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Korean BBQ chain Genesis BBQ Chicken has purchased the ESC Ever LCK team. The team played in the LCK Summer Split 2016 for the first time, establishing the ESC Ever name. However under the new deal the team will be known as BBQ Olivers. The team’s new logo is surely …
Read More »EU LCS format and groups decided
The format and groups for the 2017 EU LCS Spring Split have been announced, with the competition due to start next week. The ten teams have been split into two groups of five. For the first three weeks teams will play against everyone in their group. Then for weeks four …
Read More »MonteCristo and DoA will no longer cast League of Legends
Two of the most well known League of Legends casters in the world will no longer cover the game. Both Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles and Erik "DoA" Lonnquist have announced that they will not return to casting the Korean League of Legends competition League Champions Korea. Over the last few years …
Read More »LCS to switch to ten ban system
Riot has announced that both the EU and NA LCS leagues will use a new ten ban system in 2017 instead of the traditional six ban. All LCS matches will now kick off with each team banning five champions and picking five champions. The exact order can be seen in …
Read More »Milwaukee Bucks co-owner to launch FlyQuest organisation according to report
Wesley Edens, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, who purchased the Cloud9 Challenger League of Legends team is set to launch his new organisation in the coming weeks. According to a report from ESPN Edens and the Fortress Investment Group will launch FlyQuest, a new organisation with a spot in the …
Read More »A conversation with cArn part 6: LCS relegation
This is the final part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Last time he spoke about Fnatic’s League of Legends team while today he jumps into the complex world of LCS relegation and franchising. Fnatic have been a stalwart of the European …
Read More »Dignitas announces 2017 League of Legends squad
Team Dignitas has revealed its roster for the 2017 League of Legends Spring Split. As previously announced Dignitas has secured Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho to play in the top lane and Lee "Chaser" Sang-hyun to play in the Jungle. Both players come off good splits over in Korea and are now …
Read More »Cloud9 reveals 2017 LCS roster
Cloud9 has announced its roster for the upcoming North American LCS season. Most of the roster is the same as last split, with Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong, Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen, Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi and Andy "Smoothie" Ta all returning. The latter three players have all signed new three year contracts, with …
Read More »Milwaukee Bucks co-owner puts his son in charge of new League of Legends team
Earlier in the month it was revealed that Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens has purchased a place in the North American LCS from Cloud9. Now we know that he has put his son in charge of it all. Ryan Edens will be managing the team, which is currently in …
Read More »MLBAM to to stream and monetize League of Legends eSports in $300 million deal
Major League Baseball Advanced Media’s BAMTech division has acquired the streaming rights for League of Legends. The deal will cost MLBAM at least $50 million a year, with the initial deal being secured until 2023. Officially the deal is for the monetisation and commercialisation of League of Legends eSports, although …
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