About one week before the start of the 2019 LEC Spring Split, Ocelote spoke with Inven Global about his expectations for the new season, the life of a professional player, and his wealth of perspective from the many hats he has worn in the G2 Esports organization.
Stunt has spent plenty of time developing himself, and now, he's ready to define his style of play and lead a talented band of rookies.
100 Thieves had a decent first year in the League of Legends scene. In their rookie season, they finished 1st place in the regular season and runner up in the finals. The summer season wasn't as good
On the 17th of January (KST), Griffin (GRF) swept Kingzone DragonX (KZ) 2:0 in the 2019 LCK Spring Split. Currently rated as the number 1 favorites for this Spring, GRF dominated KZ throughout the
HLE experienced quite a hard blow during the 2018 KeSPA Cup. After seeing their performance during the KeSPA Cup, fans were skeptical about them winning their first Spring matchup against KT. However,
On the 17th of January (KST), Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) defeated kt Rolster (KT) 2:1 in the 2019 LCK Spring week 1, day 2. After losing game 1, HLE bounced back with a huge victory in game 2; they
The 3rd day of the 1st week for LPL 2019 Spring Season took place on January 16th in Hangzhou, China. The first match was between Suning Gaming and Vici Gaming. Vici Gaming won the first set, although Suning Gaming won the rest of the sets with great teamwork and backups during the team fights. Following is the interview with the players and coaches from Suning Gaming.
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.
On the 16th of January, at the newly established LoL Park, the opening day of the 2019 LCK Spring Split took place. The second series of the day featured DAMWON Gaming and Gen.G Esports, in which DWG
On the 16th of January, at the newly established LoL Park, the opening day of the 2019 LCK Spring Split took place. The first series of the day featured SK Telecom T1 and Jin Air Green Wings, in which
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,
UCLA has announced their League of Legends Varsity team.Below is the full article by Adela Marie and Sunny Yen of UCLA Clubsports. Announcing UCLA League of Legends VarsityUCLA Esports Welcomes Four F
Last week I conducted an Interview with Luis “Deilor” Sevilla and we chatted about the current state of the Esports scene and how he would like to see it evolve. One of the things we talke
On the 15th of January (CST), LGD Gaming went against Bilibili Gaming (BLG) for the 2019 LPL Spring in Hangzhou, China. This matchup was the first time former Afreeca Freecs teammates, Kramer and Kuro
On Nov. 15, Ki "Expect" Dae-han sat in front of his computer, contemplating his options. He had spent the previous month watching Fnatic practice during their World Championship run, and saw them rise
Many players have taken on new ventures in 2019. GorillA went to Misfits while Ambition began the 2nd part of his gaming career as a streamer. Other players that represented the LCK are in the midst of preparing for their new start in different environments. Korean players aren't the only ones; SwordArt, the face of the LMS and the star of the Flash Wolves franchise also joined the LPL. SwordArt is a name many League of Legends fans are familiar with. He was a player that stood out the most in Flash Wolves. SwordArt made his debut in 2012 as part of ahq Amateur. In 2013, he made his first appearance in an international tournament with the Gamania Bears, but was met with bitter defeat. Later that same year, he joined Flash Wolves. The period he began to climb to the peak was in the years 2015 and 2016. There was no one to compete against him in the LMS and he had proven his strength in both the MSI and Worlds.
Cloud9 has announced a new partner for its League of Legends team. Sportswear company PUMA will be joining the C9 family for the 2019 LCS Spring Split.
