This year’s MSI Top Lane talent pool is a rather exciting one! It is full of rookies, trying to prove themselves on the international stage, veterans trying to get their redemption, and some new faces looking to bring glory to their respective regions.
Afreeca Freecs signed Jang “Cain” Nu-ri as their new head coach. Cain had played in Najin back from 2012 through 2015 and started his coaching career in CJ Entus. He later moved to the LCS
Inven Global's top five mid laners at this year's MSI are: Heo "ShowMaker" Su — DWG KIA Luka "Perkz" Perković — Cloud9 Yuan "Cryin" Cheng-Wei — Royal Never Give Up Marek "Humanoid" Brázda — MAD Lions Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang — PSG Talon
This year has been a marquee one for junglers, as the role had some of the most impactful players in the game worldwide. How exciting then that 11 of the game's best will meet in Reykjavik to help their teams win the 2021 MSI.
Despite being out of commission for MSI, a lot of the bugs that previously plagued the Ruined King have been ironed out, and subsequently, Viego has slowly started to step into the competitive meta.
Each year, there are a handful of League of Legends players from all around the world that travel to Korea. From amateur players, streamers, to those that have reached the highest level of pro play, t
After a long wait, the skins for DWG KIA's (formerly known as DAMWON Gaming) 2020 League of Legends World Championship have finally arrived. Last October, DWG KIA had won the World Championship by
Highlights on Patch 11.9 include the DAMWON Gaming 2020 World Championship skins finally going live, but more significantly, a complete and total assassination of Hecarim via multiple nerfs.
Arrow is returning to NA: “I don't want to let go.” by David, Quest Surprising news came from Noh “Arrow” Dong-hyeon: he will be returning to NA as a player of Wildcard Gaming
NoFe has joined an LPL team as a coach. Jeong “NoFe” No-chul will be returning to coaching after his short tenure as an LCK analyst and commentator. He will be headed to the LPL. According
First reported by Spanish esports media outlet Esportsmaniacos, and confirmed to Inven Global by sources close to the situation, jungler Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek and top laner Gabriel “Bwipo” Rau have rejected contract extensions from Fnatic. The players’ contracts expire at the end of 2021.
On April 28, global esports organization SK Telecom CS T1 (T1) announced that they have concluded an MOU with the global game data platform, OP.GG Inc (OP.GG). Both companies will work together in man
UPDATE 4/27: SolaFide Esports has stated in a tweet that the organization will be ceasing operations until all former team members are compensated.
Detailed match schedule for the 2021 MSI group stages has been announced. Taking place on May 6, the opening match will see 2020 world champions, DWG KIA going against the LCS representatives, Cloud9.
Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez and Max Waldo will be able to coach on-site, but Reignover will only be able to help the team remotely.
The head coach for Royal Never Give Up, Wong “Tabe” Pak Kan, will not be able to attend MSI. On April 25, RNG announced their roster for the 2021 MSI. While their assistant coach, Chang &l
UPDATE 4/25: No Org has won the 2021 LCS Spring Proving Grounds after defeating Cloud9 Academy 3-1 in the finals. In the 16 matches between amateur teams and Academy teams at the event, amateur teams won seven times. No Org accounts for three of those wins.
Of the sixteen times amateur teams faced off against Academy teams at the 2021 LCS Spring Proving Grounds, seven of the games were won by the amateur side. In defeating C9A in the finals, No Org accounted for three of those seven wins alone.
Riot Games has allowed PSG to play with AD Carry Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan at MSI 2021, who is on loan from fellow Pacific Championship Series organization Beyond Gaming.
UPDATE 4/24: It was assumed that Gwen, the newest champion to join the League of Legends roster, would be disabled at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational due to how recently she was released, but another has joined the Hallowed Seamstress on the disabled list for the tournament. Viego has been disabled for the entirety of the 2021 LEC season, and now, the Ruined King will also be out of commission for MSI 2021.
