A few weeks ago we announced the first official Riot Games-produced VALORANT tournament, First Strike. Now, here's how we'll go from two NA qualifiers to the top 8 teams battling for their share of the $100K prize pool, and the title as first First Strike champion. The competition will begin on October 26 with our first open, 128-team
After dominating performances over the past several international events, G2 Esports remains consistent, taking down Gen.G in a 3-0 sweep in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals. Here's what they have to say about the series and theiur next match against DAMWON:
To wrap up the 2020 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals, G2 Esports swept Gen.G 3-0, advancing to the semis. After their series, Gen.G spoke with the press about their games and overall Worlds run. See the press conference here:
Top Esports came into the tournament as favorites alongside DAMWON Gaming but almost made an early exit in the quarterfinals when Fnatic got a 2-0 lead over them. TES turned it around though and later spoke with the press about how they won the series and what they expect for the rest of their Worlds run. See their press conference here:
Fnatic came within one game of taking down the LPL first seed and Worlds favorites, Top Esports, in a clean 3-0 sweep but were unable to close out the series
Top Esports just made Worlds history by completing the first-ever reverse sweep since the event's inception a decade ago. After their victory, Karsa spoke with Jeesun on the Korean broadcast for a post-game interview to break down the series. Read the interview here:
It's no secret, the LPL has the best AD carries! This year we're graced by World Champion, JackeyLove, but also by his former teammate and understudy, huanfeng. The Suning AD carry showed up big in his series against JD Gaming, and it made the difference. Read more about his MVP performance here:
In what was considered an upset by many, Suning Gaming took down JD Gaming in the League World Championship quarterfinals. This was Suning's first series victory against JDG in almost 800 days: See the press conference here:
In the second quarterfinals match of the 2020 LoL World Championship, Suning Gaming was able to take the upset victory over JD Gaming. With a set score of 3-1, Suning advanced to the semis! See their press conference here:
In the second quarterfinals of the 2020 League World Championship, Suning wiped out JDG in a dominant 3-1 series. Off the backs of some incredible Jhin play from huanfeng and a bunch of Bin's GP barrels, Suning advances to the semifinals. Read about the series here:
According to sources and multiple reports by Turkish esports media, the former top laner for SuperMassive, Armut, is being signed by LEC team, MAD Lions. Read more about the signing here:
While each DAMWON member deserves a shoutout for their victory over DRX, the biggest difference-maker for the team was none other than Nuguri. He was the huge teamfight monster the team needed to close out the games confidently. Read more on his and DWG's performance here:
In a press release leading up to Worlds, Riot announced that they'd attempt to host guests for the big title match, and later in the tournament, they confirmed that they'd invite just over 6,000 guests to attend the grand finale.
DAMWON Gaming took on DRX in the very first match of the quarterfinals of the 2020 LoL World Championships. With a set score of 3-0, DWG stood victorious once again in the rematch of the 2020 LCK
DAMWON Gaming took on DRX in the very first match of the quarterfinals of the 2020 LoL World Championships. With a set score of 3-0, DWG stood victorious once again. Watch and read their press conference here:
Not a single champ sits at over 92% so far, showcasing a better, more balanced game. However, there are a few champs with an incredibly high presence that have an abysmal win rate, Syndra and Renekton. Read about them here:
The Inven Global team has each chosen their Pick'Ems of who they predict will win each match, and we have aggregated each to create an average placement prediction. Each writer has the Finals as TES vs DWG, but their route to that title match, and the title winner, look a bit different throughout. See the average placement here:
Former ahq eSports jungler, Mountain, spoke with us about what it was like coming to Worlds as a coach for the first time as well as how the PCS is different from the LMS and what it needs to improve. Read the interview here:
Unicorns Of Love and the LCL made history this year, and after their elimination, we spoke with Unicorns Of Love coach, Sheepy, about the team's time at Worlds, being a mad scientist, and his relationships with past pros. Watch and read the interview here:
The eight teams have all now qualified, and with the knockout draw, they've finally found their place in the bracket that will map out their knockout stage, determining their path to the title. See the bracket here:
