On July 31st (KST), T1 swept kt Rolster in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. While Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon had his debut in place of Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
We've seen plenty of non-traditional strategies in pro play, and especially from Cloud9, who have locked in a brand new pair of champions, Lux and Sona. Get an in-depth look at the strategy here:
Huni is back in the LCS after spending a couple months playing in Academy for Evil Geniuses. Hear what he has to say about his re-debut, his Karma record, and what to expect from him and EG moving forward here:
During Week 6 of the League Championship Series, following a week of heavy upsets and multiple roster changes, we spoke with nine of the LCS teams to hear their opinion on the top teams through the league. Here is who they say leads the league:
With Dignitas' loss to Golden Guardians in the last game of Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 and Team Liquid have secured their spot in the Playoffs. Both teams sit at 10-2. Read more on the standings here.
After spending a few weeks in Academy, WildTurtle is back in the LCS as FlyQuest's starting Bot Laner, replacing MasH who took over After Week 1 of the 2020 Summer Split. Read more on the change here:
This past weekend, 100 Thieves became the first team to beat Cloud9 this Summer, beating them in the first game of the second round robin of the Split, and tying up their head to head at 1-1. Just a week before that, 100 Thieves made a roster change, adding Juan "Contractz" Garcia and Philippe "Poome" Lavoie-Giguere to the starting roster, replacing William "Meteos" Hartman and William "Stunt" Che
After a perfect 9-0 round robin in the first half of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split, Cloud9 has been made mortal. 100 Thieves handed the reigning LCS champion its first loss of summer.
The LCS recently announced a showmatch between Cloud9 and TSM squads, giving long-term LCS fans a burst of nostalgia. The match will take place this Friday, July 10th, at 5 PST. Read more on their match here:
Team Liquid Support Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-In spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss the team's wild 2-0 weekend and how the team's dynamic has changed from spring to summer.
After the team's eighth win against Dignitas, C9 Top Laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Dignitas' summer struggles, the reason for his solo deaths in the early game, and who he expects to challenge C9 down the stretch.
Blaber just more than doubled Svenskeren's gold in their match against EG, going 9/1/5 on the Olaf. Hear what he has to say about Cloud9's dominance, as well as how he appreciates his time with Svenskeren in the past years.
Cloud9 and Vulcan history last Spring with a 17-1 regular season record, followed by a 9-1 playoff run, prompting seven teams to make some roster moves. Here's what Vulcan has to think about the "new" opponents Cloud9 will face this Summer:
Cloud9 Jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang, who won the 2020 LCS Spring Split MVP award, joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie ahead of the LCS Summer Split to reflect on C9's dominant spring and winning the MVP award over his Mid Laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer.
After signing huni earlier this week, Evil Geniuses has released Brandini from their roster for this Summer. Brandini and the rest of the EG Academy squad climbed to 2nd place in the Spring Split Playoffs, losing to C9 in the Finals. Read more on his release here:
Despite being the off-season, it has been a busy week for professional League of Legends. To cap it all off, the final NA event in the Mid-Season Streamathon will give LCS fans a taste of Summer - TSM vs Cloud9! Read about their story here:
Cloud9 has spent an unbelievable season. After finishing the regular season with a 17-1 record, they went on and won the LCS championship. Over the whole spring split, including the playoffs, Cloud9
Despite making their return to the LCS with zero assets, players, or staff, Evil Geniuses claimed third place in their opening split. But they aren't satisfied, they want more. Read about their ambitious goals here:
Tomo will start for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Academy League Spring champion in place of Calvin 'K1ng' Truong while K1ng is in his home country of Australia for visa purposes.
Due to the global pandemic caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, the 2020 LCS Summer Split will be played online until it is deemed safe by state officials to gather at the LCS studios in Los Angeles, CA.