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The LCS 2022 Midseason break has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. The rumor wheel is already swirling, with some teams already announcing major moves. That said, more moves will certainly be coming. To keep up with everything here is a constantly updating…
Seemingly every year, the LCS community gets into a debate about importing players from other regions. North America’s League of Legends scene has always pulled talent from around the world, and the Import Rule has evolved over time. Several factors impact the discussion—domestic talent and talent development, salaries and buyouts, and league rules and regulations.…
As the regional leagues prepare to start the 2022 League of Legends esports year, it is time to look ahead. What major team-based storylines will fill this year of the world’s biggest esports. What players have stories that need to be told and what they are chasing will be examined. Across all the regions, a…
With the return of the LPL being just around the corner, fans are more than ready for the league to return. The current World Champions are playing in the LPL and their roster remains 100% the same moving into 2022. However, other rosters made changes, some more drastic ones, others remained modest. So to keep…
The LCS 2021 Offseason has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. While the rumor wheel is already swirling, moves will not be able to be made until early November. That said, the first day of free agency will certainly be a hectic one…
The LCS 2021 Offseason has arrived and with that fans will be wanting a roster tracker to see what moves their team makes. While the rumor wheel is already swirling, moves will not be able to be made until early November. That said, the first day of free agency will certainly be a hectic one…
The hot stove, as it is referred to during the MLB offseason, is starting to heat up for the LCS in a major way. Rumors and potential leaks are flying around with LCS free agency merely two weeks away. With that, there is still time to make some predictions about where players could go and…
The LCS 2021 Summer Split starts soon and LCS fans are eager to get back to the action. After a bit of a disappointing MSI performance from C9, fans will be excited to see what everyone has been working on for the Summer. The TGH LCS writers got together to see if they could predict…
The summer has finally arrived and with it, the 2021 LCS Summer Split. Yet again the format of the Split has changed but this was already announced earlier this year. Teams will play 27 games or three games over nine weeks. This will be the first time the LCS has had more than 18 games…
“TSM is a global esports org. We obviously want to sign the best talent possible. We believe talent is universal…Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how much we invest into coaching or infrastructure and facilities, and performance programs, if we don’t have access to the same talent as other regions.” This was TSM Parth’s response to Travis…
While there are normally not too many moves made in between each LCS Split, roster changes still happen. In fact, as of writing this, one major one has already happened. Considering the rumors for the LEC, there could be more changes that happen in the LCS as a result. Teams will be making their announcements once…
The 2021 LCS Spring Season closed out last weekend, with Cloud9 winning the Mid Season Showdown to secure the title. League of Legends looked a little different this year for North America. The season kicked off with NA’s first Lock In tournament, followed by a six-week regular season which included three games per week for…
North America’s first ever Mid Season Showdown wrapped up over the weekend. Cloud9 comes away with the LCS Spring Season title and qualification for the Mid Season Invitational. Team Liquid took Saturday’s series versus TSM in fairly dominant fashion, followed by a close 2-3 loss to C9 on Sunday. Liquid’s Spring Season finishes here, so…
Team Liquid defeated TSM in the penultimate of the Mid Season Showdown. They took the series 3-1 in fairly dominant fashion, which is surprising considering Armao had to sub in for Santorin on short notice. The win qualifies Team Liquid to the finals, where they will face tournament favorites Cloud9. The winner of that match-up…
To be honest, there is a very solid chance EG won’t win this series. As explained in this previous article, EG needed to place fifth to stand a better chance of making it through a BO5. Now EG are here, facing TSM who very well could make a losers run to finals. The old adage…
The 2021 Spring Split finished off its last competitive weekend a few days ago, and the lead-up to Mid Season Showdown is officially on. Cloud9, TSM, Team Liquid, Dignitas, 100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses move into the competition to decide who represents North America at Mid Season Invitational. However, before those matches start, LCS teams,…
Team Liquid’s LCS team has shown some of the most dominant wins and some of the most confusing losses in the league this year. Spring Split has been a bit of a doozy, considering this is the team that came sprinting out of the gate to win North America’s first ever Lock In tournament. Just…
Talk about a full 180 from the previous week. TSM looked like the team fans hoped they would eventually be but they were able to make the turnaround in week two. It was still a little rocky in the Golden Guardians game but then against Team Liquid and Immortals TSM played their two cleanest games…
The LCS is truly in full swing. With six games plus the Lock In tournament, the true identities of many of the LCS teams are starting to show through. It is safe to say that week two brought plenty of surprises with it including two teams that unexpectedly 3-0’ed their weekend. There are also no…
After what can only be described as a rough start for TSM last weekend, the team hopes to get back on track in week two. They start off their second weekend against Golden Guardians. GG are 1-2 with their lone win coming against IMT in what was a game that IMT threw. The team has…