After failing to qualify for LCS playoffs in both spring and summer, CLG has parted ways with both of their coaches, SSONG and Weldon. Read more about the change here:
WildTurtle has worked himself back on the team after spending the majority of the Summer Split playing for FlyQuest Academy. Read more about how Turtle refound his passion for the game and competition here:
We spoke with Phreak about casting in the quarantine, caster bias, how the LCS needs to improve, and his recent addition of harsh criticism towards some plays and decisions LCS teams are making. Phreak has received abundant praise over the summer, learn more about how he has worked and grown here:
We spoke with 100 Theives Support, Poome, about his playstyle, his history throughout amateur, orgs' scouting abilities, and the problems the amateur scene has and how they can be fixed and further developed. Read it here:
With only two games left before Playoffs, CLG is reportedly benching their League Championship Series Mid Laner, Pobelter, who re-joined the team partway through Spring Split. Read on his benching here:
Riot Games and League of Legends have had a busy summer, with two new champions beyond Lillia and Yone already being leaked, meaning they may not be too far behind. Check out what's on the roadmap for the rest of the year.
In the middle of an ongoing pandemic, a major partnership failure, and an ongoing conversation around esports work-life balance, Riot Games is taking a week off work to refresh and recharge. Read more about what that means for your favorite games here:
Golden Guardians locked Playoffs after their win over Cloud9 in Week 8 of the LCS Summer Split. We spoke with Damonte about his playstyle and how Golden Guardians leveled up to get to this point and what it might mean for them in the Playoff format. Read that here:
Riot Games officially announced they'd be holding the 2020 World Championship entirely within Shanghai, with games beginning Sept. 25th lasting through to the Finals on Oct. 31st. Read more about their plans and safety measures here:
Riot Games has just released the next patch preview for League of Legends, aimed to bring some diversity to the professional meta before Playoffs and Worlds in the coming weeks. Check out how the game is changing here:
We've seen plenty of non-traditional strategies in pro play, and especially from Cloud9, who have locked in a brand new pair of champions, Lux and Sona. Get an in-depth look at the strategy here:
Jensen has had a fairly long, storied career, coming to the League Championship Series as Cloud9's starting Mid Laner in 2015. In his LCS debut, he beat rival org, TSM, despite trailing behind Bjergsen throughout the game, leaving him with a criticism that he could not keep up with the league's best, one he wouldn't shake for many years. Read his thoughts on his career and perception here:
We conducted two different interviews with Invert based on Dignitas' off-season changes, mindset, and Summer goals. Check out what Dignitas has been doing this Split, how they operate and function as a ten man unit, and what their hope is for the team by Playoffs here:
Huni is back in the LCS after spending a couple months playing in Academy for Evil Geniuses. Hear what he has to say about his re-debut, his Karma record, and what to expect from him and EG moving forward here:
The "Week of (LCS) Upsets" is no more and the LEC is back! Things are beginning to seem a bit more normal. Fnatic avoided the Bust list (finally), replaced by G2 instead. Look more into E1 Fantasy's Booms and Busts here:
On the afternoon of July 21st, Team Liquid announced a new addition to their team, signing Pocket Rhino as their Academy Support, replacing Yama. Pocket Rhino is a former collegiate player for Florida State University. Read more about the signing here:
Riot Games' Global Contract Database was updated today, adding Goldenglue to Evil Geniuses' roster as a Mid Laner under a seven day contract. Jiizuke is also still listed under the team. Read more on their situation here:
Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, 100 Thieves announced they were mutually parting ways with Jungler William "Meteos" Hartman. Meteos was benched from the main roster and moved to Academy after Week 3 of
With Dignitas' loss to Golden Guardians in the last game of Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 and Team Liquid have secured their spot in the Playoffs. Both teams sit at 10-2. Read more on the standings here.
WildTurtle just reached 1500 career Regular Season kills after finding a greedy Blaber trying to sneak into a flank position! He trails right behind Doublelift, who reached the 1500 mark earlier this Spring. WildTurtle is just shy of 2000 total kills including Playoffs, and 2225 total including international events. Turtle has one of the longest careers in the LCS,
