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From 8th place to champions: MAD Lions roar in LEC Spring 2023 finals reverse sweep Silver Scrapes. TheLeague of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Spring 2023 finalswitnessed an inspiring underdog story after MAD Lions emerged victorious against Team BDS. Despite an early 2-0 lead secured by Team BDS in the best-of-five series, the Spanish team demonstrated resilience and perseverance by executing a stunning reverse sweep. Dubbed the “Reverse Sweep Kings,” this is not the first time MAD Lions have come back from a 0-2 deficit in the LEC finals....

Gen.G Esports will have all-Korean Valorant roster for the VCT 2023 season The Tiger Nation is ready. Gen.G Esports are kickstarting their return to the Pacific region by signing an all-Korean Valorant roster. The global organization announced all six members of its roster for the upcoming VCT 2023 season. The team consists of young up-and-comers who’ve competed with various squads in the Korean and Japanese regions. Gen.G Esports will compete in the VCT Pacific league with an all-South Korean roster After an unsuccessful run in the North American region in the VCT 2022 season, Gen....

In this week’s In Case You Missed It: T1 wins the Valorant Twitch Rivals NA Launch Tournament T1 has cemented its place as the best team in pro Valorantby winning the stacked Twitch Rivals Valorant North American launch tournament, defeating TSM in the Grand Final. It was a hard-fought series, but T1 managed to clutch out the grand final with a 2-1 score. T1 closed out game one with a comfortable 13-7 score, which included a clutch 1v5 Ace by Braxton “brax” Pierce in round 6....

ICYMI: The biggest esports stories of the year Your yearly roundup from the world of esports. In this week’s year-end edition of In Case You Missed It: 16-year old Bugha wins the Fortnite World Cup Solo Finals In August, 16-year-oldKyle “Bugha” Giersdorf dominated the Fortnite World Cup Solo Finalsand took home a whopping US$3 million in prize money. Bugha now holds the record for the most prize money won by an individual player at a single esports event, and rocketed up to number ten in the all-time esportshighest earnings list....

Three days of nonstop Tekken. Updated on April 23, 1:26 a.m. (GMT+8): Adjusted title. Bae “Knee” Jaeminis considered to be one of the greatestTekkenplayers of all time, for he has mastered the entire roster ever since the first iteration of the fighting game franchise. While the Tekken god grabbed eight championships, including EVO Japan, in 2018, Knee faced a new challenger in Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique, a Pakistani prodigy who swept him in the 2018 OUG Tournament Grand Final....

LCK off-season report card: Hanwha Life Esports and T1 are poised to dominate The championship region is stronger than ever. With DAMWON Gaming returning home as the 2020 LoL World champions, all ten LCK teams have invested in some worthwhile free agency transfers to keep the region’s competitive streak going in 2021. As the LCK transitions to a new franchise format, we’ll be seeing some stacked line-ups in the Korean league....

LoL micropatch 12.12b buffs Katarina, Caitlyn, nerfs Bel’Veth and Zeri again Hopefully their win rates will increase. Updated at June 29, 12:33 p.m. (GMT+8):Added detailed notes for each champion that Riot Phroxzon released on Twitter today. League of Legends patch 12.12was released just last week, and Riot Games has already lined up micropatch 12.12b to adjust champions they identified as “outliers”, as well as buff champions that were hit too hard in 12....

LPL star Rookie opens Korean restaurant in China and personally serves customers Mashisoyo! League of Legends Pro League (LPL)pro mid laner and Invictus Gaming star Song “Rookie” Eui-jin recently pulled an unexpected move beyond the Rift — he made his debut in the culinary business by opening his very own Korean restaurant in Shanghai, China. Since the 2021 LPL Summer Split concluded in early August, teams and pro players who didn’t manage to qualify for the Worlds entered into offseason....

LPL Summer Week 4: Victory Five prove they’re not a fluke Another dark horse strikes in Summer. Victory Five faced their greatest hurdle this week against Royal Never Give Up, and proved that they are not a fluke with a solid 2-0 victory. Maintaining their second place standing behind the undefeated Top Esports, how far can this refreshed lineup go? Week 4 results Match of the week: JD Gaming vs Rogue Warriors With 94 total kills in this three-game series, JDG vs RW was an entertaining, bloodthirsty match....

MDL Chengdu Major Day 3: J.Storm reverse sweep Liquid, 2-1, to advance to Upper Bracket semis J.Storm are guaranteed at Top 6 finish. North American squad J.Storm, led by The International 2015 champion Clinton “Fear” Loomis, overcame a demoralizing game one loss to reverse sweep Team Liquid in dominant fashion in their Upper Bracket match of the MDL Chengdu Major playoffs. Game one J.Storm opened with an early Lycan pick for David “Moo” Hull, which Liquid responded to with a mobile, team-fight heavy composition featuring Faceless Void for Michael “miCKe” Vu, Razor for Maximilian “qojqva” Bröcker, and Puck for Samuel “Boxi” Svahn....

Mister Crimson conquers Red Bull Kumite London 2021 with Dhalsim Is Dhalsim top tier now? Nathan “Mister Crimson” Massol has won Red Bull Kumite London 2021 using Dhalsim, a character that didn’t win a singleCapcom Pro Tour event all of last year. The French veteran player started his championship run with wins over Amarjyot “Boltstrike” Sangha and former Capcom Cup 2018 Champion Kanamori “Gachikun” Tsunehiro. Those two wins earned him a spot in the Playoffs, where he faced off against the tournament favorite and his new overseas rival, Victor “Punk” Woodley....

All or nothing. Updated on July 14, 2:29 a.m. (GMT+8):Updatedmatch scores. The 15th IESF WEC Asia Qualifier forMobile Legends: Bang Bangdetermines who will represent the region in the upcoming World Esports Championship, scheduled to take place next month in Romania. Eight teams from all around Asia will compete for five slots. The Philippines’ SIBOL squad, consisting ofAP Bren‘s MPL PH roster, will be participating. Another team to watch out for is the Cambodian squad formed by MPL KH champions,BURN X Flash....

MLBB Season 23: New map, Wheel of Justice Karrie skin, Lord, Turtle updates The evolved Lord looks scarier than ever. Season 22 ofMobile Legends: Bang Bangis coming to a close, which means MLBB Season 23 is right at our doorstep. If you managed to reach Master rank or above, you will receive Season 22’s exclusive Rustwreck Terizla skin for free starting from July 13, 2025. Wearing a head of sleek, pulled back white hair, clad in red and black armor, Rustwreck Terizla looks like he walked out of the “My Hero Academia” anime and into Mobile Legends’ Land of Dawn....