Roster Changes
The Upcoming French Shuffle: ScreaM Should Stay
It's no secret that there will likely be another French Shuffle after the ELEAGUE Major. It has been reported that Kenny "kennyS" Schrub, Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt, and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire will leave EnVyUs to join Richard "shox" Papillon and Alexandre...
Team EnVyUs Picks Up Apollo, LirA
North America's Team EnVyUs has announced their League of Legends lineup for the 2017 Season, acquiring former Team Dignitas AD carry Apollo “Apollo” Price and jungler Nam "LirA" Tae-yoo, the organization announced Sunday.
https://twitter.com/TeamEnVyUs/status/813025542475841541
The pair will join the trio of...
Cloud9 Adds Ray, Bumps Contractz to Starting Lineup
North American League of Legends squad Cloud9 has announced their lineup for the 2017 League Championship Series Spring Split on Monday, replacing their long-time jungler while adding a second Korean native up top.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm3V5r5tHkI
Via a video released on Monday, the...
Saying Goodbyes: H2K Parts with Vander, FeniX Leaves TL
Vander will not be joining his longtime friend Jankos on EU LCS team H2K for the upcoming 2017 season. H2K announced via Facebook today that Oskar 'Vander' Bogdan would be stepping down from his role on H2K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS3EoA0mqHQ&feature=youtu.be
H2K released a...
PowerOfEvil Replaces Selfie on Misfits
German mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage has joined Misfits, the organization announced Friday. He will compete with Europe’s newest LCS team in their upcoming 2017 campaign.
https://twitter.com/PowerOfEvilLoL/status/807241260423467008
In a Facebook post, Misfits announced the former Unicorns of Love star will replace...
Esports Roster Issues: Shiny Solutions to Dull Problems
The offseason is a fantastic time to analyze the strategic approaches of esports team owners. And, for the purposes of this piece, let's look at teams, not organizations. This means we are emphasizing the building of a specific competitive team, rather...
Why Immortals Messed up by Letting Huni Go
Former Immortals top laner Huni is headed to Korea to join SKT. In a video titled "Why Huni isn't on IMT" Immortals CEO Noah Whinston describes exactly what went down with his team and former top laner over the...
TSM Parts Ways with Sports Psychologist Weldon Green
Sports psychology trainer Weldon Green has mutually parted ways with TSM, but he won't be completely gone. TSM still plans to consult Weldon when needed during 2017. Featured image via Riot Games.
Weldon Green will no longer be coaching North America's...
Bot Lane Duo Kobbe and Mikyx Return to Splyce
After spending a few days fielding offers, Splyce’s bottom lane, AD carry Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup and support Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle, have re-enlisted with Splyce for the 2017 season, the players announced on Friday and Saturday.
https://twitter.com/KobbeLoL/status/802518897089839105
https://twitter.com/LoLMikyx/status/802237227724140544
Both members were important pieces...
Move Parts Ways with Unicorns of Love
Unicorns of Love have opted not to re-sign jungler Kang "Move" Min-su, the organization announced Saturday.
In a Facebook statement, the organization writes that the decision is “well considered and was heavily discussed by the whole team altogether,” before citing...
Team Liquid Continues to Spill Down the Drain
Despite their incredible runs through the last two majors, Team Liquid has been very inconsistent through 2016. They have gone through peaks and valleys, making roster and coaching changes, and never settling. It seems that whenever Liquid has a...
CompLexity’s Boston Major Invite Salvaged
An Unexpected Mid-series Change
In a fairly unprecedented move, Complexity replaced carry, Justin with a stand-in during a BO5 series against NP.
It’s not clear at the moment if CoL captain Swindlemelonzz kicked Justin mid series or if Justin ragequit IRL....