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League of Legends Wishlist for 2020

League of Legends Wishlist for 2020

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We’re finally in 2020, and with a decade bring new opportunities for everyone. For the most popular online video game in the world, this is especially true. League of Legends boasts a massive player base and esports scene, but it is far from perfect. As the new year begins, there are a few things that […]



Faker, the Best Esports Player of the Decade

Faker, the Best Esports Player of the Decade

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The 2010-2019 decade has been monumental for esports. Throughout this time, many games have experienced a boom, but none more so than League of Legends. What started as a small indie game quickly blossomed into the most played online game in the world with a massive esports scene. Along with this, legends of their own […]





League of Legends: Excel Esports Sign Deadly

League of Legends: Excel Esports Sign Deadly

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Excel Esports has signed a UK scene veteran. Twenty-year-old Matthew “Deadly” Smith was signed after he spent two years in Spain playing for Vodafone Giants. Deadly last played in the UK under MnM Gaming back in 2017. During his time in League of Legends, he’s managed two first-place split finishes, both coming with Vodafone Giants […]


League of Legends: Player of the Year 2019

League of Legends: Player of the Year 2019

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The 2019 season of professional League of Legends is over. After an exciting year filled with creativity and skillful play, three players stood apart from the rest as the best in the world. At the World Championship, MSI victors G2 Esports and Chinese superstars FunPlus Pheonix met in the Finals. Unsurprisingly, the top three players […]



League of Legends: Mata Joins RNG as Head Coach after Retiring from Pro Play

League of Legends: Mata Joins RNG as Head Coach after Retiring from Pro Play

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Days after announcing his retirement from professional play, Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has announced that he’ll be joining LPL side Royal Never Give Up as the team’s League of Legends Head Coach. Royal Never Give Up made a number of other roster and coaching announcements. Former Young Miracles jungler Li “xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long will join as the […]




League of Legends: Riot Reveals LEC Kick Off Date

League of Legends: Riot Reveals LEC Kick Off Date

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With the offseason in full swing and roster moves calming down, LEC fans learned the return date of the European League of Legends Championship today. They’ve only got just over a month to wait as the LEC Spring Split gets underway on January 24th. Riot Games revealed the news alongside ticket details for the LEC […]



Excel Esports Announce Preseason League of Legends Tournament: the Neosurf Cup

Excel Esports Announce Preseason League of Legends Tournament: the Neosurf Cup

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UK-based esports organizations Excel Esports, most notable for involvement in the LEC has partnered with Neosurf to introduce a brand new League of Legends preseason tournament. The 2020 Neosurf Cup will feature the full 10-man League of Legends rosters of both Excel Esports and Misfits Gaming, battling it out in a best-of-five at Excel’s London-based […]



League of Legends: DreamHack Bringing Back Nordic Championships LoL Series for 2020

League of Legends: DreamHack Bringing Back Nordic Championships LoL Series for 2020

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DreamHack will bring the Nordic Championships League of Legends series back for 2020. The Nordic Championship is the regional LoL competition for the Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) which DreamHack will run in partnership with Riot Games. DreamHack has operated the event since 2018. The championship will feature six weeks of League play […]



Talking Call of Duty and Esports: An Interview with Toronto Ultra’s Daniel “Loony” Loza

Talking Call of Duty and Esports: An Interview with Toronto Ultra’s Daniel “Loony” Loza

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Red Bull AdrenaLAN celebrated esports and gaming with tournaments, speedruns, hackathons, and live streams between Dec. 7 and 8. Call of Duty League team Toronto Ultra also attended AdrenaLAN and brought the first official Modern Warfare tournament to the city. Attendees met and greeted the players, as well as competed against each other. The ultimate […]



Riot Forge Announced to Create new League of Legends Single Player Experiences with Third-Party Developers

Riot Forge Announced to Create new League of Legends Single Player Experiences with Third-Party Developers

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Riot Games has announced it will support third-party developers via a new publishing group called Riot Forge. Riot Forge will be used to expand the League of Legends Universe, specifically into new genres and platforms. This is the first initiative of its kind at Riot, Riot Forge will enhance the Riot Games Research and Development […]


League of Legends: Misfits Announce Amazing as Strategic Coach

League of Legends: Misfits Announce Amazing as Strategic Coach

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After announcing his retirement from professional play early last week, Maurice “Amazing” Stuckenschneider has already found a new home. He’s joined Misfits Gaming as the team’s new Strategic Coach. Amazing has had, well, an amazing professional career, with stints at TSM, Fnatic, Origen, FC Schalke 04 – and most recently in the NA LCS as […]



League of Legends: Dignitas to Sign Aphromoo, Froggen and Grig

League of Legends: Dignitas to Sign Aphromoo, Froggen and Grig

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Digitas is set to sign the former 100 Thieves support Zaqueri “Aphromoo” Black and buy the contracts for Golden Guardians mid laner Henrik “Froggen” Hansen and Team SoloMid jungler Jonathan “Grig” Armao, according to ESPN. The three now complete the Dignitas roster which has added AD carry Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen and resigned Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon […]


League of Legends: Evil Geniuses Sign Jizuke

League of Legends: Evil Geniuses Sign Jizuke

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Former Vitality mid laner “Jiizuke” di Mauro is set to sign for North American team Evil Geniuses. The report from ESPN comes as Evil Geniuses failed to sign former Griffin mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, who will instead join DragonX. Jiizuke will join fellow new signing Bae “Bang” Jun-sik who joined from 100 Thieves earlier […]



Rumor: Bilibili Pay $113 Million for LoL Worlds Exclusive Streaming Rights in China for Three Years

Rumor: Bilibili Pay $113 Million for LoL Worlds Exclusive Streaming Rights in China for Three Years

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Beijing News has reported that Bilibili is set to pay $113 Million (800 million yuan) over three years to Riot Games for the exclusive Chinese broadcasting rights for League of Legends Worlds. Bilibili outbid Chinese streaming sites Huya and Douyu in the process. For context, Bilibili is one of many major streaming platforms in China […]






League of Legends: Dignitas Sign Academy Player Johnsun

League of Legends: Dignitas Sign Academy Player Johnsun

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Dignitas has confirmed the signing of former TSM Academy AD carry Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen. The signing comes after a report was released that said Dignitas was having a hard time signing talent for its 2020 LCS roster due to handing one-third of its budget to Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon by signing him to a new two-year […]



League of Legends: Excel Sign Alex Parejo as Assistant Coach & Head of Performance

League of Legends: Excel Sign Alex Parejo as Assistant Coach & Head of Performance

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LEC team Excel Esports has two substantial signings in their back office. Alex Parejo is joining Excel as their new Assistant Coach after leaving his role at Fnatic as Head Analyst. He’ll join fellow Fnatic college Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool who joined as the team’s new Head Coach. Excel also confirmed new hire Fabian Broich as […]





Fandom Partners with Riot Games to Deliver a Four Week Teamfight Tactics Tournament

Fandom Partners with Riot Games to Deliver a Four Week Teamfight Tactics Tournament

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Global entertainment platform Fandom has announced a partnership with Riot Games and State Farm to start a Teamfight Tactics tournament. Dubbed Fandom Legends: Teamfight Tactics, this tournament will start on December 1st and run over the course of four weeks. Every week there will be 16 competitors who will battle for a $2,000 prize pool. […]


Report: LVP to Cease Operation of UKLC in 2020

Report: LVP to Cease Operation of UKLC in 2020

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Esports News UK is reporting that LVP, which runs and operates the regional UK League of Legends league the UKLC won’t return in 2020. Dom Sacco at ENUK reports that while it’s not clear at this stage whether UKLC will continue in its current form or not, it’s likely another company, event or Riot Games […]



League of Legends: Cody Sun Returning to 100 Thieves

League of Legends: Cody Sun Returning to 100 Thieves

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100 Thieves has announced that Cody “Cody Sun” Sun is joining their roster. The AD carry is returning to his former team after 100 Thieves agreed to buy out his contract with Dignitas. The deal is likely to follow hot off the heels of 100 Thieves confirming that the team’s Academy support William “Stunt” Chen […]




League of Legends: Splyce to Rebrand LEC Side to MAD Lions and add Three Players

League of Legends: Splyce to Rebrand LEC Side to MAD Lions and add Three Players

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OverActive Media, the holding company for LEC side Splyce and Spanish LoL side MAD Lions has announced plans to rebrand the Splyce LEC team to its MAD Lions brand. The team will also make three new additions to the starting roster in former mousesports jungler Zhiqiang “Shadow” Zhao, support Norman “Gistick” Kaiser and former Berlin […]


League of Legends: Team Vitality Sign Milica, Comp and Promote Acadamy Player Skeanz

League of Legends: Team Vitality Sign Milica, Comp and Promote Acadamy Player Skeanz

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Esportmaníacos has reported that Team Vitality has completed their LEC roster for 2020 after signing Vodafone Giants mid laner Aljoša “Milica” Kovandžić and former LDLC AD carry Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos and promoting Academy jungler Duncan “Skeanz” Marquet. Vitality will retain Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet and support Jakub “Jactroll” Skurzyński to complete their 2020 roster with a […]



League of Legends: TSM Sign Immortals Jungler Dardoch

League of Legends: TSM Sign Immortals Jungler Dardoch

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Team SoloMid is finalizing a deal to bring Immortals jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett to the team’s starting roster for 2020. Dardoch marks what is likely to be the final piece in the TSM puzzle with deals for AD carry Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup, support Vincent “Biofrost” Wang and signing mid laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg up to […]


League of Legends: Golden Guardians Sign TCL MVP Closer

League of Legends: Golden Guardians Sign TCL MVP Closer

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The Golden Guardians announced the signing of former Royal Youth’s Turkish jungler Can “Closer” Çelik. Closer was awarded the TCL Summer 2019 MVP and he was a major part of Royal Youth’s Worlds 2019 play-ins campaign. The team, somewhat ironically knocked out by NA LCS side Clutch Gaming. Golden Guardians have also confirmed the signing […]


League of Legends: Immortals to sign sOAZ, Altec and Hakuho

League of Legends: Immortals to sign sOAZ, Altec and Hakuho

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ESPN is reporting that Immortals is finalizing deals for three players, top laner Paul “sOAZ” Boyer, AD carry Johnny “Altec” Ru and support Nickolas “Hakuho” Surgent. The three new additions will join jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett and Noh “Arrow” Dong-hyeon and recent addition Jake “Xmithie” Puchero. It’s assumed that Dardoch and Arrow will either move […]






League of Legends: Riot Games fines Cloud9 $175,000

League of Legends: Riot Games fines Cloud9 $175,000

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Riot Games announced that it would be fining Cloud9 $175,000 earlier today. The LCS team will also need to pay players additional payouts after Cloud9 violated league rules by issuing stock units to seven players. The news came from an official LCS competitive ruling post on Tuesday night. The ruling states that over the past […]



League of Legends: Schalke 04 Sign FORG1VEN, Extend Odoame Contract

League of Legends: Schalke 04 Sign FORG1VEN, Extend Odoame Contract

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ESPN is reporting that Konstantinos-Napoleon “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou has finally found a new home after an extended absence from professional League of Legends due to a mandatory stint in the Greek army. FORG1VEN, who hasn’t played professional League of Legends since his time with H2K-Gaming back in 2016 (bar three tempory stints in his breaks from […]


League of Legends: New Champion, Aphelios, Revealed

League of Legends: New Champion, Aphelios, Revealed

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Today, Riot Games announced that another new champion will be arriving in Summoner’s Rift. His name is Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful. He’s a marksman character with lore ties to the Solari and Mount Targon. At this time, little is known about Aphelios. He is a marksman, but previously Riot Reav3 said that he […]





League of Legends: Cloud9 Acquire Zven from TSM

League of Legends: Cloud9 Acquire Zven from TSM

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ESPN’s Jacob Wolf reported that Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen will be moving from TSM to Cloud9. The move comes shortly after it was revealed that Cloud9 is also signing Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme for their new support. Zven has a long record of success in LoL esports. He, along with Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre, was considered the best […]


League of Legends: TSM Sign Kobbe

League of Legends: TSM Sign Kobbe

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ESPN is reporting that Team SoloMid has secured the services of Splyce’s star AD carry Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup. Kobbe will join the roster and likely replace out of contract AD carry Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen. Kobbe comes with a wealth of experience and a Worlds Quarter Final appearance from the 2019 Worlds under his belt. Kobbe […]


League of Legends: Team Liquid Sign Broxah

League of Legends: Team Liquid Sign Broxah

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As reported earlier, Fnatic former jungler Broxah is set to sign for NA LCS champions Team Liquid. Earlier on we spoke about a number of changes to Fnatic, most notably the signing of SK Gaming jungler Oskar “Selfmad” Boderek which seemed to set the stage for Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen to depart. ESPN has now confirmed […]


League of Legends: FlyQuest Acquire IgNar from Schalke 04

League of Legends: FlyQuest Acquire IgNar from Schalke 04

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The LoL Esports free agency period is just getting started but there are a ton of roster changes happening all around the world. ESPN reported that FlyQuest is signing Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun to their LCS roster. IgNar has played on different Korean and European teams but will now make his way to North America. He […]


League of Legends: Origen to Sign Upset from Schalke 04

League of Legends: Origen to Sign Upset from Schalke 04

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ESPN is reporting that Origen is finalizing the signing of Schalke 04’s star AD carry Elias “Upset” Lipp. Origen has acted swiftly to replace departing AD carry Patrik “Patrik” Jírů who looks set to join Excel Esports as Origen has snapped up one of the most hyped-up European AD carry players in Upset. Upset helped […]


League of Legends: Misfits Gaming sign Vodafone Giants Razork & Denyk

League of Legends: Misfits Gaming sign Vodafone Giants Razork & Denyk

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ESPN is reporting that Misfits Gaming is set to sign Vodafone Giants jungler ván “Razork” Martín Díaz & support Petr “denyk” Haramach. The pair will sign from SuperLiga Orange champions Vodafone Giants. While the two players are not signing from an LEC side, as champions of the Spanish regional league and with pre-signing chemistry Misfits […]


League of Legends: 100 Thieves Sign OPL Mid Laner Ry0ma

League of Legends: 100 Thieves Sign OPL Mid Laner Ry0ma

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Amongst the flurry of off-season roster moves, 100 Thieves has announced they have acquired Tommy “ry0ma” Le from Bombers, an OPL team. This isn’t a pickup that many were expecting to hear and may take some by surprise. Le has played in the Oceanic LoL scene since 2015. He has a great track record there […]


League of Legends: T1 Parts Ways with Mata

League of Legends: T1 Parts Ways with Mata

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T1, formerly SK Telecom T1, has announced tonight that they are releasing Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong from their LCK roster. Se-hyeong is a beloved player in the Korean LoL scene and though his time at SKT was short, he will be missed. Hello, this is T1.We have ended our contract with Mata.We highly appreciate what he […]



League of Legends: KT Rolster Part with Entire Starting Roster

League of Legends: KT Rolster Part with Entire Starting Roster

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Korizon is reporting that KT Rolster has parted ways with its entire starting lineup which includes Song ‘Smeb’ Kyung-ho, Hwang ‘Kingen’ Seong-hoon, Go ‘Score’ Dong-bin, Gwak ‘BDD’ Bo-seong, Kim ‘PraY ‘ Jong-in and Jeon ‘Zenith’ Tae-gwon. KT Rolster finished the most recent LCK split in eighth-place after a disappointing Summer split following on from a […]


League of Legends: Cloud9 Trade Goldenglue to Golden Guardians for Palafox

League of Legends: Cloud9 Trade Goldenglue to Golden Guardians for Palafox

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Among the many League of Legends roster changes announced tonight, Cloud9 and the Golden Guardians made a swap rather early on. This swap was between Cloud9’s former Academy mid laner Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer and Golden Guardians’ former Academy mid laner Cristian “Palafox” Palafox. Gilmer has proved himself on the LCS stage and is confirmed to […]



Fnatic Add Mithy as Coach and Selfmade as Jungle; Broxah Set to Head to NA

Fnatic Add Mithy as Coach and Selfmade as Jungle; Broxah Set to Head to NA

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Pablo Suárez at Esportmaníacos is reporting big changes at Fnatic. The rumor states that Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre will join the organization as the new Head Coach after Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool left to join Excel Esports. The rumor mill keeps on spinning, however, as SK Gaming jungle Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek is set to link up with […]



League of Legends: Cloud9 Reportedly Set to Pay $1.5 Million for Dignitas Support Vulcan

League of Legends: Cloud9 Reportedly Set to Pay $1.5 Million for Dignitas Support Vulcan

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ESPN’s Jacob Wolf has reported that Cloud9 is set to pay a $1.5 million buyout for Dignitas support Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme. Jacob reports that the deal will see Vulcan head to Cloud9 for $1.5 million and Dignitas Academy bot laner Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen. The deal has been verbally agreed upon and will likely be finalized […]



League of Legends: Excel Esports finalizing buyout of Splyce support player Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen

League of Legends: Excel Esports finalizing buyout of Splyce support player Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen

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Excel Esports are finalizing the buyout of Splyce support player Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen. ESPN has reported that Excel Esports is finalizing a buyout for Splyce support player Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen ahead of the LEC free-agency opening on Monday. Norskeren will be joining an Excel Esports side that is looking to make major moves […]



League of Legends: Excel Esports Finds New Coach in Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool

League of Legends: Excel Esports Finds New Coach in Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool

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UK-based LEC organization Excel Esports has announced former Fnatic and G2 Head Coach Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool is joining the organization as Head Coach. YoungBuck has a wealth of experience within Europe, where he’s earned the title ‘ The six-star general’ due to his success with G2 and Fnatic in the past 3 years. YoungBuck spoke […]


LCS Changes Import Policy for 2020 Academy Rosters

LCS Changes Import Policy for 2020 Academy Rosters

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The LCS has announced changes to its import policy when it comes to upcoming 2020 LCS Academy rosters. Throughout the 2019 Academy season, LCS teams were allowed to field one non-resident player on an active roster. During the 2020 season, the LCS will allow one additional slot for “emerging region” players. Those regions are: Turkey […]



League of Legends Worlds 2019: The Perkz of Versatility

League of Legends Worlds 2019: The Perkz of Versatility

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G2 Esports’ AD Carry player, Perkz, is a player with a long legacy in LoL. He’ll be searching for his first World Championship title this Sunday. Once the villains of Europe, G2 Esports has had an unbelievable journey since their first Worlds appearance in 2016. Ever since Albus Nox Luna destroyed the hopes of the, […]





League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Quarterfinals Day Two Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Quarterfinals Day Two Recap

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The 2019 World Championship is drawing closer to its inevitable conclusion, but there are still many games to play. Day One of Quarterfinals was quite intense, but Day Two had incredible matches as well. The first series was a true David vs Goliath matchup with European third-seed Spylce taking on SK Telecom T1, the biggest […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Quarterfinals Day One Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Quarterfinals Day One Recap

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After two weeks of intense Group Stage composition, eight teams are set to compete in the 2019 World Championship Quarterfinals. On this first day, two incredibly exciting series unfolded that kept viewers on the edge of their seats. Starting off the day was Team Griffin versus Invictus Gaming. This match pitted the defending World Champions […]






Teamfight Tacitcs: Riot Games Announces Rise of the Elements Invitational

Teamfight Tacitcs: Riot Games Announces Rise of the Elements Invitational

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Today, Riot Games announced that they’re partnering with Red Bull to host their first official Teamfight Tactics tournament. It will be a two-day event where 16 top players, streamers and community icons compete for up to $15,000. The invitees are as follows: Players: itsHafu Scarra dogdog Disguised Toast Reckful Kibler SuperJJ Sologesang becca Keane ik4rus […]



Teamfight Tactics: “Rise of the Elements” Set Preview

Teamfight Tactics: “Rise of the Elements” Set Preview

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Welcome tacticians of all skill levels to what will hopefully be a preliminary guide to the “Rise of the Elements” seasonal set coming to Teamfight Tactics! This patch will be coming to live servers on 9.22 and is already available for Player Beta Environment testing. If you haven’t created a PBE account yet, now might […]



League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Seven Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Seven Recap

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The 2019 World Championship Group Stage is drawing nearer to its end. The victors of Group B and Group A have been decided, and on this seventh day of competition, those from Group C were too. Dubbed the “Group of Death,” it delivered fierce competition and excellent games from all the teams! Royal Never Give […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Six Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Six Recap

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The final stages of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage are upon us. Yesterday, Group B decided their victors and today Group A followed suit. G2 Esports, Team Griffin, Cloud9 and Hong Kong Attitude fought valiantly to move on to the Quarterfinals. But in the end, only two could advance. Team Griffin (“GRF”) […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Five Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Five Recap

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GAM Esports vs FunPlus Phoenix The Chinese 1st seed started the day with a clean victory. Doinb slowly walked from mid to bot and used his ultimate to steal a kill. GAM Esports (“GAM”) dove the top lane to respond and won a 3-2 trade. They dove in the top lane again, but FunPlus Phoenix […]


Riot Games Expands to Mobile, FPS, Card Games and More

Riot Games Expands to Mobile, FPS, Card Games and More

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League of Legends isn’t the only thing Riot Games has been working on. A decade of League of Legends has come and gone and many memories have come flooding back into gamer’s minds. Riot Games’ smash success League of Legends took over the world, becoming the leading MOBA and esport since inception. The tenth anniversary […]


League of Legends: Preseason 2020 Confirmations

League of Legends: Preseason 2020 Confirmations

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With the 10th Anniversary Edition of Riot Pls in full swing, Riot has come out and given a few details into the upcoming preseason 2020. With 10 years of League comes 10 days of gifts in which players can log in and collect new daily rewards. Of course, in classic Riot fashion, there will be […]





League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Three Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Three Recap

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The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is three days in so far. Through these three days of competition, there have been expected wins and upsets alike. Every game matters in the biggest tournament of the year, and with everything on the line, all of the players are delivering their best. Day Three featured some […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Two Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day Two Recap

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SK Telecom T1 vs Royal Never Give Up The first game set expectations high with SK Telecom T1 (“SKT”) narrowly winning. An explosive three for three started off the game in the bottom lane. Ming used his summoner spell advantage to force a kill on Effort. SKT used their Twisted Fate to pick up Royal […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day One Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Groups | Day One Recap

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At last, the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage has begun! Fans around the world watched four teams battle through the Play-In Stage, but now the real competition begins. Sixteen teams have made it to this point and are hoping to push forward for glory. It’s a long journey though, and every journey […]



League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group D Preview

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group D Preview

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The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is well underway. With the Play-In stage yielding the most predictable results, the teams are moving on to the Main Event Group Stage. So far, we’ve covered Group A, Group B and Group C, so now we come to Group D. This group consists of Team Liquid, ahq […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group C Preview

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group C Preview

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Throughout the history of Worlds, there has always been a group of death. Filled with teams that could make it out of other groups, it puts pressure on the teams to rapidly improve. Failure to climb faster than your opponents leads to strong teams and tournament favorites being eliminated before they even get a chance […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group B Preview

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group B Preview

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After a grueling six days of the play-in stage, we finally have our remaining sixteen teams that will be competing for this year’s summoner cup. We have had some crazy games already, but all results have gone as expected, with all the first seeds of play-ins making it through to the main tournament. Group B […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group A Preview

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Group A Preview

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With the play-ins coming to a close, the main stage groups have been finalized. The final additions to the groups determine whether it will be a cakewalk for the previously selected teams or a struggle to make it out. Group A’s latest has made the group more open for the other teams. It also increases […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Song Finally Released

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 Song Finally Released

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The 2019 World Championship Theme, after long last, has finally been released! It’s titled “Phoenix” and features Cailin Russe and Chrissy Constanza as vocalists, but has IG Rookie, G2 Caps and SKT Faker in the video itself. The song is another chilling and inspirational one, similar to that of last year’s Rise. There have been […]




League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Play-In Groups Day Four Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Play-In Groups Day Four Recap

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Damwon Gaming vs Royal Youth The game started with the underdogs getting some aggressive plays both in Top lane and Bot lane getting flashes from Nuguri on Vladimir and Beryl on Nautilus. Royal Youth took advantage of the flashless Nautilus by getting first blood around 7 mins and 30 seconds into the game. The game […]


League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Play-In Groups Day Three Recap

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Play-In Groups Day Three Recap

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Unicorns of Love vs Clutch Gaming The 2019 World Championship Play-In Group Stage for Groups A and B concluded today. This part of the tournament is always quiote volatile, with interesting results all over, and none more surprising than the first match of the day. Here, Unicorns of Love (“UOL”) defeated Clutch Gaming (“CG”) for […]





League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Clutch Gaming Overview

League of Legends: Worlds 2019 | Clutch Gaming Overview

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Clutch Gaming qualified for the League of Legends World Championship as North America’s third seed. It’s an incredible feat for a team who had so little expectations coming into the LCS Summer Split. In spring, they were ninth in the league with a 5-13 record. Even in summer, Clutch narrowly managed to make it into […]