In the middle of an ongoing pandemic, a major partnership failure, and an ongoing conversation around esports work-life balance, Riot Games is taking a week off work to refresh and recharge. Read more about what that means for your favorite games here:
Golden Guardians locked Playoffs after their win over Cloud9 in Week 8 of the LCS Summer Split. We spoke with Damonte about his playstyle and how Golden Guardians leveled up to get to this point and what it might mean for them in the Playoff format. Read that here:
Nearly a month after Sky's response to serious allegations against him was cut short, he has uploaded a new statement to YouTube. Watch that statement and read more of his story here:
Riot Games officially announced they'd be holding the 2020 World Championship entirely within Shanghai, with games beginning Sept. 25th lasting through to the Finals on Oct. 31st. Read more about their plans and safety measures here:
Multiple members of the LEC recently tweeted out their internal response to the LEC's now-reversed partnership with Neom announced yesterday. The LEC broadcast team had threatened to strike the show, refusing to participate until the sponsorship deal was revoked. Read more here:
The League Championship Series and Riot Games had a tumultuous Wednesday, after announcing a highly controversial partnership with Saudi Arabian city-company, Neom. Fourteen hours after the partnershi
As the news of LEC's new partner, Neom, spread, League community members and Rioters around the world began condemning the LEC for their announcement to stand in solidarity with the LEC broadcast. See their words here:
Riot Games has just released the next patch preview for League of Legends, aimed to bring some diversity to the professional meta before Playoffs and Worlds in the coming weeks. Check out how the game is changing here:
We've seen plenty of non-traditional strategies in pro play, and especially from Cloud9, who have locked in a brand new pair of champions, Lux and Sona. Get an in-depth look at the strategy here:
Jensen has had a fairly long, storied career, coming to the League Championship Series as Cloud9's starting Mid Laner in 2015. In his LCS debut, he beat rival org, TSM, despite trailing behind Bjergsen throughout the game, leaving him with a criticism that he could not keep up with the league's best, one he wouldn't shake for many years. Read his thoughts on his career and perception here:
We conducted two different interviews with Invert based on Dignitas' off-season changes, mindset, and Summer goals. Check out what Dignitas has been doing this Split, how they operate and function as a ten man unit, and what their hope is for the team by Playoffs here:
Huni is back in the LCS after spending a couple months playing in Academy for Evil Geniuses. Hear what he has to say about his re-debut, his Karma record, and what to expect from him and EG moving forward here:
The "Week of (LCS) Upsets" is no more and the LEC is back! Things are beginning to seem a bit more normal. Fnatic avoided the Bust list (finally), replaced by G2 instead. Look more into E1 Fantasy's Booms and Busts here:
During Week 6 of the League Championship Series, following a week of heavy upsets and multiple roster changes, we spoke with nine of the LCS teams to hear their opinion on the top teams through the league. Here is who they say leads the league:
On the afternoon of July 21st, Team Liquid announced a new addition to their team, signing Pocket Rhino as their Academy Support, replacing Yama. Pocket Rhino is a former collegiate player for Florida State University. Read more about the signing here:
Riot Games' Global Contract Database was updated today, adding Goldenglue to Evil Geniuses' roster as a Mid Laner under a seven day contract. Jiizuke is also still listed under the team. Read more on their situation here:
Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, 100 Thieves announced they were mutually parting ways with Jungler William "Meteos" Hartman. Meteos was benched from the main roster and moved to Academy after Week 3 of
With Dignitas' loss to Golden Guardians in the last game of Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 and Team Liquid have secured their spot in the Playoffs. Both teams sit at 10-2. Read more on the standings here.
WildTurtle just reached 1500 career Regular Season kills after finding a greedy Blaber trying to sneak into a flank position! He trails right behind Doublelift, who reached the 1500 mark earlier this Spring. WildTurtle is just shy of 2000 total kills including Playoffs, and 2225 total including international events. Turtle has one of the longest careers in the LCS,
TSM announced earlier this week that they were starting Treatz for Week 6 of the LCS. Tactical is welcoming Treatz with a friendly letter, offering encouragement, advice, and just a tiny hint of spice. Read it here:
