Coming into Playoffs in a seven-game win streak, now turned into ten, Schalke made clear that they are a strong Worlds contender by knocking SK Gaming out of the race in a quick and clean 3-0 series.
Let's take a look at what makes FC Schalke 04, a fringe post-season team, a fantasy scoring elite in the LEC.
The most recent League patch was directly aimed at changing and balancing gameplay at the professional level, and there is guaranteed to be more diversity in the Playoffs starting up now. Read more on what to expect in the meta here:
Even though the LCS and LEC regular seasons are wrapped up, the E1 Fantasy experience isn't taking a break for the LEC/LCS Playoffs! Every week of playoffs is a chance to win our weekly prizes, but read here for more info on the rules and format updates:
Rogue Support Oskar "Vander" Bogdan spoke to Inven Global's Lara Lunardi about 1st place in the LEC and Worlds qualification.
FC Schalke 04 once sat at 1-10 in the Summer Split, but a miracle run of winning its last 7 games and perfect circumstances from results of other matches throughout the league allowed it to punch its post-season ticket.
In defeating Origen in its penultimate match of the 2020 LEC Summer Split, SK qualified for the post-season while simultaneously eliminating OG from contention.
With its ninth win, G2 Esports is the third team in Europe to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs behind MAD Lions and Rogue, both of whom qualified last weekend.
Inven Global’s Lara Lunardi had the opportunity to chat with Denyk about his life on the bench, returning to streaming, and getting out of this comfort zone, as well as the team environment now that he is back.
Schalke 04’s resurgence has much to do with Berk “Gilius” Demir’s return to the lineup and with patch changes, but especially Gilius’s re-entry as the team managed to look past their initial losing streak, only to become among the best teams in the second round robin.
Management at Riot Games who were responsible for the controversial deal between the League of Legends European Champions (LEC) and Saudi Arabia smart-city NEOM have been "reassured they did nothing wrong except maybe the communication process".
The average Kill Participation of LCS Top Laners is 60%. Well, Hauntzer’s KP has been above 80% the last three games, which is incredible.
Let's take a look at who racked up the points before the last week of both the LCS and LEC Summer Splits take place in fantasy week 9.
Recently, ocelote talked to Lara Lunardi from Inven Global about the team's current situation, showing support for his players, and the current state of the LEC.
Following a week of controversy regarding the leagues’ most recent partnership with NEOM, teams have united to showcase solidarity by displaying pride flags on their broadcasts.
Riot Games officially announced they'd be holding the 2020 World Championship entirely within Shanghai, with games beginning Sept. 25th lasting through to the Finals on Oct. 31st. Read more about their plans and safety measures here:
Rogue is the second team to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs after MAD Lions did so earlier in the day with a win over Origen.
Multiple members of the LEC recently tweeted out their internal response to the LEC's now-reversed partnership with Neom announced yesterday. The LEC broadcast team had threatened to strike the show, refusing to participate until the sponsorship deal was revoked. Read more here:
This article aims to explain why the uproar against this deal was so loud and so widespread. What is Neom? Who’s building it, how, and why does it lay on "blood and bones"?
League of Legends European Championship Play-by-play Caster Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain will be taking the week off for week 7 of the 2020 LEC Summer Split. Medic announced he would be stepping off the broadcast for the LEC this week after being left physically and emotionally drained, and that Riot Games and the LEC was supporting him in his choice to return next week after fully processing and recharging his batteries.
