Now stuck in playoff limbo, Excel depends on the misplays of Misfits and MAD Lions for a chance to join the best teams. Head Coach Joey "YoungBuck" Steltenpool talked to Inven Global about his experience with the team so far, the changes implemented to ensure better performance and his optimism for the Summer Split.
Once crowned Support King, now Head Coach of Fnatic, Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez opens up about his transition from player to coach.
Not so long ago, support champions started to show up in the top lane. From Soraka, Sona, to even Janna, they started to take over the top lane. This was possible because the amount of gold generated
Laure "Bulii'' Valee is a role model to be followed by many aspiring women professionals in the esports scene. Living and breathing League of Legends, she started her career writing for LoL Esports, now being a figure of authority, presenting broadcasts and interviewing personalities in the field, with a home basis at the League of Legends European Championship.
This week, we are introducing a new experiment, or rather, a new content series. Titled “KeyWord”, we will shout random words at players, while they respond with the first thing that crosses their minds. Our first guest is G2 Esports Top Laner Martin "Wunder" Nordahl Hansen.
The closer we get to playoffs, the more clear the standings become. Rogue has found itself rising above the average, but pushing just enough to guarantee their spot. Top Laner Finn "Finn" Wiestål talks about what Rogue has been missing, growing as a player and learning to play with a purpose.
G2 Esports has proven to get its strategy back on track, facing SK Gaming and Vitality this past weekend, turning their rocky road into a 2-0 once again. Top Laner Martin "Wunder" Nordahl Hansen joined us to talk about the team’s performance, team synergy and Caps’ humor.
MAD Lions has bet on a roster made almost entirely of rookies for the year of 2020 of the League of Legends European Championship, and it turns out to be a rather successful move. Currently in 5th place, the Lions have outperformed giants like Fnatic and G2 Esports. Head Coach James "Mac" MacCormack talks about his relationship with the team and what they need to keep pushing forward in standings.
Co-founder and president of MAD Lions, and Vice President, Strategy of OverActive Media Jorge Schura walks us through the brand new identity for MAD Lions, their newest acquisition, explaining how the team services the Spanish speaking audience of the LEC and the brand’s vision moving forward.
The League of Legends European Championship brings in talent with stories that are no short of fantastic, with Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain being no exception. Earning his name by being a real life doctor, the play-by-play caster shares what has prompted the lifestyle change.
Nihat "Innaxe" Aliev is the newest addition to Schalke 0, joining in as Bot Laner, substituting the highly anticipated and biggest let down of the season Konstantinos-Napoleon "FORG1VEN" Tzortziou. Restructured, the team finds itself slowly moving up the ladder of the championship. On the fifth week of the League of Legends European Championship, the player shared his expectations for the remainder of the split and doubling down on team duty.
Today's cartoon is about the fear of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading in the LoL Esports scene. It's ‘28 days later' than LCK kicked off without spectators. LoL Park is still empty and
Fans have been waiting for the location of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational to be announced, but it seems that they'll have to keep waiting a while longer. Riot has said that the outbreak of Coronavirus has thrown a serious wrench into their plans.
G2 Esports coach Fabian "GrabbZ" Lohmann talks about the importance of giving players time to progress through the season, addressing the 0-2 weekend and the issues the team had faced prior to the losses.
Vitality has secured its first win of the split during the fifth weekend of the League of Legends European Championship, avoiding the so feared 0-18. Coach Hadrien "Duke" Forestier talked to Lara Lunardi about the team’s underperformance this split, the issues they must face, decompressing from stress and painting Warhammer models.
During the fifth weekend of the League of Legend European Championship Zdravets "Hylissang" Iliev Galabov opened up about his competitiveness with his siblings and having a twin brother that helped him out in his League of Legends career.
Bot Laner Patrik "Patrik" Jírů talked to Lara Lunardi about Excel’s team infrastructure, success and synergy, becoming a more assertive player and what it is like to be followed around by cameras all day long.
Today's cartoon is about the four major regions of competitive League of Legends, the LCK, LCS, LEC, and the LPL. Despite it's late start and no spectators, the competition in the LCK continues to be
The bot laners of each region took their spots as the leaders of KDA in their respective regions. In the LCK, LPL, LCS, and the LEC, there’s an interesting trend in data (gathered up to the 17th), which is similar across all four regions. Bot laners of each region were in 1st place in KDA, and currently, there are two players that have a perfect KDA. In the LCK, All iN, the mid laner for Afreeca Freecs is a player that currently holds a perfect KDA. Previously known as SSUN, he only played two games in the league, so this data may not hold too much meaning. Even still, All iN played Pantheon in both of his games and with a total score of 5/0/13, he holds a perfect KDA.
It is evident that G2’s roster had been shaken from yesterday’s unexpected loss against Misfits Gaming, but undeniably, Schalke 04’s roster changes have proven to be the right decision as they showcased much stronger, agressive form. After the match, coach Dylan Falco addressed the issues with the previous roster and talked about the new improvements in the team.
