The three teams not qualified for the LCS Summer Playoffs — Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, and Dignitas — have only one spot to fight over, and because of changes to the season format for the 2020 LCS that removed the LCS Regional Final, the two teams who fail to secure the post-season seed will see their seasons end with the Summer Split.
Misfits and Team Vitality have both been eliminated from post-season contention. In addition, because of format changes made for the 2020 League of Legends European Championship season, failure to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs will eliminate any chance of either team qualifying for the 2020 World Championship.
In defeating Origen in its penultimate match of the 2020 LEC Summer Split, SK qualified for the post-season while simultaneously eliminating OG from contention.
On the 8th (KST), DAMWON Gaming dominated SeolHaeOne Prince in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split wiht a 2-0 victory. Although DRX collected their 13th win first earlier this day,
On the 8th (KST), DRX and DAMWON Gaming each shut out SANDBOX Gaming and SeolHaeOne Prince in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. Both of the games in the match between DRX and
On August 8th (KST), DRX defeated SANDBOX Gaming 2-0 in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. Despite the slight struggle in game 1, they dominated the second game to claim their 13
On the 8th (KST), DRX shut out SANDBOX Gaming 2-0 in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. Through this win, they became the first team to collect 13 wins this season. Mid laner
WildTurtle has worked himself back on the team after spending the majority of the Summer Split playing for FlyQuest Academy. Read more about how Turtle refound his passion for the game and competition here:
With its ninth win, G2 Esports is the third team in Europe to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs behind MAD Lions and Rogue, both of whom qualified last weekend.
Inven Global’s Lara Lunardi had the opportunity to chat with Denyk about his life on the bench, returning to streaming, and getting out of this comfort zone, as well as the team environment now that he is back.
Present in the League of Legends scene for nearly a decade, and part of the LoL Esports scene for five years, Christian “IWDominate” Rivera will be making part of Cloud9’s roster of content creators.
On the 7th (KST), in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split, Afreeca Freecs faced Team Dynamics and kt Rolster played Hanwha Life Esports. The two playoffs contenders, Afreeca Freecs
Schalke 04’s resurgence has much to do with Berk “Gilius” Demir’s return to the lineup and with patch changes, but especially Gilius’s re-entry as the team managed to look past their initial losing streak, only to become among the best teams in the second round robin.
In celebration of its seventh birthday, leading esports organisation Team Vitality unveils a stylish white edition of its iconic adidas jersey for pro players and fans alike, available now at shop.vitality.gg and in store at V.Hive.
On the 7th (KST), Afreeca Freecs defeated Team Dynamics in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. Afreeca Freecs support, Nam “Ben” Dong-hyeon, played Nautilus and Karma
As soon as Clozer became eligible to play in the LCK, he debuted in the league and has been delivering fantastic performances. Showing off his mechanics, he's already been making T1 fans happy through
Uconnect Esports, an esports and gaming sponsorship marketplace that connects brands with esports and gaming organizations, is partnering with one of the top esports organizations in gaming, Cloud9, to support collegiate esports and gaming through 2020.
US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order banning transactions to Tencent Holdings Ltd., who own Riot Games, and part of Epic Games, Blizzard, Supercell, and others, causing a massive shakeup in the gaming and esports industry. Read more here:
We spoke with Phreak about casting in the quarantine, caster bias, how the LCS needs to improve, and his recent addition of harsh criticism towards some plays and decisions LCS teams are making. Phreak has received abundant praise over the summer, learn more about how he has worked and grown here:
Management at Riot Games who were responsible for the controversial deal between the League of Legends European Champions (LEC) and Saudi Arabia smart-city NEOM have been "reassured they did nothing wrong except maybe the communication process".
