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Origen Alphari: "I'm definitely one of the best at laning in the LEC, but there certainly are other good Top Laners in Europe."

Photo by Michal Konkol for Riot Games Barney "Alphari" Morris is inseparable from European League of Legends. Origen's top lane veteran has been through highs and lows with the teams he has played...

This LCS season, FlyQuest planted over 5,000 trees through the Go Green initiative

Photo by Colin Young-Wolff for Riot Games FlyQuest have announced the Go Green initiative in January of this year, shortly after showcasing their brand new floral jersey and headquarters in Los...

GG Goldenglue: "I already proved I deserve to be here...I'm trying to prove I'm the best."

▲ Photo by Paul de Leon for Riot Games Golden Guardians secured the final seed in the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Playoffs after a rollercoaster ride of a weekend. GG entered...

Excel Tore: "If you're not going to give it your all just because you're disappointed, you're not a good player."

Photo by Michal Konkol for Riot Games League of Legends European Championship is over for Excel Esports. Though the team's results increased compared to 2019, when they ended ninth and tenth in the...

Immortals Xmithie on missing Playoffs: "I apologize to our fans, this won't happen again."

▲ Image Source: Riot Games 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. They shot off...

100 Thieves Top Laner Ssumday on facing Cloud9 in Spring Playoffs: "We have nothing to lose."

▲ Photo by Colin Young-Wolff for Riot Games After failing to qualify for the post-season for a year straight, 100 Thieves has qualified for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Spring Playoffs...

The 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs bracket has been set

▲ Image Source: Riot Games After FlyQuest controlled 2nd place through nearly the entirety of the split, Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves showed up in the closing weeks to tie them up. A couple

Golden Guardians defeats Dignitas in tiebreaker; secures final spot in 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs

▲ Photo by Oshin Tudayan for Riot Games Golden Guardians has secured the final qualifying spot in the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Playoffs. GG triumphed over Dignitas in its...

Immortals to miss 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs after losing tiebreaker match to Dignitas

▲ Photo by Oshin Villa Tudayan for Riot Games Immortals fell to Dignitas to start out the final day of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split and was subsequently eliminated from...

[Cartoon] Double the intensity, but the pause never dies? Thoughts on the first week of online LCK.

was an especially long pause in the T1 vs APK match, where due to a technical issue, not only was Chronobreak implemented, a player had to replace his PC with a back up one that was provided by Riot...

[Official] Riot Games announces VALORANT Closed Beta starting April 7th, accessible through Twitch

This morning at 10 AM, Riot Games announced their upcoming tactical shooter, VALORANT, will launch a closed beta in collaboration with Twitch, starting April 7th. Next Tuesday, players from the US...

Legends of Runeterra patch 0.9.3 increases weekly rewards, tweaks Expeditions

Image Source: Riot Games Last week, the Legends of Runeterra developers opened up about their philosophy for the game's progression system. The overall sentiment was clear: players need more agency...

[UPDATED 3/30] The 2020 LCS Spring Split concludes Monday, March 30th with four tie-breaker matches

▲ Image Source: Riot Games The 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has reached the end of its schedule, but the dust has yet to settle. The final day of games saw TSM lock in 5th...

Riot's esports technical lead talks Corona virus pivot and more during IGEC 2020 digital panel.

To start off our digital conference series, we invited Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez, Trisha Hershberger, Freya Fox and Scott Adametz, Esports Tech Lead at Riot Games to join Inven Global's Director of Corporate Strategy, Nick D'Orazio in a frank discussion about how the esports industry can survive and even thrive in the new normal that is COVID-19.

C9 Vulcan: "...I didn't want LCS Player of the Week to get in the way of denying TL the playoffs."

▲ Photo by OSHIN VILLA TUDAYAN for Riot Games Cloud9 finished the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split with a 17-1 record, running away with 1st place and securing the 1st playoff...

Four-time reigning LCS champion Team Liquid fails to qualify for Spring Playoffs

▲ Photo by Colin Young-Wolff for Riot Games Four-time reigning League of Legends Championship Series champion Team Liquid will not qualify for the post-season. TL's fate was in its own hands in its...

TSM, 100 Thieves & Evil Geniuses qualify for the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs

▲ Photo by Colin Young-Wolff for Riot Games FlyQuest secured its spot in the post-season by defeating Team Liquid in its penultimate match of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring...

FlyQuest is the 2nd team to qualify for the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs

▲ Photo by Tina Jo for Riot Games On the penultimate day of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split, FlyQuest triumphed over Team Liquid to secure its 10th win of the season...

The 2020 LCS Academy League Spring Playoffs bracket has been set

▲ Photo by Paul de Leon for Riot Games The 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Academy League Spring Split has concluded, and the post-season has officially begun. Let's take a look at how the...

Shad0w's road to the LEC: dropping out of school to pursue esports stardom

Photo by Michal Konkol for Riot Games Teenagers with unconventional skills and incessant amounts of drive cannot be curbed by conformist methodology. Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao has overcome his high...