Cloud9 and Vulcan history last Spring with a 17-1 regular season record, followed by a 9-1 playoff run, prompting seven teams to make some roster moves. Here's what Vulcan has to think about the "new" opponents Cloud9 will face this Summer:
On the 15th (KST), SeolHaeOne Prince's mother company Absolute Power Esports announced that they signed top laner Jeon “ikksu” Ik-soo to a three-year contract. As the team renewed the
Lee “GBM” Chang-seok, Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon, and No “SnowFlower” Hoi-jong have joined Papara SuperMassive. TCL's Papara SuperMassive announced that they've signed
Despite most of the focus this off-season revolving around Doublelift and TSM's side of the big roster swaps, Liquid may have won out on the deal, with Tactical ending 7/0/6 in the opening matchup against the two teams.
C9 Mid Laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss C9's hot start to summer, the importance of his mid/jungle synergy with Robert "Blaber" Huang, and the one team who poses a threat to Cloud9.
Before the start of the Summer Split, V1per joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his benching on FlyQuest, joining Dignitas, and how the dynamic of his new environment is helping him find his footing.
Evil Geniuses Support Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidham spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the win about the perfect game victory, the current meta for Supports, and how Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon and Matthew "Deftly" Chen have impacted EG's LCS roster.
Kobbe spoke to Inven Global's Lara Lunardi after week 1 of the LEC Summer Split to discuss his time as a member of TSM, joining Misfits, and his feelings towards being back in Europe on an LEC team.
Team Liquid Mid Laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about TL's Spring Spilt, his individual performance throughout the season thus far, and Edward "Tactical" Ra starting in place of Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng after the latter joined TSM in the 2020 LCS Summer Split.
Motorola signs their first ever esports partnership with Evil Geniuses after their incredibly successful debut back in the LCS this Spring, finishing 2nd in the regular season and 3rd in playoffs. Read more on the partnership here:
"I don't think I'll be destroying everyone individually, but I do know how to make my team better." Damonte says, acknowledging his role in the team, and his desire to become a stronger player and play maker in the Mid Lane. Check out the full interview here:
Just ahead of the 2020 Summer Split, Riot Games has announced a multi-year partnership with Verizon and the LCS. Verizon will be the official 5G provider for the league, and will sponsor various parts of the broadcast. Read more on the partnership here:
Jatt has been with Riot Games for the past eight years, most often as an analyst and color caster, but he recently joined Team Liquid as their new head coach. With the recent loss of Doublelift and a 9th place finish, Jatt and TL have a lot of work to do. Read more on his mission here:
On June 12th (KST), the media day for the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split was held. T1's head coach Kim Jeong-soo spoke about the non-ADC champions that caused an issue during the
On June 10th (KST), the media day for the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split was held. Players and coaches from the ten participating teams answered questions from the media. Below is
Riot Games has fired Ron Johnson and provided the following statement to Inven Global:
SK Telecom CS T1 will collaborate with Logitech G to open a League of Legends Academy competition, “2020 Logitech G Rookie Invitational” on the 14th (KST). This competition will be broadcasted
The two most important questions when building your E1 Fantasy Lineup: Who do I pick? Who do I not pick? Well we heard you mumbling these questions to yourself and are giving you some help.
Earlier this year, TSM released plans for a new "Performance Center," a place where TSM pros would not only practice, but also eat, lounge, exercise, stream, create content, etc. They'll be playing their LCS games from the closed facility this Summer, with permission from Riot Games. Read more here:
In order to help you find these value players, we provided two options at each of the six lineup spots; one for LCS and one for LEC (because everything is better with a little NA vs EU rivalry in there).
