Just like the LPL, the LCK has its own off-season tournament at the end of December, the KeSPA Cup. Here are the best champions in their meta, and who you should look out for in 2020.
Just a week after MonteCristo and Puckett announced their departure from OWL, DoA announced his own. He cites differences with Blizzard's creative direction and their resistance to listen to esports veterans. Read more on his departure here:
Golden Guardians hosted a media day showing off their recent re-brand and new LCS roster. Only Hauntzer remains from the 2019 Spring Split, and he spoke with Inven Global about his thoughts on the upcoming year.
The Demacia Cup ended last week, but they've found a good starting position for their early season meta. There were 77 champs contested throughout the tournament, here are the best and worst performers.
The Overwatch League has seen a massive exodus of many personalities and pro players. Blizzard needs to slow down and right the ship.
Evil Geniuses has announced their Academy bot lane, signing support, Matt, and ADC, Deftly. The two are former GGS teammates, and will likely be a strong point in the new EG Academy roster, opening up potential for young talent elsewhere. Read more here:
RNG have won the 2019 Demacia Cup, playing the entire tournament with new bot laner, Betty, taking down EDG in the finals after 4 games. Read more here on the tournament results:
Change can be good, but NA proves change can also be bad. Here is each team's relative strength with their new roster. Who won, and who declined this off-season? And will someone be able to take down Team Liquid? Find out more here:
The Demacia Cup Quarters featured Vici Gaming vs Top Esports and EDG vs Team WE, with Vici and EDG taking the win to advance further into the Knockout Stage. Read more about the games and the rest of the tournament here:
The LCS is changing their schedule for 2020, the first time since they switched to "Bo1" two years ago. They will emphasize Academy games, adding them in the midst of LCS, and there will be games from Fri-Mon. Read more on how the new schedule will look here:
Well into the off-season, RNG has finally announced what is to come for their 2020 season. On December 15th, they announced the re-signing of Xiaohu, Uzi, and Ming, and two new signings in Betty and xiaolongbao.
Crumbz returned to the pro League scene earlier this year after a short stint in OWL. He sat down with Inven Global to discuss his year and the mistakes he has seen NA make, particularly in the off-season. Read about NA's problems and his future plans here:
Dignitas are rounding out their roster, signing long-time veteran and first ever support to win LCS MVP, aphromoo. He joins "Johnsun, a prospect scouted by TSM last year, in the bot lane. Read about the rest of the signing here:
The newest org in the LCS franchise, Evil Geniuses, has had a busy off-season. They've now announced Irean as their head coach, who was most recently on CLG as a strategic coach. Learn more about Irean and EG's moves here:
It's been exactly two weeks since "Huni" re-signed with DIG, and he still has no teammates. Every other player left the team. Huni's salary is impacting the team's overall ability to afford players.
GGS has had a rough time since joining the LCS in the franchise back in 2017, but they've been making steady improvements to both their players and coaching staff since then. Here is what they've done so far:
100 Thieves came out firing in their opening split back at the beginning of the Franchise in 2017, but hasn't seen as much success in 2019. But with Ssumday and Meteos teaming up again, there may be no stopping them!
Late Saturday night, TSM announced that they will be traveling to Shanghai to bootcamp this December. TSM isn't going to Korea this year, they're visiting the home of the LPL and back to back World Championship Titles. Learn more here:
After numerous reunions this off-season, 100 Thieves adds another, bringing Cody sun back on the squad. ESPN broke the re-signing earlier, also announcing Stunt's promotion to the LCS. Check out more on the duo here:
Evil Geniuses returns to the LCS after four years away, but not choosing to recycle the FOX roster, EG had a lot of work to do and little time to do it. So far they've got three great picks! Here's how they look:
