During the first week of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split, Counter Logic Gaming jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen sat down with Inven Global to discuss the current state of the jungle meta and how the role has evolved in a competitive setting due to these changes.
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:
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:
Let’s break down some of the implications of Alphari’s potential signing to Team Liquid.
Once again, CoreJJ claims the prestigious League Championship Series MVP, beating out Bjergsen, Blaber, and the rest of the NA talent. Read more on his accomplishments here:
The League of Legends Championship Series has nominated its three runner-up teams for the Worlds Championship. With the Summer Finals ahead, Team Liquid's Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen had a conversation with Lara Lunardi, reflecting on leaving the LEC, his year in the LCS, and the never-ending rivalry with G2 Esports.
We've seen plenty of non-traditional strategies in pro play, and especially from Cloud9, who have locked in a brand new pair of champions, Lux and Sona. Get an in-depth look at the strategy here:
Broxah spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the victory over 100 Thieves to break down his Baron steal, Team Liquid's improvements in synergy compared to the Spring Split, and working with Joshua "Jatt" Leesman as a Head Coach.
Jatt has been with Riot Games for the past eight years, most often as an analyst and color caster, but he recently joined Team Liquid as their new head coach. With the recent loss of Doublelift and a 9th place finish, Jatt and TL have a lot of work to do. Read more on his mission 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:
Due to sickness, Doublelift will not be playing in Team Liquid's Saturday game against TSM. Tactical will take his place on stage, playing against his former org, TSM. Read more on Tactical and Team Liquid here:
Broxah joined Inven Global for his very first LCS post-game interview, in which he discussed his first impressions of North America, playing with his team on stage for the first time, and what his expectations of Team Liquid are now that he has arrived in the US.
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:
There is just one week left in the off-season and then the wait is over. Winter has come and gone (metaphorically speaking), and Spring 2020 has finally arrived! Teams are soon to take the Rift and sh
Team Liquid has had multiple visa problems this year, but the team has kept positive and worked out a solution for the time being. Here's what Pobelter and Broxah have to say about Liquid's current predicament:
Team Liquid may be playing their streamer, TF Blade for their early LCS games. According to his stream, Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni mentioned that “there's a good chance” that
It's a problem that has plagued NA for years, players and coaches sometimes struggle to get their visas approved in timely fashion. Team Liquid now has three of their members facing this problem, Broxah, Cain, and Shernfire.
Change can be good, but NA proves change can also be bad. Here is each team's relative strength with their new roster. Who won, and who declined this off-season? And will someone be able to take down Team Liquid? Find out more here:
A whole year has passed since Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in joined Team Liquid. It was quite a successful year for CoreJJ, although Team Liquid didn't do that well at Worlds. He won both spring and
