At least, for one week they have. EG will bring in Goldenglue, who’s an American Resident, in place of Italian mid laner Daniele […]

Summer has seen LEC viewership increase by over 108% compared to 2019, with an increase of over 250% during Superweek. Overall the first four weeks of Summer have seen 13,454,941 total hours watched, that’s a difference of 108% compared to 2019. Superweek had a 254.24% increase in total hours watched across the three day weekend, […]

It looks like Jakub “Jactroll” Skurzński, is moving to Origen from Team Vitality. He’ll join ahead of week five of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and will immediately replace Mitchell “Destiny” Shaw. Jactroll joins the Origen having been replaced by Pierre “Steeelback” Medjaldi at the end of 2019 and for BIG support Labros […]

G2 Esports commits to League of Legends roster till at least 2022. While mid-season might bring roster shuffles for some, G2 Esports is committing to its LEC roster by locking down the full roster. After the success in the LEC (current split withstanding) and performance at MSI and Worlds, G2 has seen fit to build […]

A lot of ADCs have begun building Manamune as a first item, we take a look at the item, the champions, and the playstyle of Manamune ADCS. When you think of Manamune and the champions that build it the first two that might come to mind are Ezreal and Jayce, two skillshot reliant champions who […]

News of sporting events canceled in China for the rest of 2020 brings questions about the League of Legends World Championships, set to end in Shanghai. News broke out on Thursday of China deciding to cancel all sporting events for the remainder of 2020. This is just one attempt to protect the country from COVID-19.  […]

Here are ESTNN’s power rankings for the midway point of the 2020 LEC Summer Split. The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) is taking a midseason break. So we’re taking the chance to rank the movers and shakers in the league at the halfway point. 10. Schalke 04 Bar a shock win against a Fnatic […]

A new champion is on the horizon. After being teased just over a month ago via Riot’s Champion Roadmap, Lillia has finally been brought to light. She’ll fulfill the role of a magic damage-dealing jungler with the potential to flex into a top or support role. The Newest Jungler on the Rift Lillia joins the […]

Let’s take a look at the support guide for Sett, the Boss. Sett fills the role of a tank support, with heavy engage and decent carry potential. While not a traditional support pick, Sett has the kit and stats to go toe-to-toe with most unconventional tank picks. While an argument could be made that Leona, […]

Looking for a champion to abuse for LP this month? Look no further, Ezreal is your go-to champion for July! Statistics don’t lie and Ezreal is running rampant on the rift. With a solid 51% win rate and 37% pick rate in games above platinum ELO as of 10.12, Ezreal is an extremely strong pick. […]

We take a look at starting items for ADCs and the most recent debate of Cull vs Doran’s Blade. If you’re like me and enjoy keeping things simple Doran’s Blade is the no-brainer option, it’s been around for years. But what if I told you it might not be your best option? ADC is a […]

Cloud9 is far and ahead the best team in the LCS, but there are some who show promise to defeat them. For the past two years, Team Liquid dominated the LCS. None though their demise would be so quick, but 2020’s Cloud9 roster blew past all expectations and claimed the LCS throne. Their spring split […]

G2 Esports has welcomed a new General Manager for its League of Legends side, as Taco Storm joins G2. Taco Storm was formally at Riot Games and joins G2 Esports in a role previously held by Oliver “IzpAH” Steer, and before that Mitch “Boris” Voorspoels. The reason for IzpAH’s departure from G2 Esports is at […]

G2 Esports has subbed in ADC Kristoffer “P1noy” Albao Lund Pedersen for week four of the League of Legends European Championship. P1noy will start his first weekend of matches since joining G2 Esports at the start of the year. The ADC player will need to adjust fast, with G2 Esports currently at 4-3 as they […]

100 Thieves is experimenting with their LCS roster. Changes are coming to the 100 Thieves League of Legends Championship Series starting roster this week as jungler William “Meteos” Hartman and William “Stunt” Chen will be benched for week four. In place of the benched starters, 100 Thieves will look to Academy jungler Juan “Contractz” Arturo […]

Fnatic and G2 are currently looking up at Mad Lions and Rogue. Here’s a fun fact: Since its inception in 2013, the LEC has seen the split end with either Fnatic or G2 in first or second place EVERY. SINGLE. SPLIT. More currently, the last two splits included both G2 and Fnatic in first and […]

