Immortals have just announced that they are making some changes to its management and coaching staff after a very disappointing start to the Summer Split. They have stated that they have released their General Manager “KeatonCryer” and LCS Head Coach Thomas “Zaboutine” Si-Hassen. Here is their statement:
Immortals ended the Spring Split in 8th place with an 8-10 W/L, placing just above Team Liquid after their disastrous start to the 2020 season. After this result, the management team knew they had to make some sort of change in order to not replicate what happened in the Spring Split.
Extremely disappointing season. Not really much to say except I won't let this happen again.
Immortals’ management decided to transfer their main jungler, Jake “Xmithie” Pucher and support, Nickolas “Hakuho” Surgent to their academy team, and bring in Nicholas “Potluck” Pollock to the jungle, and Austin “Gate” Yu to the support role. Here is the video Immortals released to announce the changes:
The changes that they made to their roster were definitely unexpected as Xmithie and Hakuho were 2 of the best and most experienced players they had. Nonetheless they went with the change and proceeded to start the summer split with the adjustments made to the Immortals squad.
Immortals are currently 0-4 in the Summer Split and it doesn’t seem like they’ll be climbing the ranks of the group stage any time soon.
Keaton in his statement has said that he will be looking forward to taking an indefinite break which will be used to focus on his mental health and to strengthen his relationship with his fiancee which he hasn’t seen in months.
Hey all, I'll be parting ways with @Immortals as of today and appreciate everything they've done for me. I'll be looking to take an indefinite break just to focus on my mental health and finally reuniting with my fiancee who I haven't seen in months. Thank you to everyone 💚.
Immortals are looking like a very big mess right now, but one can only hope that they eventually resolve their issues and after settling in with the adjustments made to the roster, start winning championships again.
On the 23 of June, Fnatic announced that they will be partnering up with one of the most popular fashion brands in the world, Gucci. Here is their teaser:
Celebrating the spirit of gaming. A new collaboration with @gucci.
In the sneak peek we can see multiple fnatic esports personalities wearing the clothing that Fnatic and Gucci came up with. Even though the video was only 9 seconds long, we can already get an idea of what the designs will be like.
Credit: Fnatic
When will it be available to purchase?
On Fnatic’s online shop, you can find an upcoming page which reveals that the fashion and esports collaboration will be dropping on the 25th of June. They also have another collaboration lined up with Champion, dropping on the 27th of July!
Fnatic have partnered up with multiple brands and organisations, some being: Hello Kitty, BMW, OnePlus and now Gucci. They have definitely been one of the leading esports organizations in the world, and we can’t be more excited for what they do next!
eStar have just announced that Yan “Wei” Yang-Wei, which is their starting jungler will not be receiving his salary for one month due to a crucial mistake that cost them the series versus Bilibili Gaming in the 3rd week of LPL. Here is their statement on the matter:
Credit: eStar esports
What was the mistake?
The mistake that Wei made, being their main Jungler, was forgetting to change his summoner spell from ignite to smite in game 1 in their series. If you’ve seen even the slightest League of Legends gameplay you are definitely aware that smite is an important summoner spell when it comes to the jungle role, as not having it will diminish the experience you gain from farming in the jungle.
When the incident happened, the eStar squad informed the referee immediately, however the referee told them that there will be no remake for the match, and so they would have to go on with the wrong summoner spells picked.
YEAH! This is the video, which can show the team's reaction when the mistake happened. https://t.co/kEI0TxVWVE
Despite the devastating news, the team reacted positively given the unfortunate situation, knowing that what Wei did, was an honest mistake. Due to not having control in the jungle, the first game ended in favor of BLG. However, in the second match, Wei played extremely well with Ekko in the Jungle to tie the series. The third match was the final game of the series and after an intense 24 minutes BLG came out on top to win the series.
If you would like to watch the full game between Bilibili Gaming and eStar click here.
The mistake clearly impacted the series, and even though it wasn’t on purpose Wei was still punished for it. Nobody is perfect and everyone makes mistakes, however, one thing for certain is that Wei will definitely pay more attention during champion select so that history does not repeat itself.
The League of Legends Korean Summer Split is just around the corner and we are very excited to witness the best of the best verse each other during another LCK split. In this article we’ll be covering everything you need to know about the LCK Summer Split of 2020 and how to watch it.
The LCK Summer Split 2020 is the second split of the 2020 Season of League Champions Korea. Ten teams will be competing in a double round-robin group stage. The top five teams from groups will qualify for the 2020 Summer Playoffs. The first split of the 2020 season (Spring Split) was won by T1. They have achieved 9 LCK titles in total and are eyeing on a tenth.
Prize pool
The prize pool set for the LCK Summer Split is of ₩ 300,000,000 (equivalent to $247,529 USD) and it is to be distributed between all 10 teams, respective of their placement at the Summer Split. Here below is the full prize pool + winning distribution:
The teams that were picked out to participate in the LCK Summer Split 2020 were picked due to their placement in the LCK Spring Split of 2020.
Tournament format
Group Stage:
Double Round Robin format (all teams meet each other twice)
All matches are played in a Best of 3 format
The Top 5 teams from the regular season qualify for Playoffs
Playoffs:
The Top 5 from Group Stage are set to play in the Playoffs
Matches will be played as a single Elimination King of the Hill.
Wild Card matches are to be played in a Best of 3.
Round 1 onwards is Best of 5.
The Winner of the LCK Summer Split 2020 qualifies for Worlds 2020
Teams Participating
10 teams will be playing in the LCK Summer Split of 2020. Here below is the team list that will be participating:
Afreeca Freecs
SeolHaeOne Prince
DAMWON Gaming
DragonX
Gen.G
Hanwha Life Esports
KT Rolster
SANDBOX Gaming
T1
Team Dynamics
Credit: Kespa
Schedule list
The LCK Summer Split of 2020 is to be 10 weeks long due to the double round-robin format. Here below is the Schedule for the first week.
Week 1 (17th June – 21st June)
Wednesday, June 17:
10:00 AM – Afreeca Freecs vs SANDBOX Gaming
13:00 PM – DragonX vs T1
Thursday, June 18:
10:00 AM – KT Rolster vs Team Dynamics
13:00 PM – SeolHaeOne Prince vs Hanwha Life
Friday, June 19:
10:00 AM – SANDBOX Gaming vs DAMWON Gaming
13:00 PM – DragonX vs Gen.G
Saturday, June 20:
10:00 AM – Afreeca Freecs vs Team Dynamics
13:00 PM – T1 vs Hanwha Life
Sunday, June 21:
10:00 AM – KT Rolster vs Gen.G
13:00 PM – SeolHaeOne Prince vs DAMWON Gaming
Streaming platform list
The LCK Summer Split is to be streamed on 2 platforms; the official LCK twitch channel which can be found here, and the official LoLesports Youtube channel. It will also be previewed on the lolesports website here.
Watch the 2020 LCK Summer Split stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch 2020 LCK Summer Splitlive stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
This year’s Summer Split is one that will be marked down in history. Luckily, we are in a time where Korean League of Legends has improved so much that it is quite unpredictable which team will be victorious during a whole split. Gen.G, DragonX, Griffin, SANDBOX, and DAMWON are all teams which have a high chance at winning this year’s summer split, however T1 have been the most dominant team for the longest time and they won the Spring Split, and it’s only a matter of time until they achieve their 10th LCK title. And by the looks of it it seems like they’re ready to take another win during the Summer Split:
Credit: T1
All in all, the whole split should be very intense which means that it will include a lot of close matches, and overall a very fun event to watch, so be sure to stay tuned to https://www.esportsguide.com/ to keep yourself updated with all the latest esports news!
The competitive League of Legends community is gearing up for the international summer split events for the multiple franchised leagues. In this How To Watch article, we’ll be diving into the LEC 2020 Summer Split and everything you need to know in order to enjoy it to the full.
The LEC, or League of Legends European Championship, ever
since its conception, has always taken place across two seasons, those of
Spring and Summer, culminating in the yearly Championship to determine the best
teams in the world. Seasonally, each period will end with Playoffs following a
season of matches in order to accumulate points and earn a placing for the
final event. There are a total of 140 points on the line once again.
Credit: Riot Games
Format and Schedule
The official second season of the franchised European league
will kick off on the 12th of June and run-up to the 9th
of August, running through summer. The format involves ten teams in a Double
Round Robin with best-of-one matches. The ten teams will be fighting the six
available spots at the LEC Summer Playoffs 2020 – it’s here that teams may
qualify for the Worlds 2020 Main Event at the end of the season.
The following are the ten teams that will be competing:
Excel Esports
FC Schalke 04
Fnatic
G2 Esports
MAD Lions
Misfits Gaming
Origen
Rogue
SK Gaming
Team Vitality
With regards to production, the League of Legends European
Championship has decided to restore the live production through the LEC Studio,
with a live crew. Although as of right now, matches will be played online from
training facilities with further plans to get everybody back to the live stage
by the end of the summer.
