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Today, two of Korea’s representatives battled to kick off Worlds 2020 Knockouts. The time has come. After an intense two-week Group Stage, eight teams remain alive in the LoL World Championship. Now, these teams have to square off against each other in best-of-five series to prove who truly is the best team in the world. […]

The second and third Chinese seeds meet in the World’s Quarterfinals. With the 2020 LoL World Championship series heading into playoffs, people are eager to see which teams will make it to the top. If the LPL is going to make it to the Finals only one of them can remain in their side of […]

Two of Korea’s best teams are set to meet in the World’s Quarterfinals. The 2020 LoL World Championship is steadily approaching its climax. Through two weeks of intense Group Stage matches, eight teams stand above the rest. Now, they’re set to go head to head in best-of-five series to see who’s the best. The first […]

Fnatic and Top are set to go head to head for the first Quarterfinal match of Worlds 2020. While G2 could be considered the luckier of the two LEC sides, with Fnatic facing the full might of the LPL on their quest to make it back to the Grand Finals. Obviously, to win the title […]

With the Knockout Stage now fully confirmed, it’s time to preview those Quarterfinals clashes. Gen.G v G2 Esports was a draw that stood out for LEC fans as a very winnable series for the LEC Champions. With a Semifinals tie against another LCK team, G2 would at least avoid their bogy region until the Grand […]

With the Group Stage over, we turn our attention to the Knockout Stage of Worlds 2020. With just eight sides left at Worlds 2020, we finally have an idea of how each of them looks as we head into the crucial best-of-five Knockout Stage. Below, we’ll briefly highlight the matchups and what each team can […]

The final day of the Group Stage, will any team be able to match the likes of Top Esports? Group D seemed to have a pretty clear hierarchy after their first day of games, TES at the top, DRX at a solid second, FQ in third, and UOL sitting at the bottom. Based on these […]

The two strongest teams in Group D closed out the Group Stage with an epic clash. DRX vs Top Esports In a highly anticipated match for the first seed of Group D, DRX  took on TES.  Unlike all the other first seed matches where blood was shed often, this match took the record for the […]

Though both teams were eliminated from advancing, UOL and FLY sent one last match for pride. Unicorns of Love vs FlyQuest A battle for pride as Flyquest (FQ) takes on the Unicorns of Love (UOL). While neither team could no longer make it out of groups, they could feel a little better on their ride […]

FlyQuest had the daunting task of taking on potential tournament favorites, Top Esports, to throw a wrench in their plans. Top Esports vs FlyQuest Flyquest (“FQ”) was not ready to go home without having a little bit of fun. Top Esports (“TES”) on the other hand was looking to make a run of having a […]

After a hard game against Top, UOL had to go straight into another tough match versus DRX. DRX vs Unicorns of Love UOL was thrown right back on the rift after their crushing defeat just minutes before. DRX was looking for the win in order to set up for their revenge match against TES later […]

Top looked to take an easy win against UOL and get closer to a 6-0 score. Unicorns of Love vs Top Esports An absolute GAP in every aspect of League of Legends. Top Esports (“TES”) decimated the Unicorns of Love (“UOL”) in one of the most one-sided matches of the tournament. Jackeylove brought the heat […]

NA’s last team at Worlds had to start their miracle run against DRX. FlyQuest vs DRX NA’s last hope Flyquest (“FQ”) looked to defend against DRX for the chance of staying afloat in Group D. The game started relatively calm with laners trading back and forth with no real action happening. Suddenly, FQ attempted a […]

German esports organization Unicorns of Love has just announced their current CIS roster will continue to play under their banners for a further two years. Despite having a bad start at Worlds 2020, UoL has become the first CIS team that has passed to the main Worlds event within the last 4 years. The organization […]

After an explosive Group A day, it was followed by the more formulaic Group B. With Group C taking to the Rift today, it promises to be another hotly contested series of matches. Group C was one of the pre-groups most hotly contested. With any of the four teams likely to qualify it was sure […]

In typical Worlds fashion, the match between Gen.G and Fnatic meant everything for Group C’s seeding. Gen.G vs Fnatic The final game of the day would be the first and second seed decider. With Gen.G and FNC matching each other up until this point, the winner would leave the group as the first seed. Despite […]

TSM and LGD fought only for pride on their way out of Worlds 2020. LGD Gaming vs TSM LGD vs TSM is a match that means nothing in the grand scheme of things for Worlds, but TSM didn’t want to go 0-6 and become the first major region first seed to do so in Worlds […]

With Group C still so close, both Fnatic and LGD required a victory in this game. Fnatic vs LGD Gaming FNC came into the game knowing a win locks them in for a spot in Worlds Knockouts, with just a series against Gen.G left to decide their fate. As for LGD, they needed to beat […]

TSM, despite being out, had the chance to throw a wrench into Gen.G’s plans. TSM vs Gen.G With TSM out of Worlds, Gen.G could pile the pressure onto FNC with a win, after they won the crucial match against LGD. Victory would place Gen.G in a strong position for the first seed, putting their series […]

LGD and Gen.G fought to get closer to the first seed in Group C. LGD Gaming vs Gen.G With FNC picking up the win, the pressure was on LGD and Gen.G to win to keep up the pressure on the European side as they moved into the first spot in the group. Gen.G did pick […]

EU and NA kicked off the seventh day of the Group Stage with an important match. Fnatic v TSM For Western fans, this was the match of the day. Heck, it was the match of the tournament thus far for some. EU v NA is always a hotly contested match, though with TSM’s Worlds life […]

Group B wrapped up their Group Stage today. The LoL 2020 World Championship is nearing the end of the Group Stage. Yesterday, the four teams from Group A battled it out for the top two spots to make it to the Knockout Stage. Today it was Group B’s turn. Dubbed the group of death, expectations […]

The top two teams in Group B met in the last game of the day for an epic showdown. JD Gaming vs Damwon Group B ended with a matchup between two potential tournament favorites and an upset to boot. JDG played through their top lane super well, winning a 3v3 to get Zoom First Blood. […]

PSG and Rogue were eliminated but could still fight for pride in their last game of Worlds 2020. PSG Talon vs Rogue To end their tournament runs, PSG and RGE fought for nothing but pride. Unfortunately for RGE, it would end up being a disastrous end to an already bad day. They did find First […]

JD Gaming looked for a win against PSG to move closer to Damwon and the #1 seed in Group B. JD Gaming vs PSG Talon Just when everything looked cut-and-dry, PSG pulled off a fantastic upset against JDG. Their win was their first of the tournament and all snowballed from a few picks in the […]

After being eliminated by JDG, Rogue next had to challenge Damwon. Damwon Gaming vs Rogue RGE was eliminated by JDG last game but still put on a show against DWG. They started the game off by swapping their top and bot lanes around, then diving and killing Nuguri to kill him for First Blood. Nuguri […]

Rogue needed to take a win here to have a chance to challenge JD Gaming for the #2 spot in Group B. Rogue vs JD Gaming On paper, this second match between Rogue (“RGE”) and JD Gaming (“JDG”) was another lopsided affair. Though the result was expected, the way the game unfolded wasn’t. That’s because […]

PSG Talon had the daunting task of taking on Damwon to start off the second round-robin. PSG Talon vs Damwon Gaming The day kicked off with a fairly one-sided matchup between PSG Talon (“PSG”) and Damwon Gaming (“DWG”). This was meant to be an easy win for DWG, but PSG surprised with some great early […]

We head into the final four days of Group Stage, with Group A getting us underway in the second round-robin. The first Group of the second round-robin comes in the hotly contested Group A. With any team still able to qualify it’s set to be one of the most exciting contests of the week. With […]

Right after their previous match, G2 and Suning jump right back into the Rift to fight for first. G2 Esports vs Suning First Place Tiebreaker After going 1-1 in the Group Stage, G2 and SN go head-to-head again to decide first place out of groups. SN could have easily gone 2-0 against G2 in the […]

