Golden Guardians' head coach, Inero, spoke with us about GG's season and their roster swap between Keith and huhi. He details what makes the OCE and other minor region players special, and how he approaches coaching in a unique manner that helps players learn more about themselves and the game. Watch the video interview on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here:
Following the hiatus of most major esports leagues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scene slowly returns to normal with a solution exclusive to electronic sports: online matches. Players are confined to their gaming houses for their own safety, which creates the perfect scenario for practice.
Solo has joined FlyQuest as an assistant coach and reserve for their Academy team. Solo was most recently on Echo Fox, which left Solo without a team this off-season. He joins former coaches from his original LCS team, Clutch Gaming. Read more 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.
Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider starts the Spring Split of the League of Legends European Championship with a new role, in a new team. Recently returned to EU, the jungler has joined Misfits Gaming as their strategic coach.
Peter spoke about how the team hopes to move forward after an 0-2 start and their ultimate goal of making Worlds in the summer, not MSI in the Spring. He also shares the pressures of the TSM legacy on himself and the players, and how he is working to improve the TSM culture. Read more here:
Rather has transitioned to a coaching role within the team. On the 21st (KST), Griffin announced through their Twitter that their mid laner, Shin “Rather” Hyeong-seop has transitioned to a
Team Liquid has had multiple visa problems this year, but the team has kept positive and worked out a solution for the time being. Here's what Pobelter and Broxah have to say about Liquid's current predicament:
Dignitas has added yet another talent, announcing former FlyQuest head coach, Invert, as their assistant coach to Thinkcard. This finishes up their off-season moves. Read more about the move here:
This year, we say goodbye to Mata, imp, Vizicsacsi, Clearlove, Score, and Wolf. Each Legends in their own right. Read more about their careers here:
Evil Geniuses has announced a second coach! Artemis joins the team as Assistant to Irean. Artemis' greatest strengths should complement Irean's knowledge for the game. Read more on his role in EG here:
The newest org in the LCS franchise, Evil Geniuses, has had a busy off-season. They've now announced Irean as their head coach, who was most recently on CLG as a strategic coach. Learn more about Irean and EG's moves here:
On the 26th (KST), T1 announced that they have signed Kim Jeong-soo as their new head coach. This confirms that Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun will not be the head coach of the team next year. Kim
LCS and LEC teams are really shaking up the scene this off-season, and Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez has joined in the fun, switching to a coaching role for Fnatic! Read more here:
The young and talented Connor "Artemis" Doyle is praised for his ability to lead and inspire. From Scouting Grounds, to talent development, to Worlds and his coaching duo, Artemis has a lot to say about NA, his career, and the future.
100 Thieves have welcomed Tony "Zikz" Gray as their new head coach in an announcement video with new GM Christopher "PapaSmithy" Smith. Zikz and PapaSmithy will build out their roster and plan for new growth moving forward.
Just a week before Scouting Grounds 2019, Winter quits competitive League of Legends despite qualifying for his 4th year in a row. He brings up some great points on NA talent development that need addressing. NA has some deep issues when it comes to working with new players.
We spoke with Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan about the unique meta development at this year's Worlds compared to the past, as well as NA's problems and routes for improvement. Find out why we are seeing these picks, and what we should see more in the rest of the Knockout Stage.
Today's Cartoon is about the sudden absence of the coaching staff with the LCK teams right before the 2019 LoL World Championships, and the fans' anxiety to such news.Worlds is just about to start. An
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.
