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There are seven teams fighting for six playoff spots in the LEC Spring Split. G2 Esports, Fnatic, and Origen lead the pack at 9-3, and they are highly unlikely to stumble given their pedigree and status as preseason contenders. That leaves Misfits Gaming, MAD Lions, Rogue, and Excel Esports to duke it out for the last three spots. Misfits has the inside track with a record of 8-4, while MAD Lions an... 

It’s a strange time in the LEC. G2 Esports is no longer the overwhelming favorite after losing three of its last four games, and there is now a four-way tie atop the LEC Spring Split standings. The reigning Kings of Europe are tied with Fnatic, Origen, and Misfits Gaming at 7-3, leading to the LEC being wide open over the last month of the 2020 Spring Spli... 

The race to win the LEC Spring Split is wide open once again after some poor play from reigning champions G2 Esports last weekend. Last year’s runner-up at the World Championships went 0-2 after a 6-0 start, placing them in a tie with Origen and Misfits Gaming for first place in the region. Three teams are within a game of first place, so the... 

The defending Mid-Season Invitational champions will likely be the favorites to repeat at MSI given their dominance in the LEC. It’s becoming more and more obvious that once again every team in Europe is playing for second place behind G2 Esports, as G2 continue to run roughshod over the rest of the league. G2 have yet to lose a match, and they hammered the next best teams in Europe over the last two weeks, picking up smashing wins over Origen, Rogue, and Fnatic. That has led to incredibly high betting odds on their games, and G2 will likely be favorites of 1/10 or more multiple times over the next six weeks. ... 

G2 Esports remain the team to beat in the LEC. The reigning kings of Europe obliterated Origen in Week 2 to show that any comparison between the two squads was short-sighted. They are the lone unbeaten team in Europe entering Week 3 of the Spring Split, but they will face their toughest test on Saturday when they take on arch-rival Fnatic. That is the game that everyone is psyched for this week, so it will be the final game played.... 

The 2020 LEC Spring Split started right where the 2019 season left off in Europe. G2 Esports showed that they are the best team in Europe by a wide margin by cruising to a 2-0 week with Perkz and Caps switching roles. It’s going to be difficult to knock off G2 Esports this season, but Origen look to have the best chance. Origen also went 2-0 in Week 2 with victories over Fnatic and FC Schalke 04.... 

After an interminable wait, we will finally have League of Legends action in the Western Hemisphere this weekend. While China’s LPL has been underway for two weeks to account for Chinese New Year, teams from Europe and North America have been biding their time to get back onto Summoner’s Rift. The LEC will get the party started on Friday, but the most exciting day of action looks to be Saturday. Here are the League of Legends betting odds and picks for this week.... 

Team Liquid won a record fourth consecutive LCS title last summer, and they have another record in their sights this season. Two more split titles in 2020 would tie Liquid with Team SoloMid as the most successful League of Legends team in the history of North America, and Liquid are even money to win the 2020 LCS Spring Split title in April. They appeared to get even stronger in the offseason with the addition of Broxah in the jungle, but there is some reason to doubt the defending champions.... 

The LCK’s dominance of the international scene is starting to feel like a distant memory at this point. After winning five straight League of Legends World Championships from 2013 to 2017, we haven’t seen a Korean team win a major international title for each of the past two seasons. Korean players are having plenty of success playing for LPL teams in China, but the risk-averse tendencies of LCK teams aren’t working on the grandest stage any longer. That has led to a massive shakeup this offseas... 

Fnatic and G2 Esports have combined to win 13 of the 14 European League of Legends titles contested since the founding of the regional LCS leagues in 2013. G2 have won six of the last eight championships, and it’s no surprise to see this team listed as the odds-on favorite per the League of Legends betting odds going into the 2020 LEC Spring Split after their dominance last year. They ran through every other squad in the region and became the first European team to win a major international comp... 

The chalk largely held up in the elimination round of the 2019 KeSPA Cup, but there were two surprises. Brion Blade was the biggest surprise, knocking out an LCK 2020 Spring squad in APK Prince. Brion Blade finished with a better record in Challengers’ Korea than APK Prince, but APK defeated Brion Blade 3-1 in the Summer Playoffs to eventually win promotion. That’s what made APK’s loss to Brion Blade a little surprising, especially since APK has improved by signing better players since being pro... 

The KeSPA Cup has traditionally been a springboard for smaller organizations to launch themselves into the forefront of the League of Legends community. Griffin used last year’s KeSPA Cup to showcase that they were one of the premier teams in Korea prior to the 2019 LCK season, and other teams are looking to do the same this year. Plenty of teams will be showcasing their new rosters in this competition over the next two weeks, and we’ll get a glimpse of which teams could be surprise contenders a... 

