After signing huni earlier this week, Evil Geniuses has released Brandini from their roster for this Summer. Brandini and the rest of the EG Academy squad climbed to 2nd place in the Spring Split Playoffs, losing to C9 in the Finals. Read more on his release here:
Despite making their return to the LCS with zero assets, players, or staff, Evil Geniuses claimed third place in their opening split. But they aren't satisfied, they want more. Read about their ambitious goals here:
Solo found himself in the unfortunate position of going teamless in the 2019 off-season after a rough ending to his time on Echo Fox. But halfway through the 2020 Spring Split, FlyQuest picked him up as an assistant coach, a new role for the top laner. However, he soon transitioned into a substitute for V1per, and is now helping the team on the Rift as they fight their way through playoffs. Watch our video interview here:
Change can be good, but NA proves change can also be bad. Here is each team's relative strength with their new roster. Who won, and who declined this off-season? And will someone be able to take down Team Liquid? Find out more here:
Esports organization Evil Geniuses just had its most important day in years. The organization finalized its acquisition of the NRG Esports Counter-Strike: Global Offensiver roster, and is set to acquire the open franchise spot that previously belonged to Echo Fox.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has secured a spot in Activision-Blizzard's upcoming Call of Duty Franchise League. Due to Immortals Gaming Club also owning a CoD franchise, the rivalry established between the Los Angeles Valiant and Los Angeles Gladiators in the Overwatch League will have a chance to expand into an entirely different esport.
LCS Commissioner Chris "GRZA" Greeley has confirmed in a statement that the LCS and Echo Fox had reached an agreemnt to terminate the latter's involvement in the former. However, if a recent report via Upcomer proves true, that process may be much more convoluted than originally thought.
In a joint statement by head of KSE Esports Josh Kroenke and P1/Sentinels CEO Rob Moore, it was announced that Kroenke Sports & Entertainment no longer had any intention of potentially purchasing Echo Fox's franchised spot in the LCS.
Leonardo "MKLeo" Lopez Perez has been the most dominant player in Smash 4 and Smash Ultimate. MKLeo spoke with Inven Global during Day 2 of EVO before being brought down to the loser's bracket about training for EVO, his thoughts on the competition, and what Nintendo can do to capitalize post-EVO.
In a triumphant reverse sweep over Echo Fox's Dominique "SonicFox" McLean, CYCLOPS athlete gaming's Goichi "GO1" Kishida has solidified himself as the best DragonBall FighterZ player in the world. Japan's master of defense won the EVO 2019 DBFZ championship without ever dropping a match.
With the 2019 LCS Summer Split halfway over, let's take a look at the members of each LCS team that has had the most impact on their respective squads.
Echo Fox's AD Carry Apollo "Apollo" Price spoke with Inven Global after their Week 4 victory against OpTic Gaming about going down to Academy, utilizing different roster iterations, and how they can find their team identity.
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."
Inven Global spoke to Rick Fox about his team's big win, his personal balance, and his quest to escape the Iron tier.
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.
The Smash Bros. Panel will host a roundtable discussion with professional Smash Bros competitors featuring a Q&A session. Our panelists will explore how Smash differs from other FGC titles, the larger role of grassroots esports vs. publisher supported ones, and how the recent involvement (and infamous lack there of) of Nintendo might change the game's competitive future. This panel is a marquee event for competitive Smash fans and FGC enthusiasts!
Rick Fox told TMZ that he would be willing to remain in his current position with his esports organization Echo Fox if a certain investor would leave the company. The investor in question had previously made racist remarks to describe Fox and former CEO Echo Fox CEO Jace Hall, which resulted in Fox informing the organization of his intention to leave.
According to a Dexerto report by Richard Lewis, Rick Fox will be severing ties with the organization due to multiple incidents of racial epithets used by an Echo Fox shareholder.
Panda sat down with Inven Global to talk about his stint in LCS, his dynamic with Rush, and his competitive experience.
With a triumph over Echo Fox in the 2019 LCS Spring Quarterfinals, TSM will advance to the semifinals to face Cloud9.
