League of Legends esports fans across the globe are voting for their favorite players from their respective regions to compete in the 2019 All-Star Event in Las Vegas, but it has already been confirmed that North America will be missing its two most decorated stars.
Aphromoo was the first player signed by 100 Thieves after the organization's revival in the form of an LCS franchise slot in partnership with NBA organization Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split.
FlyQuest has promoted Assistant Coach Anand "Curry" Agarwal to Head Coach ahead of the 2020 LCS season, and according to a report by ESPN Esports' Jacob Wolf, the LCS organization is set to sign Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage as its starting Mid Laner.
After two years of dominance with Team Liquid, Jake "Xmithie" Puchero is beginning a new chapter of his career. Team Liquid parted ways with its veteran Jungler Monday evening, and according to a report by ESPN Esports' Jacob Wolf, Xmithie looks to be joining Immortals for the 2020 LCS season.
While it might make the average LCS fan feel better just to chalk it up to Worlds being on European soil, as it was in 2015 when the NALCS' infamous 'Week 2 0-10' occured, there's many factors to consider when analyzing what led to such a disappointing performance from North America at the World Championship. Let's take a look at how the LCS teams' Worlds 2019 performances compared to their respective expectations.
TL Bot Laner Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie after defeating Clutch Gaming in the LCS Semifinals and discussed how G2 Esports had terraformed the competitive landscape of League of Legends.
Earlier this month, Team Liquid's League of Legends squad took a break from practicing for the 2019 World Championship to host an AMA on the League of Legends subreddit.
After a long break from the regular season, FlyQuest took to the stage for the 2019 LCS Regional Finals this past weekend in hopes to qualifying to Worlds. Despite a poor Summer Split, FLY worked hard
General Manager Parth "Parth" Naidu joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie at the conclusion of TSMs 2019 League of Legends season to discuss the team's struggles through summer, look towards the future, and give a message to the TSM fans.
After Clutch Gaming's dramatic finale, Top Laner Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to recap the series, reflect upon his career, and look ahead towards the 2019 World Championship.
Clutch Gaming Mid Laner Tanner "Damonte" Damonte joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the match to discuss defeating FlyQuest, his solo lane synergy with Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon, and look ahead at tomorrow's rematch against CLG.
Cody Sun spoke with Inven Global's Nick Geracie Clutch Gaming's mid-summer rise to LCS elite,, the 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs, and the upcoming LCS Regional Finals.
CLG AD Carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes joined Nick Geracie to discuss his team's 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs run and share his thoughts on the gauntlet ahead of the LCS Regional Final.
CLG addressed the media in a post-match conference that featured Top Laner Kim "Ruin" Hyeong-min, Jungler Raymond "Wiggily" Griffin, Mid Laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage, AD Carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes, Support Vincent "Biofrost" Wang, Head Coach Weldon Green, and Strategic Coach Heo "Irean" Yeong-cheol to discuss the series against CG and look ahead towards potential Worlds qualification.
Team Liquid and Cloud9, the 1st and 2nd LCS seeds for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, will not be heading to South Korea as it has in years past to bootcamp for Worlds.
Cloud9 addressed the media in a post-match conference to discuss the series against TL and look ahead towards the 2019 League of Legends World Championship.
Team Liquid addressed the media in a post-match press conference to discuss the win, the 2019 LCS Regional Final, and Worlds 2019.
With Counter Logic Gaming's 3-2 reverse sweep of Clutch for 3rd place in the 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs, the 2019 LCS Regional Final gauntlet has been set.
Svenskeren's performance in the summer was so otherworldly that the Danish veteran won the award, as well as being named to the 2019 LCS Summer All-Pro Team, despite playing only 79% of the split.
Both summer finalists will qualify for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship — the winner through auto-qualification and the runner-up through circuit points.