The League of Legends World Championships took place last month, and there has been little real action in the most popular Esport since FunPlus Phoenix claimed the Summoner’s Cup. Major teams from all the regions are retooling their rosters to prepare for the 2020 season, and most minor leagues came to a close shortly afterward as the roster shakeup is very pronounced this time of the year.... 

The top four teams from the four BLAST Pro Series events this year will square off one final time in Bahrain next week. FaZe Clan, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Astralis, and Team Liquid will meet in Riffa with a $500,000 prize pool up for grabs, but first place will take home a whopping 70 percent of that amount. The winner will earn $350,000 just before the holidays, making this one very Merry Christmas to everyone involved.... 

The StarCraft 2 Nation Wars will be held for the sixth time this weekend. Eight countries will send three players and one substitute to France to compete for national glory and pride. South Korea is the favorite to win this competition after winning the last two titles, and they are tied with Norway as the countries with the most gold medals at this event. They will look to become the first nation to win three championships this weekend.... 

We’re nearing the end of the calendar year, and there are only a few more major CS:GO events remaining before 2020. Organizations that have yet to win a major are desperate to win one before season’s end to build on something next year, but the old guard remains strong. Astralis is the greatest team in the history of CS:GO, and they are close to even money to win the ECS Season 8 Finals in Arlington, Texas next weekend. Winning the event would earn the team another $225,000, making Christmas very nice for the Danish organization. ... 

The first major since The Invitational kicks off in Chengdu, China this weekend when 16 teams square off in the Panda Capital of the world. This will be our first look at teams’ revamped rosters after the most lucrative competition in Esports, and all the teams in attendance will be out to prove they can knock off OG. Evil Geniuses are the favorites to win the competition, but domestic teams like Vici Gaming, Team Aster, and EHOME want to win a title on home soil.... 

For the first time in the history of the League of Legends World Championship, a European team is favored to win the title. G2 Esports have been phenomenal this year. They are looking to become the first team ever to win the Grand Slam, claiming both domestic split titles, the Mid-Season Invitational crown, and the Summoner’s Cup. G2 have been the best team in Europe by a substantial margin this year, but FunPlus Phoenix have been the best team in China. We’ll see whether China or Europe reign s... 

We are guaranteed an inter-regional final for the League of Legends World Championship next weekend after the results of the League of Legends Quarterfinals last weekend. There will be an LPL representative as China’s No. 1 seed FunPlus Phoenix knocked off Fnatic in their first Worlds appearance and defending champions Invictus Gaming upset Griffin to reach this point.... 

Only three regions can win the League of Legends World Championship this year. North America failed to place a team in the knockout rounds of Worlds for the first time ever, leaving Europe, China, and Korea as the only regions that can produce this year’s champion. Korea and Europe both sent all three of their teams to the Quarterfinals, but China only sent two after Royal Never Give Up were stunned by Fnatic in their final game of the Group Stage. The loss meant that the greatest AD Carry of al... 

Three teams are battling it out for two spots in the knockout rounds of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship when Group D closes out the Group Stage on Sunday. DAMWON Gaming, Invictus Gaming, and Team Liquid all have their sights set on a spot in the quarterfinals, while ahq e-Sports Club is out to play spoiler after losing every match of the first round-robin.... 

This is what every team has been playing for over the last nine months. The 2019 League of Legends World Championships will get underway on Saturday, October 12, with 12 teams from around the world in action. The LCK and the LPL are sizable favorites to produce the winner of this competition, but European fans will have a team to cheer on this time around in G2. After winning the Mid-Season Invitational, hopes are high for G2, and Europe is optimistic they can deliver the continent its first tru... 

Two teams will see their dreams of glory at the League of Legends World Championship come to an end on Saturday. Group C and Group D will have their final round robin games, and while the top two teams in each group will advance to a best of five series against another play-in team for a spot in the main World Championship, the last place team will bid adieu to every other squad. DAMWON Gaming has Group D on lock with a 2-0 record, while Group C is wide open with all three teams at 1-1.... 

At long last, the field for the League of Legends World Championship has been set. There will be 24 teams from 13 different regions competing for the right to hoist the Summoner’s Cup in early November, and the tournament will get underway on October 2. The draw for this competition will take place on September 23, but there is some value to be had in League of Legends futures bets before the draw plays out. Let’s take a look at some potential plays for the five-week long event.... 

At long last, the field for the League of Legends World Championship has been set. There will be 24 teams from 13 different regions competing for the right to hoist the Summoner’s Cup in early November, and the tournament will get underway on October 2. The draw for this competition will take place on September 23, but there is some value to be had in League of Legends futures bets before the draw plays out. Let’s take a look at some potential plays for the five-week long event....