2018 Rift Rivals - NA LCS vs. EU LCS (7/7/18) Finals (NA vs. EU Team Relay Race Bo5) Spoiler: [VoD] NA vs EU Relay Race (Bo5) Spoiler: G2 Esports vs. Echo Fox Spoiler: 100 Thieves vs. Fnatic Spoiler: Splyce vs. Team Liquid Spoiler: Fnatic vs. Echo Fox Spoiler Final Results 1st ($20,000): EU LoL Championship Series (G2 Esports / Fnatic / Splyce)2nd ($5,000): NA LoL Championship Series (Team Liquid / 100 Thieves / Echo Fox)
LoL 2018 World Championship 10/01/18 - 11/03/18 South Korea (4 different cities) Patch 8.19 Match Schedule: Play-In Stage (Seoul) Oct. 1-4, 6-7 Group Stage (Busan) Oct. 10-17 Quarterfinals (Busan) Oct. 20-21 Semifinals (Gwangju) Oct. 27-28 Finals (Incheon) Nov. 3 Spoiler: calendar Participating Teams (full) Spoiler Group Stage Teams Spoiler KT Rolster (LCK: S. Korea) Afreeca Freecs (LCK) Gen.G (LCK) Royal Never Give Up (LPL: China) Invictus Gaming (LPL) Team Liquid (NA LCS) 100 Thieves (NA LCS) Fnatic (EU LCS) Team Vitality (EU LCS) Flash Wolves (LMS: TW/HK/MCO) MAD Team (LMS) Phong Vũ Buffalo (VCS: Vietnam) Play-In Teams & Format Spoiler EDward Gaming (LPL) Cloud9 (NA LCS) G2 Esports (EU LCS) G-Rex (LMS) KaBuM! e-Sports (CBLOL: Brazil) Gambit Esports (LCL: Russia) Infinity eSports (LLN: Latin America North) SuperMassive eSports (TCL: Turkey) Dire Wolves (OPL: Oceania) DetonatioN FocusMe (LJL: Japan) Ascension Gaming (Globe Conquerors Manila) Kaos Latin Gamers (CLS: Latin America South) Spoiler: Play-In Format
2018 World Championship Draw Show (Play-in group draw begins @3:31) RESULTS Play-In Groups (Oct. 1-4, 6-7) Group A: EDG / Infinity eSports / Dire Wolves Group B: G2 Esports/ SuperMassive eSports / Ascension Gaming Group C: Cloud9 / KaBuM! e-Sports / DetonatioN FocusMe Group D: G-Rex / Gambit Esports / Kaos Latin Gamers Group Stage Groups (Oct. 10-17) Group A: Flash Wolves / Afreeca Freecs / Phong Vũ Buffalo / (play-In winner) Group B: RNG / Gen.G / Team Vitality / (play-In winner) Group C: KT Rolster / MAD Team / Team Liquid / (play-In winner) Group D: Fnatic / 100 Thieves / Invictus Gaming / (play-In winner)
The Rich Eisen Show (Sep 18, 2018) [00:00-07:10] Rick Fox on being the owner of Echo Fox [basketball talk] [14:22-18:33] RF expertly turning Rich Eisen's question about LaVar Ball to a chance to promote LoL and 2018 World Championship!
LoL 2018 World Championship Match Schedule (CT Houston time) Play-In Group (Bo1): Oct. 1-4 (CT) Day 1 (Oct 1, Mon) Spoiler 3:00am EDG vs. Infinity 4:00am G2 vs. SuperMassive 5:00am Dire Wolves vs. Infinity 6:00am Ascension vs. SuperMassive 7:00am Dire Wolves vs. EDG 8:00am Ascension vs. G2 Day 2 (Oct 2, Tue) Spoiler 3:00am Cloud9 vs. KaBuM! 4:00am Gambit vs. G-Rex 5:00am DetonatioN FocusMe vs. KaBuM! 6:00am G-Rex vs. Kaos Latin Gamers 7:00am DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Cloud9 8:00am Gambit vs. Kaos Latin Gamers Day 3 (Oct 3, Wed) Spoiler 3:00am SuperMassive vs. G2 4:00am Infinity vs. EDG 5:00am SuperMassive vs. Ascension 6:00am Infinity vs. Dire Wolves 7:00am G2 vs. Ascension 8:00am EDG vs. Dire Wolves Day 4 (Oct 4, Thu) Spoiler 3:00am G-Rex vs. Gambit 4:00am KaBuM! vs. DetonatioN FocusMe 5:00am Kaos Latin Gamers vs. Gambit 6:00am KaBuM! vs. Cloud9 7:00am Kaos Latin Gamers vs. G-Rex 8:00am Cloud9 vs. DetonatioN FocusMe Play-In Knockouts (Bo5): Oct. 5/6-6/7 (CT) Oct 5/6 (Fri/Sat) TBA Oct 6/7 (Sat/Sun) TBA
2018 Worlds Anime by Riot Spoiler “RISE” Featured artists: The Glitch Mob, Mako, and The Word Alive Written by: Riot Music Team and Alex Seaver of Mako Additional writing by: Justin Tranter Produced by: Riot Music Team, Alex Seaver of Mako, and The Glitch Mob Additional production by: HEALTH Mixed by: Miles Walker at Silent Sound Studios Assisted by: Ryan Jumper Mastered by: Riot Music Team Vocals performed by: Mako and The Word Alive Vocal production by: Riot Music Team and Alex Seaver of Mako - League of Legends, Sep 26, 2018
Visa Issues Change 2018 League of Legends World Championship Play-In Stage Schedule Sep 28, 2018 On the 28th of September, Riot Games Korea made an announcement that the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Play-In Stage schedule has been changed. The dates for the Play-In Stage Day 1 and Day 3 will be switched with Day 2 and Day 4 respectively. Due to an unexpected visa issue, LAOS' Infinity Esports wasn't able to board their flight until the 28th of September. Therefore, Infinity Esports had no choice but to take their flight on that day, which will cause them to arrive in Korea on the 30th. If the Play-In Stage commenced with the unchanged schedule, Infinity Esports would've had to play their games with only a single day of rest after landing in Korea. Riot Games Korea added that the decision to change the schedule was made to provide Infinity Esports with a bit more time to recover from the jetlag and to better prepare for their matches. Infinity Esports will play their first Play-In Stage match on the 2nd of October.
[Play-In Stage Schedule Update (9/28/18)] LoL 2018 World Championship Match Schedule (CT Houston time) Play-In Group (Bo1): Oct. 1-4 (CT) Day 1 (Oct 1, Mon) Spoiler 3:00am Cloud9 vs. KaBuM! 4:00am Gambit vs. G-Rex 5:00am DetonatioN FocusMe vs. KaBuM! 6:00am G-Rex vs. Kaos Latin Gamers 7:00am DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Cloud9 8:00am Gambit vs. Kaos Latin Gamers Day 2 (Oct 2, Tue) Spoiler 3:00am EDG vs. Infinity 4:00am G2 vs. SuperMassive 5:00am Dire Wolves vs. Infinity 6:00am Ascension vs. SuperMassive 7:00am Dire Wolves vs. EDG 8:00am Ascension vs. G2 Day 3 (Oct 3, Wed) Spoiler 3:00am G-Rex vs. Gambit 4:00am KaBuM! vs. DetonatioN FocusMe 5:00am Kaos Latin Gamers vs. Gambit 6:00am KaBuM! vs. Cloud9 7:00am Kaos Latin Gamers vs. G-Rex 8:00am Cloud9 vs. DetonatioN FocusMe Day 4 (Oct 4, Thu) Spoiler 3:00am SuperMassive vs. G2 4:00am Infinity vs. EDG 5:00am SuperMassive vs. Ascension 6:00am Infinity vs. Dire Wolves 7:00am G2 vs. Ascension 8:00am EDG vs. Dire Wolves Play-In Knockouts (Bo5): Oct. 5/6-6/7 (CT) Oct 5/6 (Fri/Sat) TBA Oct 6/7 (Sat/Sun) TBA
LoL 2018 World Championship Watch LIVE or VoDs twitch.tv/riotgames https://www.youtube.com/user/LoLChampSeries https://watch.na.lolesports.com/schedule?leagues=worlds
LoL 2018 World Championship Play-In Day 1 Key Matches (Bo1) Youtube VoDs Cloud9 vs. KaBuM! Spoiler DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Cloud9 Spoiler Spoiler: Licorice Postgame Interview https://www.invenglobal.com/lol/articles/6345/c9-licorice-after-our-match-against-dfm-we-saw-goldenglue-svenskeren-and-our-manager-smiling-then-reapered-was-there-with-this-dead-pan-look Q: Japan came out with a huge surprise during your second match -- no one expected that. Where do you think it went wrong? Why did you guys struggle so much? L: We had a lead early game, but we made a couple of greedy plays where we went for Rift Herald, hoping they wouldn't check it. Apart from that, we made some mistakes during the 5 vs. 5 teamfights. Q: Throughout the entirety of the match, Reapered wore an angry look on his face -- even during the moments where you won. Did you receive harsh feedback after the match? L: We got some "not-so-good" feedback. We were told to watch the VOD's all by ourselves and think about what we've done. He was not too pleased... After the game, when we were walking, we saw the coaching booth. GoldenGlue was smiling, Svenskeren was there smiling, our manager Vincent was smiling... and then Reapered was there with this deadpan look. I was like, "Oh, no..." (Laughs) Q: Do you think the issue shown here today in game 2, is something that could quickly be fixed moving forward? L: It's sort of a one-time thing... because the mistakes were something that we should be able to fix for next time. Also, it's good that this happened now, and not later on in the tournament. Full Matches (Bo1) Twitch VoD: twitch.tv/videos/317006049
2018 World Championship Play-In Day 2 (Oct 2, Tue) Key Matches (Bo1) Youtube VoDs EDG vs. Infinity Spoiler Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNHsT8QipiE G2 vs. SuperMassive Spoiler Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSbQd1NyAj0 Ascension vs. SuperMassive Spoiler Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8u3bZvqz3Q Dire Wolves vs. EDG Spoiler Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTDheWehefc Ascension vs. G2 Spoiler Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7mhILzK5WE D2 Full Matches (Bo1) VoD Links twitch.tv/videos/317396487 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQELh5CCQc
2018 World Championship Play-In Day 2 (Oct 2, Tue) RESULTS: Play-In Round 1 of 2 Spoiler Group A 1 EDward Gaming (2-0) 2 Dire Wolves (1-1) 3 Infinity eSports (0-2) Group B 1 SuperMassive eSports (2-0) 2 G2 Esports (1-1) 3 Ascension Gaming (0-2) Group C 1 Cloud9 (2-0) 2 DetonatioN FocusMe (1-1) 3 KaBuM! e-Sports (0-2) Group D 1 G-Rex (2-0) 2 Gambit Esports (1-1) 3 Kaos Latin Gamers (0-2)