In their most recent dev blog, Riot devs laid out their roadmap for 2020, including tweaks for autofill, punishments/bans, MMR transparency, etc. Read more on the story here:
According to a tweet made by League of Legends Pro League reporter, Ran, in a recent press conference, the Chinese government disclosed that they were both putting in full effort to prepare for Worlds and suggesting the LPL resume their season in an online format. Read the story here:
After a 2-0 weekend launches FlyQuest into second place (tied with Immortals), Santorin talks to Inven Global about FlyQuest's atmosphere and how it helped them bounce back from an 0-2 week, diving into the problems FLY was facing, how they overcame them, and where he hopes to take the team. Read more here:
Tickets for the Finals in Frisco, Texas are now available, offering both single day tickets and two day passes. The Finals take place April 18 and 19, and will be the first Finals after the new playoffs format changes were announced this year. Find links here:
Gen.G and Seoul Dynasty recently announced a donation campaign on their Twitter, helping victims of the coronavirus. The org will be donating 100% of the proceeds from their Seoul Homestand in Week 5, as well as merch and skin sales. Read more here:
Wednesday morning, CLG tweeted out that former mid laner, Pobelter, would be re-joining the team as starting mid laner after a 1-7 start to the season. Pobelter replaces Crown, and will hope to help the team turn around their season. Read more here:
Closer spoke with Inven Global about his friendship with Broken Blade and how he inspired and influenced him to pursue a journey to NA. He spoke about GG's progression so far, as well as playing with support, Yuri "Keith" Jew and overall team strength. Read more here:
Broxah joined Inven Global for his very first LCS post-game interview, in which he discussed his first impressions of North America, playing with his team on stage for the first time, and what his expectations of Team Liquid are now that he has arrived in the US.
This week, Riot announced a leveled up TAILgate for this Saturday's games, featuring adoptable dogs brought by Wags and Walks. See photos of those pups here, as well as Rioter's dogs themselves, like Frenchie Puns and Goldie Appa.
After a strong opening of the Split, Contractz spoke with us about his career path and refocusing and reshaping himself in Academy. Contractz has found himself in a leadership role on 100A, and is utilizing his experiences to leverage himself as a leader and continue to grow in hopes of returning to LCS. Read more here:
Many LCS orgs have been plagued by visa delays this off-season, but CLG finally secured their last player, Wind, who has just arrived to Los Angeles. With his return to the team, CLG has all of its members eligible for play. Read more on the team here:
Aftersecuring their first win of the season, CLG's Division Coach, Weldon "Weldon" Green, spoke with Inven Global about the team's narratives, reality, and mindset as they stabilize and press forward into the season.
Immortals AD Carry Johnny "Altec" Ru joined Inven Global's Parkes Ousley for an interview following his team's triumph over CLG.
After visa delays for both Broxah and Shernfire, MikeYeung returned to Team Liquid and has rediscovered his passion for competition. Watch our video interview on YouTube, or read the transcription here:
After going 3-0 to start off the season, Blaber spoke with Inven Global about the team's strength and his experience transitioning from a secondary jungler to playing full time. Watch the interview on YouTube or read more below:
The LCS opening day featured tents and games from all ten orgs in the league at the tailgate leading up to the games, and the following week, Riot opened their LCS Arcade. Walk through the event and see the sights of the LCS here:
Golden Guardians secured their first win this week, and Hauntzer spoke with Inven Global about his role in the team, their mentality and confidence after the rough start, and how he ranks himself individually. Watch the video interview on our YouTube, or read more here:
I'm here with Lee "Crown" Min-ho, who is back in NA on a new team ready for the new year. First, I want to ask, when did you get here and how has it been trying to fit in with the team? I came here th
In the new age of influencers, brands are often partner with popular figures for advertisement, Rogue's most recent activation was with a popular Twitter account, @s8n. Read more on the signing here:
After Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen’s League of Legends Championship Series debut, the Dignitas AD Carry joined Inven Global’s Parkes Ousley to discuss his professional history as part of TSM Academy, break down DIG’s team dynamic, and being the only rookie in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.
