Choi "HOTBA" Hong-joon joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie for a quick chat about sweeping the NYXL, playing in Stage 3's Atlanta homestand, and the future of Overwatch League.
Both summer finalists will qualify for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship — the winner through auto-qualification and the runner-up through circuit points.
The professional Jungler, who was last seen starting for Echo Fox midway through the 2019 LCS Summer Split, is the newest member of the CLG Stream Team.
SNAPS, a company that creates limited-edition accessories for snapback baseball caps and works with the NBA, is partnering with Riot to sell 3 different LCS-themed products at the 2019 LCS Summer Finals for fans. The total run is just 200 units of each, 600 in all, and will be featured on the new LCS official snapbacks that will be available at the Summer Finals event.
Overwatch League franchise Washington Justice announced that the organization would be adding Analynn "bawlynn" Dang as the team's General Manager for the 2020 season. Bawlynn was most recently holding the position of Community Manager for Overwatch League franchise Los Angeles Gladiators, as well as retaining duties as General Manager for Team USA during the Overwatch World Cup.
Cloud9 Head Coach Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi before the 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs to talk about his interest in game development, his professional gaming career, and transitioning from player to coach.
Before the start of the 2019 NA Academy League Summer Playoffs, Golden Guardians Academy Head Coach Nick "Inero" Smith joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to discuss his summer with GGSA, re-joining the main team on stage for the final weeks of the 2019 LCS Summer Split, and the organization's trade of Matthew "Deftly" Chen for Yuri "Keith" Jew.
LCS Commissioner Chris "GRZA" Greeley has confirmed in a statement that the LCS and Echo Fox had reached an agreemnt to terminate the latter's involvement in the former. However, if a recent report via Upcomer proves true, that process may be much more convoluted than originally thought.
Only one member of Clutch Gaming was also on the roster for the team's last victory over TSM in the Quarterfinals of the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split: Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo. The veteran Jungler joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss the win over TSM, the team's improvements throughout the summer, and his thoughts on rest of the Junglers left in the playoffs.
In a joint statement by head of KSE Esports Josh Kroenke and P1/Sentinels CEO Rob Moore, it was announced that Kroenke Sports & Entertainment no longer had any intention of potentially purchasing Echo Fox's franchised spot in the LCS.
Dogura sat down with Inven Global to talk about balancing multiple games competitively and reflect upon his FGC career thus far.
RedBull Esports athlete and Street Fighter V EVO 2019 champion Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi sat down with Inven Global to discuss career longevity, competitive format, and the future of Street Fighter.
Cody Sun talks to us after Clutch Gaming knocked TSM out of Summer Playoffs, qualifying for semifinals and hoping to book plane tickets to Detroit later this month: Don't forget to follow us on twitter
In the final third of the 2019 LCS Summer Split, OpTic Gaming Bot Laner Noh "Arrow" Dong-hyeon spoke to Lara Lunardi about the team's improvements since the Spring Split, playing with Jungler William "Meteos" Hartman, and the secret to Mid Laner Lee "Crown" Min-ho's success in North America: Postmates.
Counter Logic Gaming League of Legends Head Coach Weldon Green sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss CLG's improvements from spring to summer, integrating Top Laner Kim "Ruin" Hyeong-min into the team, and Jungler Raymond "Wiggily" Griffin's comeback split.
Following the conclusion of the 2019 LCS Summer Split, Inven Global's Lara Lunardi spoke to Team Liquid's Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, Cloud9's Eric "Licorice" Ritchie, and Tanner "Damonte" Damonte and Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme from Clutch Gaming to discuss their respective teams' approach to the 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs.
At launch, live data from three regional leagues LCK (Korea), LEC (Europe), and LCS (North America), as well as the League of Legends World Championship and Mid-Season Invitational will be included in the deal.
Jack "Kayys" Kayser has found a new organization to put his talents to use. The former Head Analyst of Team Liquid is starting the new chapter of his career in the LEC with Origen.
TSM has made its entry into the TeamFight Tactics scene with two player signings.
The University of California, Irvine esports program will host a pilot scholarship team for “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” during the 2019-20 academic year – thanks to a $50,000 gift from the owners of Street Media, which publishes Irvine Weekly and LA Weekly, led by CEO (and gamer) Brian Calle.
