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The 2019 World Championship song has been released.
At long last, Riot Games has released the official song for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. "Phoenix" was written, recorded, and produced by the League of Legends music team at Riot Games in tandem with Callin Russo and Chrissy Costanza.
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[Worlds 2019] Hong Kong Attitude advance to the Group Stage in a 3-1 victory over Isurus Gaming
When the Play-In Knockout matches were drawn, HKA vs ISG was the one match casters and viewers called out as the main hope for a 2nd Seed to make it through to Groups. And while the series was close, HKA advanced after four games. Here's how they did it.
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Blizzard has removed Blitzchung from Grandmasters and banned him from competing in Hearthstone following his on-stream Hong Kong protest
Last Sunday, Hong Kong Hearthstone player Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung caused quite the stir. As reported by Inven Global, Blitzchung appeared on the official Hearthstone Taiwan stream after his Grandmas
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OWL steps further into limelight with sinatraa and Super appearance on Fallon; Robot Chicken sketch
Stop-motion animated comedy sketch series put esports in its sights for the first time in the form of an OWL-focused segment, and on Monday, October 7, San Francisco Shock stars Jay "sinatraa" Won and Matthew "Super" DeLisi joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show following Shock's first Overwatch League championship.
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[Worlds 2019] Clutch Gaming advance to the Group Stage after dominant 3-0 victory over Royal Youth
Clutch Gaming proves their worth silencing the doubters and dissenters, qualifying to the Worlds 2019 Group Stage after a quick and easy 3-0 victory over their Turkish opponents, Royal Youth. But it wasn't just the Huni show, Clutch brought something more.
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[Worlds 2019] Damwon Gaming defeats Lowkey in 4, advances to the Group Stage
Damwon Gaming advance after an incredibly entertaining series against Vietnamese squad, Lowkey Esports. After losing Game 1 in a throwback lane swap from Lowkey, Damwon turns around the series, playing each game stronger than the last. Find out how they win their series and who was the man of the match here.
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Robert Morris University-Pittsburgh Establishes Collegiate Esports Initiative in the Steel City
There are few regions of the country more fanatical about sports than Southwestern Pennsylvania. It bills itself as the birthplace of NFL quarterbacks and boasts a rich tradition of sports excellence.
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[Worlds 2019] RYL Tolerant on facing Clutch Gaming: "If we snowball our early advantages harder, we can win."
Turkish representative Royal Youth is heading to the Play-In Knockout Stage. Facing elimination at a record of 0-3, the TCL champion beat back Brazil's Flamengo eSports to force a tiebreaker before beating the CBLoL champion again to stay alive in the next stage of the 2019 World Championship as Group D's 2nd Seed.
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[Worlds 2019] The Play-In Knockout Stage bracket has been set.
The four teams who win their respective matches will be randomly seeded into the groups of the Main Event of Worlds 2019, excluding groups that already include a team of the Play-In seeds' respective regions. The four losing teams will be eliminated from the 2019 League of Legends World Championship.
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[Worlds 2019] DWG Showmaker: "I don't think we showed a good enough performance for everyone to be afraid of us."
DAMWON Gaming finished its Group D matches in a clean 4-0 and secured a 1st seed from the Knockout Stage in the process, but in a post-game interview with Laure Valée, DWG Mid Laner Heo "Showmaker" Su stated that the team had yet to showcase its true capability.