League Worlds 2020: Play-in stage scores, standings, and results
The 2020 League of Legends World Championship kicks off with the play-in stage on Sept. 25, bringing together 10 teams, two groups, and four subsequent qualifiers. A total of 10 regions will be represented in the play-ins, including the fourth seeds from China’s LPL and Europe’s LEC, the third seed from North America’s LCS, the second seed […]
For TSM, Worlds 2020 is a chance at international redemption
For the first time since 2017, TSM are headed to the League of Legends World Championship. The past three seasons have been filled with question marks, roster moves, and countless doubts. But at the end of a three-year drought, the newly crowned North American champions—with years of endless domestic turmoil behind them—are finally headed back to the […]
Papara SuperMassive knock MAD Lions out of Worlds 2020 after 5-game set
The LEC’s fourth seed was sent home early. Papara SuperMassive of the TCL defeated the LEC’s MAD Lions today in a thrilling five-game series to close out the fifth day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage. In stark contrast to the day’s first best-of-five, a clean three-game sweep by LGD Gaming over Rainbow7, this all-European […]
LGD Gaming win decisive series over Rainbow7 in convincing 3-game sweep at Worlds 2020
LGD live to fight another day. LGD Gaming won the first best-of-five of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship today over the LLN’s Rainbow7 with a burst of momentum and a sudden change of pace in tow. After only three games that lasted an average of just over 32 minutes each, LGD were able to finish […]
Here’s the schedule for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship
The stage is set for the greatest esports event of the year. The 2020 League of Legends World Championship is here, bringing together the top teams from each regional league in Shanghai. The event kicked off on Sept. 25 with the play-in stage. The group stage gets underway on Oct. 3. The knockout stage will begin on […]
Team Liquid advance to Worlds group stage after tiebreaker victory over Legacy Esports
Liquid topped Group B in the play-in stage with relative ease. Team Liquid are moving on to the group stage of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship following a convincing win over Oceania’s Legacy Esports in a tiebreaker scenario today. When the day began, Liquid looked poised to walk out of the play-in stage with an […]
MAD Lions take down INTZ, advance to play-in gauntlet of Worlds 2020
Is this the start of a turnaround for the LEC’s fourth seed? In one of the closest games of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship so far, the LEC’s MAD Lions eliminated the CBLoL’s INTZ from the play-in stage of the tournament today. After a disappointing start to the play-in stage by both teams, it all […]
Team Liquid climb to first place in their Worlds play-in group following decisive win against SuperMassive
Tactical has been popping off during his first World Championship. Team Liquid are now in first place of Group A at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage following a dominant victory over Papara SuperMassive today. The entire Liquid team played well in this match, but rookie ADC Tactical, who’s competing in his first World […]
MAD Lions’ Shad0w: “If we fix our issues and just start playing like ourselves again, we are for sure the best team in play-ins”
The rookie jungler explained why people shouldn’t be counting MAD out just yet. Everybody loves an underdog story. League of Legends is no exception, and the play-in stage of the World Championship is one of the few times a year that international fans get to see these underdogs truly shine. Whether it’s a wild card lineup or […]
LGD Gaming keep Worlds hopes alive by winning tiebreaker against V3
The fourth seed of LPL lives to fight another day. LGD Gaming won the nail-biter tiebreaker game against the LJL’s V3 Esports to keep their League of Legends World Championship hopes alive today. The fourth seed from China was seen as a monster who would easily sweep their opponents during the play-in stage, but after losing to […]