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Riot details plans for European Regional Leagues in 2022

To continue to strengthen pathways for professional League of Legends players, major changes are coming to the European Regional Leagues in 2022. This includes solidifying their structure and ensuring their stability moving forward by extending license deals from Spain’s Superliga to France’s La Ligue Française. Maximillian Peter Schmidt, head of esports for League in Europe, detailed Riot’s plans for the ERLs in a Dev Post today. Accredited and non-accredited leagues Accredited leagues Every ERL will be divided into “accredited” and “non-accredited” leagues in 2022. The accredited leagues include Superliga, La

LNG separate themselves from the pack in Group D with win over MAD Lions at Worlds 2021

LNG Esports brute-forced their way around MAD Lions’ macro decisions, both initiating plays and responding to MAD’s replies today in a battle between 1-1 teams in Group D of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. The LPL squad’s win came off the backs of clever teamfighting and carry performances by Tarzan, icon, and Light. As one of the more contested groups at Worlds 2021, the last two days showcased an exchange of wins between all of the teams in Group D. For LNG and MAD, this was their chance

Potential upset on the horizon: Royal Never Give Up, Hanwha Life Esports enter match trending in different directions

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. Royal Never Give Up and Hanwha Life Esports, the LPL and LCK representatives in Group C of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, will battle it out on Summoner’s Rift tomorrow.  RNG have had a good run this year, successfully defeating FPX in the LPL Spring Split to win the championship and followed that up by claiming the MSI title in May. While they may have lost to LNG Esports in the third round of the Summer Split playoffs, they advanced to the

How to do Haunted Sectors in Destiny 2’s Festival of the Lost

Haunted Sectors are the flagship of Destiny 2‘s 2021 Festival of the Lost. This fast-paced activity gives guardians a shot at other Festival of the Lost weapons at the end of each round and also offers a way to cleanse Spectral Pages into Manifested Pages on the Book of the Forgotten. Finishing the activity can yield the three Festival of the Lost weapons with random rolls. Jurassic Green, Horror Story, and Braytech Werewolf all can drop at the chest at the end of a Haunted Sector, but transforming Spectral Pages

5 Things We Don’t Want in League of Legends Patch 11.21

League of LegendsPhoto Courtesy of Riot GamesLeague of Legends Patch 11.21 is coming to servers Wednesday, Oct. 20. The new patch is taking a different direction as the previous patches have been heavily competitive oriented. With the League of Legends World Championship currently ongoing, Patch 11.21 looks to finally put the average player on the forefront. With the patch preview for 11.21 being recently released, here are five things we want in League of Legends Patch 11.21.11.21 Patch Preview is here! We've got some more soloq champ tweaks and a

EDG take sole position of first place in Group A after win over T1

In a continuation of the T1 vs. Edward Gaming and the LCK vs. LPL rivalries, EDG took down T1 today at Worlds in a one-sided bout off the backs of both of their solo laners’ performances and understanding of T1’s winning conditions. Flandre posted a 5/0/7 scoreline on the Graves while Scout posted a 5/0/8 scoreline on the Sylas.  Today’s match started with EDG getting first in the first Rift Herald fight of the game, and a punishing of Oner in his own jungle. This gave the Chinese representatives an

Stepping up for North America, Team Liquid look for redemption at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. In comparison to the competition, Team Liquid stands out among the other finalists.  Following an underwhelming 3-3 run that ended with defeat in the group stage last year, the team changed up the roster by putting Alphari in the top lane and letting Santorin loose in the jungle. This lineup rotation had a largely positive impact on their performance and resulted in runner-up finishes in both the Spring and Summer seasons. This secured them the second seed in their group at Worlds. League

Nunu player gets a pentakill with Nocturne’s ult active in URF

The popular Ultra Rapid Fire (URF) mode is once again available in League of Legends. Players can enjoy their short cooldowns on any champion, which naturally often leads to some random plays across Summoner’s Rift.  Reddit user Krayon Knight experienced a unique interaction during a recent game of URF. The player, using Twitch, grouped up with their team in the middle lane to initiate a teamfight. Krayon Knight’s squad eliminated three enemies: Nocturne, Ryze, and Katarina. But the enemy team’s Nocturne used his Paranoia (R) before dying, which turned out