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:
2020 was a year where many pro gamers, who dominated an era of LoL esports, retired. Aging hits pro gamers heavily as their careers are quite shorter compared to others. Lee “Flame” Ho-jong
Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, the top laner that rose to the top in 2020, left for the LPL to take on a new challenge in the LPL for the 2021 season. The team that he was headed was FunPlus Phoen
The second day of the 2020 All-Stars Event for the LCK and LPL was full of events. The start was the clash between the LCK and LPL influencers. Through sharp macro, the LCK team took the victory. Next
The 2021 preseason for League of Legends esports has already begun, even ahead of its official start on Nov. 16. With this page, Inven Global will track all known, reported, and confirmed roster changes to the teams of the four major regions: the LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL.
On Dec. 16, Bilibili Gaming announced that they've acquired Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram and Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo. It's another big signing for Bilibili Gaming following the acquisition
On the 17th, LNG Esports and JD Gaming announced that they've acquired Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong and Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun, respectively. Tarzan started his career in 2017 in
Nuguri is headed to the LPL. On the 17th, FunPlus Phoenix announced that they've signed Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, confirming that the rumors and teaser were true. Nuguri has been evaluated as
In the off-season, EDward Gaming has made a flurry of moves to return to its power as one of the strongest teams in the LPL, and should its roster perform to what's expected on paper, EDG is an immediate favorite for the LPL title.
Viper is headed to EDward Gaming. On the 16th, EDward Gaming announced through their Weibo that they've acquired Park “Viper” Do-hyeon. They said, “We welcome Viper to the EDG family
EDG head coach Ming “Clearlove” Kai is returning as a player. On the 14th, EDG announced through Weibo that Clearlove will be returning to the team as a player. Through his Weibo, Clearlov
On Dec. 14th, Riot Korea announced that they've taken strong countermeasures to combat against intentional griefing (wintrading), in relation to illegal gambling sites making profit off pro players'/s
In China, illegal esports betting sites have been rising in popularity since years ago. These sites allowed people to wager on the win/loss of an esports match, similar to that of traditional sports b
League of Legends Pro League organization Suning has announced it is parting ways with its star support Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh. The move was announced publicly via the team's Twitter account.
On Nov. 18th, Billibilli Gaming announced that the former head coach for T1, Kim Jeong-soo, will be joining the team. For coach Kim, it'll be his second tenure in the LPL. Coach Kim has a rich history
In recent days, there's been a rumor surrounding Kim Jeong-soo, the former head coach for T1, where Billibilli Gaming from the LPL offered him 12,000,000 Yuan (~1,816,778.40 USD) to join the team. In
When we met Song “Rookie” Eui-jin in a cafe in Gangnam, we came with good expectations. The short conversation to arrange the interview highlighted his friendliness and we've also all seen
On the 3rd (KST), JD Gaming announced the departure of their head coach, Yoon “Homme” Sung-young. Homme first debuted in the scene as a top laner for MVP White in 2012, and as part of MVP
Today's cartoon is about the Worlds 2020 finals and its radio silent crowd. After COVID-19 made the live fan interaction aspect of LoL Esports disappear this year, it was quite refreshing to have a se
They were Worlds favorites from the very start, and they lived up to the hype. DAMWON Gaming blew through the entire World Championship, only losing three games from start to finish. See thier press conference here:
