In the opening game of the 2021 LoL World Championship, LNG Esports managed to take a win against Hanwha Life Esports. After the match, Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong joined the post-match interview on LCK Korea channel.
On September 30, PSG Talon posted on twitter that “We are sorry to hear that the teams from the VCS will not be able to attend Worlds again this year.” PSG Talon will wear the VCS Championship badge on their jersey to honor the support of the Vietnamese fans and to bring more focus of the world's attention to the strength of the South-East Asia region.
On September 26, all four LCK teams qualified for the 2021 LoL World Championship flew to Iceland. Inven had a chance to briefly talk with DWG KIA top laner, Kim "Khan" Dong-ha.
Hanwha Life Esports announced their roster line-up for the 2021 LoL World Championship. Their roster includes the five regular starters, 'Morgan-Willer-Chovy-Deft-Vsta,' substitute top laner, Lee "DuD
Years after winning three back to back EU LCS titles and attending two Worlds, former G2 Esports trio Perkz, Zven, and Mithy rejoined forces on Cloud9, this time with Mithy as a coach rather than a support. Read Mithy's expectations and reflections here:
Roughly a week before the LCS 2021 Lock-In, Counter Logic Gaming had multiple members on its professional League team catch COVID. CLG is also experiencing visa slowdowns. They've signed two temporary subs, here is their new roster:
One week before the official start of the 2021 NA season, Riot announced the groups for the LCS Lock In, the tournament that will kick off the season on Friday, Jan 15. Check the groups and read more about the lock in here:
Ahead of the 2021 season, Goldenglue took off his player hat and donned a coaching hat in its place, becoming the new head coach for the 100 Thieves Academy roster. We spoke with Goldenglue about his player career, his new role, and his expectations. Read and watch the interview here:
CLG has had a rough few years since their 2016 MSI Finals appearance. They performed well in NA in 2017, but barring a 2019 Summer Split third-place finish, they've been seventh or lower for the other five splits. In 2020, CLG finished 10th in spring and ninth in summer. With that in mind, the org is in need of some rejuvenation to find their return to glory. They've officially signed three new pl
Among Liquid's off-season changes was the addition of Kold to the LCS coaching staff. Kold spoke with us about his time with Liquid at Worlds and how he hopes to power up the team in 2021. Read his interview here:
After the 2020 season, Team Liquid announced the departure of much of their coaching staff. Now they're announcing two new members to their staff, Spawn and Kold, with Yaltz moving up to head analyst. Check out their completed staff here:
UPDATE 10/20: Mark "RiotScruffy" Yetter has Tweeted changes coming to League of Legends in Patch 10.22 that he claims are 'not 100% locked but pretty close. In addition, it was confirmed in another Tweet that a bug affecting Kindred's Mark of the Kindred passive would be fixed in 10.22.
After his recent addition to the Cloud9 team, IWillDominate interviewed the Cloud9 LCS roster about their failure to qualify for Worlds and what it means for the team, confirming they'll be sticking as a five-man unit going into 2021. Read more here:
