One week before the official start of the 2021 NA season, Riot announced the groups for the LCS Lock In, the tournament that will kick off the season on Friday, Jan 15. Check the groups and read more about the lock in here:
Two splits in a row, FlyQuest have advanced to the League Championship Series Finals. Last spring, they climbed through the lower bracket after losing early in their playoff run, but this Summer Split
The region known for its lack of scouting and voracious importing saw a handful of rookies join the scene in 2020, and Tactical walks away with Rookie of the Year for the LCS 2020 season. Read more here:
Coming into Week 9 of the LCS Summer Split, not a single team was eliminated from the Playoffs, with 100 Thieves, CLG, Dignitas, and Immortals all vying for the final two spots. Dignitas secured it with a tiebreaker victory, and complete the playoff bracket. Read more on the LCS playoffs here:
With only two games left before Playoffs, CLG is reportedly benching their League Championship Series Mid Laner, Pobelter, who re-joined the team partway through Spring Split. Read on his benching here:
We conducted two different interviews with Invert based on Dignitas' off-season changes, mindset, and Summer goals. Check out what Dignitas has been doing this Split, how they operate and function as a ten man unit, and what their hope is for the team by Playoffs here:
With Dignitas' loss to Golden Guardians in the last game of Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 and Team Liquid have secured their spot in the Playoffs. Both teams sit at 10-2. Read more on the standings here.
Riot is mimicking their VALORANT beta key Twitch drops by adding Drops to their site, giving rewards to viewers to celebrate big moments in professional League of Legends. Find out how to receive exclusive rewards this Summer here:
Kumo has reached another level of play this Summer, getting called out as a much improved aspect of their roster and team play. He has been featured on the broadcast multiple times after their games, receiving praise for his newfound strength. Read what he has to say about his improvements here:
After waiting nearly 200 years, fans can finally get excited for the return the fast-paced, temporary game mode, Nexus Blitz. Take a look at the new map and what all this version of the fan favorite mode has to offer here:
Potluck has big shoes to fill, and he hasn't been received by the general community as well as most LCS rookies tend to be. Read here what he has to say about the community's perception of him and his frustration with their misinformation and discontent.
Cloud9 and Vulcan history last Spring with a 17-1 regular season record, followed by a 9-1 playoff run, prompting seven teams to make some roster moves. Here's what Vulcan has to think about the "new" opponents Cloud9 will face this Summer:
Just ahead of the 2020 Summer Split, Riot Games has announced a multi-year partnership with Verizon and the LCS. Verizon will be the official 5G provider for the league, and will sponsor various parts of the broadcast. Read more on the partnership here:
Earlier this year, TSM released plans for a new "Performance Center," a place where TSM pros would not only practice, but also eat, lounge, exercise, stream, create content, etc. They'll be playing their LCS games from the closed facility this Summer, with permission from Riot Games. Read more here:
Dignitas signed a few new players this off-season, opening up a potential 10-man roster. They've decided on V1per and Akaadian for the top side, keeping the rest of the Spring Split roster the same as well. But there may be changes in the future. Read here for more info on their 10-man squad:
Huni left Dignitas early this off-season, joining his old Clutch Gaming staff, Andrew Barton and Artemis, as well as reuniting with former SKT teammate, Bang. Regardless of playing Academy, Huni is happy to be in a better environment for himself and his mental health. Read more here:
With less than a week left before the start of the LCS Summer Split, Ovilee May announced she would not be rejoining the Broadcast team. Ovilee has spent the last three years as a host and interviewer for Riot Games but is moving on. Read more about her departure here:
TSM signed Winston as their new Academy Jungler after promoting Spica to their starting roster. Winston was part of Team Infernal in the 2019 NASG and played in the collegiate scene before then. Learn more about his addition to the team here:
Just a month after exiting beta, Legends of Runeterra is announcing a road-map for the future of the game, including all new game modes, regions, expansions, and more. Read more on the exciting new additions coming this Summer!
Chime placed 1st in the 2019 Scouting Grounds, and has now been signed by Golden Guardians to play as their Academy Support. Keith will take his place back as the Academy AD Carry for the Summer. Read more on the story here:
