DWG KIA announced their roster line-up for the 2021 LoL World Championship. With their original five starters, ‘Khan-Canyon-ShowMaker-Ghost-BeryL', listed, their substitute bot laner, Cho &ldquo
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is called a living legend. But while myths and legends are usually things of the past, Faker's story is still being written. When and if he'll win another trophy,
Riot Games' Head of North America & Oceanic Esports Chris Greeley first discussed the host location of Worlds 2022 in an interview with Travis Gafford, which was later confirmed by Upcomer's Tyler "FionnOnFire" Erzberger.
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In guaranteeing a top 3 post-season finish, Cloud9 has also guaranteed one of the three seeds representing the LCS at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship alongside Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.
MSF's 2021 season has come to an end, while Fnatic's lower bracket run will continue with its next match of the post-season against G2 Esports on Sunday.
Worlds 2021 will take place across five cities in China: Shanghai, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.
Years after winning three back to back EU LCS titles and attending two Worlds, former G2 Esports trio Perkz, Zven, and Mithy rejoined forces on Cloud9, this time with Mithy as a coach rather than a support. Read Mithy's expectations and reflections here:
Before the LCS Lock-In, we spoke with Jatt about his first off-season as a coach and how he prepared the team with a new roster, coaching staff, and mentality to help them level up in 2021. Read his thoughts here:
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:
Located in the southern part of the Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China, Shenzhen will be the host city of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.
After another 3-3 finish at Worlds, Team Liquid and Jensen returned home looking to rebuild for the next year. Jensen re-signed with the team, finding himself as one of the two longest-standing members going into 2021. Here's what he hopes to accomplish this year:
With December comes The Game Awards, recognizing talent and greatness in a wide variety of categories, from specifics like best multiplayer game, to more overarching awards, like the best streamer/content creator. Come see the highlights of the show, and learn more about the greatness of 2020, despite a global pandemic here:
UPDATE 11/30: TSM has confirmed its signing of Huni, which was reported to be complete by Esportmaniacos' Pablo "Bloop" Suárez shortly before the confirmation. TSM is reportedly promoting Academy Lost, which would complete the roster.
TSM and Biofrost announced he would be taking a break from professional League to stream. Biofrost entered the LCS on TSM in 2016, playing with the org for two and a half years throughout his career, winning four titles with the team and attending Worlds three times. read more on his break here:
About a month after Bjergsen announced his retirement from professional League of Legends, Doublelift announced his own retirement as well. Read more about his career and retirement here:
Amidst the changes of the off-season, Afreeca Freecs announced a coaching change, releasing their head coach, iloveoov. He coached the team since 2017, including their Worlds run in 2018. See more about his career here:
Monday, November 2, Cloud9 officially announced that former pro player, Reignover, would take the helm as the team's head coach going into 2021. Reignover replaces former Cloud9 head coach, Reapered. Read more on the announcement here:
They were Worlds favorites from the very start, and they lived up to the hype. DAMWON Gaming blew through the entire World Championship, only losing three games from start to finish. See thier press conference here:
They defied the odds and ruined so many Pick'Ems game after game, series after series, but Suning Gaming finally met their match with the Worlds favorites, DAMWON Gaming, falling 1-3 in the Finals. Suning spoke with the press after the series, see the conference here:
