After Evil Geniuses' perfect weekend, support Lee "IgNar" Dong-geun spoke about his team's improvements that led to its recent win streak, his AD carry Kyle "Danny" Sakamaki's debut LCS split thus far, and his former team FC Schalke 04 Esports' sale of its spot in the League of Legends European Championship.
German football club Schalke 04 is exiting the League of Legends LEC tournament at the end of the 2021 Summer Split, the club confirmed Tuesday. The vacant slot will go to the French Team BDS, which recently placed fourth in the LFL Spring 2021.
Abbedagge will be able to start for the team as one of two imports alongside jungler Can "Closer" Çelik now that top laner Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho has declared NA residency after acquiring his green card.
G2 will continue on to play its second match in the upper bracket against the winner of Rogue and MAD Lions, who will face off tomorrow.
Bundesliga football team Schalke 04 might be forced to sell their LEC spot to get back part of its investment and repair its poor financial state, French outlet L'Équipe reports.
Broken Blade showed great development on TSM, but in moving to Schalke 04 this year, he's got a long journey ahead! We spoke with Broken Blade just before the start of the LEC Spring Split. Read the transcript of his time at TSM, his growth in NA, his experience at Worlds, and his goals for his future here:
As the 2021 Season in League of Legends is about to begin, it's time for the crew of Inven Global to take one last, reminiscent look at the whirlpool of a year that was 2020. And what better way to do
This year, one org from each region really stood out as a shining star, breaking their previous ceiling and perception, and rewriting their own narrative. Here are the most improved teams across 2020:
Kim "Trick" Kang-yun has retired from professional League of Legends. On Jan. 6, Trick said goodbye to pro gamer life, mentioning that it was really fun and that he'll miss LEC, the players and
S04 Mid Laner Felix "Abbedagge" Braun joined Inven Global’s Lara Lunardi for a chat about what 2020 taught the team, the personal development achieved in one of LEC’s most challenging years, the new roster, and more.
Former FC Schalke 04 Esports Bot Laner Nihat “Innaxe” Aliev has shared one of his hidden talents to the League of Legends community, remixing one of the virtual K-pop group K/DA’s latest song, MORE.
League of Legends Esports fans have been waiting for the clash of titans that would be this weekend’s series between Schalke 04 and MAD Lions. Fighting for the last ticket to Worlds 2020, MAD has defeated Schalke 3-1, ending the so called “Miracle Run”.
Are you a believer of God of the Boar, Gilius? Schalke 04 continues to keep the “Miracle Run” alive, fighting against all odds, and going 3-0 in the League of Legends European Championship
Schalke 04’s resurgence has much to do with Berk “Gilius” Demir’s return to the lineup and with patch changes, but especially Gilius’s re-entry as the team managed to look past their initial losing streak, only to become among the best teams in the second round robin.
Schalke 04 Esports managed to secure its first win in the League of Legends European Championship this past Sunday, against Fnatic. After its initial struggle in the first four weeks of the split, the team was finally able to break its 0-8 loss streak.
Rising above G2 Esports and Schalke 04, Vitality entered the stage with confidence. Hadrien "Duke" Forestier, coach of Team Vitality took the time to discuss the changes in the team's roster, practice, and hopes for the upcoming weeks.
While someone won the championship in both EU and NA, there was Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun who was runner-up in both of those regions. Last season, IgNar was reunited with his former teammate,
A curious trend that has developed in the League Champions Korea (LCK) has prompted a very important question in the League of Legends community as of late: is Lee Sin cursed? The high-flying, blindfolded ninja has seen thirteen consecutive losses, with an unimpressive win rate throughout the region, yet teams continue to feel comfortable rounding out their team compositions with him. Inven Global reached out to Jungler-turned-analyst Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo and Schalke 04 Esports Jungler Lukas “Lurox” Thoma to assess the situation.
After Schalke 04’s first 2-0 weekend, Inven Global talked to Top Laner Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu about the team’s resurgence right before playoffs.
League of Legends European Championship players explain why the "Fasting Senna" build is so easy to exploit, and will likely be seen a lot more often on stage.