Riot Games is taking more steps to contribute to the fight against COVID. Today, Riot Games announced a new, limited-time event for League of Legends players. From today until July 23 at 1 pm PT, all proceeds from the sales of certain in-game items will be donated to support frontline healthcare workers. There are a […]

Immortals have decided to part ways with General Manager Keaton Cryer and head coach Thomas “Zaboutine” Si-Hassen. Both Keaton and Zaboutine have been part of Immortals since its acquisition of OpTic Gaming’s LCS roster in late 2019. The pair had been a part of OpTic since they joined the League of Legends Championship Series Franchising […]

Let’s take a look at one of our favorite supports, Senna, the Redeemer. Senna is best described as a Marksman type champion, like most in her archetype she finds her home in the bottom lane, though with Senna she does so as a support. With good early game harras, a strong transition into the mid […]

Two weeks into the Summer Split, we take a look at what to expect moving forward. Cloud9 is undefeated and atop the standings, which we all could have and probably did predict. The Spring Split presented us with a team on the verge of greatness and their biggest question coming into the Summer Split was […]

The BBC is stepping into the world of League of Legends. The BBC has announced that they will be broadcasting the UK League Championship (UKLC) and the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) this summer. Fans can watch all of the games on the BB iPlayer and BBC Sport online and app. The UKLC season […]

Get pumped up for the LCS, which starts in less than 48 hours. The wait is finally over! Tomorrow marks the return of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and what will be an entertaining Summer Split. Following the start of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), LCS fans will finally get to […]

Immortals has made quite an unexpected roster move just days before the Summer Split. Today, Immortals announced its starting lineup for the LCS Summer Split. Everything looked as expected until Jake Kevin “Xmithie” Puchero was noticeably missing and replaced with Nicholas James Joseph “Potluck” Pollock. New Split, who dis? Here is your IMT Line-Up to […]

The LEC has revealed its own fantasy league with LEC SuperFantasy. The LEC SuperFantasy has officially launched ahead of the LEC Summer Split. The fantasy league will be run in partnership with LVP, the team behind the Superliga Orange Fantasy to bring fans a LEC version of the game, in which you’ll be crafting your […]

A partnership between Samsung and the LCS is developing fast! Riot Games as announced its latest (and fastest) partnership for the LCS as it partners with Samsung SSD for a new Samsung SSD Fast Five segment. The partnership will see Samsung track how quickly LCS players reach key benchmarks in each position — 100 CS […]

Here are ESTNN’s power rankings for the 2020 LEC Summer Split. The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) is set to return this week. With a little time left, its time to look at all ten teams and predict who’s hot, who’s not, and how the Summer Split may unfold! 10. Team Vitality Vitality had […]

Riot Games is looking out for their player’s well-being with a new partnership. Today, Riot Games announced that they’ve partnered with the Crisis Text Line, a support service for those experiencing a mental health crisis. This is a free, confidential hotline that players will be able to access easily. All they’ll have to do it […]

League of Legends: Wild Rift (LoL: Mobile) is now fully revealed and the game’s in its early alpha/beta testing period. While Wild Rift is, simply put, a mobile version of League of Legends, the game is its own standalone title; with new graphics and features to boot. Below, we’ll answer some of the most asked […]

Two new faces are joining with the Golden Guardians for the summer. Golden Guardians announce its LCS roster for 2020 Summer Split as Tanner “Damonte” Damonte joins as starting mid-laner. The move now finalizes the Golden Guardians roster ahead of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. The signing of Damonte pushes Golden Guardians previous starting mid-laner […]

Riot Games has revealed Drops for League of Legends Esports. The exclusive drops will become active ahead of the Summer Split. Fans will be able to get exclusive rewards for watching League of Legends esports via the watch.lolesports site. Rewards include League of Legends digital goods and promotional products from brand partners. “Our goal is […]

Legendary Chinese ADC Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao has officially announced his retirement from competitive League of Legends. The news was revealed via the Chinese social media site Weibo. Uzi has had a long and successful career in China since 2012. He’s spent nearly his entire career with Royal Never Give Up — and will undoubtedly go […]

