The Nexus Blitz was followed by the 2nd round for 1vs1 Tournament in All-Star 2018 Las Vegas. The round began with the match between KR Faker and EU Jiizuké; Faker picked Urgot while Jiizuké picked Jayce. Jiizuké's Jayce closed on Urgot, using Exhaust first. However, Faker's Urgot fought back, using both Exhaust and Ignite. Jiizuké's Barrier could not save him from the damage and was killed eventually.
The 1st round for 1vs1 Tournament in All-Star 2018 Las Vegas took place on December 7th. The tournament began with NA Doublelift and BR brTT; Doublelift picked Neeko and brTT Miss Fortune as they both had most of the AD Carry champions banned. Doublelift's Neeko defeats brTT's Miss Fortune using his R + Q. The following match was between LPL Rookie and LAS Plugo; Plugo picked Jayce while Rookie picked Yasuo. Both players had Ignite, which Rookie uses with his Flash to kill Plugo in the end. The 3rd match was between KR Peanut and BR Rakin. This time, it was a Draven mirror with the mirror Runes and spells; they even had the same skin on. The game began with careful CS farming at first although Peanut managed to push the wave with few hits landing on Rakin.
The 2nd round for the 2vs2 Charity Tournament in All-Star 2018 Las Vegas took place on 7th. The Captian Jack & Faker duo who have made it from the quarterfinals played against the NA Doublelift and Voyboy duo. Both teams mirrored Thresh and Alistar, in which the Doubleboy team wins and gets to donate $100,000 to charity under their names. The first match in the quarterfinals began with Captain Jack & Faker against LEC's Caps & Alexelcapo. Captain Faker, which have displayed impressive performance in the 1st round, got both Lucian and Alistar banned and got to pick Varus and Xerath. AlexelCapso's Lissandra and Morgana got to get the first blood. They were able to eliminate Faker with their CC combo when he didn't have his Cleanse. However, Captain Jack's Varus was able to make up for that 1 kill by calmly blocking enemy's additional attacks. The team that got to laugh at the end was Captain FAker.
Trick has signed with Galakticos of the Turkish Champions League.On the 7th of December, Team Galakticos announced through their official Twitter that they've acquired Kim “Trick” Gang-yun
Expect has joined exceL Esports. On the 7th of December, exceL Esports announced that they have signed Ki “Expect” Dae-han to their roster.Expect is a top laner best known for his
Veteran Froggen has returned to the NA LCS by joining Golden Guardians.On the 6th of December, Golden Guardians announced through their official Twitter that they have signed Henrik “Froggen&rdq
It's now December, the final month of the year, and the trading window is in its last stage. Most of the teams have completed their team rosters and coach lineups, and have started their preparation for the upcoming year. During the stove league, we interviewed several players who will be facing new challenges with new teams, one of them being Sang-Yun “Sangyoon” Gwon, who successfully managed to renew his contract with Hanwha Life Esports. Hanwha Life Esports made some significant change to its lineup during the hot stove league. Among their top, jungle, and mid laners, the only player that got to stay was Tae-Hoon “Lava” Kim. On the other hand, all 4 bot laners, including the sub-members, got to stay. Hanwha completed their 10-man roster before any other teams could and began their preparation for 2019. Now Sangyoon, who has been with Hanwha Life Esports for 3 years now (including his time with the old ROX Tigers), will be entering the LCK with new teammates.
Afreeca Freecs Spirit first debuted in 2013 and is now a League veteran with 6 years of experience.Witnessing the era of MVP and Samsung, Spirit was undisputed when it came to his ambition to win it a
In day 1 of the All-Star event, Faker and Captain Jack defeated YoDa and brtt.The day kicks off with a 2v2 match. The rules, like before, are the same. First team to get 100 cs or first tower or first
The All-Star Rivalry Show Match between the NA LCS and EU LCS took place in Las Vegas on December 6th. It was a match where pros and streamers got together to compete. Sneaky, who played in the mid lane, stood out even from the early laning phase. He displayed aggressive plays with his LeBlanc and got 3 kills before 10 minutes had passed. Licorice, who had played accordingly to his original role, picked Lucian and comfortably pressured the lane against Wickd. It seemed as if NA had the most momentum at first, but the tide turned during the mid phase. EU Jiizuké's Cassiopeia got a solo kill against Sneaky and eliminated the enemy jungler who came to back up. Simultaneously, Caps and NoWay got kills against Doublelift and Imaqtpie in the bot lane.
FlyQuest have confirmed the signing of young NA talent, James “Duoking” Stephenson, to their Academy roster. He will be supporting FlyQuest's Academy AD from the 2018 season, Erry, who has
The time where you can ask your favorite questions to pro players! Today's main star is a player who is participating in the 2018 All-Stars, SKT T1 Faker.Never missing out on the chance to join in on
On the 6th of December, LPL's Bilibili Gaming announced that they have signed Kuro. Having joined the team early, Kuro had already left to China and is currently residing in the BLG teamhouse."I'm cur
Heart will coach for EDward Gaming in 2019.On the 6th of December, EDward Gaming announced that coach Heart has officially joined their ranks. As a former support player for Samsung Blue, Heart entere
KeSPA announced details regarding their annual KeSPA Cup tournament.On the 6th of December, KeSPA announced that the KeSPA Cup Tournament will soon take place. Taking place on the 18th of December, th
Kingzone DragonX Acquired Acorn and re-signed Supreme for the 2019 season.On the 6th of December, through Twitter, Kingzone DragonX announced that they have finished their coaching roster for the upco
Coach iloveoov will be with Afreeca Freecs for 2019 as well. Afreeca Freecs announced their contract renewal with Coach Yeon-Sung “iloveoov” Choi on their official social media on December 5th. They also announced that Woo-Cheol “viNylCat” Chae and Gwang-Pyo Yang will be joining the team as new coaches. Coach iloveoov joined the League of Legends esports team after the StarCraft2 Pro League was disbanded in 2016. Ever since then, he has been with Afreeca Freecs for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, guiding the team to the 2018 League of Legends World Championship by winning the 2nd place in the LCK 2018. He will be taking on this new year with the two new coaches, viNylCat and Gwang-Pyo Yang, who recently returned to South Korea from China. Afreeca Freecs has also completed their 9-man team roster by adding Ucal, Twinkle, and Proud after they parted with Kuro, Mowgli, Kramer, and TusiN.
Colin “Solo” Earnest, Apollo “Apollo” Price, and Nickolas “Hakuho” Surgent will be joining Echo Fox as their top, AD Carry, and support respectively. On December 5th, Echo Fox announced on their official Twitter that Solo, Apollo, and Hakuho will be joining the team. All three players have been a part of the League of Legends esports scene for a long time. Apollo, who has been in LoL esports the longest, began his pro gaming career in 2013 with Team Summon back when he went by the name of WizFujiiN. He played for several different teams, including Team Impulse, Team Dignitas, Team EnVyUs, and Clutch Gaming. It was with Team Impulse where he renamed himself to Apollo, using his first name. He has managed to get moderate results during his stay with these teams, placing 4th in the 2018 NA Regional Finals.
Maple and SwordArt Join Suning Gaming.On the 5th, through their official social media account, Suning Gaming announced that Maple and SwordArt have joined their ranks. Suning Gaming praised the two pl
This off season, like all before it, has brought along another wave of in-houses - a place where LCS, Academy, and other high challenger players get together in an organized 5v5 to escape the despair
