With only the botlane changed, Fnatic didn’t want to stray too far from the beaten path – especially with their “new” ADC. The 2023 LEC Season is rapidly approaching, with the Kickoff event taking place on January 11, marking the beginning of the new League of Legends year! Wednesday will also be the first time […]
TSM will try to bounce back after a rough year. If you want to talk about a tough year, it doesn’t get worse than TSM’s 2022. Not many teams get a Competitive Ruling from LCS for their staff in the middle of the year, while TSM got handed two of them in the span of […]
The first matchup of the LCS in 2023 will be the Kickoff Event Showmatch on January 10. It has been a shaky end to the year for the North American League of Legends, and a not-so-great start either. LCS drew a lot of criticism from the community in recent months with the decisions made about […]
While Excel Esports mainly got upgrades, the kings of the 2021 LEC jungle, MAD Lions, have entered 2023 with somewhat of a mixed bag of a roster. Wednesday marks the start of the 2023 League of Legends Ranked Season, as well as the Kickoff of the LEC! Team Dynasty and Team Legacy will duke it […]
There will be multiple new faces coming to the LoL season 2023. The dev team supporting League of Legends tends to have pretty set goals when they start out a new season in terms of new champions, or updates to the already existing ones. These goals generally get outlined in dev blogs named Champion Roadmaps, […]
The new season is almost here with a lot of new changes. It’s always exciting when a new Ranked Season starts. There are new changes, the game is fresh and it is time to start a new climb. Season 2023 is similar in these ways where there are once again jungle changes coming, more new […]
2020 World Champions will enter the 2023 LCK Season as Dplus KIA. It’s not all that common in today’s esports for teams to change their name and branding frequently, as building brands is a big part of the organization’s revenue streams. Damwon might be the biggest exception to this rule. After qualifying to LCK from […]
Riot’s League Team have pushed an Aurelion Sol rework to PBE in an attempt to boost the champion’s low pick-rate. “Driven by the tantalizing possibilities of freedom and revenge, Aurelion Sol now regards Runeterra with simmering, eternal fury. Surely, it is here, upon this world, that the cosmic balance will tip in his favor once […]
LoL’s arguably the most popular champion finally gets an updated look in-game. There is a joke among the player base that Riot is reserving certain skins for Ahri for the hard times, as nearly every skin for the champion makes the company the big bucks. But despite her popularity, Ahri had a pretty scuffed in-game […]
Immortals looking to make noise in LCS with an almost full native roster. In the six splits LCS had after the name change from NA LCS, Immortals only managed to make playoffs once, back in 2021 Summer. The last two splits, they either finished second to last or dead last, while looking like probably the […]
The first look into the LEC in 2023 will be the showmatch at the Kickoff Event. Riot announced their schedule for the new annual Kickoff Event that will feature all nine accredited leagues yesterday. The two-day special event will take place on January 10-11, with LEC’s own showmatch being scheduled between 5-8 pm CET (8-11 […]
LoL’s favorite child pyromancer will get some improvements with the patch 13.2 cycle. Despite being one of the first and most iconic champions in the game, Annie’s popularity and play rate has been in a steady decline over the last couple of years. Both her short range and very obvious stun meant the Dark Child […]
The next season of the LEC is upon us, so let’s take a look at the teams, starting with Excel Esports! In about two weeks, the 2023 League of Legends EMEA Championship Winter Split begins! The 10 teams are eager to prove themselves while getting as many Championship points and they can, so they can […]
LoL Patch 13.1 begins the new Ranked season by including a mid-scope update for Jax, buffs Shaco and Sion while including nerfs and balance changes for a variety of champions. Patch 13.1 kicks off Season 13 by introducing a variety of balance changes to crank up the meta, along with a mid-scope update to Jax. […]
Riot’s new Kickoff Event will celebrate the start of the 2023 competitive season across nine leagues. It was announced in early December that a new Kickoff Event was to replace the previously popular All-Star Event starting in 2023. As there weren’t any All-Star Events in the last two years, due to both COVID and the […]
One of the most familiar faces of the North American League of Legends is saying goodbye to the scene. 2023 is more and more looking like a year of massive changes. Unfortunately for North American LoL fans, these changes are scarier than the rest of the regions. We learned about the league moving to weekdays […]
Riot Games have released the planned League of Legends Patch Schedule 2023. After a year full of updates that introduced new champion and several changes, Riot Games have lifted the veil on the official patch LoL schedule for the entirety of 2023. Player Support Moderator Riot Isto posted the full patch schedule through a blog […]
With all LCK teams announcing their official rosters, here are the best teams to follow throughout the 2023 LCK Spring Split. Between the DRX’s victory at Worlds 2022 and multiple teams looking like they are building contenders, it is shaping up to be an exciting year for LCK. Although they lost one of the best […]
LCK just held its annual award where they celebrate the individual excellence of players throughout the 2022 season. With the LCK season and Worlds 2022 over, LCK organized their end-of-the-year award show to recognize and reward the players who performed the best in the year 2022. Most of these awards are the usual ones like […]
Full rosters for every LCS team and rumored player movements. With all ten teams moving players around at the same time with multiple reports coming out every day, it might be hard to track every activity. In this article, you can find the complete rosters for all LCS teams, along with the complete timeline for […]
Full rosters for all LEC teams and rumored transfers. LEC 2023 Winter Split will be the inaugural split for the newly named League of Legends EMEA Championship. With Worlds 2022 ending, we had a lot of rumors about the new rosters that will play in the league. And with the free agency officially starting today, […]
LCS’s new academy ecosystem NACL teams and schedule are revealed. It’s been nearly two months since it was announced that LCS’s feeder system would be getting an overhaul with both LCS Academy and Proving Grounds being replaced by the new circuit combining Academy and Amateur, called NACL. This newly created league will consist of 16 […]
\Wild Rift Patch 3.5b Notes introduce Lillia to the Rift while adjusting a variety of champions and items to wrap up 2022. Light on balance changes, the last Wild Rift update of 2022 adds a new champion to the Rift. Called Lillia, the Ionian champion is hopes to discover why their dreams no longer reach […]
LCS broadcast days are changing to Thursdays and Fridays starting with the new Spring Split. A lot of sweeping changes are happening in the League of Legends Esports as we close out 2022. We saw Europe merge with Turkey and the Middle East to create EMEA, changing the name of LEC, and there are rumors […]
The newly renamed LoL EMEA Championship is starting on January 21 with G2 vs. Excel. It is more and more looking like 2023 will be a year of change for LoL Esports and Riot in general. We’ve already had a lot of format changes announced, especially in Europe with the region changing to EMEA to […]
Riot is changing its scheduling strategy in 2023 to help fans catch more games during the week for both League of Legends and Valorant. As we close the year 2022, the new season of both LoL and Valorant is quickly approaching. And with the success of the latter in 2022 with Valorant Champions and with […]
As we are ready to say goodbye to 2022, we got the last patch of the year. For the next couple of weeks, there won’t be any new LoL patches as Riot and the dev team are taking a break for the holiday season. So we are getting a heftier-than-usual mid-patch update with the hopes […]
Locations for LoL Esports’ international events in 2023 are reportedly decided. Mid-Season Invitational and World Championship are two international events hosted by Riot that capstone each regular season split, MSI after Spring and Worlds after Summer. Riot generally hosts these events in one of their major regions: Europe, North America, Korea and China. This year, […]
100 Thieves shooting for the sky by signing two LCS legends. 100 Thieves are arguably the most successful organization in LCS over the last year and a half. They made three straight finals and won the trophy in the 2022 Spring Split. But the losses in the last two LCS Finals, both sweeps, meant the […]
Riot will host a new international event involving multiple regions to celebrate the new LoL Esports season. The All-Star events have been very popular since the inaugural one in Shangai back in 2013. These international competitions gave fans a chance to see their favorite players compete and interact with other pros in a more relaxed […]
LoL’s first patch for the preseason is a massive one with multiple champion adjustments, jungle and ARAM changes. The first patch of the Preseason 2023 is over. There were many changes in patch 12.22, with the main focus of the last three weeks being on Ravenous Hydra and multiple other tank items. So it is […]
The new changes include an extra rank reset, two Ranked skins and more rewards for players’ progress throughout the season. With Season 12 behind us and the preseason for 2023 already on live servers, Riot just dropped some exciting changes for their Ranked rewards. Of course, these changes won’t affect the previous season and will […]
The 2022 LCS Spring champions are looking to repeat the same in 2023. Since re-joining the LCS back in 2020, Evil Geniuses have been a team that was pushing to win titles but fell short in playoffs every time. At least that was true until last year’s Spring Split, where the Geniuses accomplished one of […]
After winning the LoL World Championship just under a month ago, DRX will have an almost completely different roster in 2023. Nobody expected this 2022 DRX roster to challenge for the Worlds Finals, let alone win it all. But in what might be the biggest cinderella story in League of Legends history, DRX proved everyone […]
After weeks of speculation, Team Liquid revealed their jungler for the 2023 LCS Season, along with the rest of the roster. For the 2022 LCS Season Team Liquid had built one of the most expensive rosters in the North American competition’s history. Signing two big-name imports from LEC (Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau and Steven “Hans sama” […]
A minimal Jax midscope update is available for testing on PBE, starting today. Jax is one of the first champions ever introduced to the League of Legends, and he has been a staple top lane fighter since then without much change. He even saw a lot of pro play during Season 12, including five picks […]
The official five-man LEC roster for Astralis has been revealed. As we get closer and closer to the newly renamed League of Legends EMEA Championship, more teams are making official roster announcements. Astralis is the second team to announce their LEC roster, but unlike MAD Lions they did it with a video skit. In the […]
The League of Legends consensus is that LCS is not on the same level as LCK. Well, Team Liquid has just made a power play that is sure to close that gap: DRX’s Pyosik is joining Team Liquid. DRX is riding high after achieving total victory this year. After an incredible 3:2 victory over T1 […]
The first patch since the LoL 2023 Preseason launched will go live next week. With every new season, there is always a big need for balancing. Nearly every champion in the game got affected by the changes in the preseason, not the mention the champions who were already in need of some adjustments. So, it […]
One of the brightest young stars of League of Legends has just retired. After a six-year career, 23-year-old Jang ‘Nuguri’ Ha-gwon has announced that he is retiring from competitive League of Legends play. His announcement comes two weeks after DWG announced that Nuguri decided to enter free agency. Looking Back On The Career Of Nuguri Nuguri […]
Faker isn’t faking this one; he’s on for another three years. Three More Years of Faker After Faker’s contract with T1 expired on November 21, 2022, many clamored at the legendary LoL midlaner’s next move. Rumors swirled that Faker would move on to a different organization for the next phase of his career, possibly a […]
TSM reveal their LCS roster for the next year of competition. 2022 hasn’t been kind to TSM. One of the most storied organizations in LCS history, TSM had a disastrous two splits in a row. It started with losing the face of the franchise, Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg to Team Liquid in his return to pro […]
We have our first complete roster confirmation that will compete in LCS. In the midst of roster rumors and speculations, Golden Guardians didn’t get too much attention from either the reporters or the fans. Despite making playoffs in five of the last six LCS splits, Golden Guardians never had too much impact in the post-season. […]
After spending Summer Split in the LPL, Park “Summit” Woo-tae is looking to return to North America. Even though he first joined the LCS only last year, and only played one split, Summit made himself a name in North America in a quick fashion. The Korean top laner was one of the most dominant players […]
With the backing from their new ownership group, FlyQuest are coming into the 2023 LCS season as a contender. It was only two years ago, back in 2020, FlyQuest made back-to-back LCS Final and was one of the top teams in the league. Unfortunately for the organization, the success was limited to the calendar year […]
Riot Games have announced its decision to centralize its focus on hosting Wild Rift Esports League tournaments in Asia. After a week of buzzing rumors regarding the game developer’s decision to pull back on hosting professional Wild Rift tournaments in the West and EMEA, Riot finally made it official by releasing a blog post detailing […]
