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Steve Arhancet was placed in front of the camera. From one angle, it appeared as if he was sitting. From the other, it appeared as if he was standing. This detail has no additional meaning or context, just an author’s note on the video. Arhancet had yet to discuss the state of his League of…
For the second straight year, a Team Liquid roster expecting to be one of the best teams in North America and more than likely represent the region at Worlds isn’t living up to expectations in the summer split. A new head coach, new top talent yet a similar conundrum. They’re also 5-2, tied with 100…
Immortals are currently a bad professional League of Legends team. An organization fractured by the premature departure of André “Guilhoto” Pereira Guilhoto in the 2021 offseason, seemingly nothing has helped steer the organization back on track. It has made them not only the butt of jokes from commentators, but it is also making previous ownership look…
With three weeks in the books, the LCS is taking a one-week break. In the meantime, here are three takeaways from the first three weeks of the summer split. EG are the Team to Beat Sitting at 6-1, with their only loss to a surprising CLG team, Evil Geniuses have picked up right where they…
With the LCS teams already ranked by apparel categories, their strengths and weaknesses have already been outlined. Some organizations seem to take great pride in their apparel options, offering high-quality, creative clothing across many different styles. Others don’t seem barely interested in apparel and merchandise in general. Here are pieces of advice for each LCS…
Every sports fan has his favorite piece of apparel to wear on game day, some more iconic than others. With esports in relative infancy, the same level of commitment to logos, colors and other visual traditions has not manifested to the same degree. League of Legends professional North American League, the LCS, franchised in 2018,…
Team Liquid and Alienware have worked together to create state of the art gaming facilities for years. Today, a new feature was announced for both the Santa Monica and Utrecht Alienware Training Facility locations, The Pro Lab. The Pro Lab is a brand new concept for the esports scene. It’s a data-centric and science driven…
The 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs officially wrapped up the Finals today, with Evil Geniuses taking home the trophy. They took down 100 Thieves in a 3-0 for the shortest Finals in LCS history. Most pegged Cloud9 and Team Liquid to reach the Finals, following their regular season performances. However, EG took them both down in…
LCS Playoffs are reaching their final phases, as 100 Thieves and Team Liquid push to the Upper Bracket Finals. The winner of this match moves on to the 2022 Spring Finals, and the loser must play the top team from the Lower Bracket (Cloud9, Golden Guardians, Evil Geniuses, FlyQuest) for the other Finals spot. 100T…
Team Liquid held onto first place after Spring Season Week 3 of LCS 2022, winning over Evil Geniuses and CLG. FlyQuest are the last contender in the first place tie (TL owns the head-to-head), as 100 Thieves, Cloud9 and Dignitas lost matches over the weekend. The 2-0 match score was a welcome return for CoreJJ…
All signs point to CoreJJ starting for Team Liquid in Week 3 of LCS Spring Season. Riot’s Global Contract Database now labels CoreJJ to Resident, and General Manager Dodo tweeted an image of Twisted Fate holding a green card. The image implies TL’s star support has finally secured his green card for North American residency. …
Team Liquid moved into the tie for first place, following LCS Spring Season Week 2. They took down two teams that went 2-0 in Week One–Cloud9 and FlyQuest. C9 and FLY had shown some innovative strategies to start 2022, including Enchanters mid lane and top lane. This week’s takes became more “standard” and TL was…
Team Liquid fans have a huge opportunity to win a trip to Los Angeles to tour the Alienware facility, meet staff, enjoy Jersey Mike’s and take home TL merch. The “A Fan Above 2022” experience ends February 28, and contestants only need to do a few things to enter. Quests “A Tweet Below” Fans need…
The 2022 LCS Spring Season Week 1 kicked off the regular season over the weekend. North America’s teams faced off against their first opponents with their records on the line. Teams including TSM, Cloud9 and Golden Guardians finally started their intended lineup, after starting at least partial Academy League teams during Lock In. Team Liquid…
The LCS’ 2022 Lock In tournament wrapped up over the weekend, with Team Liquid taking home the trophy yet again. The organization won last year in a tight 3-2 series against Cloud9. This year was a quick 3-0 victory over Evil Geniuses. [RELATED: 3 Takeaways for Team Liquid from the Lock In Week 2] The…
North America’s 2022 Lock In tournament continued into the quarterfinals stage over the weekend. TSM and Immortals fell out of the event, finishing fifth in their respective groups. Since Team Liquid finished second in Group B, they matched against Group A third place FlyQuest. Honestly, TL took the 2-0 fairly easily. They continue into the…
Forty teams competed in Split 1 of NA ALGS, with the top 20 teams earning a chance to compete for $250,000 in prizes in the NA Split 1 Playoffs. The first team to win a game once reaching the match point threshold of 50 points splits $100,000 between the three players. TSM had 15 kills…
Welcome back to the 2022 edition of “3 Takeaways for Team Liquid.” This segment covers three topics each week that are relevant to Team Liquid’s LCS team (occasionally mentioning TL Academy). Lock In Week 1 kicked off North America’s new year of League of Legends, and Team Liquid starts 2-1 in Group B. They beat…
The LCS Lock In tournament will be starting this weekend and thus will end what has been a long couple of months without LCS action. With a lot of moving parts, another new format and a plethora of rookies, there are quite a few unknowns heading into this season. Possibly more than LCS fans have…
Every offseason, LCS players and coaches play musical chairs, hoping they have a seat on an organization when the music stops. Through this shuffling, every once in a while two players reunite after time apart on different teams. In 2022, 11 players and coaches that have played together in the past will rejoin each other.…
