Zeyzal spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about his 2020 season on Evil Geniuses, playing in the amateur scene with SolaFide Esports, and how his choices during the off-season best suit his primary goal of returning to the LCS.
At the end of the interview, Dash asked Damonte if he, as someone who now has a few years of LCS experience under his belt, had any advice or insights to pass onto any rookies making their LCS debut in 2021. Damonte laughed before saying: "For all the new rookies: Definitely lay off of the cringe, cocky comments. It's pretty weird if you come into the LCS not proven at all and ****-talk everyone...probably prove yourself before saying stuff like that."
Inven is celebrating the best of the best throughout 2020. There are many outstanding players in League of Legends across all roles and all regions. These are the best top laners across the LCS, LCK, LEC, and LPL. Read here:
After dispatching of IMT, Evil Geniuses mid laner Daniele "Jiizuke" Di Mauro spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about the team's new acquisitions, his sudden disappearance from the starting roster in the 2020 LCS Summer Split, and the visa issues currently affecting EG's coaching staff that the team has had to overcome early into 2021.
Fudge spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his LCS debut, what Cloud9 changed between losing to Evil Geniuses and dominating FlyQuest, and how his high standards aren't set by playing on C9, or with Perkz, but by himself.
UPDATE 1/16: Two days after getting his visa, Santorin has arrived in Los Angeles. Whether he will play for Team Liquid in its matches against 100 Thieves and Golden Guardians on day 3 of the 2021 LCS Lock In is currently unknown.
What started as an outbreak in Wuhan and the delay of the LPL in China led to a plethora of canceled and reformatted events around the globe. The Coronavirus outbreak has affected many aspects of esports, here is the list so far:
PowerOfEvil’s capabilities as a talent, a teammate, and a competitor make him the ideal candidate for helping lead TSM into a new era of prosperity.
This year, one org from each region really stood out as a shining star, breaking their previous ceiling and perception, and rewriting their own narrative. Here are the most improved teams across 2020:
Roughly a week before the LCS 2021 Lock-In, Counter Logic Gaming had multiple members on its professional League team catch COVID. CLG is also experiencing visa slowdowns. They've signed two temporary subs, here is their new roster:
YourPrincess was one of the Twitch Rivals captains that drafted a team for the upcoming event, but shortly after the draft multiple players selected for her team dropped out of the tournament. Read up more on the story here:
Riot is thrilled to confirm that leading gaming PC and accessories brand Alienware returns again as the official PC and Monitor partner for the LEC 2021 season, providing the league with some of the finest gaming hardware available. Read more on their partnership here:
Veteran cosplayer Yaya Han partnered with Riot Games to bring League of Legends’ champion Vayne to life in the Season 11 promotional campaign.
Shortly after the start of League of Legends Season 11, Riot Games published an update on the development of Dr. Mundo's VGU. This was the second update on Dr. Mundo's VGU since its development was announced in June 2020, the first occurring in September 2020.
One week before the official start of the 2021 NA season, Riot announced the groups for the LCS Lock In, the tournament that will kick off the season on Friday, Jan 15. Check the groups and read more about the lock in here:
Viego is designed with the intention of slotting into the role of jungler on Summoner's Rift, and on the day of his announcement, Riot Games also gave a preview of The Ruined King's moveset and abilities:
Located in the southern part of the Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China, Shenzhen will be the host city of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.
Items, ranked play, and Clash Every time was examined to see how valuable they are One problem the team tried to solve is that often, earning a powerful item just didn't feel that powerful In 2021, it
In-depth data website SuperData confirmed in its 2020 Year-In-Review Report that Riot Games' multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends generated $1.75 billion revenue in 2020. Of all free-to-play titles, League of Legends was the sixth highest-grossing game of the year and the only non-mobile game in the top 10.
UPDATE 1/5: After finalizing its LCS and amateur rosters, Evil Geniuses has finalized its roster for EG Academy.