Credit: Riot Games
Regardless of whether it will be online or not, the set
schedule will be followed for 8 weeks, with each week offering up two to three
match-days. The first week will run from the 12th to the 14th
of June, according to the following schedule:
Friday 12th June
MAD Lions vs G2 Esports (18:00)
Team Vitality vs FC Schalke 04 (19:00)
Origen vs SK Gaming (20:00)
Rogue vs Excel Esports (21:00)
Misfits Gaming vs Fnatic (22:00)
Saturday 13th June
FC Schalke 04 vs SK Gaming (17:00)
Rogue vs Misfits Gaming (18:00)
Excel Esports vs MAD Lions (19:00)
Fnatic vs Team Vitality (20:00)
G2 Esports vs Origen (21:00)
Sunday 14th June
SK Gaming vs MAD Lions (17:00)
FC Schalke 04 vs Rogue (18:00)
Origen vs Misfits Gaming (19:00)
G2 Esports vs Team Vitality (20:00)
Fnatic vs Excel Esports (21:00)
Each match will be separated by one hour, though this may vary depending on the length of the matches, which rarely go upwards of one hour.
Watch the 2020 LEC Summer Split stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch 2020 LEC Summer Splitlive stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
The best outlook we have on the outcome of the season is through the placings of the LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs. The following six teams qualified for the LEC Spring Playoffs 2020 and seem to be the most threatening competition at the event, placed in the following way:
1. G2 Esports
2. Fnatic
3. MAD Lions
4. Origen
5. Rogue
6. Misfits Gaming
With that being said, G2 may look to be the favourite, though they aren’t untouchable. At the event, they did fall out early due to a loss against MAD Lions, followed by a run through the Losers’ Bracket to make an epic run through the event. Since then, the players of ‘Perkz” and ‘Caps’ have indeed swapped roles to potentially look even stronger.
Credit: Riot Games
Throughout the LEC Spring 2020 season, Fnatic constantly sat beneath G2 Esports fighting head-to-head for a second-place finish together with Origen as both teams earned a scoreline of 13-5. Fnatic has constantly been outperformed by G2, despite their own changes to the roster.
In terms of underdogs, the organizations of MAD Lions and Excel Esports are worth considering. Excel Esports was formed by the ex-Fnatic coach of Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool who wanted to build up young talent. Despite a poor Spring Split, they followed up with transfers of ‘Special’ and ‘Kryze’ and now their ceiling looks higher than ever.
Credit: Riot Games
Meanwhile, MAD Lions are off the back of a powerful Spring Split showing, being the only team that managed to beat out G2 Esports. So, while G2 Esports may seem like the favourite, there are other contenders out there waiting to surprise the community. How To Watch the 2020 LEC Summer Split
That’s everything about the 2020 LEC Summer Season one would need to know. Keep up with all the latest news through https://www.esportsguide.com/.
The LPL will be resuming its competition with the Summer Split, starting on the 5th of June. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 LPL Summer Split, and how to watch it.
The League of Legends Pro League, more commonly known as LPL has been going on for quite some time. The 2020 season is the ninth year that the LPL has been active and it has certainly delivered exceptional League of Legends, much like the previous years.
Prize pool
The prize pool for this year’s LPL Summer Split amounts up to ¥4,200,000 CNY, which is equivalent to $590,646 USD. In addition to this large prize pool, the team that places first in the Summer Split is awarded a seed at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.
The prize pool is to be distributed as follows:
1st – $281,260 + Worlds 2020 Seed
2nd – $140,630
3rd – $70,315
4th – $42,189
5th – $28,126
6th – $28,126
How to qualify for the main event
The teams that are participating in the 2020 LPL Summer Split have received their spot by playing and participating in the LPL Spring Split of 2020.
Credit: Riot Games
Tournament format
Here below is the format that the LPL will be using during its 2020 Summer Split:
Group Stage
Single round robin (All teams play each other once)
All matches are Best of 3
The top 8 teams advance to Playoffs
The top 2 teams are seeded into Semifinals
3rd and 4th place teams are seeded into Quarterfinals
5-8th place teams are seeded into the first round of the playoffs
1st, 4th, 5th, and 8th seed will be in one bracket. The other 4 seeds will be in the other.
Playoffs
Single elimination
All matches are Bo5
Winner qualifies for Worlds 2020
5th and 6th will be determined by the place of teams in group stage
Credit: Riot Games
Teams Participating
These are the teams that are participating in the 2020 LPL Summer Split:
Bilibili Gaming
Dominus Esports
EDward Gaming
eStar Gaming
FunPlus Phoenix
Invictus Gaming
JD Gaming
LGD Gaming
LNG Esports
Oh My God
Rogue Warriors
Royal Never Give Up
Suning
Team WE
Top Esports
Vici Gaming
Victory Five
Credit: Riot Games
Schedule list
The LPL starts tomorrow with the first week. Here below are the scheduled matches for Week 1 and Week 2:
Watch the 2020 LPL Summer Split stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch 2020 lpl summer split live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
Chinese League of legends is always hard to predict since the region as a whole has a bunch of talented players. However if we had to base our prediction off recent results, we’d have to say that TOP Esports is definitely the team with the highest chance of winning the Summer Split and a spot at the 2020 World Championship. Their most recent winning being the Mid-Season Cup, which was a clash between the LCK (Korea) and the LPL (China) teams.
Credit: Riot Games
Overall the Summer Split should be a great event, filled with intense storylines between the titans of League of Legends. Will JD Gaming keep their title? Will TOP Esports baffle the world once again? Find out by tuning into the official LPL live streams or by keeping yourself updated on our website! www.esportsguide.com
TJ Sports, the joint project between Riot Games and Tencent Holding have announced that the League of Legends Pro League, more commonly known as LPL will be rebranding and will have a more aggressive, brave and fearless look. Here below is their new logo:
Credit: Riot Games
The logo does seem like it was an upgrade from their previous logo, however, the rebrand (as per usual) brought with it some backlash. This is mainly because the new logo has similarities to Valve’s Dota 2 logo.
Credit: Valve
In company with the rebranding news, the LPL league is said to continue on the 5th of June with the Summer Split. The Spring Split was dominated by JD Gaming were by far the most dominating team in the LPL region during the Spring Split, however the big question still remains. Will they manage to take another title during Summer? Or will another team rise to take their place?
Credit: JD Gaming
Be sure to stay tuned to https://www.esportsguide.com/ for all your latest esports news!
In their latest tweet, TSM have announced the roster that will be
representing them in the 2020 Summer Split. This is how the TSM squad looks
like:
Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik – Top Lane
Mingyi “Spica” Lu – Jungle
Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg – Mid Lane
Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng – AD Carry
Vincent “Biofrost” Wang – Support
Here below is the full video of their announcement:
TSM’s jungler, Spica was originally on TSM’s academy team, however with
a close analysis, they have convinced themselves that Spica is the right choice
for the jungle role on their main roster.
This is TSM’s statement regarding Spica’s promotion:
“Over the past split, Spica has been working hard, making large
improvements and proving himself to our coaching staff that he has the potential
to make it big in the LCS. Through this promotion, we will provide Spica with a
real chance of showing the world what he’s capable of. We hope that our fans
join us in congratulating him and showing him their support in the upcoming
split!”
Aside from a change in the Jungle, TSM have also opted for a new bottom
lane ADC. Despite the backlash that they received regarding the transfer, TSM
saw that it was best for them that Doublelift returns alongside Biofrost. These
2 had incredible teamwork in the past and we can’t wait to see what they have
to offer us for the rest of the 2020 season.
Credit: Riot Games
Overall, the roster has a huge amount of talent, having a major part of
the squad as veterans in League of legends and the rest being the up and coming
force that TSM needs in order to come back stronger than ever in the North
American LCS.
More details regarding the LoL Mid Season Cup have been released and in this article we’ll be covering everything you need to know about the Mid-Season Cup, and how to watch it.
Tournament’s background
The Mid-Season Cup was first announced on the 13th of May, after the
announcement of the cancellation of the Mid-Season Invitational on the 23rd of
April. The main reason that led to MSI’s cancellation was, since traditionally
MSI is an international event, with teams from several regions, this was
obviously not possible due to the current health situation going on.
Credit: lol.gamepedia
Prize pool
There will be a total of $600,000 USD to be distributed to the top
placers at the Mid-Season Cup
How to qualify for the main event
The teams that will be participating in the event were picked out by
their placement during the 2020 Spring split. Which meant that the top 4 teams
of both regions will be representing their region in the Mid-Season Cup
Tournament format
Group Stage
2 Groups of 4 Teams
Each group contains the 1st and 4th placed teams of one region and the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the other group.
Round-Robin format (Each team will play versus every team in their group)
Top 2 teams advance to Knockout stage and bottom 2 teams are eliminated
All matches are played in a Best of 1 format.
Knockout Stage
Single elimination format
The 1st placing team of each group will face
the 2nd placed team of the other group.
All matches are played in a Best of 5 format.
The first match of every series is played by
using the Blind Pick game mode. The games after the first will be played
with the Draft Pick game mode.
Watch the LoL Mid Season Cup stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch LoL Mid Season Cup live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
It is very hard to predict who will be the most dominant team during the
Mid-Season Cup as every team participating has a very high chance of winning.
However if history were to be the main source of prediction it is likely that
Invictus Gaming or T1 will be taking the win at MSC.
Overall it should be a great event to spectate, a chaotic battle between
the two most conquering regions in League of Legends.