The final scheduled game of Group A’s final round-robin was all-important for more than just Suning and G2. Suning vs G2 Esports The game that decides the fate of three teams. A G2 win sends them through as first seed and gives us a seventh match of the day, with Team Liquid taking on Suning […]

Though Machi was out, they had the opportunity to play spoiler to NA’s hopefuls, TL. Team Liquid vs Machi Esports With Machi unable to qualify, TL had it all to play for as they took on the PCS side. A TL victory would mean they were just a G2 victory against SN away from a […]

Suning wanted to contest G2 for the top spot here, while this game was also crucial for TL’s miracle run. Suning vs Team Liquid This was crucial game for Team Liquid. Victory here would keep their dreams of Worlds Knockout Stage qualification alive. Defeat, would, however, see them heading home. SN needed to win against […]

Machi had the tough task of beating G2 to keep their Knockout hopes alive. G2 Esports vs Machi Esports With Suning picking up the win against Machi in the previous game, the pressure was on G2 to match them and move to 4-1. This would set up a top spot decider against Suning Gaming later […]

Machi and Suning took to the Rift hoping to separate themselves from each other in the standings. Machi Esports vs Suning It was all on the line for Machi (“MCX”) going into the series against Suning Gaming (“SN”). Being 1-2, they would need to beat SN to gain a 1-1 head-to-head against them for the […]

G2 had their chance for revenge against TL to start the day. Team Liquid vs G2 Esports   The first match of the day was one of the spiciest. A Team Liquid win would they have the 2-0 over G2 in the head-to-head, however, a G2 victory here would almost certainly condemn Team Liquid. G2 […]

Excel jungler, Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont has announced that he’s exploring his options ahead of the 2021 season. With his agreement due to expire in November, the British jungler has taken to Twitter to announce his possible departure from Excel. Speaking today, he said: “While still in talks with Excel, my contract will run out […]

Riot Games has taken the decision to end operation of the Oceanic Pro League (OPL) — closing its office in Sydney as a result. The news comes out of the blue for many League of Legends fans, especially those in the OPL community. Riot Games cited that: “Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of our teams […]

The final day of the first round-robin is upon us as we start to get an idea of what each team is about. By the end of Day Four, we’ll have seen three games from each of the teams as we get ready to move into the second round-robin. Day Three saw NA finally pick […]

TSM and LGD had the honor of wrapping up the first round-robin of the Group Stage. TSM vs LGD Gaming The final game of the day saw TSM needing a win to keep their Worlds dream alive. After losing to Fnatic and Gen.G, it was critical that TSM pick up a win against LGD. LGD […]

A battle for Group C supremacy raged between Fnatic and Gen.G. Fnatic vs Gen.G With a 1-1 record thus far, Fnatic found themselves in a position they probably didn’t want going into the series against Gen.G. With a win unlikely, a win was what Fnatic needed with TSM v LGD playing after them. An LGD […]

The Unicorns attempted to take potential tournament favorites Top Esports down a peg. Top Esports vs Unicorns of Love The final match in Group D saw the LPL’s first seed TES face the underdogs of Unicorns of Love (“UOL”). After a dominant Play-ins, UOL hasn’t quite been able to translate the success into Group Stage […]

DRX looked to rebound after a loss, while FlyQuest hoped to grab a second win to round out the first round robin. DRX vs FlyQuest With NA starting Day Four with a huge upset win over G2, FlyQuest (“FLY”) would be looking to spring a major upset as they tried to take down DRX. As […]

Suning and Machi challenged each other in a battle for second place in Group A. Suning vs Machi Esports After an upset loss by G2 to TL, Group A became just a little more open. With Suning (“SN”) and Machi (“MCX”) both on 1-1 records having beaten TL thus far, their head-to-head series would see […]

G2 and TL went head to head in a rematch of the 2019 MSI Finals. G2 Esports vs Team Liquid This was the game of the tournament for Team Liquid (“TL”). After a great Play-In stage, they’ve faltered in Groups and an upset against G2 was required. For G2, they would be looking to be […]

