According to Wolf, PowerOfEvil told TSM on Tuesday, November 10th that he was planning to sign with them at the start of the free agency window on Monday, November 16th instead of Evil Geniuses, who was also in talks with PowerOfEvil in addition to other mid laners.
UPDATE 11/5: Team Liquid has confirmed a 3-year extension with mid laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen. The contract amount remains unknown aside from Gafford's initial report on the deal.
Riot Games is reportedly considering a new format for the 2021 season, merging the Spring and Summer Spit format into a single seasonal championship, spanning about the same length as the two splits combined.
In an interview with Inven, Ssumday shared his perspectives about Worlds, the LCS, and had some advice for the younger players in the league.
The off-season moves are already buzzing, with reports of Liquid signingAlphari, Bjergsen's retirement, and so many more. The free agency period technically doesn't start until a few weeks from now, but here are the best players that teams should look to sign:
Win-loss records don't tell the whole story, but it begs the question: Did North America really perform worse at Worlds 2020 than it did at Worlds 2019? Let's compare the results of each LCS seed at each event side-by-side for a closer look.
TSM has been eliminated from Group C at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. The #1 seed from the League of Legends Championship Series failed to win a game against Fnatic, Gen.G and LGD in the first round robin of the group, and after falling to 0-4 in a second loss to Fnatic, TSM was mathematically eliminated from moving on to the knockout stage.
FlyQuest Jungler Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer Larsen joined Inven Global to discuss the state of LCS teams, today's game, and the Jungler meta at Worlds.
After the second day of the play-in, MAD Lions support Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser spoke to Inven Global's Parkes Ousley to reflect on his first LEC season and give his thoughts on MAD's chances of qualifying for the main event in Worlds 2020.
On September 26th, Team Liquid faced Legacy Esports in the play-ins of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. It was an easy win for Team Liquid as they rose to the top of the leaderboard
MAD Lions headed onto Summoner's Rift with an objectively better composition than TL, but the LCS side's signature champions ended up being a larger factor.
When you consume anything LEC, you can feel its connection to the rest of their content, videos, photos, broadcast, etc. Part of the success lies in the multi-talented staff they have on the broadcast team and their willingness to explore their creativity and vulnerability. Hear behind the scenes on how all this LEC content came together here:
Riot not inviting a single member of the LPL English broadcast team to Worlds is an absolutely heinous mistake that will not only negatively affect this year's Worlds broadcast quality, but also the careers of the LPL English casting team and the international broadcasts of the future. Read more here:
Let's take a look at the five biggest difference-makers in the support position at Worlds 2020.
Among the world's best teams are 22 junglers. However, five stand above the rest and have the highest likelihood to carry their team to victory and claim the Worlds trophy. See the five top Worlds 2020 junglers here:
Let’s zero in on the northernmost region of Summoner’s Rift and rank the five best top laners at Worlds 2020.
The 2020 League of Legends World Championship starts in one week, and while the competition will bring many familiar faces back to the international stage, there are plenty of new ones competing on LoL esports' biggest stage for the first time. Let's take a look at the top 10 best first-time players at Worlds 2020.
Let's take a look at the adjustments TSM made on its way to crowning itself 2020 LCS Summer champion to qualify for Worlds as the 1st North American seed.
Many of the most well known Mid Laners, like Faker and Rookie, didn't make it to Worlds, but those attending are still just as strong as ever. See the top five Mids attending Worlds 2020 here: Did your picks make the list?
Reapered was the Head Coach of C9's League of Legends Championship Series team since the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split, and through four and a half years won the most Coach of the Split awards in the history of the LCS.