Riot Games organized a showdown between China’s LPL and Korea’s LCK. Here’s what we learned… The recent Covid-19 pandemic recently robbed us of the annual Mid-Season Invitational. All hope for the intense international event between the Spring and Summer Splits seemed lost. Then at the last minute Riot Games came to the rescue and announced […]

Close partners Riot Games and Mastercard are working to fight COVID-19. The Mid-Season Streamathon kicked off today, and at the start of the broadcast, Riot Games announced the MSS auction. The goal of this auction, and the whole streamathon, is to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The auction has a variety of items and unique […]

Here’s the first look at League of Legends: Wild Rift. With a recent Developer Diary being posted on YouTube, Riot Games have finally announced the release of their next mobile game. League of Legends: Wild Rift will be more than just a port, offering an experience similar to that of Dota 2’s Turbo mode for […]

Big LCS news this evening as it’s been reported that Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon is set to move from Dignitas to join Evil Geniuses. Huni, who spent Spring as part of Dignitas now looks set to make a huge mid-season move to Evil Geniuses. The news would bring an end to a messy saga that saw […]

Dignitas finalizes its 10-man LCS roster with the signing of former FlyQuest top laner Omran “V1per” Shoura. Dignitas adds V1per to the roster just days after signing former Team Solomid jungler  Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett. V1per joins Dignitas having spent the start of 2020 sharing the FlyQuest top lane with Colin “Solo” Earnest. While V1per showed […]

TSM is ready for summer with its new roster. TSM announced today that its LCS roster is complete and ready for summer. Most notably, Mingyi “Spica” Lu has been brought up from Academy and is the new starting jungler. This was crucial, as the team traded Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett to Dignitas yesterday. The other change […]

Dardoch is off of the TSM LoL roster and on to Dignitas’. Team SoloMid (“TSM”) bid farewell to their jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett today on Twitter. Dardoch joined the team this year after he was acquired from Immortals during last year’s offseason. This news comes as surprise to few though, as a recent controversy had […]

Munster Rugby Gaming has signed two new members to its coaching staff. Northern Championship (NLC) team Munster Rugby Gaming sign former LEC coaching staff Josh “Furndog” Furneaux and Jon “Just Jon” Ellis as Head Coach and Performance Director. The pair have previously worked with Excel Esports in its first year in the LEC. They played […]

Riot Games has unveiled plans to introduce sponsor banners to its esports events. Much like in traditional sports, the new branding will help deliver brand exposure for sponsors in the same way that brands get from advertising hoardings at football games. This new branding will be first shown during the upcoming Summer Split. It will […]

Riot Games has shared the news that the announcer packs, due to launch at the end of 2020 will now be delayed into at least 2021 due to continued complications of COVID-19. Earlier in 2020 Riot Games teased the addition of a much-requested feature, announcer packs. Sadly, the feature is set to be delayed. This […]

The ECAC League of Legends Championship Finals is almost here. This Saturday, ECPI University and the University at Albany are set to take to Summoner’s Rift for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) title. ECPI’s esports program originated less than two years ago but has already fostered a team that has the chance to take […]

Team Vitality has locked in a number of promising players across their two teams. Today, Team Vitality has revealed new players and staff for its LEC and LFL rosters. The LEC team specifically has three new members that fans may not recognize. Cantoursna “Nji” An is being promoted from the Vitality.Bee team, with Aljoša “Milica” […]

The Mid-Season Streamathon is on. Riot Games has announced its global event to take the place of MSI, the Mid-Season Streamathon. This new event is a way to raise funds for the COVID-19 relief fund. The multi-day, continuous broadcast will feature a variety of content from regions around the world. It’ll include competition between leagues, […]

Riot Games is celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in a big way this year. Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biophobia (“IDAHOTB”), Riot Games has announced a number of efforts to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. First of all, they’re partnering with the It Gets Better Project. This initiative tells the stories of LGBTQIA+ […]

The former Team Vitality coach becomes the first Western coach to a League Champions Korea (LCK) side in that position. Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi, is most known for his role as the coach of Team Vitality and League of Legends European Championship (LEC) analyst, who will now move to a new role as coach of LCK […]

