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Riot Games has announced that it will hold the finals of the EU LCS spring split in Hamburg, Germany. The finals will head to The Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg on April 22nd and 23rd, with the third place match taking place on the first day and the grand final taking …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship to take place in China
Riot has announced that it will hold the 2017 League of Legends World Championships in China, while the Mid Season Invitational will take place in Brazil. The Mid Season Invitational will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between April 28th and May 21st. The tournament will be …
Read More »Riot bans sister teams in the EU Challenger Series
We knew that EU LCS sister teams would not be able to play in the Challenger Series promotion tournament but new rules for Summer 2017 reveal they won’t be able to play at all. Riot has announced that from the Summer Split sister teams to those in the EU LCS …
Read More »Riot finally allows its on air talent to monetise their Twitch streams
Riot is finally allowing its casters and analysts to monetise their personal streams and YouTube channels. Traditionally Riot has banned on air talent from doing this, meaning some of the biggest names in the scene couldn’t make any extra cash based on their streaming. However over the weekend Mitch “Krepo” …
Read More »Riot to host a third international League of Legends competition
During a press conference in China, Riot Games revealed that it plans to host a third international LoL tournament this year. According to Yahoo eSports, Rioter Ye Qiang revealed that the company will host a new international competition in July this year. Further details are not known but he did …
Read More »Big Ten Network to broadcast new Collegiate League of Legends competition
Riot Games and Big Ten have announced a new partnership that will see a new Collegiate League of Legends competition be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The competition will feature twelve teams from Big Ten schools and kicks off on January 30th. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, …
Read More »EU LCS caster Richard “Pulse” Kam moves to cast the LPL
Richard "Pulse" Kam, a member of the EU LCS casting team, has announced that he is leaving Europe to cast the LPL. In a lengthy statement on Facebook Pulse revealed that he wanted to cast for a different audience and give the EU LCS viewers a break from his work. …
Read More »NA LCS Spring Split finals to take place in Vancouver
Riot has announced that the NA LCS Spring Finals weekend will be held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver this April. Day one will be on April 22nd and will feature the third place match between the two teams that lost in the semi finals. Day two will be on …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the EU LCS Spring Split 2017
After a lengthy off season break that saw Riot bring in massive changes not only into League of Legends itself, but also its major leagues around the world, the EU LCS is finally ready to return. The ten teams are locked in, the new format has been decided and almost …
Read More »The average NA LCS player salary is over $105,000
ESPN conducted an anonymous survey with 33 top League of Legends players from Europe and North America and revealed the average salary for each region. According to the survey the average salary for a North American LCS player is $105,385. This is listed as a base salary so any bonuses, …
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