Chime placed 1st in the 2019 Scouting Grounds, and has now been signed by Golden Guardians to play as their Academy Support. Keith will take his place back as the Academy AD Carry for the Summer. Read more on the story here:
Team Liquid made a few changes to both their LCS and Academy squads this off-season, sending former Academy Bot Laner Tactical to the LCS squad to replace the winningest LCS player of all time, Doublelift. Listen to Tactical's experience and plans for the future here:
In yet another off-season change from Team Liquid, Academy Jungler, Shernfire, was released from the org on May 15th. He played with the team only one Split, starting off on the main TL roster during Broxah's visa delay, and then switching to Academy upon his arrival mid-season. Read more on his story here:
Tomo will start for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Academy League Spring champion in place of Calvin 'K1ng' Truong while K1ng is in his home country of Australia for visa purposes.
After a rocky early start to his career followed by him leaving the LCS and taking a break for a couple years, Rami "Inori" Charagh returned to professional League of Legends, winning his first split
After a dominating second half of the split, Cloud9 Academy climbed through the 2020 League of LCS Academy League Spring Playoffs and beat out Evil Geniuses Academy in a clean 3-0 sweep to take the title. Read more on their victory here:
Immortals Academy Head Coach Kublai "Kubz" Barlas has announced his departure from the roster,
Evil Geniuses Academy are the first team to secure a spot in the 2020 LCS Academy Spring Split Playoff Finals. They faced the early season favorites, Dignitas Academy, in the Semifinals and knocked them out with a clean 3-1 series victory. Read more on the team here:
Golden Guardians support, huhi, spoke with us about rejoining the LCS and how he used his time in Academy to ensure his maximum growth. He explained his frustration in the off-season, but how he changed his mindset to stay positive and make the most of his situation. Watch the video interview on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here:
With the end of Week 8 for LCS Academy, the Dignitas and Evil Geniuses Academy rosters have qualified for the playoffs, each with a 10-6 record. They join Cloud9, who has locked in first seed, with three slots left to be claimed. Read more here:
The LCS commissioner, Chris Greeley, announced early Tuesday morning that the LCS and Academy League would resume their season in an online format this weekend. The LEC then made their own announcement, confirming the same. Read more on the new schedule and format here:
Last week, Evil Geniuses announced that their original Academy mid laner's visa had been approved, and Giyuu would finally be joining the team. But what about 5fire? What comes next for the young, budding NA Academy mid laner?
The LCS has boasted many roster swaps in Weeks 6 and 7, with CLG having their second of the Split, announcing Friday afternoon that Wind would be starting over longtime veteran, Stixxay. Read more here:
Golden Guardians have decided to promote huhi to their main roster for the League of Legends Championship Series this weekend in hopes to "improve the team's communication," likely in an effort to push to playoffs. Huhi replaces Keith, who has had a somewhat rocky season after role-swapping to support this past off-season. Read more on the story here:
After an incredible start followed by a harsh recoil, Dignitas has swapped their League of Legends Championship Series starting jungler, Grig, for Academy jungler, Akaadian. Dignitas Academy team looked nearly invincible early in the split, but have also faltered recently. Read more on the change here:
Solo has joined FlyQuest as an assistant coach and reserve for their Academy team. Solo was most recently on Echo Fox, which left Solo without a team this off-season. He joins former coaches from his original LCS team, Clutch Gaming. Read more here:
After a strong opening of the Split, Contractz spoke with us about his career path and refocusing and reshaping himself in Academy. Contractz has found himself in a leadership role on 100A, and is utilizing his experiences to leverage himself as a leader and continue to grow in hopes of returning to LCS. Read more here:
Many LCS orgs have been plagued by visa delays this off-season, but CLG finally secured their last player, Wind, who has just arrived to Los Angeles. With his return to the team, CLG has all of its members eligible for play. Read more on the team here:
After visa delays for both Broxah and Shernfire, MikeYeung returned to Team Liquid and has rediscovered his passion for competition. Watch our video interview on YouTube, or read the transcription here:
After going 3-0 to start off the season, Blaber spoke with Inven Global about the team's strength and his experience transitioning from a secondary jungler to playing full time. Watch the interview on YouTube or read more below:
