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Two LoL Champions Have 99% Presence Rate In Major Region Play

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The League of Legends summer split is underway in all four major esport regions (China, Europe, North America, and Korea). Every team will be vying for a place at the 2023 World Championships, which are due to take place in Korea between September and November.

Recent patches to the game have brought with them a lot of major changes to the meta. As a result, a handful of champions have been making regular appearances during the pick/ban phases of pro games.

Leading the way are Neeko and recently released champion Milio. The pair of colorful characters hold a 99% presence rate at the time of writing. Three other champions have a presence rate of over 90% – Vi (98%), K’Sante (95%), and Aphelios (92%). All this data comes from professional play stat-tracking site, Game of Legends.

Related: LCS Summer split begins after player strike causes two-week delay

“OP” Neeko And Milio Lead Presence Rate And Ban Lists

Splash art of Neeko from League of Legends
Riot Games

Amid complaints that Neeko has become “overpowered” in recent patches and that Milio is not properly balanced yet, the two champions’ presence on the pro scene has mostly been as bans. Neeko is the most banned champion at 184. Milio is the third-most banned at 164. Furthermore, the pair hold win rates of 47% and 58% respectively in the games where they have been picked.

A similar story can be seen at the higher levels of the amateur competitive scene. Both champions are top-ten in bans at all levels of ranked play from Gold and higher. This is in spite of a nerf to Milio on the most recent patch. Returning to pro play, the best Neeko player has been BLG’s Yagao (5 games, 100% win rate, 4.8 KDA). Meanwhile, the best Milio players are Gen.G’s Delight (5 games, 80% win rate, 12.5 KDA) and T1’s Keria (5 games, 80% win rate, 10.4 KDA).

Furthermore, Neeko is receiving a nerf on the upcoming 13.13 patch. This will also be a three-week patch, meaning that both characters could receive more substantial adjustments in the 13.14 patch after the dev team observes the long-term effects on the meta.

Related: LEC Summer split tracker

Japan Sees First Woman To Play In Pro LoL League

Speaking of dominance in the support position, Japan became the latest region to break the gender barrier. Miyu “Shakespeare” Otomo participated in FENNEL’s week 1 game against Crest Gaming Act, filling in for starting support Ian “Corporal” Pearse. Additionally, Japan is believed to be just the third Worlds-eligible region to have a woman appear in its top league.

While FENNEL’s opponents were not the toughest team in the league, Shakespeare still put on a masterful display. She ended the series with a 3/1/22 stat line after playing Yuumi and Lulu. Furthermore, if FENNEL are able to win the LJL’s single Worlds berth, Shakespeare could be the first woman to attend the year-end event as a player.

Shakespeare did not play in FENNEL’s Week 2 loss to Sengoku Gaming. Corporal recorded a 2/7/12 stat line across the three games in the 2-1 loss. Next week, FENNEL takes on V3 Esports, as well as perennial league champions DetonatioN FocusMe. Perhaps Shakespeare will get another shot at the starting job if Corporal’s numbers don’t improve.

Related: LCS Summer split tracker

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LEC Summer 2023 Tracker: MAD Lions Roar Into Early Lead

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After the monumental change to move the LEC to three splits per year, we have finally reached the Summer Split. Here, champions will be forged, and the final attendees of the LEC Finals chosen. G2 and MAD Lions have already qualified. They will be joined by the winner of this split, plus the three-highest-scoring teams in Championship Points. From there, those six teams will battle it out for four places at Worlds. However, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams’ rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.

Rosters And Transactions

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
Astralis Finn 113 LIDER Kobbe JeongHoon
Excel Esports Odoamme Peach Abbedagge Patrik LIMIT
Fnatic Oscarinin Razork Humanoid Noah Trymbi
G2 BrokenBlade Yike Caps Hans Sama Mikyx
KOI Szygenda Malrang Larssen Comp Advienne
MAD Lions Chasy Elyoya Nisqy Carzzy Hylissang
SK Gaming Irrelevant Markoon Sertuss Exakick Doss
Team BDS Adam Sheo nuc Crownie Labrov
Team Heretics Evi Jankos Vetheo Flakked Mersa
Team Vitality Photon Bo Perkz Upset Kaiser
Names that appear in this table only reflect confirmed roster moves.

April 2023

  • 8th: Team Vitality release coach Mephisto.
  • 10th: Team Heretics mid laner Ruby is listed as inactive.
  • 28th: Fnatic ADC Rekkles role-swaps to support and is listed as inactive.

May 2023

  • 12th: Fnatic release inactive top laner Wunder.
  • 16th: Jungler Xerxe leaves Excel Esports to join Spanish ERL team Giants.
  • 19th: Team Heretics release inactive mid laner Ruby.
  • 23rd: Inactive Excel support Targamas joins Karmine Corp. Meanwhile, inactive Team Vitality ADC Neon joins Vitality.Bee. Elsewhere, Team Heretics ADC Jackspektra joins Team Heretics Academy.
  • 26th: Unicorns of Love jungler Peach signs with Excel Esports.
  • 28th: Team Heretics send ADC Jackspektra to Los Heretics.
  • 31st: Team Heretics promote ADC Flakked from Los Heretics.

June 2023

  • 6th: Fnatic release support Advienne.
  • 7th: Inactive mid laner Vetheo joins Team Heretics from Excel Esports.
  • 8th: KOI release support Trymbi.
  • 9th: KOI sign free agent support Advienne
  • 10th: Fnatic sign ADC Noah from Serbian team Zero Tenacity and free agent support Trymbi.

Match Results

Per the new league format, the split’s regular season will comprise of three weeks of three matchdays each.

Team Record
MAD Lions 3 – 0
Team Heretics 3 – 0
G2 2 – 1
Fnatic 2 – 1
Astralis 1 – 2
KOI 1 – 2
SK Gaming 1 – 2
Team BDS 1 – 2
Team Vitality 1 – 2
Excel Esports 0 – 3

Week 1

June 17

MAD Lions 1 – 0 Team Vitality
Team Heretics 1 – 0 SK Gaming
KOI 1 – 0 Excel Esports
G2 1 – 0 Team BDS
Fnatic 1 – 0 Astralis

June 18

Team Vitality 1 – 0 SK Gaming
Excel Esports 0 – 1 Fnatic
MAD Lions 1 – 0 G2
KOI 0 – 1 Team BDS
Team Heretics 1 – 0 Astralis

June 19

Excel Esports 0 – 1 SK Gaming
Team BDS 0 – 1 Astralis
KOI 0 – 1 MAD Lions
Fnatic 0 – 1 G2
Team Vitality 0 – 1 Team Heretics

Week 2

June 24

SK Gaming v Team BDS
Excel Esports v Team Heretics
KOI v Fnatic
Team Vitality v G2
Astralis v MAD Lions

June 25

Excel Esports v Team BDS
Astralis v Team Vitality
Team Heretics v KOI
G2 v SK Gaming
Astralis v MAD Lions

June 26

Team BDS v Team Heretics
MAD Lions v Excel Esports
G2 v Astralis
KOI v SK Gaming
Fnatic v Team Vitality

Week 3

July 1

TBA

July 2

TBA

July 3

TBA

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LCS Summer 2023 Tracker: Cloud9 & Team Liquid Start Perfect, FlyQuest Go 0-3

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The race to Worlds is finally here. By the time September rolls around, just four LCS teams will be moving onto Worlds. Riot Games revealed that Worlds 2023 will feature a brand new format, meaning that three LCS teams will qualify for the tournament’s Swiss Stage. Meanwhile, one team will qualify for the Wildcard Qualifier, which will send one team to the Worlds Play-In stage.

HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams’ rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.

Rosters And Transactions

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
100 Thieves Ssumday Closer Quid Doublelift Busio
Cloud9 Fudge Blaber ENEMES Berserker Zven
Dignitas Rich Santorin Jensen Tomo Diamond
Evil Geniuses Revenge Armao
Sheiden		 Jojopyun UNF0RGIVEN Eyla
FlyQuest Impact Spica VicLa Prince Vulcan
Golden Guardians Licorice River Gori Stixxay Huhi
Immortals Solo Kenvi Bolulu Tactical Treatz
NRG Dhokla Contractz Palafox FBI IgNar
Team Liquid Summit Pyosik Haeri Yeon CoreJJ
TSM Hauntzer Bugi Ruby WildTurtle Chime
Names that appear in this table only reflect confirmed roster moves.

April 2023

  • 7th: Team Liquid release head coach MaRin. Meanwhile, FlyQuest promote Winsome from FlyQuest Challengers to the LCS roster. Furthermore, 100 Thieves mid laner Bjergsen announced his retirement.
  • 11th: Cloud9 release positional coach Selfie.
  • 17th: Immortals demote support Fleshy to Immortals Challengers and sign free agent support Treatz. Elsewhere, Dignitas support Biofrost leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
  • 18th: Immortals release top laner Revenge.
  • 26th. Evil Geniuses release head coach Freeze and assistant head coach H4xDefender. Meanwhile, Immortals sign free agent top laner Solo.
  • 28th: Team Liquid promote assistant head coach Reignover to head coach and team manager Dodo to assistant head coach.
  • 29th: Evil Geniuses release top laner Ssumday, jungler Inspired, ADC FBI, and support Vulcan.

May 2023

  • 2nd: Dignitas sign free agent top laner Rich. Elsewhere, TSM part ways with head coach Chawy.
  • 3rd: Cloud9 release positional coach Armao and sign free agent positional coach Duffman. Meanwhile, TSM release mid laner Maple.
  • 9th: 100 Thieves demote head coach Nukeduck to assistant head coach and hire free agent head coach Cain.
  • 10th: Top laner Armut leaves Dignitas to join Turkish team SuperMassive.
  • 11th: Mid laner Quid joins 100 Thieves from Gen.G Academy.
  • 12th: Top laner Ssumday joins 100 Thieves. Ssumday previously played for 100 Thieves between Spring 2018 and Summer 2022.
  • 13th: 100 Thieves top laner Tenacity leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
  • May 17th: Dignitas promote academy support Diamond to the LCS roster.
  • 18th: TSM sign free agent head coach Reven. Elsewhere, free agent Armao role-swaps from positional coach to jungler and signs with Evil Geniuses.
  • 19th: FlyQuest release substitute support Eyla and sign free agent support Vulcan.
  • 23rd: TSM announce their Summer roster, adding free agent top laner Hauntzer and free agent mid laner Ruby.
  • 25th: Evil Geniuses head of player development Razvan moves to the role of head coach.
  • 27th: NRG release ADC Luger. Furthermore, support IgNar signs from Dignitas.

June 2023

  • 2nd: Golden Guardians sign free agent ADC Array as their team substitute.
  • 9th: Free agent Svenskeren role-swaps from jungler to strategic coach and joins Dignitas.
  • 10th: FlyQuest sends support Winsome to their academy team.
  • 12th: Evil Geniuses sign top laner Revenge, jungler Armao, ADC UNF0RGIVEN, and support Eyla. Furthermore, Evil Geniuses promotes jungler Sheiden from their academy roster. Elsewhere, Dignitas sign free agent support Diamond.

NACL Roster Moves

June 2023

  • 1st: Disguised sign top laner FakeGod, jungler Tomio, mid laner Young, ADC Meech, support Zeyzal, and head coach Goldenglue.
  • 6th: Supernova releases top laner Dragoon, jungler Kisno, mid laner Onat, ADC Azog, support Chookies, and substitute Avril. Meanwhile, the team signs top laner Qwacker, jungler Music, midlaner RobbyBob, ADC Sketchdreams, support Trevor, head coach Mesmerism, and assistants Pookar and Shiazuri. Elsewhere, FlyQuest Challengers sign top laner Faisal.
  • 9th: Cinncinati FEAR signs top laner Phillip, support JayJ, head coach Kiao and assistant coach Xav. Meanwhile, AOE Gold releases jungler Winnie, support SkyTec, and positional coach Fawn. Furthermore, AOE Gold signs top laner Concept, jungler Will, and support breezyyy. Additionally, AOE Gold, promotes Akaadian from assistant coach to head coach and Zaga from analyst to assistant coach. Meanwhile, Team Fish Taco announces their NCAL summer roster of top laner lunacia, jungler RoseThorn, mid laner Onat, ADC Spawn, and support Nxi, who role-swaps from jungler.
  • 12th: Supernova part ways with head coach Mesmerism and promote assistant coach Shiazuri to head coach.

The NACL runs between June 10 and July 17.

LCS Match Results

Following a two-week delay due to the LCS Players’ Strike, a deal has been reached between the LCS and LCSPA. The LCS Summer Split will adopt a three-a-week format starting on June 14.

The top eight teams qualify for the LCS Summer playoffs. First and second place begin in the Upper Bracket Semifinals. Third through sixth place begin in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals. Meanwhile, seventh and eighth place begin in the Lower Bracket.

Team Record
Cloud9 2 – 0
Evil Geniuses 2 – 0
Immortals 2 – 0
Team Liquid 2 – 0
100 Thieves 1 – 1
TSM 1 – 1
Dignitas 0 – 2
FlyQuest 0 – 2
Golden Guardians 0 – 2
NRG 0 – 2

Week 1

  • Nukeduck played as 100 Thieves’ mid laner due to visa issues for Quid.

June 14

Cloud9 1 – 0 Golden Guardians
Team Liquid 1 – 0 TSM
Immortals 1 – 0 Dignitas
Evil Geniuses 1 – 0 NRG
FlyQuest 0 – 1 100 Thieves

June 15

Dignitas 0 – 1 Cloud9
TSM 1 – 0 FlyQuest
100 Thieves 0 – 1 Team Liquid
NRG 0 – 1 Immortals
Golden Guardians 0 – 1 Evil Geniuses

June 16

Immortals 0 – 1 Team Liquid
Golden Guardians 1 – 0 FlyQuest
Evil Geniuses 0 – 1 Dignitas
NRG 1 – 0 100 Thieves
Cloud9 1 – 0 TSM

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Could Japan Bring The First Woman To Worlds?

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Women are rare in the top divisions of League of Legends esports. Esports should lends itself to gender parity. However, gaming culture and perceived skill differences have often led to the exclusion of women. Maria “Remilia” Creveling, remains the best example of a woman making it to a major league. She briefly played for Renegades during the 2016 Spring split of North America’s LCS. While there are many incredibly talented women playing on amateur teams and in regional leagues, it remains to be seen when a woman will be once again given a top-division opportunity.

The lack of gender parity at the top level of the sport means that no woman has ever appeared as a player at the World Championships. The theoretical closest we have come to this milestone is Vaevictis eSports’ all-women team in the 2019 LCL season. However, that might all be about to change after history was made this week in Japan.

Shakespeare Makes History

On June 11, Miyu “Shakespeare” Otomo made history as she became the first woman to play in the LJL. Filling in for starting support Ian “Corporal” Pearse, it was on the 20-year-old to help FENNEL start the Summer split with a win. The team’s first game was against Crest Gaming Act. CGA hadn’t recorded a top four finish since 2020. However, given the league’s level of competitiveness, it was not a game to be taken lightly. Shakespeare didn’t disappoint, playing dominantly in the 2-0 FENNEL victory. She ended the series with a 3/1/22 stat line after playing Yuumi and Lulu. At the time of writing, she currently holds a league-high KDA of 25. It is believed that she is the first woman to play in a Worlds-eligible league since the aforementioned all-women Vaevictis eSports played in Russia in 2019.

Japan is a one-bid team for the annual World Championships. That bid has more often than not been won by DetonatioN FocusMe. DFM have won all but one split since Spring 2018. However, league parity has steadily increased over the years. Teams such as Sengoku Gaming are now beginning to challenge the dominance of DFM. Heading into Summer, many see FENNEL as a team that can challenge for that top spot. It’s unclear whether Shakespeare will be taking to the Rift in FENNEL’s Week 2 matchup against Sengoku. However, she deserves the chance to challenge for a starting role or the team’s substitute spot if they do make it to Worlds.

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LCSPA Ends Strike, LCS Summer Split Begins June 14

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Players in the LCS, North America’s professional League of Legends league, went on strike on May 28. The LCSPA, the union that represents the league’s players, called the strike over changes to the second tier of the region’s esports scene. In a statement released May 30, Global Head of League of Legends Esports Naz Aletaha announced that Riot had chosen to delay the start of the LCS Summer split by two weeks. “We ultimately decided that it would not hold true to our values that Riot’s esports offers our players and fans a showcase for the best competitive League of Legends. Nothing but putting the best players in North America on the stage at Riot Games Arena is acceptable. So we informed LCSPA leadership today that we will delay the LCS season for the next two weeks.”

The delay came as a result of Riot Games and the 10 LCS organizations being unable to source high-quality replacement players. Despite removing many of the requirements for LCS eligibility, much of the amateur and semi-pro scene stood with the players. Riot threatened to cancel it entirely if a deal could not be reached with the union. Canceling the split would have prevented North American teams from participating in the 2023 World Championships. The end of the two-week delay, June 15, was set as a hard deadline for negotiations.

Riot Games And LCSPA Reach Agreement

In a statement released June 9, the LCS announced that a deal had been reached with the Players’ Association. “Following a two-week delay, the LCS will move forward with a reformatted Summer Split regular season that will take place over 6 weeks starting on June 14. LCS matches this Summer will now be played on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,” the statement began. Furthermore, the post outlined the changes to the NACL that would be implemented as a result of the agreement. These changes were headlined by reformatting, better governance, mandatory minimums for severance notification, and healthcare for international players. However, LCS organizations will still not be required to carry an academy team or participate in the NACL.

The LCSPA also released a statement, saying the agreement “proves the importance of giving players a seat at the table.” However, the LCSPA vowed to keep fighting. “The concessions [below] do not restore the NACL fully, nor do they provide restoration for the players who lost jobs suddenly and incurred financial hardship, lost visas, or broken leases. The LCSPA is committed to continuing our pursuit of any and all potential paths toward making these players more whole.” Away from these promises, the league is now set to return on June 9, beginning a compact, three-a-week play schedule. Follow all the biggest stories in esports here at HotNewHipHop

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VALORANT Player “Twisten” Dies At 19

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The esports world is mourning the loss of Karel “Twisten” Asenbrener, who passed away at the age of 19. Originally from Czechia, Twisten began his VALORANT career in 2020. Before 2020, Twisten briefly spent time in the pro scene of Rainbow Six Siege. After playing in the VALORANT Academy, he joined Kings of Sosnovka. Over the course of late 2020 and early 2021, Twisten spent time with Czech giants eSuba and Entropiq. Then, in September 2021, Twisten made the move to the German organization BIG.

With BIG, Twisten began to find mainstream success. The team won four editions of the Kingdom Calling tournament. Furthermore, they appeared in two stages of the VCT EMEA Challengers in 2022. As Riot Games moved VALORANT to a franchise model, Twisten caught the eye of French giants, and VCT EMEA franchise, Team Vitality. Joining the team, Twisten opened his career with top-four finishes at the G-Loot VALORANT clash and a Red Bull Home Ground event. However, the biggest stages were yet to come. The team finished 14th at the VCT Lock-In event in Sao Paolo before notching a 5th-place finish in VCT EMEA League play. Twisten’s last match was a 2-1 loss to FUT Esports on May 25.

Twisten Confirmed Dead After “Good Night” Tweet

Twisten has always been open about his struggles with mental health. Following Team Vitality’s loss in the Lock-In tournament, Twisten posted a length Twitlonger. In it, he talked candidly about his battle with depression. On June 6, Twisten posted a tweet that simply read “Good night”. While seemingly innocuous, “good night” is also a common esports term that players post after killing an enemy.

