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LCK: Edgar joins hyFresh Blade as head coach for 2021

Former 2014 and 2017 World Champion head coach Choi "Edgar" Woo-beom has joined the LCK's new franchise, hyFresh Blade, as their head coach for 2021.

• 02 Nov 2020

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LCK: Polt, LS to coach T1 in 2021

T1 is signing former StarCraft II and Teamfight Tactics professional player Choi "Polt" Seong-hun as their head coach for 2021, with Nick "LS" De Cesare to assist him especially in draft preparation.

• 02 Nov 2020

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The ten LCK franchises have been revealed

Following an extensive application process, Riot Games have now finalized the ten League of Legends organisations that will take part in the new, franchised LCK for 2021 and beyond.

• 02 Nov 2020

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Eight players score perfect Worlds 2020 Pick'Ems

Having managed to predict all group standings and the outcome of each Playoffs result, the eight take home the ultimate prize for their League of Legends clairvoyancy.

• 02 Nov 2020

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Record audience for Worlds 2020 Final

With a peak of almost 3.9 million viewers recorded, the League of Legends World Championship Final unsurprisingly saw the highest viewing figures of all.

• 02 Nov 2020

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PCS: Tank leaves PSG Talon, becomes free agent

Park "Tank" Dan-won, who played in the mid lane for Paris Saint-Germain Talon in 2020, has announced the he and the organization are mutually parting ways. The news comes after PSG Talon's group stage exit at the 2020 World Championship.

• 31 oct 2020

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DAMWON Gaming are the 2020 League of Legends World Champions

The LCK’s top seed, DAMWON Gaming, have beaten the LPL's third seed, Suning, in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship finals on Oct. 31 3-1, becoming the World Champions over a contested field.

• 31 oct 2020

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Worlds 2020 Schedule & Results

Worlds 2020 is now over, and it's the Koreans of DAMWON Gaming who have claimed the Summoner's Cup! Find all the results from League of Legends' premier tournament right here.

1 • 31 oct 2020

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Worlds 2020: Nuguri nominates his champion for winner's skin

The DAMWON Gaming toplaner surprised many by choosing Fiora against G2 Esports, but that's not the champion he has chosen for a special winner's skin should his team triumph in the Worlds 2020 Final.

• 29 oct 2020

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Worlds 2020: Only 12 players remain in the Perfect Pick'Em race

The Final of League of Legends World Championship is just around the corner, and so is the conclusion of the Worlds 2020 Pick'Em Challenge — with just 12 players left standing in the race for the top prize.

• 29 oct 2020

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2020 Worlds Semifinals: DAMWON Gaming crush G2 Esports, advance to Worlds finals setting record

The LCK's DAMWON Gaming has crushed the LEC's G2 Esports 3-1, setting a record for the fastest game time in Game 4 at 19:04. In doing so, the team avenged its loss in the 2019 Worlds quarterfinals and advanced to the finals, the first time an LCK advanced to that stage since 2017.

• 24 oct 2020

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LCS: Bjergsen retires from active play, becomes Team SoloMid’s head coach

Team SoloMid's mid laner, Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg, has announced his retirement on Oct. 24, 2020 through a video on the team’s YouTube channel. The news comes days after Team SoloMid’s season, after they reached the 2020 World Championship's group stage.

• 24 oct 2020

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LCS: Peter Dun joins Evil Geniuses for 2021

Long-time MAD Lions League of Legends head coach Peter Dun has left the organization on Oct. 21 as his contract expired. On. Nov. 4, he has joined Evil Geniuses, confirming an earlier ESPN Esports report.

• 22 oct 2020

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League of Legends marksman FORG1VEN looking to join new team

The Greek player from Schalke 04 tweeted that he was ready to discuss offers from other teams.

• 21 oct 2020

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LCS: Cloud9 part ways with Licorice, to promote ReignOver and Fudge to LCS roster

Cloud9 have parted ways with top laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie on Oct. 19, as revealed on social media. The news followed an ESPN Esports report regarding the organization, as it eyes the promotions of Ibrahim "Fudge" Allami and Kim ReignOver" Yeu-jin to the LCS lineup for 2021.

• 19 oct 2020

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Esports beginners guide: players, teams, and careers

Learn all of the basics about the competitive side of video games.

• 19 oct 2020

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Worlds 2020: Top Esports vs Fnatic breaks audience record

More than two million people tuned in to watch China's Top Esports complete a historic reverse sweep of Europe's Fnatic at Worlds 2020, a record for this edition of the premiere League of Legends tournament.

• 19 oct 2020

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Gamsu quits Overwatch League to return to League of Legends

Gamsu recently made the decision to stop his career in Overwatch in order to make his comeback in League of Legends.

• 19 oct 2020

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Tyler1 joins T1 as League of Legends content creator

The controversial American streamer Tyler1 has joined the storied Korean org T1 as a content creator to help grow its brand in the West.

• 19 oct 2020

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2020 Worlds Quarterfinals: TOP Esports qualify to semifinals over Fnatic 3-2 in reverse sweep

China's top seed at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, TOP Esports, qualified to the Worlds semifinals over Europe's second seed, Fnatic, after a 3-2 reverse-sweep on Oct. 17. The LPL team reversed the momentum of the series from Game 3 onward, recovering from a 0-2 deficit to win it.

• 17 oct 2020

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