With two days of action now behind us, the big players in each group are starting to come to the forefront. After a big Day Two, it’s time for Day Three as the next round of teams play their second matches. Day Three saw another round of six matches as the remaining groups played out […]

An early battle for the top spot of Group D was fought between Top and DRX. Top Esports vs DRX TES and DRX were already hyped as the top two placed sides in the group, so a battle between them has been hyped up since groups were drawn. Both TES and DRX looked dominant in […]

Two tournament underdogs fought to establish themselves internationally today. FlyQuest vs Unicorns of Love A crucial final game of the day for FlyQuest (“FLY”) and NA – with the region sitting at 0-5 FLY needed to get a victory against UOL. As for UOL, they looked strong in the Play-ins and surprised many with their […]

JD Gaming and Rogue went head to head during Day Three of the Group Stage. JD Gaming vs Rogue JDG vs Rogue (“RGE”) is a crucial match in the group. With JDG and RGE both picking up a 1-1 record thus far, the victor of the series would go into the second round-robin the favorite […]

PSG Talon had the monumental task of taking down Damwon, who’ve looked extremely good so far. Damwon Gaming vs PSG Talon Damwon Gaming (“DWG”) went into the series looking to pick up their third win of Worlds and put one foot into the knockout stages. As for PSG Talon (“PSG”) they were looking to get […]

TL hoped to find NA’s first win at Worlds 2020 against Suning today. Team Liquid vs Suning After a disappointing Day One defeat to Machi, Team Liquid (“TL”) were looking to cause an upset against Suning (“SN”) and get their Worlds 2020 journey online. Suning lost to G2, so needed a positive reaction against TL. […]

Machi and G2 took to the Rift to kick off the third day of Groups. Machi Esports v G2 Esports With their game 1 upset victory over Team Liquid, Machi were looking to make a statement. For G2 they wanted to keep the momentum going after a nail-biting victory over Suning. It wasn’t the start […]

Day Two, what’s in store for us today? After an exciting Day One of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, Day Two delivered six more games for fans to enjoy. It’s time to dive right back into the action! Machi Esports vs Team Liquid Team Liquid (“TL”) held back no punches with a quick […]

Fnatic and LGD went head to head to finish off the second day of Groups. LGD Gaming vs Fnatic An interesting matchup that could shake up the group for the next few days. Fnatic (“FNC”) made the first move this game by pressuring LangX at four minutes forcing him to TP back to base,. This […]

TSM and Gen.G took to the Rift today in the hopes of getting ahead in Group C. Gen.G vs TSM TSM was looking to make a statement by locking in signature picks such as Nidalee and Senna despite yesterday’s defeat. Gen.G (“GEN”) on the other hand was simply looking to clean up their game to […]

JD Gaming and PSG Talon looked for a win after rough losses yesterday. PSG Talon vs JD Gaming After a rough game against Damwon Gaming, JD Gaming (“JDG”) was looking to prove themselves. JDG was holding back no punches against PSG Talon (“PSG”) with cross-map early game pressure in typical LPL fashion. JDG got a […]

Rogue had the tough task of taking on Damwon on the second day of Groups. Rogue vs Damwon Gaming Rogue (“RGE”) versus Damwon Gaming (“DWG”); the European third seed against the Korean first seed. The game was a constant offense versus defense with RGE always looking to thwart DWG’s aggressive advances. DWG opened up the […]

The two favorites for Group A tested their mettle against each other today. G2 Esports vs Suning G2 Esports (“G2”) versus Suning (“SN”) is an exciting matchup between the two powerhouses of Group A. SN starts the game off strong with almost every lane having priority allowing for SoFM to secure a double crab start. […]

Machi and TL kicked off their Group Stage with a match against each other. Machi Esports vs Team Liquid Team Liquid (“TL”) held back no punches with a quick First Blood onto Tactical’s Caitlyn with the Caitlyn Lux combo right before the three-minute mark. However, Gemini was not to be outdone, as he immediately flashes […]