League of Legends Esports News

In a shocking upset, CTBC Flying Oyster dismantled Karmine Corp on the second day of First Stand 2025, securing a decisive 2-0 victory over the LEC champions. CTBC Flying Oyster 2-0 Karmine Corp After a narrow defeat to Team Liquid on Day 1, Karmine Corp entered this matchup as heavy favorites against the Pacific champions. However, the series told a completely different story. In Game 1, CFO’s bot lane ran rampant over the Caliste-Targamas duo. The French side further struggledmore

Earlier today, on March 10th, the Esports World Cup Foundation announced a multi-year partnership with Capcom. This collaboration integrates the Street Fighter esports ecosystem with the EWC. The announcement follows the return of Street Fighter to the 2025 edition of the mega esports festival in Riyadh. Street Fighter 6 and the Esports World Cup In 2024, Street Fighter 6 became the first fighting game to join the Esports World Cup. What followed was a 32-player tournament featuring competitors from aroundmore

Today we see the inaugural edition of First Stand kick off in Seoul, South Korea. With an intense set of opening matchups to start things off, Day 1 of First Stand 2025 promises to deliver some high tier League of Legends games to track. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the best matches for YOU to predict on today. The outcomes selected are for the best predictions to bet your money on using GGBet. *Best esportsmore

The first edition of the new international tournament, First Stand, is set to begin this Monday, March 10th. There, the champions from each major league across the world will battle it out until only one team is left standing: the champion among champions. The opening matches of the Group Stage at First Stand 2025 have been revealed, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the start of the tournament. Let’s go ahead and dive into everything wemore

Gen.G and KT Rolster are announced to be the two teams that will host the 2025 LCK Roadshow, featuring official LCK matches against some of the best teams in the league. Much like the newly announced LEC Roadtrip, the LCK Roadshow aims to bring some of the best League of Legends action to new areas in South Korea, allowing for a wider number of fans to engage with their favorite teams and players. Let's take a look at everything theremore

In an effort to help foster local League of Legends communities and let teams engage directly with their fans, brand new LEC Roadtrip events will be headed to Spain and France during the course of the 2025 LEC Spring Split. Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp will be the two teams hosting their respective LEC Roadtrips, where fans will be able to watch official LEC matches live, catch up with their favorite national streamers, and take part in all of the festivitiesmore

Former SK Gaming Mid Laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer is reportedly done with the Mid Lane. The Belgian pro is reportedly set to join Team Vitality, according to the latest report by Brieuc Seeger. The Mid Laner has been riding the free agent bench since October 2024, when he parted ways with SK Gaming. Nisqy will be replacing long-time EU support and former teammate, Zdravets “Hylissang” Galabov, following a string of poor disappointing finishes for the organization. Team Vitality concluded theirmore

Ever since her release in 2023, Naafiri has continuously been one of the least played champions in the game. In order to address some of the reasons that make her kit unappealing or easy to punish, Riot Games has decided to rework Naafiri through her new midscope update. With her dwindling number of picks coming almost exclusively from the mid lane, Naafiri's rework aims to allow the champion to be played in the jungle, as well as give her moremore

Riot Games has announced all of the changes made to the rewards coming with the Act 2 Battle Pass of League of Legends. Following the news of the return of Hextech Chests, Act 2 appears to be headed in the right direction. With a new and improved rewards, the coming act's Battle Pass promises to be a far more rewarding experience than initially suggested, as tweaks have been made to both the Free and Paid tracks of the pass. So,more

The game's new international tournament is set to begin. Featuring only the first seeds from the LTA, LEC, LCK, LPL, and LCP, First Stand 2025 will be a battle to crown the ultimate champion at Seoul, South Korea. Starting this Monday, March 10th, five teams will compete at the inaugural edition of First Stand for a chance to lift the first international trophy of the year. Who will be the last team standing at this clash of champions? But beforemore

It has finally been done! Karmine Corp have put a stop to G2 Esports’ hegemony in Europe by sweeping them in the Grand Finals of the 2025 LEC Winter Season. With the 3-0 victory, Karmine Corp were able to claim their very first LEC trophy. Now, the French team will be the region’s representatives at First Stand, where they will compete with other Major Region Champions from around the world to make Europe proud at the first international tournament ofmore

Los Ratones have officially conquered Northern Europe after being crowned the NLC Winter Champions. The team showed up to the Grand Finals and wasted no time in sweeping NORD Esports to claim the title and secure their spot at the 2025 EMEA Masters Winter tournament. Caedrel and co. dominate the NLC Los Ratones' run at the 2025 NLC Winter Season has been remarkable to watch. With a roster stacked to the brim with experience and skill, Caedrel's new team camemore

The LEC Winter Split will reach its grand conclusion when G2 Esports and Karmine Corp take the stage for the tournament’s Grand Finals. This Sunday, March 2nd, G2’s hegemony in the LEC will be put to the test when the young Karmine Corp squad load up to the rift to take on the European giants and decide which team will walk away the champions and head towards First Stand. G2 level up at the right time G2’s control over themore

Top Esports (TES) have returned to the very top of the LPL after defeating Anyone's Legend to lift the Split 1 2025 trophy. Having completed a grueling run through the Lower Bracket to defeat some of the best teams in the region, Top Esports' win in the Grand Finals sees the team lift an LPL trophy for the first time in almost five years. With the title in their hands, Top Esports will now set their sights on First Stand,more

Major leagues across League of Legends are drawing to a close. Today, Split 1 of the LPL reaches its conclusion during the tournament's Grand Finals. Meanwhile, the LEC Winter Split will see two teams battle for a chance to move one step closer to the first European trophy of the year. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the best matches for YOU to predict on today. The outcomes selected are for the best predictionsmore

Fiora is a deadly duelist known for her swift movements, high damage output, and exceptional outplay potential in League of Legends. With precise mechanics, she can dominate one-on-one fights and split push to apply pressure across the map. Her ability to block crowd control with Riposte and deal true damage with Duelist’s Dance makes her a formidable opponent. Learning how to optimize her strengths while minimizing her weaknesses is key to mastering Fiora in League of Legends. Fiora's Strengths andmore

The new League of Legends international tournament is right around the corner. Starting March 10, Seoul will host the top teams from around the world for the inaugural edition of First Stand. All champions from the first split of the year in the LTA, LEC, LCK, LPL, and LCP will converge in this new tournament that will only feature the leagues' first seeds. So, which teams will be the lucky participants of the very first First Stand international tournament? Let'smore

After all of the latest controversy surrounding Riot Games' decision to remove Hextech Chests from the game entirely, the gaming giants have retracted in their latest Dev Update, announcing they are bringing back Hextech Chests to League of Legends. Coming with the release of patch 25.S1.5 on March 5th, Hextech Chests will be earnable through the Battle Pass instead of through Champion Mastery, as was the case in the past. Hextech Chests: Different, but still the same Hextech Chests aremore

Top Esports (TES) have shocked the world by taking down Bilibili Gaming (BLG) in the LPL Split 1 Playoffs, effectively eliminating the reigning LPL Champions from the tournament. Despite the star-studded roster, BLG’s early exit from the LPL Split 1 also means that the squad will not be able to attend First Stand, where all the number 1 seeds from across the world converge in the game’s new international tournament. BLG: The Champions Plummet Bilibili Gaming were handed an earlymore

First Stand, the game's new international tournament, is right around the corner, which means patch 25.S1.5 of League of Legends will be largely aimed at the highest level of play. This is especially true for the addition of the latest feature coming to the game: Lane Swap Detector. Are you ready to finally see your favorite top laners in the world go toe to toe in the lane once more? When Patch 25.S1.5 goes live on March 5th, Lane Swapmore