It's no secret, the LPL has the best AD carries! This year we're graced by World Champion, JackeyLove, but also by his former teammate and understudy, huanfeng. The Suning AD carry showed up big in his series against JD Gaming, and it made the difference. Read more about his MVP performance here:
In what was considered an upset by many, Suning Gaming took down JD Gaming in the League World Championship quarterfinals. This was Suning's first series victory against JDG in almost 800 days: See the press conference here:
In the second quarterfinals of the 2020 League World Championship, Suning wiped out JDG in a dominant 3-1 series. Off the backs of some incredible Jhin play from huanfeng and a bunch of Bin's GP barrels, Suning advances to the semifinals. Read about the series here:
According to sources and multiple reports by Turkish esports media, the former top laner for SuperMassive, Armut, is being signed by LEC team, MAD Lions. Read more about the signing here:
While each DAMWON member deserves a shoutout for their victory over DRX, the biggest difference-maker for the team was none other than Nuguri. He was the huge teamfight monster the team needed to close out the games confidently. Read more on his and DWG's performance here:
In a press release leading up to Worlds, Riot announced that they'd attempt to host guests for the big title match, and later in the tournament, they confirmed that they'd invite just over 6,000 guests to attend the grand finale.
DAMWON Gaming took on DRX in the very first match of the quarterfinals of the 2020 LoL World Championships. With a set score of 3-0, DWG stood victorious once again. Watch and read their press conference here:
Former ahq eSports jungler, Mountain, spoke with us about what it was like coming to Worlds as a coach for the first time as well as how the PCS is different from the LMS and what it needs to improve. Read the interview here:
Unicorns Of Love and the LCL made history this year, and after their elimination, we spoke with Unicorns Of Love coach, Sheepy, about the team's time at Worlds, being a mad scientist, and his relationships with past pros. Watch and read the interview here:
Just like in Group B on Day 6 of Worlds, two teams were eliminated after the second game of the day, with the other two qualifying for the knockout stage. Check out the final qualifications here:
The seventh day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship Group stage has brought us laughter, sadness, but mostly, really great memes. Find them all here and let us know what we missed:
TSM has been eliminated from Group C at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. The #1 seed from the League of Legends Championship Series failed to win a game against Fnatic, Gen.G and LGD in the first round robin of the group, and after falling to 0-4 in a second loss to Fnatic, TSM was mathematically eliminated from moving on to the knockout stage.
6,312 fans will be allowed to attend the 2020 League of Legends World Championship grand finals at Pudong Stadium on Oct. 31, Riot China confirmed Saturday through their social media. The company made
Group B is now decided, sending DWG and JDG onward. Rogue had a promising start to their Worlds run but came up short in the second round-robin. Read what jungler Inspired has to say about their experience here:
UPDATE 10/9: With PSG Talon securing their first win of the group stage over JD Gaming, DAMWON Gaming has locked in first seed heading to the knockout phase, and JDG secure second. JDG's loss puts them at 3-2, so they can no longer tie DWG who sit at 5-0. The two still have their rematch as the last game of the group stage remaining.
Some teams and players look unstoppable (*cough*DAMWON Gaming) while others look... well, rather stopped (ahem... sorry, PSG). Take a look below at the best and worst players from the first round-robin here:
After the first round-robin of the Worlds Group Stage, TSMS sits at 0-3. in the weakest group as the NA first seed. Their problems are glaring - from draft to in-game decision making. And frankly, they look like a shell of their former NA title-winning team. Here's what's going wrong and what they need to fix if they're going to turn it around and make it to the knockout stage.
Halfway through the Worlds Group Stage, there were reports of Riot Oceania closing down. The department heads the Oceanic Pro Leauge, and the future of a professional League of Legends scene in the ar
With the conclusion of TSM vs LGD, both Group C and all of the first round-robin of the Worlds group stage is all wrapped up. Group C has no clear favorites, with three teams sitting at 2-1 and TSM at 0-3. Read more on the standings here:
After the first set of games in the World Championship group stage, Group D ended with a clear tier list of its teams. Read more about the Group D standings in the first round robin here:
