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The Worlds are off to a smashing start. International qualifier INTZ pulled off the biggest upset in the history of the tournament by knocking off Edward Gaming in the first day of action. That was the highlight of an action-packed opening day and the question now is what will we get as an encore in the second day.... 

The Starcraft II season is winding down, but there is still a lot of action left and prize money to be awarded before the end of the season. The World Championship Series gets started this weekend and there are plenty of top players from around the globe taking part. The 16-person tournament looks to be wide open at this point and it’s anyone’s guess who will win.... 

The field has been set for the 2016 LoL World Championships and the action will begin in less than two weeks. With two teams coming out of each group, virtually all the top teams are expected to advance to the knockout stages, but there are always surprises. Which sides will step up and make it to that stage?... 

The most anticipated event in the eSports community over the past few seasons has been the LoL World Championships and this edition is set to be a doozy. 16 teams have made it to the finals and although the Asian teams are the biggest five favorites on the board, there is some hope that this could be the year that a non-Asian team breaks through and wins it all. With group stages set to be announced tomorrow, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the biggest questions entering the tournament.... 

The League of Legends World Championships are right around the corner. The month-long World Championships kick off at the end of September and while 10 of the 16 teams already have berths, there are still six spots up for grabs. Whoever gets these spots will guarantee themselves a decent payday with a chance for the best payout of the season for whoever wins the title. With that in mind, let’s look at the teams still trying to get into Worlds.... 

It’s all down to this. North America and Europe are holding their League of Legends Finals and Third-Place matches this weekend and there’s a lot of money at stake as well as Championship Points needed to qualify for Worlds. Which teams will emerge victorious and claim greater prize pools and possibly get to Worlds? We’ll find out this weekend.... 

We are down to the final week or two of the League of Legends continental championships and many of the teams left are competing for a chance to go to Worlds. Korea’s spots are spoken for at this point, but North America and Europe still have spots up for grabs. The big question is which Korean team will be the first not named SK Telecom T1 to claim the Champions Korea title, while North America and Europe are still in the process of determining which teams will make it to the finals.... 

Across the globe, League of Legends continental seasons are nearing their end. Korea is down to three teams in its quirky ladder-style playoff system, while North America and Europe are in the quarterfinals of their playoffs. There is a lot of playoff action this week and numerous teams vying to win their playoffs and get an invitation to go to the World Championship.... 

It’s the final week of League of Legends Korea regular season action. While all the playoff spots have been determined, there is a relegation fight and more importantly playoff seeding on the line in the final few matches. In Korea, the playoffs are constructed differently than other leagues and sports. Five teams make the playoffs and from there it’s a ladder-style system to determine the champion. In practice, the fifth place team plays the fourth place team with the winner playing the third p... 

The ELeague Championship will take place Saturday, July 30, at Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta and there are four teams left in the race to see who will win $390,000. Each team has proven it deserves to be here and now we look at each team’s chances to win it all.... 

There are only three weeks left of the Summer Split left in League of Legends Korea and the best teams in the world are starting to make their push. SK Telecom T1 again looks like the best team in the league, but can anyone knock them out and make a push to be considered the best in the world? That’s what we’re beginning to find out.... 

The cream of the crop is starting to rise in League of Legends Korea. Three teams are tied at the top of the table at 9-3 and the next closest team sits at 7-5. With only the top five teams making the playoffs that means that there are likely only two spots left up for grabs at this point. Who will be able to make the playoffs and get a nice cash prize as well as critical Circuit Points?... 

League of Legends Korea action is heating up and it looks like we have ourselves a competition. There are four teams within a game of the top spot at the halfway point of the Summer Split and some of the lower-tier teams have even shown some life. This is the time of the season where the cream rises to the top and the real contenders emerge. Will it be one of the traditional powers like SK Telecom T1 this year? Or can a team that has been knocking on the door like ROX Tigers finally break through and win a tournament?... 

Team SoloMid continues to wreak havoc on the rest of the North American region of League of Legends and looks poised to make another strong playoff push after faltering in the Spring Playoffs. TSM is 8-0 and looks to be far and away the best team with Counter Logic Gaming out of the playoff picture at the moment. Can TSM continue its march and win its first title since last season’s Spring Playoffs? Join us as we break down this week’s League of Legends betting action.... 

League of Legends is still dominating the eSports betting scene and this week we’re going to take a look at the North American League Championship Series. While the North American league isn’t as strong as the Korean league, there are still some very talented teams and challengers for the world title.... 

League of Legends is the most popular eSport in the world and the top league is Champions Korea or LCK. This league has produced the eventual world champion in each of the last three years and the Korean teams are miles ahead of their European and American counterparts. The Korean league is a third of the way through Summer Split play and the action is heating up as SK Telecom 1 is looking to continue its dominance over the rest of the league. Let’s look ahead to some of the matches this week.... 

There is no sport in the world growing more than eSports is. The year-by-year growth has attracted notable names from the traditional sports world such as Shaquille O’Neal, Rick Fox, Alex Rodriguez, and Jimmy Rollins that have all signed on as full or partial owners of eSports teams.

At this point, eSports is more popular than many traditional sports and has sailed by hockey in terms of viewership. If its current growth rate can keep up, it even has a chance to pass baseball in terms of viewers by the end of the decade....