

The Esports World Cup 2026 League of Legends group stage just delivered a rough gut punch for LYON. The LCS side, fresh off one of the best runs of its history, was swept 2-0 by MIBR.LOS in Group D, ending its run at the Esports World Cup 2026 before it even had a chance to build momentum.








Team Vitality remains one of the most influential and well-known esports organizations to date. The Paris-based org fields over 20 esports teams in various esports, though their immensely impressive results in Counter-Strike take center stage. Being one of the organizations present at Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, we managed to speak with Fabien "Neo" Devide, Co-Founder and CEO of the Hive, just after an interview with Mike McCabe, COO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, at the opening press conference at EWC. Neo provided a ton of insight into the organization's participation at this year's edition of EWC in Paris. He expressed his desire for the org to perform to the highest standards, but also highlighted that rivalry is key to grow the ecosystem. Additionally, Neo gave strong opinions on the growth of mobile esports following last year's Vitality's takeover and merger with Indonesian side Bigetron, stressing the need for innovation and following ideas in the east, as much as the west.

Mages showing up in place of traditional AD carry champions in the Bot Lane is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but the fact that so many of them were picked at MSI 2026 has been turning a lot of heads recently. Are mage champions in the Bot Lane really a problem, though? Let's dive a little deeper to find out more.
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