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After signing huni earlier this week, Evil Geniuses has released Brandini from their roster for this Summer. Brandini and the rest of the EG Academy squad climbed to 2nd place in the Spring Split Playoffs, losing to C9 in the Finals. Read more on his release here:
Despite being the off-season, it has been a busy week for professional League of Legends. To cap it all off, the final NA event in the Mid-Season Streamathon will give LCS fans a taste of Summer - TSM vs Cloud9! Read about their story here:
UPDATE 5/28: Evil Geniuses confirmed the signing of Huni in an announcement tweet Thursday afternoon.
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:
Right after signing former TSM Jungler, Dardoch, Dignitas finalizes their 10 man roster with former FlyQuest Top Laner, V1per. Dignitas has not announced whether he or Lourlo will be starting for their LCS squad yet, but they have a plan to determine that. Read more on the transfer here:
Cloud9 has spent an unbelievable season. After finishing the regular season with a 17-1 record, they went on and won the LCS championship. Over the whole spring split, including the playoffs, Cloud9
TSM has released former Jungler, Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett, a few weeks after leaking that they were searching to find him a new home for the Summer. Dardoch originally signed with TSM last Fall. Read more on his story here:
TSM refused to be satisfied with a top 4 finish in the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs, and defined the off-season right from the start in bringing Doublelift back into the fold of the baylife banner. The resulting ripple effect has led to a tumultuous couple of weeks for TSM, but if the team can win its first LCS championship since Doublelift was last on the squad - 2017 NA LCS Summer - it may once again solidify itself as the most decorated organization in North American LoL history.
Despite making their return to the LCS with zero assets, players, or staff, Evil Geniuses claimed third place in their opening split. But they aren't satisfied, they want more. Read about their ambitious goals here:
Watch the second episode of our podcast, Esports Weekly, where we discuss the mass exodus of players from the Overwatch League as well as the ongoing situation surrounding TSM and their various conflicts of interest. Learn more about the podcast here:
Watch the first episode of our newest podcast, Esports Weekly, where Inven Global reporter, Parkes Ousley, hosts discussions around current happenings in the esports scene along with co-reporter, Nick Geracie and Lara Lunardi.
KANSAS CITY, MO. – May 19, 2020 - The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and the North American League of Legends Championship Series Players Association (NALCSPA) have partnered
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:
Big will be taking the place of Juan "JayJ" Guibert, who spent the last year of his 2.5 year tenure with the organization as the starting Support for FLY Academy.
While someone won the championship in both EU and NA, there was Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun who was runner-up in both of those regions. Last season, IgNar was reunited with his former teammate,
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13th, FlyQuest released their Academy Support, JayJ, who had played with the org in both their Academy and LCS squads over the past two and a half years. Learn more about his move here:
