2021 League of Legends World Championship Teams
A total of 24 esports teams will be heading to China for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, commonly known as Worlds. As the top LoL teams across the globe compete in playoffs to earn themselves a slot in the tournament, some teams, such as Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, Rogue, MAD Lions, and DWG […]
MAD Lions become Europe’s kings from reverse sweeping Rogue in LEC Playoff finals
League of Legends esports teams MAD Lions have won their first-ever League of Legends European Championship (LEC) title after a reverse sweep against Rogue in a historic Spring Split Playoff finals. After G2 Esports’ loss on Saturday, the finals between Rogue and MAD meant a new king in Europe will emerge. MAD Lions proceeded to […]
LEC fines Astralis League of Legends team
LEC commissioner Maximilian Peter Schmidt revealed on LoL Esports the result of its investigation on Astralis’ recent actions. The European league decided that Astralis needed a fine. It was Astralis’s own staff that reached out to the LEC in the first place. They experienced both missing salary payments and issues with their interim general manager. […]
LEC ends NEOM partnership within 15 Hours
In less than 15 hours, the LEC both announced and cancelled their partnership with Saudi Arabia’s NEOM company. “As a company and as a league, we know that it’s important to recognize when we make mistakes and quickly work to correct them,” stated Alberto Guerrero, Director of Esports, EMEA. “After further reflection, while we remain […]
LEC and LCS schedule for Summer Split announced
Because of the COVID-19 situation, game publishers and external parties are pushing for online esports tournaments. Big events need a period of time to meet standards for online events. After the cancellation of the Mid-Season Invitational, the League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split has been moved to begin on June 13. The European Championship […]
Splyce to be rebranded as MAD Lions for LEC 2020
Splyce’s League of Legends European Championship team will be no more this coming year. Their parent company, OverActive Media, has shut down their New York-based office which Splyce has run since 2015. The new headquarters is underway to move to Toronto, Canada. During this move, many key employees have been let go. The move is […]
LEC Finals viewership crushes LCS
Reaching nearly 900,000 peak concurrent viewers, the LEC Finals destroyed the Europe (EU) LCS’s previous records and showed up its North American (NA) LCS rivals. Before the rebirth of G2 in 2019, it was near unprecedented for an EU team to be considered a true contender as the world’s best. Even at 2018 Worlds, a […]
Perkz: the next best League player and hope
Luka “Perkz” Perković shows time after time that he is top-caliber talent. He’s been a consistent force in the League of Legends European Championship since 2016. Although his career and team have bounced over the years, he remained loyal to who brought him into the EU LCS. With G2 Esports winning yet another tournament, Perkz […]
A bloody affair in LEC Summer Finals : G2 Vs Fnatic
It’s been a year of ups and downs for Fnatic. In November, the UK organization saw their dream of another world championship crushed by Invictus Gaming. Then, during the following break, they lost star mid player Rasmus “Caps” Winther to rivals G2 Esports (as well as top laner Paul “sOAZ” Boyer to Misfits Gaming). From […]
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