There is only one day until the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Mid-Season Showdown, so let's delve into all facets of the tournaments to properly contextualize the competition.
TSM looked to find a Bjergsen replacement in POE and so far, he and his control mages have fit the new era of the team like a glove.
Now that the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has come to a close, Riot Games has announced the rosters for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd LCS All-Pro teams.
Team Liquid had been in the middle of the standings through most of the season, but after winning three games in the last week, they ended up in 3rd place and are to face TSM in the Mid-Season Showdown
The 2021 League of Legends Championship Series season marked the debut of Immortals top laner Mo "Revenge" Kaddoura, and after IMT was mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown, Revenge spoke to Inven Global about the first split in his career, IMT's present and future as a team, and the peculiar and controversial nature of the team's remade match against 100 Thieves in week 6 of the LCS Spring Split.
With Immortals' best possible record to end the split being 9-9, TSM will and 100 Thieves are guaranteed spots in the Mid-Season Showdown with 10 wins apiece.
Despite having positive first impressions of his competition, Alphari cited the reason for his dominance as simply not being challenged individually the same way he was when competing in Europe against the likes of Fnatic or G2 Esports.
Based on the current standings and the final week of matches in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, let's try and predict which teams will qualify for the LCS Mid-Season Showdown, and specifically, which seeds each team respectively secures for the battle to represent North America at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
From being a national level swimmer in Australia to becoming one of the staple names in the League of Legends content creator game, Drew “Midbeast” Timbs has done it all. In his journey as
Should TSM continue to perform well, expect SwordArt to continue to be a pivotal fixture in the team’s success.
Blaber spoke with Inven Global to discuss his team's performance, what they can improve on, and what players/teams have caught his eye.
Heading into the last match day of week 5, FlyQuest was in a must-win situation to keep its Mid-Season Showdown hopes alive. Since FLY lost to IMT, its best possible finishing record in the Spring Split is 8-10. Hypothetically, FlyQuest could tie Evil Geniuses, the latter of whom is currently in 6th place, if EG lost its last three games and also finished at 8-10, but because FLY lost to EG in both meetings this spring, the head-to-head record would bar FLY from the post-season all the same.
As the storm caused by proposals to remove the LCS import rule continue to rage, Dignitas stands out as a rare example of a North American team giving full commitment to local talent.
DIG punched its ticket to the post-season with a victory over Evil Geniuses and is now tied with TSM for 2nd place at 10-5.
Counter Logic Gaming ended up winning the game against Team Liquid, but the sacrifice was the demise of its 100% First Blood rate in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, which lasted for the first 14 games of the 18 game split.
After its most recent loss to FlyQuest, Counter Logic Gaming's record through 14 games of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has fallen to 3-11. At 11 losses, CLG has become the second team after Golden Guardians to be mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown, which is the post-season tournament taking the place of the Spring Playoffs.
CLG mid laner Eugene "Pobelter" Park joined Inven Global for a brief interview to discuss the win against Immortals, the context of his return to CLG's roster following the arrival of jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen, and how and why CLG has improved upon its shoddy mid and late game to go along with a surprisingly strong early game.
A few days after his arrival in North America, Peter Dun spoke to Inven Global about how coaching remotely changed his responsibilities withing EG's system, adjusting to a traditional Head Coach role through quarantine, and the potential he saw in both Evil Geniuses' LCS roster as well as the North American talent pool as a whole.
Going into the year 2021, 100 Thieves rebuilt their whole team around Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho. It seems to be working out as they are in 2nd place behind Cloud9 with an 8-4 record. Just a few
There's no doubt that CLG has been snakebit this season, but Broxah is maintaining an optimistic perspective now that he's made it through his visa issues. Broxah spoke to Inven Global after CLG lost to 100 Thieves about how his visa issues on Team Liquid in 2020 are providing him with a different perspective on his current situation, what he thinks CLG does well and needs to improve on, and how he feels the new LCS format affects CLG's chances of turning its season around.