According to a tweet made by Travis Gafford, Team Liquid has placed Doublelift's contract is up for trade. Doublelift had an underwhelming split thsi Spring after winning his fifth title in a row last year from Summer 2017 to Summer 2019. He tweeted his lack of motivation and loss of trust from his teammates earlier this year. Read more on his potential trade here:
The LCS has boasted many roster swaps in Weeks 6 and 7, with CLG having their second of the Split, announcing Friday afternoon that Wind would be starting over longtime veteran, Stixxay. Read more here:
Dignitas fills in their final Academy spot, signing former IMT, TL, and GG support, Olleh. This completes the DIG Academy squad with 5 former LCS veterans, giving them a stacked roster and a lot of places for substitutions and swap-outs for the LCS.
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:
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!
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:
CLG had their best split since 2017 this past Summer, but it wasn't enough to send them to Worlds. As is NA tradition, they looked to make some upgrades this off-season, signing Crown and Smoothie so far! Here's a look at the new squad.
The first day of Free Agency has been quite a roller-coaster, and there are now reports of Xerxe, Upset, and Destiny signing with Origen. They have supposedly finalized their roster, but others will have plenty of changes to come.
Cloud9 is one of the most decorated orgs in the LCS, but hasn't actually won a title in numerous years. They've already shaken up their roster a bunch, here is what has been rumored so far.
TSM failed to make Worlds for a second year in a row, and after re-signing Bjergsen this October, they've looked to rebuild their roster for a stronger 2020 season. TSM has already made some big moves, here is their current roster:
It's the beginning of the 2020 season and after winning four consecutive titles, Liquid looks to make some upgrades to continue the streak and perform better internationally. Here is what their roster looks like now:
FlyQuest has had plenty of ups and downs in the recent years, performing very well this Spring, but falling flat in the Summer Split. They've started off with a bang, signing support IgNar! Here is what all they're doing:
ESPN reported FNC is making moves this off-season. Along with Mithy joining as new head coach, they've signed SK jungler Selfmade to fill their jungler role, hinting at a departure from Broxah.
LCS and LEC teams are really shaking up the scene this off-season, and Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez has joined in the fun, switching to a coaching role for Fnatic! Read more here:
According to a recent report by ESPN's Jacob Wolf, Vincent "Biofrost" Wang is returning to TSM in a transfer, sending Andy "Smoothie" Ta to CLG. Read more about the story here:
In a report by ESPN, Cloud9 and Dignitas have verbally agreed in a trade deal that will send Vulcan to Cloud9 in exchange for $1.5 million and Johnson "Johnsun" Nguyen, former TSM Academy bot laner. Read about it here.
With every off-season brings Free Agency - a wild scramble after Worlds where players and teams look to upgrade themselves. Here is a list of the best players available this year. Among them fall Uzi and Ming, Faker and Mata, Zven and mithy, Bjergsen and brTT, and many more.
