League of Legends Esports News

It's official: T1 are returning to the Esports World Cup for another shot at the title (and the hefty prize funds). With Faker at full force leading the team, T1 took down Dplus KIA at the EWC 2026 Korean Qualifiers, securing their spot at this year's League of Legends competition at the Esports World Cup.

As teams continue to battle for a spot at MSI, the time has come to celebrate the best performing players of the 2026 LEC Spring Regular Season. The All-Pro teams and MVP award winners are in, and one player stands above the rest after a stellar split that saw him become one of just two players in his position to win an LEC MVP award.

Some comebacks feel forced. This one feels like the story was always supposed to end this way. Nearly six years after leaving the team, Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng is officially back at Team Liquid, and the announcement left the community stunned in the best possible way.

The 2026 LEC Spring Playoffs are about to kick off, and only two teams will get to secure their spots at MSI in South Korea. Starting Saturday, May 23, the LEC Spring Playoffs will see the top teams in Europe compete across three weeks of high-stakes action, where every match will be a Best-of-5. Six teams enter the Playoffs, but only two will get to represent the LEC at MSI 2026. Let's go ahead and look at our predictions.

The world's biggest esports event just found a new home. The Esports World Cup 2026 is officially moving to Paris, France, marking the first time in the tournament's history that it will be hosted outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

League of Legends Patch 26.11 is incoming. Shop items are the big focus this patch, with many of them set to see adjustments. Changes to several runes are also to be expected along with nerfs that seek to shift the current Support meta.

Karmine Corp have been reinstated into the Club Partner Program for the 2026 iteration. The French Club maintains their partnership streak for the 3rd edition of the Esports World Club.

South Korea are gunning for a repeat title at this year’s Asian Games following their victory 2023 victory in Hangzhou for the 19th Asian Games. KeSPA – the Korean eSports Association – announced earlier today the 6-player lineup that will represent South Korea at the upcoming tournament.

The EMEA region has its League of Legends representatives for the Esports World Cup 2026. G2 Esports and Karmine Corp secured both slots coming out of the EWC 2026 EMEA Online Qualifier, confirming that Europe's fiercest rivalry is heading to the biggest stage in esports.

T1’s newest addition, Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan continues to turn heads with his League of Legends prowess. At just 20-years-old, the South Korean AD Carry has become the first player ever in Tier 1 competitive League of Legends to reach 13 Pentakills, surpassing the previous record holder Chen “GALA” Wei once again.

An unlikely partnership, but one that is as real as anything else; ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced a long-term deal with none other than Italian luxury car brand Automobili Lamborghini. This means that Lamborghini will be the Official Automotive Partner for DreamHack events moving forward, starting with DreamHack Atlanta (May 15-17) in the US.

Jynxzi’s ongoing Streamer Tournament is turning heads and drawing eyeballs to his stream. Currently one of the most followed content creators on the planet, Jynxzi has turned his attention and effort to League of Legends, now hosting a ‘streamer tournament’ to the tune of over 800,000 peak viewers.

The theme for League of Legends 2026 Season 2 has just been announced – Pandemonium. In accompaniment with the theme announcement, there are new skins to look forward to as well as a new map for the Arena game mode. In the trailer, Riot Games showcases the upcoming updates for Season 2 Act 1, featuring a frightful assembly of skins battling on Arena’s newest battleground.

The League of Legends Season 2 brings updates to Role Quests, items, runes, battlepass and introduces WASD to ranked and new skins.

League of Legends Patch 26.09 is right around the corner, and it's going to be a big one. The coming update will not only deliver the new Pandemonium-themed Season 2 to LoL, but will also make sweeping changes to a large number of champions, introduce new items, new runes, and a whole lot more.

With Patch 26.03 now live, the Solo Queue meta in League of Legends continues to evolve. This early-season update brought a large number of changes that shifted champion power levels across all roles, rewarding picks that can consistently pressure opponents, scale effectively, and snowball advantages into wins. Without further ado, here's our look at the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.03 in every role.

League of Legends Patch 26.06 continues the early-season trend of small but meaningful balance tweaks. With First Stand out of the way, the new patch was able to leave pro play aside and focus on Solo Queue, introducing targeted champion adjustments and ongoing meta refinement rather than sweeping changes. If you’re looking to gain LP efficiently, these are the best champions to climb ranked in League of Legends Patch 26.06.

League of Legends Patch 26.09 landed on April 29, 2026, kicking off Season 2 under the new Pandemonium theme, delivering one of the biggest updates of the year so far. Role Quest adjustments, rune changes, new items, and a refreshed Arena mode all headline the patch, alongside a targeted wave of champion buffs and nerfs. If you're looking to climb the ranked ladder efficiently as the meta continues to evolve, here are the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.09.

KeSPA and the Esports Foundation have to an agreement, bringing the South Korean association back into the fold as National Team Partner, and by extension returns South Korea to the list of nations for the ENC.

Riot's 2XKO Patch 1.2.1 arrives May 12 with the new Teamfight Fuse, which lets both champions play simultaneously for seven seconds. The update also adds a duo finder, in-game voice chat, and opens Season 2 with a soft ranked reset.