League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) will see some format changes for their Worlds attendance. With Worlds 2022 behind us with an exciting finish, there are a lot of changes in the LoL Esports ecosystem. Riot had already talked about their plans to change the Worlds format itself, but we are also seeing some changes […]
Evil Geniuses decided not to re-sign with the veteran top laner Jeong “Impact” Eon-young. Ever since Impact joined LCS back in 2014 with Team Impulse, he has been regarded as one of the best players in the region. With his 2x LCK titles and his recent victory in Worlds 2013 with SKT T1, he was […]
Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng and Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg will once again play together in a new roster that mixes experience with young talent. Doublelift is regarded as perhaps the greatest player ever in the North American League of Legends esports scene. With his closest competition being his former teammate, Bjergsen. After a legendary career with 8x […]
TSM continue its 2022 roster-building strategy as they try to build a solid roster without spending big time. 2022 hasn’t been the best year for TSM’s LoL division. They started out the Spring by losing their franchise player, Søren “Bjergsen” ( Link listen) Bjerg, to Team Liquid. They put together a roster with two LDL […]
Dignitas are looking to bounce back after a not-so-great 2022 season. 2022 started out looking like it was going to be good for Dignitas. After making two straight LCS Playoffs, Dignitas strengthen their roster with the veteran jungler Kim “River” Dong-woo and were pushing for a higher finish. And after a 3rd place finish in […]
LCK is planning on having big format changes ahead of the 2023 season. LCK has been at the top of the League of Legends pro scene as a region for a long time. They always managed to house some of the biggest teams and players in the scene. But despite their international success, LCK’s domestic […]
Sweeping format changes are coming to European League of Legends. Riot and LEC just announced the creation of EMEA as a region in League of Legends esports, along with format changes to the LEC and ERL ecosystem, in a press conference. Representing Riot at this conference were Maximilian Peter Schmidt (Director, League of Legends Esports, […]
The plans, which mark the start of the second decade of LoL Esports in the region, include key changes to the LEC and wider EMEA ecosystem. Rumors had surfaced nearly a month ago that European LoL would see significant format changes in the incoming year. While fans have been speculating about these changes, there wasn’t […]
League of Legends 2023 Preseason is here with a whole bunch of changes. The ranked climb is almost over as we are nearing the end of 2022. As always, preseason will be here a little earlier than the year’s end so the players get a chance to acclimate to the new changes. And there is […]
MAD Lions AD Carry, William “UNF0RGIVEN” Nieminen, is close to joining 100T after his first year in LEC. After a very successful 2021 with back-to-back championships, MAD Lions were in a small rebuilding stage in the 2022 season. With the departure of their champion bot laner Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság, MAD had signed UNF0RGIVEN from SK […]
We check out Riot’s cuddly jungle companions and the avatar buffs that come with them! “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!” League of Legends recently uploaded a developer update video on their official YouTube channel. In it, they delved into the creative process of one of their planned additions to Summoner’s Rift in 2023: incredibly cute […]
Full list of new champions, their traits and the new items in TFT Set 8: Monsters Attack! We have little more than two weeks of TFT: Dragonlands before we say goodbye to Set 7 and 7.5. The new set will be available to play in Public Beta Environment (PBE) starting tomorrow, and it will be […]
From Play-ins to the very last game. Look back at the huge plays that made fans roar! A historical esports tournament full of heart-stopping plays blew the minds of 5.1 million concurrent viewers as they tuned in to a Worlds that had a storyline that only comes once in a lifetime. The amount of expert […]
The final balance patch of the 3.4 cycle, Wild Rift Patch 3.4 notes reveal the arrival of Warwick, and introduce balance changes to Malphite, Akali and items, including Runaan’s Hurricane. Wild Rift’s newest S tier jungler, Warwick is a “monster who hunts the gray alleys of Zaun. Transformed by agonizing experiments”. The jungler’s body is […]
The best jungle picks to help you with your ranked climb in LoL patch 12.21. Jungle is a special role in League of Legends. You don’t exactly lane, so counter picks aren’t that big of a deal which means it is much more open to one tricking champions and nearly any champ can be played […]
Best mid laners to climb with during the rest of season 12 as we reach the end of 2022 in patch 12.21. Are you looking to gain some LP and jump a couple of divisions? Or you may be looking to find a new champion to one trick in a consistent fashion. If want to […]
DetonatioN FocusMe star Shunsuke “Evi” Murase is reportedly close to signing with LEC’s debuting Team Heretics. With only two international events in a year, and with only a handful of best-of series, not many players get themselves an opportunity to create a personal following. Especially minor region players that rarely play on the big stages. […]
Best ADCs to climb with in patch 12.21. Dominate the bot lane! Season 12 is coming to an end in just over a month, so this is the time if you are looking to climb. And what better role to climb with than ADC? There is a notion among the player base that ADC is […]
Best supports to climb with in patch 12.21. Get up that ladder, and claim your glory in ranked League. Even though we are nearing the end of season 12, there is still enough time for you to climb to your desired rank, be it gold, plat, or anything higher. Now, if you are a lower-tier […]
Best top laners to climb with during the rest of season 12 as we reach the end of 2022. The saying “top lane is an island” has never been truer than in season 12. With the change to the Teleport mechanic at the start of the season, and with the new Unleashed Teleport, the impact […]
North America’s academy system will have a completely new look starting with the 2023 season. When talking about imports in LCS or the international success of NA, or more so the lack of it, as a region, the foremost problem always seems to be talent development. LCS organizations historically have cold feet when it comes […]
Fnatic’s legendary bot laner will be returning home after a two-year break. When people say AD Carry in Europe, most of the fans immediately think of Carl Martin Erik “Rekkles” Larsson. And when people said Rekkles, many used to think about Fnatic. But after spending five years with the organization and reaching impressive highs, Rekkles […]
Team Vitality ADC Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság will return to the organization he became a LEC champion with. After spending a couple of years at the bottom of the LEC, Team Vitality came into the 2022 season with the idea of a super team. After recruiting two big-name players that were returning to Europe from North […]
XL will come into the 2023 season with a near-complete roster overhaul. The 2022 Season was the most successful season in Excel Esports’ history. The organization made their first LEC Playoffs during the Split Split, an achievement they managed to repeat in Summer. Unfortunately, both journeys ended early in 2-3 first-round losses without any best-of-series […]
The biggest cinderella story in Worlds history has a happy ending with DRX’s 3-2 victory over T1. Worlds 2022 has been full of great storylines so far, and the Finals were not going to be an exception. While every League fan across the globe enjoyed following DRX’s underdog journey throughout every stage of Worlds, starting […]
G2 find the final piece of their 2023 roster in the LFL. For the longest time, the jungle position of G2 Esports has been occupied by the same player. Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski has been with the team since 2017, winning multiple trophies in that time, but it was reported last month that Jankos was leaving […]
Team BDS continues to strengthen the LEC roster with BDS Academy players. With the ending of the LEC Summer Split, Team BDS completed their first season in Europe’s premier league. Unfortunately for the organization, it wasn’t the best of seasons. They finished the Summer in tenth place, a downgrade from Spring Split’s ninth-place finish. But […]
The Worlds Finals will see T1 face off against DRX on November 5. In every sport around the world, stories have always been a big part of big games. League of Legends esports, and its fans, especially enjoy using narratives during their tournaments. And Worlds 2022 is probably the richest one so far. Despite many […]
List of all eligible champions for getting Worlds 2022 Championship skins. It is a long-lasting League of Legends World Championship tradition that winning teams get special Worlds Skins to celebrate their victories. These skins are chosen by the team members, sometimes with some input from Riot. They generally include the team’s colors and theme. And […]
After nearly five years with Fnatic, Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov won’t be wearing the black and orange jersey anymore. While LCK is still waiting to play in Worlds Finals, Western teams already started their post-Worlds offseason roster changes. Fnatic is the latest team shaking things up ahead of the 2023 season. The organization came into […]
Excel Esports has picked up the Romanian top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu. Who will leave Rogue at the start of the 2023 split. The 2022 Summer Split was the first-ever LEC championship in Rogue’s history. It was a bittersweet ending for at least the name “Rogue,” as the organization decided to partner with the Spanish […]
Reigning LCS Summer champions are reportedly signing two mid laners from the European Regional Leagues. Despite winning the 2022 LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 had a very disappointing Worlds. The organization only won one game, against Fnatic, and players drew heavy criticism from fans due to their individual plays. As they played the split with a […]
Team Heretics are continuing their roster building by bringing Lee “Ruby” Sol-min on. The Spanish organization founded by the Youtuber Jorge “Goorgo” Orejudo will be one of two new faces that will be a part of LEC in 2023. Heretics bought the LEC spot this July when Misfits Gaming decided to move away from the […]
Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle is eyeing a return to G2 Esports while reuniting with his old bot lane partner. The Slovenian support player was integral to Europe’s most successful League of Legends roster. Between the years 2018 and 2020, G2 Esports made two Worlds semifinals (2018, 2020), one Worlds Final (2019), won LEC four times in […]
Here are all the changes in the LOL patch 12.20. Patch 12.21 is one of the smallest patches the game saw during season 12. There are only eight champions that got touched, and none of the changes are very significant. Champions like Corki and Xin Zhao who were underperforming in solo queue for a long […]
Riot just announced their partnered co-stream for the Worlds Finals, a lineup fans aren’t too happy about. Despite co-streaming becoming more and more common in esports tournaments, and even having them during the LCS Splits, Riot hadn’t allowed creators to co-stream any Worlds games so far. Most streamers have been streaming the games by “live […]
Evil Geniuses are expected to look for a new ADC for their LCS roster as Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki isn’t expected to play. Danny has been one of the most hyped rookies in LCS in recent years. Both with his exciting pentakills and the early success he found with Evil Geniuses in 2022, Danny was regarded […]
Steven “Hans Sama” Liv, is set to make his return to Europe in a G2 Esports jersey. The 23-year-old French bot laner is a free agent after spending a year with Team Liquid in LCS. He had made to move after a great performance in Worlds 2021, hoping to create a superteam which unfortunately failed. […]
The Worlds 2022 Finals matchup has been decided. In the battle between LCK Summer Split champions and DRX, who’s been surprising everyone after finishing the Split in 6th, the underdogs came out triumphant. Even after a strong performance against the reigning World Champions in EDG, not many people gave DRX a strong chance to win […]
The first day of Worlds 2022 Semifinals gave the State Farm Arena a historical series as T1 VS JDG kicked off the weekend. T1 faced off against an LPL team other RNG for the first time in a bo5 match-up between the last LPL hopeful and the most decorated Worlds team ever. After careful macroplays, […]
Here is a sneak peek of patch 12.21 changes that will go live next week. With Preseason 13 just around the corner and pro play still on patch 12.18, the regular patches are getting smaller and smaller. The upcoming patch 12.21 is not an exception either. Riot’s Summoner’s Rift design team lead, Matt ‘Phroxzon’ Leung-Harrison, […]
In the first Semifinal of the weekend, the lone remaining LPL representative will take on the most historied organization in Worlds history. The story of Worlds 2022 closely resembles last year’s event. LPL came into the event with very high expectations. People thought all four LPL teams had some chance of winning the tournament. But […]
The Worlds 2022 Quarterfinals come to an end with DRX reverse sweeping the reigning World Champions EDG in a 3-2 series, even after a devastating Game 2 loss for the LCK side. A seven-year rivalry comes to a head with Deft and Meiko on opposite sides of the bot lane. Will Deft lead DRX to […]
The LCK civil war resulted in a victory for the Summer champions, as Gen.G eliminated DWG KIA with a 3-2 score. LCK rivals DWG KIA and Gen.G look to become the pride of the LCK. Only one can make it. Will DK make a third straight Semifinals, or will GEN rewrite history? #Worlds2022 pic.twitter.com/qDUPR3vMI3 — […]
LEC in 2023 will have a new format, possibly with Bo3 games in the regular season. The format is a big discussion in the League community when it comes to professional play, especially in the Western leagues, LEC and LCS, where the regular season consists of only best-of-ones. This Bo1 format is hotly debated among […]
The second Knockouts game saw the old guard champions,T1 vs RNG, the Unkillable Demon King, in a legendary “MSI rematch”. These iconic legends entered the Worlds stage for Day 2 of Quarterfinals, and T1 took a vengeful 3-0 win. T1 vs RNG (Game 1) The unexpected Heimerdinger support pick by Keria was followed by smart […]
Turkey’s major professional LOL circuit, The Turkish Championship League, will reportedly lose their Worlds spot going forward. Ever since its first season back in 2014, TCL has been one of the Wildcard regions in the Worlds ecosystem and now it currently is one of the eleven independent leagues Riot operates. With the rising popularity of […]
With their 3-0 victory against Rogue, JDG moves on to the Semifinals while the last Western team remaining says goodbye to Worlds 2022. The #Worlds2022 Knockout Stage bracket! pic.twitter.com/KZCEhrzYES — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 17, 2022 RGE vs JDG (Game 1) JDG came into the series with extreme aggression from Kanavi in the jungle, who […]
Ahead of the Dragonlands World Championship, the TFT 12.20 Patch Notes reveal various changes to several traits and champions, including a Cavalier buff. TFT 12.20 Patch Notes Trait Changes Cavalier receives slights buffs across the board, while several other traits receive minor balance changes to ensure a stable meta ahead of Worlds. Guild receives nerfs […]
After a disappointing exit at Worlds 2022, G2 Esports are looking to make another set of changes. Ever since their international runs in 2018-19, especially after their win at MSI 2019, G2 Esports has been synonymous with success in LEC. They’ve been the team European fans generally look to when Worlds time came, but the […]
Here are all the changes in the LOL patch 12.20. This week’s patch is not the biggest one, and it doesn’t look like it will change the meta significantly. With the pro play still stuck on 12.18, there isn’t pressure from that side to move things around either, so most changes in 12.20 are focused […]
Favorite teams to challenge the World Champions title during Worlds 2022. Worlds 2022 Groups haven’t been kind to the Western teams. Coming into the tournament, the LPL and LCK were already looking strong but a somewhat strong Week 1 had given at least the EU fans some hope. Still, at the end of Groups, we […]
The Main Event that kicked off in New York comprised of two thrilling weeks of action-packed professional match-ups for the group stage. Pro teams competed with each other for the two spots in each respective group to see who would enter kick-offs next week. History-making clutch plays, intense 1v1s, and decisive teamfights all contributed to […]
With the Draw Show after the Worlds 2022 Groups ended, the first quarterfinal matchups have been decided. The Worlds 2022 Main Event is finally done with Bo1s and we will move forward with the Bo5 series from this point on. The Group Stage has been an exciting one, even though it wasn’t a success for […]
Riot’s League team has revealed the complete set of abilities for League’s upcoming champion, “the Pride of Nazumah”, K’Sante. Suited to play as a heavy tank/skirmisher, League’s fiercest hunter is able to withstand sizable amounts of damage and hunt his enemies using his kit. Here is the complete description for each of the champion’s abilities, […]
Worlds 2022 Main Event will kick off today with the first day of Group Stage games. After an exciting Play-In stage the fans will finally have a chance to catch up with the rest of the major region teams to see which ones can be victorious in this year’s brutal groups. After the Play-In, there […]
Worlds 2022 Group Stage is over with Group D finished, and we have our eight final teams decided. 100 Thieves vs CTBC Flying Oyster It was a do-or-die game for the last North American representatives in the first game, and they had a very good start in the bot lane, getting the first blood and […]
League of Legends’ mobile AKA Wild Rift Patch 3.4b reveals a list of buffs for Corki, Darius and Jax while including adjustments for Olaf. Through a post on the official Wild Rift handle, the developers revealed the upcoming changes for a slew of champions, old and new. Gwen, a newly launched champion, had been facing […]
The penultimate day of Groups at Worlds 2022 is done and we have the final standings for Group C. The third group at Worlds 2022 has been finalized. We got another set of great games the third day in a row, including the tournament’s biggest upset so far. GAM Esports managed to find a win […]
The top players from Group B duked it out today for the top 2 spots for Quarterfinals. Here’s everything that happened in Day 6 of the Worlds 2022 Main Event. G2 Esports VS Evil Geniuses (Group B) The crowd’s 80% confidence vote prediction for G2E was proved wrong when EG won a near-perfect game. Jankos […]
The Main Event of Worlds 2022 swung back into action for Day 5. The best of the best in Group A fought in 5 competitive rounds of single-elimination matches yet again. With the NA teams hungry for wins, here’s everything that went down during the second week of Groups. You can learn more about the […]
Here is a sneak peek of patch 12.20 changes that will go live next week as we move closer to preseason. With the Preseason 2023 released on PBE, we are now officially coming to the end of Season 12. Still, the usual patch cycle continues with patch 12.20, albeit there aren’t too many changes to […]
The first half of the Worlds 2022 Group Stage is behind us as we are finished with Day 4. You can learn more about the Worlds 2022 schedule and previous results here. JD Gaming vs G2 Esports (Group B) G2 came into Day 4 with a bang as Broken Blade pulled out his Darius. And […]
A quick recap of Worlds 2022 Groups Stage Day 3. You can learn more about the Worlds 2022 schedule and previous results here. GAM Esports vs Rogue (Group C) With Malrang on Jarvan, there was no surprise about Rogue starting the game with not only the first blood, but with three kills in the first […]
The main event for Worlds 2022 continues, as strong contenders score big wins in the Group Stage. The stakes get higher on the second day of groups. Impressive predictions and playmaking among the 12 pro teams gave the crowd a show for the books. Seeing an underdog like Fnatic win a match-up against a team […]
Worlds 2022 Main Event hype is finally in full force with the Group Stage kicking off in New York. Coming into the Groups and especially on Day 1, there were many questions we as fans were looking for answers to. How would the NA vs EU rivalry go in the C9 vs FNC game? How […]
TFT Patch 12.19 details a Jayce rework, heavily adjusts Scalescorn, and hits a list of Dragons with changes. According to Game Designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer, Scalescorn was a trait that didn’t function once players had a Dragon in, which kind of limited how they could play it. “Well, a truce has been made, and now […]
The complete change list for LOL patch 12.19 is finally out. While pro-play will stay on the current 12.18 patch, the main portion of the player base will continue with the regularly scheduled patches. The 12.19 will come with a heavy focus on off-meta builds as it’s not constrained by the pro-play requirements. Crit Garen, […]
Evil Geniuses move on to the Worlds 2022 Main Event after their 3-0 sweep over MAD Lions, who are eliminated from the tournament. Coming into the series two teams had four out of their five players in their respective league’s All-Pro first teams, including MVPs in Inspired and Nisqy. While MAD Lions were criticized because […]
Being known as the team that only loses Bo5’s against teams that have won Worlds, RNG was expected to win. After RNG’s historical loss against a minor region, DFM fans among the 250,000 viewers of today’s Worlds qualifiers held their collective breaths. But after a close 2nd game, Royal eventually adapted to the situation, crushed […]
Preseason 2023 changes will be available on PBE starting tomorrow. With Season 13 coming to the live servers in December, Riot will slowly start to release some of the planned changes to the PBE. We’ve already seen some of these changes, or at least heard about them, in the Dev Update video Riot put up. […]
With this win, MAD Lions will face Evil Geniuses in a Bo5 to qualify for Worlds 2022 Main Event while we say goodbye to Saigon Buffalo. MAD Lions vs Saigon Buffalo Game 1 In the early game, both teams had clear strategies. While MAD Lions were focused on getting their top side ahead, Buffalo’s seemed […]
Worlds 2022 Play-in schedule has been announced, let’s take a look at everything going down. Riot has finally released the schedule for the Play-in stage of Words, and fans can now find out when and who their team will be facing off. In this article, you can find the match-ups and the dates for every […]
Here’s everything that went down during the 4th and final day of the Play-In Groups for Worlds 2022. Day 3 saw intense match-ups among the contenders. RNG fought and beat Isurus and Istanbul Wildcats, which led to both teams being pushed out of the Play-Ins Knockout contention. LPL all in all maintaining a strong presence, […]