Contractz may have needed a few extra games to solidify his return to the LCS, albeit in a unique, but pivotal role, but the jungler knew he had arrived once again much sooner than that.
For the first time in two years, fans and press will be welcomed back into the venue — in addition to the weekend’s Fan Fest activities outside the arena.
During the final week of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 mid laner Luka "Perkz" Perković spoke to Inven Global about the post-season picture, overcoming obstacles throughout the summer, and C9's current form.
UPDATE 8/3: With a 2-0 win over Oh My God in its penultimate match in the 2021 League of Legends Professional League Summer Split, Top Esports has qualified for the post-season.
After CLG's win over FlyQuest, Golden Guardians AD carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes, spoke to Gabriella “LeTigress” Devia-Allen on the LCS broadcast about his team's outlook and playoff goals following narrowly qualifying for the post-season.
The top eight teams from the LCS Summer Split have been seeded, which took until the very last game of the season to decide.
UPDATE 8/1: As a result of the last game of the 2021 League Championship Series Summer Split, Golden Guardians has become the eighth and final team to qualify for the LCS Championship.
UPDATE 8/1: Maximilian Peter Schmidt, Riot Games' Head of Esports for League of Legends in Europe & MENA, has confirmed that in addition to the Akshan being disabled for the rest of the 2021 season in the League Championship Series and League of Legends European Championship, the Rogue Sentinel would also be disabled for the World Championship.
UPDATE 8/1: Team Vitality has qualified for the post-season and will round out the six-team bracket that makes up the 2021 League of Legends European Championship Summer Playoffs.
The organization made the announcement via Twitter following its penultimate game of the split, which was a win against Golden Guardians.
CLG may be out of the post-season, but if GG can finish strong and win its last match of the split against IMT, then CLG has a chance to play spoiler and deny FlyQuest the post-season with a win to finish 2021.
UPDATE 7/29: The 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split is set to conclude online.
One spot in the post-season remains, and throughout the final week of the Summer Split, FlyQuest, Golden Guardians and Counter Logic Gaming will fight for a chance to extend their respective seasons beyond this Sunday.
Gen.G is making merch moves.
After Immortals' win against Evil Geniuses, top laner Mo "Revenge" Kaddoura spoke to Inven Global about his team's resiliency through a tumultuous week, what Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett has brought to the team as an assistant coach, and how he feels about his play throughout his rookie LCS season.
Secretlab dropped three new League of Legends-inspired seats!
With the post-season only two weeks away, Evil Geniuses has made some adjustments to its League of Legends program.
A few days after his first matches with Counter Logic Gaming, Damonte spoke to Inven Global about his friendship with Dignitas jungler Matthew "Akaadian" Higginbotham and reflected upon his first week with his new team.
While the top six teams will be battling for seeding, the bottom four teams will be scrapping for the remaining two post-season spots for a chance to extend their seasons.
Inven Global spoke to LCS pros during week 7 of the Summer Split to get their thoughts on Counter Logic Gaming's roster management and the potential impact Damonte's joining will have on the team.
