Last week, the DRX players left for China to participate in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, they had to be quarantined for two weeks as soon as
On September 26th, Team Liquid faced Legacy Esports in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. It was an easy win for Team Liquid as they rose to the top of the leaderboard
UOL made their entrance to Worlds as exciting as they possibly could, smashing V3 in their opener and then commanding a solid victory over PSG in their second game of the day, taking control of Group B with a 2-0 record. And they did so with some creative picks, giving themselves a lot of flexibility in their future drafts, featuring Orianna in two positions now, with a last-minute flex to the bot
On the 26th, Papara SuperMassive had a perfect day, winning both games in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Starting off with a win against INTZ, they also took down LEC
On September 26, Papara Supermassive defeated INTZ in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. It was the first match for Papara Supermassive in the series and they started off w
Winning a head to head will not provide an immediate higher seed, there will still be tiebreakers in the Worlds 2020 Play-In Stage. Read more here on how that will work.
With an impactful debut at the League of Legends World Championship, MAD Lions defeated INTZ in the opening match of the Play-In stage, to be taken down by Team Liquid in the last match of the day. In a post-match interview, MAD Lions' jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao shared thoughts on the trip to Shanghai, the quarantine, Chinese solo queue, and more.
UPDATE 9/25: In addition to River and Tank, AD carry Wong "Unified" Chun Kit is also currently off the PSG Talon starting roster due to visa delays. Unified will be eligible to play on September 27th, but River and Tank are still in quarantine and will not be eligible to play in the Worlds 2020 play-in. PSG Talon went 2-0 in its first day of the play-in against Rainbow7 and LGD Gaming. Chen "Dee" Chun-Dee, a substitute on Machi Esports, is starting in Unified's place until he is eligible to compete.
The Worlds 2020 Merch Collection was posted to Twitter by a prominent community member just before the start of the event itself.
MAD Lions headed onto Summoner's Rift with an objectively better composition than TL, but the LCS side's signature champions ended up being a larger factor.
NTZ’s jungler and CBLoL champion Diogo "Shini" Rogê shared his thoughts on the Chinese solo queue, the first two games at Worlds, and the progression of LoL Esports in Brazil.
Ahead of Worlds 2020, Talon had multiple visa issues requiring them to start three substitute players, but not enough credit was given to PSG's replacements. Read more on their performance here:
On Sept. 25th, day 1 of the 2020 LoL World Championships kicked off with its first day of the play-in stages. Team Liquid, LCS' #3 seed defeated LEC's #4 seed, MAD Lions in the last match of the day,
September 25 was the first day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship Play-ins. Legacy Esports of Australia (OCL) had a successful debut by defeating INTZ. Legacy Esports top laner Kim
With the help of LoLVVV, let's take a closer look at these scrims and see if there are any trends that could become apparent throughout Worlds 2020.
One of the biggest interests for a LoL esports fan right now has to be how the players in Shanghai are preparing for Worlds: the bubble makes it an extraordinary situation that draws curiosity. While
Ahead of the 2020 World Championship, the four LPL representatives had a photo shoot with Harper's Bazaar China. The League stars were dressed up in high fashion garments, leaving their usual polyester jerseys and joggers behind. See the pics here:
With the excitement of seeing the best teams on the planet skirmish against each other, our Editorial Team has prepared a list of fun facts about this year’s championship.
Let's take a look at one star player from every minor region team competing in the Worlds 2020 play-in.
In addition to Worlds, Mercedes-Benz' partnership with Riot will also include the Mid-Season Invitational, which traditionally takes place between the spring and summer splits of the domestic season, as well as the All-Star event that takes place at the end of each year.
