UOL made their entrance to Worlds as exciting as they possibly could, smashing V3 in their opener and then commanding a solid victory over PSG in their second game of the day, taking control of Group B with a 2-0 record. And they did so with some creative picks, giving themselves a lot of flexibility in their future drafts, featuring Orianna in two positions now, with a last-minute flex to the bot
On the 26th, Papara SuperMassive had a perfect day, winning both games in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Starting off with a win against INTZ, they also took down LEC
On Sep. 26th, The LLA representatives, Rainbow7 was able to take the upset victory over LGD Gaming, LPL's #4 seed on day 2 of the 2020 LoL World Championships. After coming out of day 1 with a loss ag
On September 26, Papara Supermassive defeated INTZ in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. It was the first match for Papara Supermassive in the series and they started off w
Winning a head to head will not provide an immediate higher seed, there will still be tiebreakers in the Worlds 2020 Play-In Stage. Read more here on how that will work.
With an impactful debut at the League of Legends World Championship, MAD Lions defeated INTZ in the opening match of the Play-In stage, to be taken down by Team Liquid in the last match of the day. In a post-match interview, MAD Lions' jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao shared thoughts on the trip to Shanghai, the quarantine, Chinese solo queue, and more.
The LG UltraGear™ FACE-OFF is an esports event that will put an end to the dispute over who has the edge when it comes to playing Valorant...
On Friday, September 24, Riot Games released its first Champion Roadmap update for League of Legends since June. The update also included more visuals and information on the upcoming Dr. Mundo VGU.
UPDATE 9/25: In addition to River and Tank, AD carry Wong "Unified" Chun Kit is also currently off the PSG Talon starting roster due to visa delays. Unified will be eligible to play on September 27th, but River and Tank are still in quarantine and will not be eligible to play in the Worlds 2020 play-in. PSG Talon went 2-0 in its first day of the play-in against Rainbow7 and LGD Gaming. Chen "Dee" Chun-Dee, a substitute on Machi Esports, is starting in Unified's place until he is eligible to compete.
Now that you have educated yourself on the basics of the awakening system here at Inven Global, the next step would be to start building your heroes and gear for awakening. Many players will be stuck
The Worlds 2020 Merch Collection was posted to Twitter by a prominent community member just before the start of the event itself.
MAD Lions headed onto Summoner's Rift with an objectively better composition than TL, but the LCS side's signature champions ended up being a larger factor.
NTZ’s jungler and CBLoL champion Diogo "Shini" Rogê shared his thoughts on the Chinese solo queue, the first two games at Worlds, and the progression of LoL Esports in Brazil.
Ahead of Worlds 2020, Talon had multiple visa issues requiring them to start three substitute players, but not enough credit was given to PSG's replacements. Read more on their performance here:
Global esports organization Gen.G kicks off its Mystic Map Mayhem presented by SAMSUNG on Sept. 26. Featuring 14 days of Fortnite mayhem, challenges, and content, the fortnight of games will feature four custom built Fortnite Creative maps.
On Sept. 25th, day 1 of the 2020 LoL World Championships kicked off with its first day of the play-in stages. Team Liquid, LCS' #3 seed defeated LEC's #4 seed, MAD Lions in the last match of the day,
September 25 was the first day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship Play-ins. Legacy Esports of Australia (OCL) had a successful debut by defeating INTZ. Legacy Esports top laner Kim
With the help of LoLVVV, let's take a closer look at these scrims and see if there are any trends that could become apparent throughout Worlds 2020.
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When you consume anything LEC, you can feel its connection to the rest of their content, videos, photos, broadcast, etc. Part of the success lies in the multi-talented staff they have on the broadcast team and their willingness to explore their creativity and vulnerability. Hear behind the scenes on how all this LEC content came together here: