LEC Versus Won’t Return for 2027: A chat with the LEC Commissioner
With the LEC coming to an end with the Grand Finals in Nice, LEC Commissioner...
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Wisper takes Team Liquid’s offlane spot for BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid has confirmed the signing of former HEROIC offlaner Adrián “Wisper” Dobles, who replaces...
LCP qualification to start at home for every team in 2027
Riot Games is overhauling qualification for the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP), with every...
Rookie and TheShy return as IG seal LPL’s fourth Worlds berth
Lead Invictus Gaming defeated JD Gaming 3-1 in the lower-bracket final of the LPL 2026...
LEC returns to 10-team winter format after Versus experiment
LEC Commissioner Artem Bykov has confirmed that LEC Versus will not return in 2027, with...
Japan’s 25 Esports Players Head to 2026 Asian Games
The 2026 Asian Games begin in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on September 19, marking the second...
Rainwaker-led Luminosity Survive Three-Way Playoff Race
Luminosity have secured a playoffs berth at Logitech G Play Connect after closing the Bo1...
Team Yandex adds TI champion ATF to 2026-2027 roster
Team Yandex announced on 17 September that it has signed Ammar “ATF” Assaf as its...
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Call of Duty League Championship 2025 team preview: Atlanta FaZe
The 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season concludes with the season-ending Championship Weekend, rounding off a season...
Overwatch launches OWL DPS Unvault bundle
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that it is bringing back a selection of past Overwatch League (OWL) skins to...
BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage 3: All qualified teams
Stage two of the BLAST.tv Austin Major has come to an end, with eight teams securing a place...
IEM heads to Brazil, US and China for 2026 Counter-Strike 2 calendar
Tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced that Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Counter-Strike 2 tournaments will take...
LEC renews partnership with Marriott Bonvoy
The LEC has renewed its partnership with international hotel chain Marriott Bonvoy. Previously chosen as the Official Hotel Partner...
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