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Counter Logic Gaming’s 2020 LCS season came to a close on Sunday, August 9, when they lost their tiebreaker match versus Dignitas. One day later, CLG released coaches Ssong and Weldon, as announced on Twitter. CLG is parting ways with Coach Ssong and Coach Weldon. We thank both for their leadership and dedication to CLG.…
For many fans of League of Legends, TSM not making it to Worlds was either satisfying or disheartening. For that team, there is rarely a middle ground. This is because most fans have strong opinions about TSM. Either you love them or you hate them. In their 3-0 loss to Cloud9 in the gauntlet finals,…
A Team SoloMid chant happens at most League of Legends games, regardless of which teams are playing. Not limited to the North America League of Legends Championship Series, the iconic “TSM TSM TSM” has become a familiar ring heard throughout stadiums. One of the most popular teams in the NA LCS, TSM receives a lot…
Leading into the 2018 Spring Split, ESPN’s Jacob Wolf reported that Immortals would not be included in North America’s franchised LCS. The League of Legends community responded to the decision with disbelief, anger and confusion. They also wondered, “If IMT did not get accepted into the LCS, then which teams are safe?” A Brief History…
According to Jacob Wolf, sources close to TSM have confirmed that they’ll be taking on former Immortals head coach Kim “SSONG” Sang-soo as their new head coach heading into the new season. Coach SSong has a long tenure of successful coaching stints as the former coach of ROX Tigers and Immortals. During his time at Immortals, Ssong…
In January of this year, I wrote a piece called IEM Gyeonggi: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I named Cody Sun in the “Bad” section, expressing “this bot lane [is] a glaring weak spot for the Immortals’ roster.” I followed that phrase with something more positive: “hopefully, more time, practice, and experience brings these…
For the past few seasons North America has had very little success at Worlds. While other regions have been able to find their way to the finals or even semi finals, NA hasn’t made it past quarterfinals since season one. This year there is a hope with NA showing a dominating performance at rift rivals…
Over the past two seasons we’ve seen North America represented by the same three teams at Worlds: Team SoloMid, Cloud 9 and Counter Logic Gaming. These organizations have become fan favorites for most, but some new challengers have risen this split to possibly take their shot on the World stage for North America. The North…
Around two years ago head coaches became a necessity for teams in the LCS. In the younger years of professional League of Legends most teams didn’t have the money to support having a head coach. Due to how young the professional scene still was, there wasn’t much availability for people looking to coach. Even if…