In collaboration with Riot Games, FACEIT returns in 2020 to host the Scouting Grounds Circuit, the group of qualifying tournamentsto determine which teams take part in NA Scouting Grounds at the end of the year. Read more on the FACEIT NASG Circuit format here:
After a rocky early start to his career followed by him leaving the LCS and taking a break for a couple years, Rami "Inori" Charagh returned to professional League of Legends, winning his first split
Reapered is really proud of himself and the team, however, he didn't expect this Spring to work out as well as it did. "At the beginning, we were not that insane of a team... We had a lot of problems." Read more on how Reapered and Cloud9 overcame those issues here:
Dropping only two games in the entirety of the 2020 Spring Split, through both the regular season and the playoffs, Cloud9 have the most dominant season in LCS history, and claim their first title since 2014. Read more on their dominant 3-0 run here:
FLY has less than 24 hours to prepare for C9, but AD Carry Jason "WildTurtle" Tran took the time to have a brief conversation with Inven Global's Nick Geracie about defeating EG, the upcoming match against C9, and what this Finals appearance means in context of his career.
Dash spoke with us at Inven Global about all the new experiences running the Riot Games LCS broadcast remote. From tech issues, to adaptation, to embracing the "scuffyness" of casting at home. He is incredibly humbled by the work of all the Rioters behind the scenes, and is proud of how they're able to maintain a community and use their opportunity to grow it even further. See more here:
According to a tweet made by Travis Gafford, Team Liquid has placed Doublelift's contract is up for trade. Doublelift had an underwhelming split thsi Spring after winning his fifth title in a row last year from Summer 2017 to Summer 2019. He tweeted his lack of motivation and loss of trust from his teammates earlier this year. Read more on his potential trade here:
Jatt breaks down his casting style and how he understands his role as a caster. He then goes in detail about how to understand and utilize stats, and how to work around stats that don't tell the full story. Read more on his recent growth here:
Riot Games announced the top 10 finalists for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split Most Valuable Player award last Friday, and on Monday, April 13, the group of nominees was narrowed down to five players.
All week long leading up to the LCS Finals next weekend, Riot Games will be hosting various online events to comprise a Virtual Tailgate for the Finals featuring streamers, cosplays, art, and more. Read more on the event here:
In triumphing in the epic series, FlyQuest secured a top 3 finish in the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs, and will compete against Evil Geniuses next week to see who is worthy to face the behemoth of C9 in the Finals.
FlyQuest Jungler Lucas "Santorin" Larsen spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the series to talk about sweeping Golden Guardians, about his synergy with PowerOfEvil, and the dynamic between FlyQuest's Top Laner platoon of Omran "V1per" Shoura and Colin "Solo" Earnest.
The "NA Deft and Mata" duo were reunited this Spring after spending a couple years apart. Deftly started his LCS career a couple years ago with Matt as his first LCS support. Now that they're reunited, they're taking over the LCS Academy scene. Hear from the duo themselves here:
Evil Geniuses Academy are the first team to secure a spot in the 2020 LCS Academy Spring Split Playoff Finals. They faced the early season favorites, Dignitas Academy, in the Semifinals and knocked them out with a clean 3-1 series victory. Read more on the team here:
In losing to the 4th seed FlyQuest, 6th seed Golden Guardians is the first team to be eliminated from the post-season.
Evil Geniuses Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen spoke to Inven Global's Parkes Ousley after the win over FlyQuest to break down the series, shed light on the team's adjustments throughout the split, and look ahead towards potential scenarios in the Spring Playoffs throughout the coming weeks.
SUPER TREEQUEST will double the amount of trees FlyQuest plants during Playoff matches, and will include a commitment to plant an additional 10,000 trees should the team win the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Finals.
Golden Guardians, an esports affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, will donate all proceeds from the team’s new merchandise store throughout the month of April to the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fun.
Coming into Week 9, Immortals was one win away from clinching the Spring Split Playoffs, but lost each of their games this weekend to fall out of contention. Xmithie talks to Inven Global about his experience and expectations for moving forward with the team. Read more here:
The bracket has been set! Cloud9 takes 1st, and chooses 100 Thieves as their opponent, and Evil Geniuses takes 2nd and will battle FlyQuest. TSM and Golden Guardians await in the Loser's Bracket, ready to face the ones who falter. Read more on the LCS playoffs here: