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The North American stream team Near Airport, headlined by popular names such as Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, Ashkan “TFBlade” Homayouni, and Mingyi “Spica” Lu has officially disbanded. NA’s Dream Stream Team Fizzles Out After One Split Originally formed after gaining inspiration from Marc “Caedrel” Lamont’s popular Los Ratones roster – which gained rapid fan following – Near Airport found near immediate competitive success, smashing their way through the NACL 2025 Split 1 qualifiers in flawless fashion. However, unlike similar projects inmore

If you're looking to climb the Solo Q ladder in League of Legends, then you know that knowing which champions are performing best in the current meta can make all the difference. With Riot’s latest balance changes shaking up key roles across the Rift in Patch 25.12, now’s the perfect time to reassess your champion pool. In this patch, a few standout picks are dominating their lanes, and win rates, thanks to direct buffs and evolving playstyles. In this guide, we’llmore

Top-tier League of Legends action returns to the international stage once more at this year's Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). Ten of the best teams from all over the world will converge in Vancouver, Canada, for a chance to come away with the second international trophy of the year when MSI 2025 kicks off on Friday, June 27th. Let's go ahead and take a look at everything there is to know about MSI 2025, from the format and schedule, to the opening matchups. Format The second international tournament of the year will take place across two stages: the Play-In Stage and themore

When the Eye is blinded and the Heart falters, the Fist must strike all the harder. The arrival of Spirit Blossom has brought much change to League of Legends. After getting a new-look Summoner's Rift, new objectives, skins, and more, Act 2 of Season 2 will now also see the arrival of a brand new champion to the game. As the latest ADC addition to the roster, Yunara's story saw her sacrifice herself during the Darkin War, causing her to become confined to the Spirit Realm. Centuries passed until Yunara was finally able to return to the Mortal Realm, intomore

The landscape of international League of Legends had an important shift this Sunday as FURIA defeated paiN Gaming 3-0 in the LTA South Grand Final, securing their first League of Legends title and earning South America's inaugural MSI qualification. This historic victory represents more than a regional championship, as it also marks the emergence of South America as an independent force on the global stage, claiming what was previously North America's second MSI slot. MSI Format Changes The 2025 Mid-Seasonmore

Hanwha Life Esports was unfortunately the recipient of an absolute mauling earlier today at the hands of T1 in the LCK Road to MSI final qualification series. After a shaky start to the year, including missing their first international event in 4 years – T1 are back. A statement of a series against Hanwha Life saw T1 coast through to a 3-0 victory over the heavy favorites. Happy Father’s Day In true T1 fashion, the team once again transcends their limitations in the most crucial of series and in the most pivotal of moments – and no player today didmore

It has finally happened! Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong is finally a champion! After putting on a stellar run at the 2025 LPL Split 2 Playoffs, Anyone's Legend and their star man in the jungle both get to lift a trophy for the very first time. Despite coming into the Grand Finals to take on a Bilibili Gaming (BLG) team that has ruled the LPL over the last few years, Anyone's Legend put on a dominant display in the series, giving theirmore

Ten of the best League of Legends teams in the world will converge in Canada for a shot at the second international trophy of the year at MSI 2025. Starting Friday, June 27th, the Play-In Stage at MSI kicks off with the four lowest seeded teams at the tournament. Only two of these teams will end up moving on to the Bracket Stage, where they will measure up against the top six seeded teams for a chance at international glory. Let's have a look at the complete lineup of teams that have qualified for each stage of MSI 2025. Teamsmore

The arrival of Patch 25.12 to League of Legends has delivered sweeping changes to the meta. As one of the largest patches in recent memory with the addition of the Uzi Hall of Legends Pass and skin collections, as well as large buffs and nerfs to champions across the board, this latest update looks to set the tone of ahead of MSI 2025. With champions climbing and falling in strength and priority with the latest update, let's take a lookmore

With the addition of Spirit Blossom Morgana to the tally, the number of Exalted skins in League of Legends is rising to a total of four. Through their high exclusivity, elaborate effects, and varying forms, the highest skin tier in the game represents more than just another cosmetic. Unlike other acquirable items in the game, though, Exalted skins cannot be purchased in the store, setting them apart from most other skins in League of Legends. For this reason, we havemore

