CG Huni: "I become stronger when I'm vs. Echo Fox."

Huni joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi after the game to talk about beating his former team. "It felt really good, honestly," said Huni. "Before the game, I was thinking I really didn't want to lose to Echo Fox, for sure."

C9 Licorice: "Since other teams don't have priority on Akali, we've been able to get it in a lot of drafts."

"What happens a lot of the time when a champion gets nerfed is people just stop playing it, even if it's still good," explained the C9 Top Laner.

FLY Invert: "I don’t think we are listening to each other as well as we should."

Inven Global spoke with FlyQuest Head Coach Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan after their loss against Clutch Gaming about their priority on the Elise pick, problems with the team, Support Kim "Wadid" Bae-In joining the team and splitting scrim time Juan "JayJ" Guibert, and using Academy teams for practice.

C9 Reignover: "I wasn’t a player that took any type of risk...I would go for at least the 60/40.”

Inven Global spoke with Reignover about his role in C9, the meta, influencing his junglers, scuttle crab, Rek’sai’s rework, Tracker’s Knife, role swapping and more.

TL CoreJJ: "This patch makes Rakan players look dumb."

CoreJJ joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to discuss the changes to Rakan after Team Liquid defeated OpTic Gaming last Sunday.

CLG Biofrost talks buying a house, work-life separation, and the double-edged sword of gaming houses

Biofrost recently purchased his own house within the Los Angeles area, opting to invest in his living situation and look further into his future.

Rick Fox: "If you're in Iron IV, I wish you luck!"

Inven Global spoke to Rick Fox about his team's big win, his personal balance, and his quest to escape the Iron tier.

GGS Olleh: "I feel whenever Froggen gets a mage and I get Tahm Kench, it’s hard to lose the game."

Olleh sat down with Inven Global to talk about his new Nautilus pick, being viewed as a Tahm-Kench one-trick, Lux, experimental picks, friendship in the team and health as a pro player.

C9 Blaber: "To be honest, Gragas/Yasuo is really strong. People aren't respecting it enough."

After handing OpTic Gaming its first loss of the Summer Split, Blaber joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to talk about his first start since spring and C9's game plan against the GreenWall.

CLG Ruin: "It seems that the LCS players have a much higher base level than the TCL players."

In his very first LCS interview, Ruin spoke to Inven Global's Lara Lunardi to compare the LCS and TCL, explain the meaning behind his tattoo, and give a message to the CLG faithful.

Riot Azael: "Honestly, I think we should be seeing more enchantress Supports."

Azael joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie during week 2 of the 2019 LCS Summer Split to share his perspective on the optimal way to play League of Legends, Yuumi's effect on competitive play, and the anomaly of G2 Esports Bot Laner Luka "Perkz" Perković.

Ranked Chat Ep. 1: The Key to NA's League Success w/100 Thieves Manager Sabrina Wong

The debut episode of Inven Global's podcast, Ranked Chat, features 100 Thieves League of Legends Team Manager Sabrina Wong. The show, co-hosted by Mandie Roman and Inven Global Director of Strategic Content Nick D'Orazio, is now available on the Inven Global Soundcloud.

TSM Ablazeolive: "Mid Lane is probably in one of the best spots it's ever been."

Ablazeolive joined Nick Geracie after defeating TLA to share his thoughts on the Mid Lane meta, playing with a non-cardboard version of Support Erik "Treatz" Wessén on stage,  and forming Mid/Jungle synergy with Mingyi "Spica" Lu since Jonathan "Grig" Armao re-joined TSM's LCS roster.

GGS Hauntzer: "Froggen and I are definitely top two in our respective roles."

Hauntzer joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie after week 1 of the Summer Split to talk about the Golden Guardians team atmosphere, GGS Academy veteran Top Darshan "Darshan" Upadhyaya and Support Choi "Huhi" Jae-Hyun's value to the team, and where he and GGS Mid Laner Henrik "Froggen" Hansen sit amongst the solo lane competition.

Xpecial relocates to Harrisburg to coach HU Storm League of Legends team Full-time

Alex "Xpecial" Chu will be relocating to Harrisburg, PA to take his coaching role for Harrisburg University to the next level. The former professional esports athlete began coaching the HU Storm League of Legends team remotely in January of 2019.

OPT Crown: "From season 2 to season 4, Twisted Fate was my highest winrate champion in Solo Queue."

Crown joined Inven Global for an interview after OpTic Gaming's victory over Clutch Gaming to discuss the methodology behind his Twisted Fate pick and his familiarity with the Card Master.

GGS Froggen: "TSM, C9, and TL are the top 3, so it's important for us to take wins against the rest of the teams."

Froggen caught up with Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the match to talk about defeating Echo Fox, his Irelia performance, and the importance of GGS securing expected wins.

Riot Games will not change policy on arbitration for current employees

Riot Games released a statement on Friday, May 17, 2019 stating that the company would not be altering its stance on mandatory arbitration for current employees. Future Riot employees will be able to opt out.

MSI 2019 Main Event Pick & Ban Tier List

After an exciting Play-in Stage, the stage for the Main Event of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational is set! We’ve collaborated with the analysts from Mobalytics once again to update the picks and bans we expect to see for the rest of the tournament.

1907 Fenerbahçe Espor splintered as Kirei joins Misfits; Ruin joins Counter Logic Gaming

Shortly after its elimination from the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In, TCL Champion 1907 Fenerbahçe has parted ways with Top Laner Kim "Ruin" Hyeong-min and Jungler Thomas "Kirei" Yuen. Ruin will be joining North American LCS franchise Counter Logic Gaming, while Kirei is headed to LEC franchise Misfits Gaming.