The bracket has been set! Cloud9 takes 1st, and chooses 100 Thieves as their opponent, and Evil Geniuses takes 2nd and will battle FlyQuest. TSM and Golden Guardians await in the Loser's Bracket, ready to face the ones who falter. Read more on the LCS playoffs here:
Riot Games announced VALORANT will begin a closed beta April 7th in collaboration with Twitch. Next Tuesday, players will be able to gain access to the beta by watching select Twitch streams, following similar steps as their original closed beta for Legends of Runeterra, Riot's competitive card game. Read more on the beta and how to gain access here:
Teenagers with unconventional skills and incessant amounts of drive cannot be curbed by conformist methodology. Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao has overcome his high school dropout status, writing his own story as a successful professional gamer. Starting in 2020 as MAD Lions' Jungler at the LEC,
Fabian, who currently plays for Misfits Gaming in the LEC, is brought to the Summoner’s Rift by never-ending struggle.
Following the hiatus of most major esports leagues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scene slowly returns to normal with a solution exclusive to electronic sports: online matches. Players are confined to their gaming houses for their own safety, which creates the perfect scenario for practice.