On the 13th of February, in the 2019 LCK Spring Split match between Kingzone DragonX and SK Telecom T1, SKT managed to come up on top. The match went to the third game with KZ winning Game 1 and SKT
Veteran bot laner of Hanwha Life Esports, Sangyoon has reached 1,000 kills in the LCK. On the 13th of February (KST), Gwon “Sangyoon” Sang-yun reached the 1000 kill milestone against Gen.G
KT Rolster, along with UmTi, made an official apology for the recent controversy he was involved in. On February 11th, along with a picture of UmTi's handwritten apology, KT Rolster posted an official apology on their Facebook. The controversy sparked when UmTi used the expression, ‘Hyung-nim, hyung-nim, ya' during his stream, which comes from a meme that mocks the deceased former president of South Korea. Following that, UmTi was questioned about whether he was a member of ‘Ilbe', a notoriously toxic Korean online community, which the meme supposedly originated from. According to the apology, KT Rolster conducted a thorough investigation and found no evidence of UmTi being involved with the aforementioned community. They determined that UmTi did not have any negative or mocking intent when he used the expression from a controversial clip.
Unique champions are being chosen in the Spring Split. The new champion Sylas made his debut in the LEC with Paul “sOAZ” Boyer, and in the LCS, Eric “Licorice” Ritchie. Another
Currently, the champion that's garnering the most attention is Yasuo.Yasuo is beloved by many, but he has just as many anti-fans. He is a fast-paced champion with a very interesting skill mechanism. I
ESA Adds Industry Heavyweights, including Riot Games and SEGA of America, to Membership WASHINGTON—February 7, 2019—Today, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) welcomed as new memb
On the 6th of February (KST), Beşiktaş announced that they've acquired jungler Yoon “SeongHwan” Seong-hwan.SeongHwan is a jungler that has been in Afreeca Freecs and ROX Tigers which later
On the 28th, Riot Games officially announced that the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational is going to be held in Asia.With this event marking their first ever major international event host, Hanoi and Ho Chi
International gaming seat specialist Secretlab recently announced a multi-year global partnership with Riot Games.
Harrisburg, Pa., USA, (January 24, 2019) — Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) is doubling down after a recent 4th place national ranking and has hired former professional playe
One of the most legendary SKT T1 members, Bengi visited LoL Park before his send off to the army.During this time, a social media account, which updates Bengi's status, has announced that he will soon
Golden Guardians have announced a new partnership with RIG Gaming. The Santa Cruz-based Plantronics affiliate will be the exclusive headset provider for Golden Guardians throughout the 2019 LCS season.
G2's mechanical talent is undeniably immense, but two games in, the synergy amongst its players exceeded all expectations
Marin, obtaining the World Championship MVP title in 2015 and creating an era around him, has announced his official retirement through his stream.Joining SKT T1 in 2013, Marin was able to win the Wor
On the second day of the 2019 LEC Spring Split, Origen won its first game after a tense battle with Fnatic. The star of the show was Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik Holm, whose Kleptomancy Vayne Mid tore through the tanks of Fnatic's composition.
SK Gaming's triumphant victory over Fnatic is a strong confirmation that the LEC marks a new chapter in European League of Legends history.
January 16th was the first day of the LCK 2019 Spring Season. The LCK had been hosted by OGN until this year, as Riot decided to take over and host the tournament themselves. This makes it the very first day of the first regular season with Riot hosting and they have already faced a disaster; an unfortunate camera angle exposed a team's strategies and drafts. This incident took place when the first set of the SKT T1 vs. Jin Air Green Wings match ended and the second set was about to start. The camera caught Alvingo, the coach for Jin Air Green Wings, holding a notebook; the camera exposed the strategies and drafts Alvingo had written down for his team, including the ones for their future games.
Untara posted a video on his YouTube channel that briefly explained his position regarding the controversy he was involved in with bbq Olivers. On January 8th, Untara posted a video on his channel that showed bbq Oliver's new jungler, Malice, pinging excessively at his teammates. This led to LS, the coach for bbq Olivers, posting complaints on Twitter, accusing Untara of exaggerating Malice's in-game behavior to garner views and bullying Malice because he is a foreigner in Korea. Untara, in his defense, responded that he had no intention of exaggerating or bullying Malice for being a foreigner. He also said that he will be taking the video down if it makes them uncomfortable. However, Untara decided against it since he thought he found nothing wrong with it. He provided further details on his thoughts during his stream, which he later posted to Youtube on January 15th; the video briefly explained his stance on the whole situation.
On the 16th, global eSports Corporation, Gen.G, has hired Chris Park to be CEO of the company. The co-founder of Gen.G (Kevin Chou) has been moved and appointed to the Executive Chairman position. She
Uzi will take a month-long break from competitive gaming. On the 15th, RNG made an announcement through their official Twitter page that "Uzi will return to the team after the Chinese New Year holiday,
