League of Legends Esports News

Explore our LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs preview, featuring title contenders, potential upsets, and the LoL Worlds qualification scenarios.

One of the biggest heavyweights in European League of Legends will not be able to represent the region at Worlds 2026. After their loss to GIANTX to close out the Regular Season, Fnatic failed to qualify for the LEC 2026 Summer playoffs. More importantly, though, the loss means that Fnatic will not attend the League of Legends World Championship for the first time in 10 years, breaking a historic streak for an equally historic organization.

Team Secret Whales complete a historic three-peat in the LCP, defeating CTBC Flying Oyster 3-0 to secure the region’s first seed at Worlds 2026.

Riot Games shares a preview of 2XKO Patch 1.3.1, featuring defensive changes, champion balance updates, and more coming September 8.

Riot Games has just announced a brand new League of Legends tournament: the 2026 Demacia Cup International Invitational. Set to take place right before Worlds 2026, this new and improved edition of Demacia Cup will feature teams from all six Majors regions as they compete for the biggest slice of the ¥1.5 million prize pool.

The perennial MVP has done it once more. The LCK 2026 Season Awards have been announced, and Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon came away with one of the biggest individual honors in League of Legends esports after leading Gen.G to a first-place finish in the Regular Season. Here's a look at all of the LCK 2026 Season Awards winners, including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Pro teams.

The League of Legends Classic community can now vote on improvements and help shape the future of the game through The Council.

The 2026 LPL Split 3 is reaching its grand conclusion with the start of the playoffs now only days away. Six teams have already locked their spots in the playoffs, while another four squads will need to fight their way through the Knights Rivals stage (Play-Ins) starting Friday, August 28! Let's have a look at everything you need to know about the LPL 2026 Split 3 Playoffs as teams battle for a spot at Worlds 2026.

Riot Games is opening a second wave of LoL Worlds 2026 tickets, giving registered Fan Fest attendees another chance to secure seats.

Sports Seoul reports that T1 is considering a new CEO, putting Joe Marsh’s future with the organization under question.

The Hall of Legends 2026 Event Pass launches September 10, celebrating Caps’ legendary League of Legends career.

The LCK 2026 Season Playoffs are here as the top teams battle through the Play-Ins and the Playoffs for a chance to qualify for LoL Worlds.

MKOI are out of contention for the Top 4 from the 2026 LEC Summer Split Playoffs following GIANTX’s victory over Team Heretics, ruling them out of the Madrid roadshow.

AG.AL has won the 2026 Esports World Cup Club Championship, finishing the 25-tournament season on 5,300 CC Points and claiming the $7,000,000 top prize. The Esports World Cup confirmed the result on social media, congratulating "@AGGlobalEsports on securing the Club Championship". The win denies Team Falcons a third consecutive title.

Riot Games has officially announced that active development for 2XKO, its free-to-play 2v2 tag fighting game set in the League of Legends universe, will conclude in December 2026. The decision was shared on August 20, 2026, and comes just months after the game’s highly anticipated console launch on January 20, 2026.

The prodigal son returns! After more than a month away from the team, star top laner Chen "Bin" Zebin is returning to the starting lineup of Bilibili Gaming (BLG) once more.