The legendary Ukrainian esports organization, NAVI, has finally arrived at LEC. Their acquisition of Rogue’s spot was reported back in March.  This entry into LEC has been a dream for the organization since the inaugural season. Back in 2018, when LEC was about to be created, the league slot was something NAVI wanted but could not afford. Still, we always felt like League of Legends was the missing puzzle piece for our club and the dream of joining the LECmore

Just one day after the official release of the Uzi Hall of Legends skins, the in-game cosmetics have already sold for over $3.2 million USD in China. Despite the steep price tag tied to the skins, the fact that these are tied to the most historic and beloved player in the largest region in League of Legends sees the latest addition to the shop become a smashing hit for Tencent and Riot Games all the same. Uzi Doesn't Miss The $450+ USD price of the Signature Kai'Sa collection might dissuade many from completing their purchase. Not Chinese fans, though. Accordingmore

As Ninjas in Pyjamas celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, the Swedish esports organization has evolved far beyond its origins as a Counter-Strike clan founded in June 2000. Under the leadership of CEO Hicham Chahine, what began as a financially struggling esports team has transformed into NIP Group, a publicly traded digital entertainment conglomerate generating over $100 million in revenue and operating across multiple continents. The journey from near-bankruptcy to becoming the world's largest esports organization reflects both Chahine's unconventionalmore

The commemorative Pass and skins for the second Hall of Legend inductee, Jian "Uzi" Zihao, is here. Tomorrow, with League of Legends patch 25.12 releasing on June 11th at 09:00 pm CET, players will finally get their hands on the Risen Legend Vayne and, Risen Legend, Immortalised and Signature Kai’Sa skins. How to get Uzi Hall of Legends skins? Players have a chance to get up to four Uzi-themed skins with the upcoming Hall of Legends feature. Risen Legend Vaynemore

Orianna is a versatile mage champion popular in League of Legends. She offers excellent wave clear, strong utility, and can win team fights with her powerful ultimate. This League of Legends Orianna guide will help you understand her abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and effective strategies for early, mid, and late game. Playing Orianna effectively can significantly impact your matches. Orianna’s Abilities Explained Passive - Clockwork Windup Orianna’s basic attacks deal extra magic damage. Hitting the same enemy multiple times increases thismore

In their latest Dev Update video, Riot Games has disclosed several exciting new changes and additions coming to League of Legends. From sweeping changes to the ARAM game mode to the arrival of Yunara, Act 2 of the Spirit Blossom Beyond will be one to look forward to! ARAM: A Sweeping Update One of the oldest game modes in League of Legends, ARAM will be receiving a ton of changes with the arrival of the new Act. Let's go overmore

Against all odds, Movistar KOI showed up to their LEC Spring Grand Finals match against G2 Esports and utterly dominated their rivals. With the LEC trophy in their hands, as well as a ticket to MSI 2025 as Europe's first seed, the team's win was particularly meaningful for star Mid Laner Joseph "Jojopyun" Pyun. After becoming the first player to make the transition from LCS to LEC to start the year, Jojopyun has now also become the first and onlymore

Karmine Corp will not be attending MSI 2025. Despite a stellar debut year so far for the LEC’s newest hot prospect Caliste “Caliste” Henry Hennebert, Karmine Corp’s efforts to attend the second international event of 2025 have fallen short following their defeat at the hands of Movistar KOI. A Bitter Loss In a series that went the distance, Movistar KOI emerged victorious in this encounter once again, proving themselves perhaps the ultimate kryptonite against the French side. In their second faceoff, once again, Karmine Corp fell short despite going the full 5 games both times. Having finished first in themore

The stage is set, G2 Esports and Movistar KOI will take each other on to decide who will become the 2025 LEC Spring Champions. With both teams already qualified to MSI 2025, the two squads will head into these Grand Finals with one of the most important things in esports on the line: bragging rights (and the trophy). In just his second split since making the move from the LCS to the LEC, Joseph "Jojopyun" Pyun now finds himself justmore

“I'm retiring at 26 years old. Sounds crazy, but that's esports.” Luka “Perkz” Perković has announced his retirement from professional League of Legends effectively immediately. The Croatian player last played for The Ruddy Sack in the NLC, ending his final professional stint in March of this year. Perkz Hangs Up The Mouse and Keyboard – For Good “There is just no time allocation, and all the bad things that come with stress from competing, that I don’t want to managemore