Everyone needs a vacation now and then. Professional players that are in the highest rankings are the ones with the least amount of time off, due to making it to every major tournament, so every time off counts. Inven Global got to catch up with G2 Esports' Jungler Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski, asking about his League of Legends European Championship off-season in Poland.
Broxah spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the victory over 100 Thieves to break down his Baron steal, Team Liquid's improvements in synergy compared to the Spring Split, and working with Joshua "Jatt" Leesman as a Head Coach.
Counter Logic Gaming's 2-0 finish in week 2 of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split was its first undefeated week of the entire season. CLG's 3 wins in its first four games of summer have already tied the win total of its 10th place finish in the Spring Split.
Origen’s bumpy 1-2 Summer Split start was not what they had envisioned in Week 1, with defeats against the revamped SK Gaming and the Kobbe-empowered Misfits Gaming serving as early stumbling blocks in a new meta. However, their victory against G2 Esports on Saturday, June 13 was cause for relief – especially for German AD carry Elias “Upset” Lipp.
Rising above G2 Esports and Schalke 04, Vitality entered the stage with confidence. Hadrien "Duke" Forestier, coach of Team Vitality took the time to discuss the changes in the team's roster, practice, and hopes for the upcoming weeks.
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.
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
Immortals has unveiled its starting roster for the opening weekend of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split.
Cloud9 Jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang, who won the 2020 LCS Spring Split MVP award, joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie ahead of the LCS Summer Split to reflect on C9's dominant spring and winning the MVP award over his Mid Laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer.
A few days before the start of the 2020 LCS Summer Split Evil Geniuses Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Spring Split, the addition of Huni, and the affects of COVID-19 on the LCS.
IMT Jungler Jake "Xmithie" Puchero spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie on LCS Media Day ahead of the Summer Split to discuss his team's off-season adjustments, how COVID-19 has changed competitive atmosphere in the LCS, and being called the most underrated player in the LCS.
Huni left Dignitas early this off-season, joining his old Clutch Gaming staff, Andrew Barton and Artemis, as well as reuniting with former SKT teammate, Bang. Regardless of playing Academy, Huni is happy to be in a better environment for himself and his mental health. Read more here:
Dardoch had a tumultuous off-season which ultimately led to his transfer from TSM to Dignitas. He spoke with Inven Global about TSM's response, as well as his goals and plans to push forward and reestablish himself as a Jungler for Dignitas. Read more here:
While it has not been decided who will play for Dignitas and Dignitas Academy specifically at the start of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series and 2020 LCS Academy League Summer Split, there are now 10 players under the DIG banner.
The LCK returns on June 17, and T1 is scheduled to play against DragonX at 8pm KST
The partnership will bring a new way to play fantasy LCS and LEC by combining the technical expertise of Esports One and the in-depth esports knowledge of Inven Global.
UPDATE 5/28: Evil Geniuses confirmed the signing of Huni in an announcement tweet Thursday afternoon.
Riot Games has been teasing details about the rework of Volibear for some time, and on the night of Friday, May 8, the League of Legends community got a full look at everything new about The Thunder's Roar.
