Gone, But Far From Finished: Packing Up Sneaky’s Legacy
For the last seven years he’s played for Cloud9 as one of North America’s most beloved players. He’s been with them since the org first entered the LCS. He’s played in the last 13 consecutive LCS...
View ArticleHow a World Champion Tanked His Career in Just One Month
Crown’s 2020 season has been terrible. He’s been called one of NA’s worst mid laners, getting kicked mid-way through Spring. But, when he came to NA in 2019, he was a world Champion. He’d reached the...
View ArticleThe Superstar Being Sabotaged By His Own Alter Ego
Even the greatest esports players have bad days at the office. But in League of Legends, there’s one superstar in particular who has become known for his consistent ability to reach the highest of...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Insane League Strats That Actually Worked
League of Legends is a game where the meta is constantly shifting. Every patch is different, with certain champions and strategies usually being the right pick. Which means there are always bad ideas....
View ArticleRules Don't Matter: How G2 Won Another Championship by Saying F@&K It
G2 Esports are the best European League of Legends team ever. In 2019 they won both LEC splits, made the World Championship finals, and became the first EU team to win MSI. So after finding all this...
View ArticleDoublelift Didn't Care: How A Trash Attitude Killed His Spring 2020
Team Liquid are out of playoff contention. They bombed out of the Spring Split in what’s now the biggest downfall in LCS history. The guy taking the brunt of the team’s criticism was Doublelift....
View ArticleUnreliable to Unstoppable: How Cloud9 Created a Monster in the Jungle
Blaber is North America’s best jungler, and it’s not even close. In his first full split as a starter, the young jungler helped win Cloud9’s first LCS championship in six years. But Blaber did more...
View ArticleHow the Biggest Scandal in League Destroyed a Team But Built a Champion
JD Gaming jungler Kanavi made history this spring. The 19-year-old became the first non-mid laner named the LPL’s league MVP, beating out names like the reigning world champion Doinb. In his first-ever...
View ArticleNew Teammates, Same Faker: The Demon King's Continued Quest For World Domination
Faker made it back to the top of Korea in 2019. Armed with a new super-team composed of some of the region’s best players, Faker and T1 dominated the 2019 LCK season, winning both spring and summer....
View ArticleA Body That Betrayed Him: How Uzi Sacrificed Himself For Greatness
League of Legends has lost an icon. LPL superstar Uzi announced his retirement from pro play after a long and successful career. But there’s a twist. The guy’s only 23. One of League’s greatest players...
View ArticleEsports’ Worst Dream Team: The Hilarious Disaster That Was Delta Fox
What can you expect when you create a roster stacked with superstars? Occasionally, you get to see a real synergy of talent and flashes of greatness. Now and then, you see dominant personalities clash....
View ArticleHow Bad Luck and a Big Ego Ruined the Career of League’s Most Promising...
Every once in a while we see the rise of a true superstar. A world-class, one-in-a-million competitor who, quite simply, has it all. These individuals have the plays, they have the personality, and...
View ArticleHow a One-Sided Rivalry Became League's Greatest Revenge Story
Competition is built on rivalry. And some of esports' greatest stories are about two great players vying for glory, constantly outdoing one another in pursuit of victory.But "xPeke" vs. ocelote" isn't...
View ArticletheScore Esports Named Exclusive English Language Broadcast Partner For...
DECEMBER 19, 2020, TORONTO - theScore esports, North America’s preeminent esports media destination, has been named the exclusive English language broadcast partner for the League of Legends’ Demacia...
View ArticleBroken or Unplayable: The Champion Riot Can't Get Right
Ryze is the champion Riot Games just can't seem to get right. No matter what they do to him, buffs, nerfs, nothing seems to work. Ryze has been reworked six times, more than any other champion in...
View ArticleRiot Games Just Got Sued For Harassment AGAIN
Riot Games and its CEO are being sued for harassment and gender discrimination. The recently filed complaint caps off a years-long investigation into an allegedly toxic workplace culture. The gaming...
View ArticleBig, Dumb and Underappreciated: What It Takes to Be a Perfect Tank
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “tank”? You probably think of a low-skill player who basically uses their character’s body as a target for enemy attacks; a brute who...
View ArticleHow a Middle-Aged Mom Accidentally Upstaged a League of Legends Superstar
Sponsored By GEICO - Having your quiet life invaded by League of Legends diehards may not be easy, but you know what is? Switching to GEICO – 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance:...
View ArticleHow a Team No One Believed In Beat League's Arrogant Gods
The MAD Lions weren't supposed to win – period. They were the underdogs. A team no one believed could win playoffs. They were infamously bad on LAN, had a team with plenty of rookies and an unknown...
View ArticleHow a Creative Cringelord Freed Esports Broadcasts From Being Boring as F@*k
What makes an esports caster legendary?Is it their innate ability to perfectly capture exactly what you’re feeling? Their ingenious ability to improvise that raises the hair on the back of your neck?...
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