EU LCS

LCS Viewership Dwindles as Season 6 Limps On

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The numbers don't lie. With each successive week in this season's LCS in both North America and Europe take a deeper dive in terms of viewership. Fans seem much less interested, as the view counts show. Reddit user aronsld created a...

Origen Shuffles Coaching Staff Again, Hires Araneae

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Earlier this week European LCS team Origen announced a change in their coaching staff that has former pro Araneae coming in to replace Nicothepico as head coach. Nicothepico was originally hired as an analyst but moved into the head coaching position shortly...

Making a Super Team Work

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Team SoloMid, Elements, the Golden State Warriors - one of these is not like the other ones; but we aren't looking for their differences. Instead, let's dive into just one shared characteristic: a top tier team adding one more superstar in an attempt to reach new horizons.

xPeke ADC: How Much Longer Does This Last?

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Things are finally starting to look slightly better for Origen. After a nightmare off-season in which their star bot lane duo walked away from the team, and then the replacement ADC got benched only a couple games into the split,...

All Shook Up: VIT MightyBear Benched, Replaced by Shook

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The MightyBear experiment is over. At least for now. Vitality released this statement today to officially announce the return of former jungler Shook, and the benching of MightyBear: For its first season in the League of Legends Championship Series, Team...

NA LCS: Are Best-of-3’s Unhealthy?

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The introduction of full best-of-3 series in the North American LCS was viewed with incredible optimism before its execution, community members hoping that the reformed structure would finally give the region a competitive edge needed to be relevant...

EU LCS: 2016 Summer Split – What You Need to Know

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The European LCS 2016 Summer Split kicked off today, June 2nd, at 11am EST with Origen versus G2, and H2K versus Roccat. This split will feature best-of-2 series', and the addition of split streams means there are times where...

Origen’s New Roster: Zven and Mithy Replaced by Forg1ven, Hybrid

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AD carry Zven and support Mithy have officially left Origen to join European rival G2 Esports. Origen's new bottom lane duo will feature Forg1ven, formerly of H2K, and Hybrid, who has recently won the EU LCS Spring Split playing for G2. Rumors...

Schalke 04 Set to Make EU LCS Summer Debut Rostering Former Elements Players

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 One of the newest teams to enter the EU LCS comes from a traditional sports background. FC Schalke 04, a German football organization, plans to make their LCS debut this Summer after purchasing Element's LCS spot. This doesn't mean a whole...

Roccat Announces 2016 EU LCS Summer Split Roster

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Coming off of a disappointing Spring Split which had the team finish second to last in the EU LCS, Roccat is looking to rebound with a revamped roster. Roccat shared a Facebook post today to announce their new roster going...

Looking Ahead At the Potential For Summer Split Rivalries

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Riot announced late last year that the 2016 Summer Split, for both North America and Europe, will be moving away from best-of-ones. This summer the NA LCS will play best-of-three series', and the EU LCS will play best-of-two series'....

EU LCS: Fnatic Secures 3rd Place in 3-2 Upset over H2K

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Fnatic did it again. It seems as though the moment you count Fnatic out, they surprise everyone. This is a team that thrives as the underdog, and they proved it again today with 3-2 victory over H2K, earning them...