Furthermore, on June 7, Team Vitality confirmed the worst – that Twisten had passed away. “We are deeply heartbroken to share with you that our VALORANT player Karel “Twisten” Asenbrener passed away last night. We are deeply saddened by this devastating loss, and our first thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends in this difficult time. The whole Team Vitality Organization is devastated by this news, and we will be stopping all communications for the rest of the day. Rest in peace Karel.” In response to his death, a challenge drive was implemented at the upcoming VCT Master Tokyo. Every “shorty” elimination would add to fund that would raise money for a mental health charity.

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LCS Strike: Teams Sign Players, Union Cancels Interviews

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The strike by the LCS Players Association has already sent shockwaves through the esports industry. Despite attempts to sign replacement teams, Riot Games ultimately decided to postpone the start of the LCS Summer split by two weeks. However, Riot Games made it very clear that they opposed all union demands and were not afraid to cancel the split entirely. If the LCS was to be canceled, North American teams would not be eligible for Worlds 2023 in South Korea.

In response to Riot’s actions, the Players Association announced their dedication to resolving the situation. Subsequently, the Players Association said that they had asked Riot to engage with them in daily meetings to find an equitable solution to the strike. In the absence of the LCS, fans were treated to a showmatch between Disguised and Delta Fox. The best-of-three series was cast by LCS mainstays Azael and CaptainFlowers. Disguised won 2-0 with over 30,000 people watching the stream.

Teams Making Signings And The PA Cancels Media Appearances

June 1 saw the first LCS roster moves since the strike was announced. Golden Guardians announced the signing of ADC Jackson “Array” Moldenhauer as the team’s sixth man for the split. This came as a result of former sixth man Youngho “Young” Choi signing with Disguised. Array is a long-time academy player who spent a year with Golden Guardians Challengers before being released last month. While a minor move, it indicates that teams are being able to convince players to cross the picket in preparation for the upcoming season.

Furthermore, freelance esports reporter Mikhail Klimentov shared a text message from Players Association Executive Director Phil Arama. “Mikhail, I’m sorry but I’ve got to postpone indefinitely. We are in productive conversations with Riot at this time and do not want to disrupt them with further media for the moment.” This could further indicate that Riot and the Players Association are nearing an agreement. The LCS Summer split is currently set to start on June 15. Furthermore, the NACL, the second-tier competition that caused the walkout, begins on June 10. This is a developing story and we’ll have any updates here at HotNewHipHop.

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Riot Games Delays LCS Season Amid Player Strike

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Last week, the LCSPA, which represents professional League of Legends players in North America, called for a strike vote. The decision came as a result of Riot Games gutting the second tier of professional League of Legends in the region, leading to the loss of over 70 jobs.

The strike authorization vote overwhelmingly passed on May 28, meaning that the league’s 50 presumptive starters would not be taking the stage for the start of the Summer Split on June 1. However, Riot did not immediately cancel or delay the split. Instead, the billion-dollar game studio scrapped a few key regulations in order to make it easier for teams to sign replacement rosters. The LCSPA hit back, urging any players receiving offers from LCS teams to stand in solidarity with the union. Furthermore, a number of influential figures in the amateur and semi-pro scenes indicated that they would be taking note of any players who crossed the picket.

Season Delayed But Riot Holding Firm

In a statement released May 30, Global Head of League of Legends Esports Naz Aletaha announced that Riot had chosen to delay the start of the LCS Summer split by two weeks. “We ultimately decided that it would not hold true to our values that Riot’s esports offers our players and fans a showcase for the best competitive League of Legends. Nothing but putting the best players in North America on the stage at Riot Games Arena is acceptable. So we informed LCSPA leadership today that we will delay the LCS season for the next two weeks.”

However, that’s where the generosity towards the union stopped. Despite saying that Riot wanted to start a “productive dialogue between the LCSPA, teams, and the league,” the statement also included a public rejection of all of the demands set forth by the LCSPA. Furthermore, Riot openly threatened to cancel the entire LCS season, eliminating LCS teams from eligibility at Worlds 2023, if the work stoppage extended beyond two weeks. In short, Riot made it very clear that they were willing to dole out any punishment they saw fit if the union didn’t capitulate and surrender. As a result of these threats, the LCSPA has publicly said they have asked Riot for daily meetings to find an equitable solution. This is a developing story and we’ll have any updates here at HotNewHipHop.

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LEC Summer 2023 Tracker: Roster Moves And Results

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After the monumental change to move the LEC to three splits per year, we have finally reached the Summer Split. Here, champions will be forged, and the final attendees of the LEC Finals chosen. G2 and MAD Lions have already qualified. They will be joined by the winner of this split, plus the three-highest-scoring teams in Championship Points. From there, those six teams will battle it out for four places at Worlds. However, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams’ rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.

Rosters And Transactions

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
Astralis
Excel Esports
Fnatic
G2
KOI
MAD Lions
SK Gaming
Team BDS
Team Heretics
Team Vitality
Names that appear in this table only reflect confirmed roster moves.

April 2023

  • 8th: Team Vitality release coach Mephisto.
  • 10th: Team Heretics mid laner Ruby is listed as inactive.
  • 28th: Fnatic ADC Rekkles role-swaps to support and is listed as inactive.

May 2023

  • 12th: Fnatic release inactive top laner Wunder.
  • 16th: Jungler Xerxe leaves Excel Esports to join Spanish ERL team Giants.
  • 19th: Team Heretics release inactive mid laner Ruby.

Rumored Transactions

Excel Esports

Fnatic

  • Per Alejandro Gomis, Fnatic are nearing an agreement with Zero Tenacity ADC Noah. Additionally, Gomis reported that Fnatic and KOI are expected to trade supports Advienne and Trymbi.

Team Heretics

Match Results

The LEC is yet to announce the schedule for the Summer Split. This section will be updated as soon as the league releases the matchups. However, the league will start on June 17. Per the new league format, the split’s regular season will comprise of three weeks of three matchdays each.

Week 1

June 17

TBA

June 18

TBA

June 19

TBA

Week 2

June 24

TBA

June 25

TBA

June 26

TBA

Week 3

July 1

TBA

July 2

TBA

July 3

TBA

LCS Summer 2023 Tracker: Roster Moves And Results

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The race to Worlds is finally here. By the time September rolls around, just four LCS teams will be moving onto Worlds. Riot Games accounted that Worlds 2023 will feature a brand new format, meaning that three LCS teams will qualify for the tournament’s Swiss Stage. Meanwhile, one team will qualify for the Wildcard Qualifier, which will send one team to the Worlds Play-In stage.

HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams’ rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.

Rosters And Transactions

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
100 Thieves Ssumday Quid
Cloud9
Dignitas Rich
Evil Geniuses Jojopyun
FlyQuest Vulcan
Golden Guardians
Immortals Solo Treatz
NRG
Team Liquid
TSM
Names that appear in this table only reflect confirmed roster moves.

April 2023

  • 7th: Team Liquid release head coach MaRin. Meanwhile, FlyQuest promote Winsome from FlyQuest Challengers to the LCS roster. Furthermore, 100 Thieves mid laner Bjergsen announced his retirement.
  • 11th: Cloud9 release positional coach Selfie.
  • 17th: Immortals demote support Fleshy to Immortals Challengers and sign free agent support Treatz. Elsewhere, Dignitas support Biofrost leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
  • 18th: Immortals release top laner Revenge.
  • 26th. Evil Geniuses release head coach Freeze and assistant head coach H4xDefender. Meanwhile, Immortals sign free agent top laner Solo.
  • 28th: Team Liquid promote assistant head coach Reignover to head coach and team manager Dodo to assistant head coach.
  • 29th: Evil Geniuses release top laner Ssumday, jungler Inspired, ADC FBI, and support Vulcan.

May 2023

  • 2nd: Dignitas sign free agent top laner Rich. Elsewhere, TSM part ways with head coach Chawy.
  • 3rd: Cloud9 release positional coach Armao and sign free agent positional coach Duffman. Meanwhile, TSM release mid laner Maple.
  • 9th: 100 Thieves demote head coach Nukeduck to assistant head coach and hire free agent head coach Cain.
  • 10th: Top laner Armut leaves Dignitas to join Turkish team SuperMassive.
  • 11th: Mid laner Quid joins 100 Thieves from Gen.G Academy.
  • 12th: Top laner Ssumday joins 100 Thieves. Ssumday previously played for 100 Thieves between Spring 2018 and Summer 2022.
  • 13th: 100 Thieves top laner Tenacity leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
  • 19th: FlyQuest release substitute support Eyla and sign free agent support Vulcan.

Match Results

The LCS Summer Split will run for eight weeks between June 1 and July 21. The group stage will be followed by the playoffs, which will conclude on August 20. This year, the LCS Summer Split Grand Final is being held in Newark.

Week 1

June 1

Cloud9 v Golden Guardians
Team Liquid v TSM
Immortals v Dignitas
Evil Geniuses v NRG
FlyQuest v 100 Thieves

June 2

Dignitas v Cloud9
TSM v FlyQuest
100 Thieves v Team Liquid
NRG v Immortals
Golden Guardians v Evil Geniuses

Week 2

June 8

Immortals v Team Liquid
Golden Guardians v FlyQuest
Evil Geniuses v Dignitas
NRG v 100 Thieves
Cloud9 v TSM

June 9

Dignitas v Golden Guardians
Team Liquid v NRG
FlyQuest v Cloud9
TSM v Immortals
100 Thieves v Evil Geniuses

Week 3

June 15

NRG v TSM
Golden Guardians v Immortals
100 Thieves v Cloud9
Dignitas v Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses v FlyQuest

June 16

TSM v Golden Guardians
Immortals v 100 Thieves
Team Liquid v Evil Geniuses
FlyQuest v Dignitas
Cloud9 v NRG

Week 4

June 21

TSM v Evil Geniuses
FlyQuest v Team Liquid
NRG v Golden Guardians
100 Thieves v Dignitas
Cloud9 v Immortals

June 22

NRG v FlyQuest
Team Liquid v Cloud9
Dignitas v TSM
Evil Geniuses v Immortals
Golden Guardians v 100 Thieves

June 23

Cloud9 v Evil Geniuses
Team Liquid v Golden Guardians
Dignitas v NRG
TSM v 100 Thieves
Immortals v FlyQuest

Week 5

June 29

NRG v Team Liquid
100 Thieves v FlyQuest
Golden Guardians v Cloud9
Dignitas v Evil Geniuses
Immortals v TSM

June 30

Evil Geniuses v 100 Thieves
TSM v NRG
Cloud9 v Dignitas
FlyQuest v Golden Guardians
Team Liquid v Immortals

Week 6

July 6

Dignitas v FlyQuest
NRG v Evil Geniuses
Team Liquid v 100 Thieves
Immortals v Cloud9
Golden Guardians v TSM

July 7

100 Thieves v Immortals
Evil Geniuses v Golden Guardians
Cloud9 v Team Liquid
FlyQuest v NRG
TSM v Dignitas

Week 7

July 13

Immortals v Golden Guardians
FlyQuest v Evil Geniuses
Cloud9 v 100 Thieves
TSM v Team Liquid
NRG v Dignitas

July 14

100 Thieves v TSM
Evil Geniuses v Cloud9
Team Liquid v FlyQuest
Golden Guardians v NRG
Dignitas v Immortals

Week 8

July 19

Dignitas v 100 Thieves
Golden Guardians v Team Liquid
NRG v Cloud9
FlyQuest v TSM
Immortals v Evil Geniuses

July 20

Golden Guardians v Dignitas
FlyQuest v Immortals
100 Thieves v NRG
Evil Geniuses v Team Liquid
TSM v Cloud9

July 21

Immortals v NRG
Evil Geniuses v TSM
Cloud9 v FlyQuest
Team Liquid v Dignitas
100 Thieves v Golden Guardians