Excel Esports welcomes Felix “Kryze” Hellström as the sides new top laner for the Summer Split. Kryze will also be joined by BTXL mid laner and former Excel LEC starter, Joran “Special” Scheffer. Joran’s previous time on the Excel main roster came during the side’s first LEC Split in 2019 when they joined the league […]

With no MSI this year, the LPL and LCK are set to give fans globally a competition before Worlds. The event will begin on May 28. The Mid-Season Cup will feature the top four sides from the the Chinese LPL and the South Korean LCK. This new event will take the place of the now-canceled […]

Four players from Vega Squadron’s League of Legends team are now facing a ban from competition until July 2020. The administration of the Continental League has debarred 4 players from Vega Squadron. The decision comes after the Continental League became aware of rule violations committed by several players during the Spring Split 2020. During the […]

The Thunder’s Roar is back with a vengeance. Riot Games live-streamed a Volibear rework reveal, where they showcased the champion’s new kit and looks. Throughout the stream, a background persisted with a snowy mountain background filled with sparks of lightning. At times, you could see a massive figure in the distance, rivaling the mountains themselves. […]

The community is torn at the state of solo queue. In recent days, Riot Games have been receiving a lot of flack for their flagship title League of Legends. Former professional player and content creator Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani posted a YouTube video called “The Sad State Of Solo Q” and also shared it via Twitter. […]

Jatt is taking another step in his League of Legends career. Joshua “Jatt” Leesman is officially joining the LCS’ Team Liquid as Head Coach. The organization welcomed him on Twitter today where, in the video, Jatt explained the move and his expectations for the future. Many know him as a caster for the LCS broadcasts, […]

MSI is canceled, but it could have been quite a thrilling competition. This time last year, each region was getting ready to send its representative to the highly competitive League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. The top teams from each region were sent to duke it out for the title of “best team in the world” […]

Excel Esports is looking to swiftly make changes to its Summer Split Roster. With news that top laneKi “Expect” Dae-han and mid laner Son “Mickey” Young-min will leave the roster completely come the Summer Split, we now mighty ave an idea of who is looking to replace them. ESPN is reporting that Excel will look […]

The UK League of Legends scene is coming back strong. The UKLC is due to return on June 14th, with the DreamHack run venture also adding Barclays bank as a headline partner for the event. DreamHack has dropped plans for the 2020 UKLC Summer Split. It will boast a prize pool of £20,000 with the […]

The next chapter of the LCS starts in mid-June. The LCS has announced that the Summer Split will begin on June 13. This announcement comes shortly after the cancellation of the Mid-Season Invitational and the LEC’s return on June 12. Originally, the start date for the split was later, but now that MSI won’t happen, […]

The LEC is set to return June 12th for the 2020 Summer Split. With the Spring Split only just finishing, the LEC is set to return for the Summer Split in early June. With MSI canceled, the Summer Split was able to come much earlier in the summer than expected, so there’s not much time […]

The rumors are true, the star ADC is back with his old team. Today, Team SoloMid (“TSM”) confirmed that Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng is joining their League of Legends roster. Rumors have been floating around about him first leaving Team Liquid, then about the possibility of him moving to TSM. They were from credible sources and […]

Here are the five players that impressed the most this split. The LCS Spring Split has come to a close. It was a crazy one, as teams performed outside of expectations and the COVID-19 pandemic moved the league online. Nevertheless, Cloud9 emerged victorious in the end and made their triumphant return to the top. They […]

Unfortunately, League of Legends fans won’t be able to watch MSI this year. Today, John Needham, Global Head of Esports for Riot Games confirmed that this year’s Mid-Season Invitational has been canceled. This year has been a crazy ride for everyone, and the world of esports is no exception. Though LoL Esports leagues around the […]

Doublelift may be going back to TSM. After a tumultuous Spring Split, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng is leaving Team Liquid. Today, ESPN’s Jacob Wolf reported that he is headed back to his old team, Team SoloMid. Doublelift was one of the core members of the TL squad that dominated the LCS for the past two years. […]

A report put out today has suggested that Team Liquid is looking for a trade option on the contract of Doublelift before the Summer Split. Travis Gafford had reported the leak earlier today and it seems that Team Liquid wants to get Doublelift moved on before his contract is up at the end of 2020. […]