Nuguri is headed to the LPL. On the 17th, FunPlus Phoenix announced that they've signed Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, confirming that the rumors and teaser were true. Nuguri has been evaluated as
In the off-season, EDward Gaming has made a flurry of moves to return to its power as one of the strongest teams in the LPL, and should its roster perform to what's expected on paper, EDG is an immediate favorite for the LPL title.
Viper is headed to EDward Gaming. On the 16th, EDward Gaming announced through their Weibo that they've acquired Park “Viper” Do-hyeon. They said, “We welcome Viper to the EDG family
EDG head coach Ming “Clearlove” Kai is returning as a player. On the 14th, EDG announced through Weibo that Clearlove will be returning to the team as a player. Through his Weibo, Clearlov
On Dec. 14th, Riot Korea announced that they've taken strong countermeasures to combat against intentional griefing (wintrading), in relation to illegal gambling sites making profit off pro players'/s
In China, illegal esports betting sites have been rising in popularity since years ago. These sites allowed people to wager on the win/loss of an esports match, similar to that of traditional sports b
League of Legends Pro League organization Suning has announced it is parting ways with its star support Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh. The move was announced publicly via the team's Twitter account.
On Nov. 18th, Billibilli Gaming announced that the former head coach for T1, Kim Jeong-soo, will be joining the team. For coach Kim, it'll be his second tenure in the LPL. Coach Kim has a rich history
In recent days, there's been a rumor surrounding Kim Jeong-soo, the former head coach for T1, where Billibilli Gaming from the LPL offered him 12,000,000 Yuan (~1,816,778.40 USD) to join the team. In
When we met Song “Rookie” Eui-jin in a cafe in Gangnam, we came with good expectations. The short conversation to arrange the interview highlighted his friendliness and we've also all seen
On the 3rd (KST), JD Gaming announced the departure of their head coach, Yoon “Homme” Sung-young. Homme first debuted in the scene as a top laner for MVP White in 2012, and as part of MVP
Today's cartoon is about the Worlds 2020 finals and its radio silent crowd. After COVID-19 made the live fan interaction aspect of LoL Esports disappear this year, it was quite refreshing to have a se
They were Worlds favorites from the very start, and they lived up to the hype. DAMWON Gaming blew through the entire World Championship, only losing three games from start to finish. See thier press conference here:
The off-season moves are already buzzing, with reports of Liquid signingAlphari, Bjergsen's retirement, and so many more. The free agency period technically doesn't start until a few weeks from now, but here are the best players that teams should look to sign:
Suning Gaming has defeated the giants, Top Esports, who took them down in the LPL semifinals the last time they met. They won the rematch; they knocked out the Worlds favorites. Now they meet DAMWON in the Finals. Read the press conference here:
Another team that was considered to be a favorite to win Worlds has been knocked out in an upset victory. Suning Gaming defeated TOP Esports with a set score of 3-1 in the second semifinal match of th
Suning Gaming will move forward to the 2020 World Championship finals, to face LCK’s Summer Split champions DAMWON Gaming.
Now that DAMWON Gaming has solidified its position in the Worlds 2020 finals after defeating G2 Esports, let's see which of the two teams from the League of Legends Pro League is most likely to win the all-Chinese semifinal and proceed to the grand finals.
Worlds always brings the best of the best players to one stage for the sake of entertaining the masses and crowning a king, and 2020 is no different, but SofM was far and away the most influential for a few reasons. Read about his importance here:
Top Esports came into the tournament as favorites alongside DAMWON Gaming but almost made an early exit in the quarterfinals when Fnatic got a 2-0 lead over them. TES turned it around though and later spoke with the press about how they won the series and what they expect for the rest of their Worlds run. See their press conference here:
