Top Esports came into the tournament as favorites alongside DAMWON Gaming but almost made an early exit in the quarterfinals when Fnatic got a 2-0 lead over them. TES turned it around though and later spoke with the press about how they won the series and what they expect for the rest of their Worlds run. See their press conference here:
Uzi's undeniable legacy to the world of esports has evoked several voices in the industry to honor the player, including T1’s Mid Laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok.
On the 3rd (KST), Royal Never Give Up announced the retirement of their legendary bot laner, Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao. He's a player with an incredible legacy. Many have credited him as the secon
One of the greatest ADCs of all time, Uzi, is now a Free Agent after his contract expired with Royal Never Give Up yesterday, April 30th. He has played over 400 games with the organization since his start back in 2012, but has been inactive since Worlds 2019. Learn more about his free agency here:
FunPlus Phoenix is now in 3rd place. In the online match of the 2020 League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Spring Split, FunPlus Phoenix defeated RNG 3-0 and succeeded to have a 5-game winning streak.
2020 has an incredible ring to it, and it coincides with League's 10th Season, another great milestone. Not only are there a bunch of new games to be released by Riot and Riot Forge, Summoner's Rif
RNG have won the 2019 Demacia Cup, playing the entire tournament with new bot laner, Betty, taking down EDG in the finals after 4 games. Read more here on the tournament results:
Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has retired. He had debuted in 2013 and was in his 7th year, a support at the age of 25. His age wasn't that young, but it wasn't too old to stepping back from his pro
For everyone out there impatiently waiting for Season 10, the Demacia Cup has arrived to tide you over with a flashy display of LPL talent. Learn about the tournament and it's victors here:
Well into the off-season, RNG has finally announced what is to come for their 2020 season. On December 15th, they announced the re-signing of Xiaohu, Uzi, and Ming, and two new signings in Betty and xiaolongbao.
Mata announced that he will be retiring from professional League of Legends.On the 15th (KST), Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong announced retirement through his Facebook account. After his last appear
According to a Bloomberg report shared by G2 Esports themselves, co-founder of the Alibaba Group and owner of the Brooklyn Nets, Joe Tsai, has invested $10 million in G2 Esports. Read more on the story here:
At international events, there are always exciting narratives. There are also always stories writers want to write, but can't. Here are the stories we never told - the stories we wanted to tell, but couldn't.
Ahhh the beloved Group of Death. So much story in this group. The winningest Worlds team in history, the most storied LPL team, and the season one Worlds winners, and the LCS Cowboys! Who could possibly get MVP here?
With SKT qualifying right out of the gate, FNC and RNG were going to have to fight for the last spot! And after an exciting game, the home crowd favorites, FNC, take the win and advance to Madrid!
SKT came in to the second Round Robin with a 3-0 record, needing only to beat either RNG or FNC to secure a place in the Knockout Stage. As fate would have it, they beat RNG in their first game!
The first Round Robin for the Worlds 2019 Group Stage has been completed! Group C - The Group of Death (and Clutch Gaming) - has SKT at the top with RNG trailing behind them. Xiaohu comes up big today to keep them above FNC as they head into the second Round Robin.
On the 15th, RNG took down Fnatic in day 4 of the group stages in the 2019 LoL World Championship. RNG’s jungler, Hung ‘Karsa’ Hao-Hsuan joined Laure Valée on the official Riot Games English broadcast to share his thoughts about the victory.
Day 2 of this Worlds Group Stage brought some incredibly exciting games. SKT and RNG started off the day in a crazy back and forth, but Clid and the crew turned up big, securing the victory through a late game backdoor.
SK Telecom T1 defeated RNG in their second match of the 2019 LoL World Championship. As of this win, SKT took a step ahead of the other teams with a 2-0 record. The game was neck and neck until the
