Category: League of Legends

  • 100T Divides Opinion With Academy Roster Use In Week 9 Playoffs Push

    100T Divides Opinion With Academy Roster Use In Week 9 Playoffs Push

    Resting your players for a playoff push is a common site in traditional sports, but in esports it’s far rarer. That’s why 100 Thieves caused commotion among fans and analysts alike this week. The controversy occurred when 100T announced on late Friday evening (July 31), that they’d be resting their main roster for playoffs, and […]

  • LCS Forced Back Online As Positive Covid Tests Cause Havoc

    LCS Forced Back Online As Positive Covid Tests Cause Havoc

    It’s tempting, in the middle of 2021, to try and forget that the world is in the midst of a pandemic. Especially as people try and return to normal, with safety precautions and vaccinations helping to bring things back to pre-pandemic status. However, LCS fans were reminded acutely reminded of how un-normal things really are […]

  • The LCS Championship Will Feature In-Person Attendance

    The LCS Championship Will Feature In-Person Attendance

    A taste of normality is set to his the LCS this fall, as the LCS Championship will officially allow in-person attendance for fans. The details of the LCS’s end-of-split championship event were revealed in a post by Riot Games released on the evening of July 9. On top of the crucial announcement that the event […]

  • Schalke 04’s €26.5 Million Sale Reveals True Value of LEC Spots

    Schalke 04’s €26.5 Million Sale Reveals True Value of LEC Spots

    After weeks of negotiations, the sale of FC Schalke 04’s LEC spot has been finalised. In a statement released on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 29, FC Schalke 04 Esports announced the completion of it’s sale of the LEC team to Team BDS across social media. As per the announcement, from 2022, Team BDS will […]

  • G2 Esports Enters Historic Deal with Ralph Lauren

    G2 Esports Enters Historic Deal with Ralph Lauren

    High fashion and esports collided today as G2 Esports announced a landmark deal with fashion label Ralph Lauren. The new partnership was announced across social media and in a promotional video on June 21. In a detailed post on their website, G2 outlined the partnership. Describing it as a collaboration, both brands explained that they’d be launching […]

  • Schalke 04 Puts LEC Spot Up For Sale Following Financial Woes

    Schalke 04 Puts LEC Spot Up For Sale Following Financial Woes

    For months, Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known FC Schalke 04, has reported financial difficulty. Now, following an announcement by club officials, the team will put up for sale their LEC team of the same name. The Bundesliga team has been a part of the European League of Legends scene since 2016, after it purchased the […]

  • Riot Games unveils its new Champion: Viego, The Ruined King

    Riot Games unveils its new Champion: Viego, The Ruined King

    It’s only a few days into the new year, but League of Legends is already being shaken up as Riot Games reveals their latest champion, Viego, The Ruined King. The new champ was unveiled across social media on the evening of Jan 8, with a new animated cinematic. The cinematic initially debuted on Riot’s 2021 […]

  • New Year means new logos for the LCS, Rogue, and others

    New Year means new logos for the LCS, Rogue, and others

    It’s 2021, a new year, and that means new logos! Teams and esports brands of all ilks constantly look to reinvent themselves to keep ahead of trends, and League of Legends is no different. The biggest change so far? The LCS completely redesigning its look: The LCS struggled to remain relevant in 2020. With poor […]

  • Team Griffin officially disbands: The end of a surprising enigma

    Team Griffin officially disbands: The end of a surprising enigma

    Team Griffin, League of Legends team and two time LCK runners up have officially disbanded. The news broke on the morning of Jan 5 on Team Griffin’s Twitter account. However, this merely confirmed what many had already expected to be the fate of the team. The organisation disbands having spent three years within the Korean […]

  • T1 Partners With K-pop Academy SM Institute In New Venture

    T1 Partners With K-pop Academy SM Institute In New Venture

    South Korean esports organisation T1, primarily known for their highly successful League of Legends team, is partnering with SM Institute to create a brand new academy. The news broke late on December 30th across Twitter thanks to K-Pop fan John Yoo. SM Institute is a training and academy arm of SM Entertainment, a South Korean […]