We spoke with Hauntzer after his series against TSM, breaking down Golden Guardians' win and performance as a team, detailing how they prepared and then dismantled their counterparts. Read the full interview here:
Golden Guardians started off the Playoffs with an upset over TSM, sweeping them in a clean and quick three games. Golden Guardians finished the League Championship Series Summer Split at 9-9, three ga
The most recent League patch was directly aimed at changing and balancing gameplay at the professional level, and there is guaranteed to be more diversity in the Playoffs starting up now. Read more on what to expect in the meta here:
AD Carry Victor "FBI" Huang spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after Golden Guardians' last game in the Summer Split to discuss the team's improvements, both as individuals and as a unit, and look towards the post-season.
Even though the LCS and LEC regular seasons are wrapped up, the E1 Fantasy experience isn't taking a break for the LEC/LCS Playoffs! Every week of playoffs is a chance to win our weekly prizes, but read here for more info on the rules and format updates:
The Secretlab League of Legends Champions Collection builds on Secretlab’s longstanding partnership with Riot Games and commemorates the global phenomenon that is League of Legends, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year.
Chinese esports organization FunPlus PhoeniX has entered the competitive VALORANT scene, signing a full roster of European talent. The move was initially reported by ESPN Esports' Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger via Twitter.
Johnsun secured his first-ever professional post-season, and he's in the running for Rookie of the Year. We spoke with him about his growth, the inner workings of Dignitas, and who he thinks deserves that award. Read his thoughts here:
Dignitas Support Zaqueri "aphromoo" Black spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about qualifying for playoffs and his AD Carry Johnson "Johnsun" Nguyen's bid for LCS Rookie of the Year.
Team Liquid announced the launch of their new community outreach platform, Liquid+, which will change the way fans interact with their favorite team and players. Steve dove into the idea behind the platform, read what he has to say about its inspiration and social impact here:
After failing to qualify for LCS playoffs in both spring and summer, CLG has parted ways with both of their coaches, SSONG and Weldon. Read more about the change here:
The three teams not qualified for the LCS Summer Playoffs — Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, and Dignitas — have only one spot to fight over, and because of changes to the season format for the 2020 LCS that removed the LCS Regional Final, the two teams who fail to secure the post-season seed will see their seasons end with the Summer Split.
In defeating Origen in its penultimate match of the 2020 LEC Summer Split, SK qualified for the post-season while simultaneously eliminating OG from contention.
WildTurtle has worked himself back on the team after spending the majority of the Summer Split playing for FlyQuest Academy. Read more about how Turtle refound his passion for the game and competition here:
With its ninth win, G2 Esports is the third team in Europe to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs behind MAD Lions and Rogue, both of whom qualified last weekend.
Riot Games has published a blog post on the League of Legends website outlining the developer's approach to the 2021 Preseason. Preseason usually begins in December, but annual adjustments to LoL are
US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order banning transactions to Tencent Holdings Ltd., who own Riot Games, and part of Epic Games, Blizzard, Supercell, and others, causing a massive shakeup in the gaming and esports industry. Read more here:
We spoke with Phreak about casting in the quarantine, caster bias, how the LCS needs to improve, and his recent addition of harsh criticism towards some plays and decisions LCS teams are making. Phreak has received abundant praise over the summer, learn more about how he has worked and grown here:
Oh boy, this is a big one. 10.16 patch have been implemented this week for League of Legends, and this patch is absolutely huge. Not only in size, but in the amount of buffs that Riot gave to the cham
We spoke with 100 Theives Support, Poome, about his playstyle, his history throughout amateur, orgs' scouting abilities, and the problems the amateur scene has and how they can be fixed and further developed. Read it here:
