It was an odd feeling to sit across the table to interview a friend I knew for years. The last time I was in a professional setting with him was when we were both on a Challengers Korea team called bbq Olivers.
For most rookies making their League of Legends Championship Series debut, playing on a team as illustrious as Cloud9 — alongside the best western player of all time in mid laner Luka "Perkz" Perković, no less — would be plenty of pressure. But Cloud9 top laner Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami is not most rookies.
The jungler formerly known as Wiggily has played for both CLG and CLG Academy during his near four-year tenure with the organization — longer than any other jungler who has donned the black and blue.
Following Team Liquid's 3-1 victory over TSM in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Mid-Season Showdown, TL AD carry Edward "Tactical" Ra sat down with Inven Global to discuss TL's approach to the series and how he bounced back after a "Malphite moment" in game 2.
There is only one day until the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Mid-Season Showdown, so let's delve into all facets of the tournaments to properly contextualize the competition.
TSM looked to find a Bjergsen replacement in POE and so far, he and his control mages have fit the new era of the team like a glove.
Now that the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has come to a close, Riot Games has announced the rosters for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd LCS All-Pro teams.
Team Liquid had been in the middle of the standings through most of the season, but after winning three games in the last week, they ended up in 3rd place and are to face TSM in the Mid-Season Showdown
The 2021 League of Legends Championship Series season marked the debut of Immortals top laner Mo "Revenge" Kaddoura, and after IMT was mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown, Revenge spoke to Inven Global about the first split in his career, IMT's present and future as a team, and the peculiar and controversial nature of the team's remade match against 100 Thieves in week 6 of the LCS Spring Split.
With Immortals' best possible record to end the split being 9-9, TSM will and 100 Thieves are guaranteed spots in the Mid-Season Showdown with 10 wins apiece.
Despite having positive first impressions of his competition, Alphari cited the reason for his dominance as simply not being challenged individually the same way he was when competing in Europe against the likes of Fnatic or G2 Esports.
Based on the current standings and the final week of matches in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, let's try and predict which teams will qualify for the LCS Mid-Season Showdown, and specifically, which seeds each team respectively secures for the battle to represent North America at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
From being a national level swimmer in Australia to becoming one of the staple names in the League of Legends content creator game, Drew “Midbeast” Timbs has done it all. In his journey as
Should TSM continue to perform well, expect SwordArt to continue to be a pivotal fixture in the team’s success.
Blaber spoke with Inven Global to discuss his team's performance, what they can improve on, and what players/teams have caught his eye.
Heading into the last match day of week 5, FlyQuest was in a must-win situation to keep its Mid-Season Showdown hopes alive. Since FLY lost to IMT, its best possible finishing record in the Spring Split is 8-10. Hypothetically, FlyQuest could tie Evil Geniuses, the latter of whom is currently in 6th place, if EG lost its last three games and also finished at 8-10, but because FLY lost to EG in both meetings this spring, the head-to-head record would bar FLY from the post-season all the same.
As the storm caused by proposals to remove the LCS import rule continue to rage, Dignitas stands out as a rare example of a North American team giving full commitment to local talent.
DIG punched its ticket to the post-season with a victory over Evil Geniuses and is now tied with TSM for 2nd place at 10-5.
Counter Logic Gaming ended up winning the game against Team Liquid, but the sacrifice was the demise of its 100% First Blood rate in the 2021 LCS Spring Split, which lasted for the first 14 games of the 18 game split.
After its most recent loss to FlyQuest, Counter Logic Gaming's record through 14 games of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Spring Split has fallen to 3-11. At 11 losses, CLG has become the second team after Golden Guardians to be mathematically eliminated from qualifying for the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown, which is the post-season tournament taking the place of the Spring Playoffs.
