Each Team’s Storylines Heading Into the 2021 LEC Spring Split

Surprising departures, shocking arrivals, a team rebrand, and an influx of new blood to the league. Simply put, the offseason preluding the 2021 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Spring Split has been one for the ages. As the dust settles for the offseason and teams finalize their rosters and strategies prior to the start …

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Interview With Gunnar on the DPC, 4 Zoomers, and His Career

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Straddled by the familiar yet unforgiving wave of roster shuffles in his early career, Nico “Gunnar” Lopez, a 21-year-old professional Dota 2 player, has overcome immense adversity and eventually came onto his own as the team captain for 4 Zoomers. Despite holding a hefty role at the fresh age of 21, Gunnar led his squad, …

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Riot Games Announces Host City for Worlds 2021

Worlds 2021 Finals Host City, Shenzhen, China

Riot Games has announced that Shenzhen was selected to be the host city for the grand finals of Worlds 2021. Here’s what we know… Sitting alongside the southeastern coast of China and closely embedded within Hong Kong, Shenzhen was tabbed to host one of esports most renowned tournaments and League of Legends’ centerpiece competitive event. …

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Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 LCK Rebrand

A new age has well and truly arrived in the LCK with its rebrand for 2021. With the LCK’s transition to franchising after operating as a promotion-relegation style league for its nine years of existence, they saw fit to revamp their entire structure, from their logo to roster shuffles to playoff formats to player salaries, …

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Crown Retires From Professional League of Legends

World Champion Lee “Crown” Min-ho retires from professional League of Legends competition, the player officially announced. One of the game’s unsung heroes calls it quits after half a decade of high-octane professional play. In his Instagram post that explained his reasoning for his retirement, he acknowledged his fans for supporting him throughout his career. It …

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Valve Provides Dota 2 Update on New Hero, 2021 DPC Season

Valve has provided a Dota 2 update regarding the game’s newest season, latest hero, and the start for the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit. As Valve has discussed in their previous Dota 2 update for the Dota Plus subscription service, players can now purchase approximately a dozen Fall seasonal treasure sets with additional shards from now …

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League of Legends Patch 10.24 – Full Notes

The notes for the first patch for the 2021 preseason, 10.24, has been released for the League of Legends game client! After undergoing sweeping changes in multiple facets of the game, such as introducing Champion Class Items, Mythic and Legendary level items, an updated shop interface, and reworking its ranked matchmaking, the game’s balance team …

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Evil Geniuses Hires Peter Dun as LCS Head Coach

Evil Geniuses have hired Peter Dun to be the team’s LCS head coach for next year, the team announced throughout their social media accounts. Dun recently ended his three-year stint with the MAD Lions/Splyce organization as their Head of Coaching Staff from 2017 to 2020.. In that space of time, he led the team to …

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Schalke 04 Extends Contract With Head Coach Dylan Falco for 2021

Schalke 04 has extended the contract of head coach Dylan Falco for the 2021 season, the team announced on Twitter. In the corresponding video, Falco shared his thoughts on the current state of Schalke, highlighted their potential, and relayed his excitement for sticking with the team for one more year. “2021 for Schalke is an …

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