The last time a defending LEC champion missed playoffs was when 2014 summer champion Alliance, who was only expected to improve after signing star AD carry Martin "Rekkles" Larsson and rebranding to Elements, finished in 7th place in the 2015 EU LCS Spring Split.
Inven Global had the opportunity to talk with MAD's top laner İrfan Berk "Armut" Tükek, to discuss MAD's team fighting, his opinions on Reeker, and his thoughts on the top lane meta.
The laning trio will join support Labrov and jungler Selfmade, the latter of whom was acquired by VIT from Fnatic before the start of the 2021 LEC Summer Split.
Coaches James "Mac" MacCormack and Patrick "Pad" Suckow-Breum have extended their contracts to the end of 2023, while analyst Carlos "Aagie" Carpio Cuenca has done the same.
Following its elimination at the hands of DWG KIA, MAD Lions spoke to the media in a post-match press conference about the series loss and the squad's 2021 season as a whole.
On the third day of the knockout stage, the defending world champions, DWG KIA will face the best team from Europe, MAD Lions. The win condition for DWG KIA is simple — show up and be themselves
Following the conclusion of the Worlds 2021 group stage, MAD Lions mid laner Marek "Humanoid" Brázda spoke to Inven Global about the insane conclusion of Group D, what MAD improved on before its second round-robin, and why he wants to face off against T1 mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok in the knockout stage.
After MAD Lions epic, tense win over Gen.G on day 2 of the Worlds 2021 group stage, MAD jungler Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla joined Laure Valée for a post-game broadcast interview.
The LoL World Championship is the most prestigious esports competition existing. In this tournament, the teams from around the world gather to determine which team is the best of the best. During Worlds
After their championship run at LEC Summer, MAD Lions' head coach James "Mac" MacCormack sat down with Inven Global to chat lessons learned from MSI, the year overall, and what Europe's #1 seed needs to do to stand against the Asian opposition.
MAD Lions is now guaranteed the 2nd LEC seed at Worlds 2021, and if it manages to defend its spring title and win the Summer Playoffs, it will go to China this fall as Europe's #1 team.
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 close series between DWG KIA and MAD Lions in the semifinals of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational ended with DWG KIA heading to the finals. Despite the loss, MAD Lions were still positive that they
On the last day of the Rumble Stage at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational, MAD Lions needed one win to advance to the Knockout Stage. They succeeded in collecting that win against one of the favorites,
The semifinals teams of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational have been fixed, but the schedule brings up a big question mark. Riot Games announced the schedule after all of the Rumble Stage games were
The Rumble Stage of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational has concluded, and with four teams remaining in the event, the Knockout Stage matchups have been set.
MAD Lions had a clean start on the first day of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational Rumble Stage. They defeated Pentanet.GG and Cloud9 and took 2 wins, placing themselves tied at 1st place alongside Royal
League of Legends European Championship representative MAD Lions has qualified for the rumble stage as the first seed from the group, while Pacific Championship Series champion PSG Talon settled for 2nd seed in making its own way to the next round of the tournament.
After MAD Lions' day 3 game versus paiN Gaming, jungler Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla joined Inven Global to discuss the performance of MAD Lions so far in the tournament and his career path that led him to the MSI stage.
The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational began on May 6. 11 teams from around the world gathered to declare which team is the strongest team of the spring season. The last match of the day was between MAD Lions
