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TSM Sells LCS Slot To Shopify Rebellion

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TSM, one of the oldest esports orgs in North America, has officially left the League of Legends scene. The organization confirmed today (September 20) that they had sold their place in the LCS to Shopify Rebellion. It is believed that TSM is looking to join another Tier 1 league such as China or South Korea. However, the departure of TSM ends a 12-year tenure in the North American scene.

“The acquisition of our LCS slot is a milestone moment for TSM and the entire esports community, especially by a team that shares our passion for excellence and growth. With the relentless pursuit of victory that has defined TSM, and the innovative spirit of Shopify Rebellion, we believe this move will ignite fresh success and further elevate the competitive landscape of esports. And thank you to Riot for their exceptional partnership in this process,” TSM CEO Andy Dinh said in a statement.

Read More: MonteCristo claims LCS considering leaving LA, merging with CBLOL

Shopify Rebellion Join The LCS

Shopify Rebellion, which is owned by the e-commerce platform, already has several esports ventures. Since 2021, they have fielded teams in VALORANT, StarCraft, Dota 2, Halo, Street Fighter 6, and Rocket League. “Entering League of Legends – one of the largest esports titles, with a rich competitive history – felt like an obvious next step for us as we continue to grow our presence in esports. We’re excited to work with the former TSM roster and for them to compete in the LCS under the Shopify Rebellion banner,” said Shopify’s esports program development lead Dario Wünsch.

However, will that be the only change this offseason? According to League of Legends content creator Daniel “dGon” Gonzales, the North American LCS could see a bona fide exodus this offseason. Speaking on the Facecheck podcast, Gonzales claimed that an unnamed LCS team had already sold their franchise slot in the league and would be leaving before the start of the next split. However, at the time of writing, no further details about this mystery team have been revealed. North American free agency will begin in late November, after Worlds 2023 has concluded.

Read More: 2024 LoL rostermania

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LEC & LCS 2024 Rostermania: All Transfers And Rumors

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For 12 of the 20 teams that comprise the LEC and LCS, it’s the offseason. That means it’s time to start evaluating rosters before trying again in 2024. However, while teams won’t be able to sign new players until free agency begins in November, that doesn’t mean that they will be sitting ideal.

Furthermore, many teams have already started to disassemble their rosters in preparation for a retool. However, HotNewHipHop is here to provide you with every roster move, as well as every rumored move, that happens between now and the start of the 2024 season.

LEC Rosters

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
Astralis Finn* 113 LIDER* Kobbe* JeongHoon*
Excel Odoamne 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 Photo Bo* Perkz Upset* Kaiser
* = expiring contract

LCS Rosters

Top Jungle Mid ADC Support
100 Thieves Ssumday* Closer* Quid Doublelift* Busio*
Cloud9 Fudge Blaber EMENES Berserker Zven
Dignitas Rich Santorin Jensen Tomo poome*
Evil Geniuses Revenge* Armao* Jojopyun UNF0RIGVEN* Eyla*
FlyQuest Impact Spica VicLa Prince Vulcan*
Golden Guardians Licorice River Gori Stixxay Huhi
Immortals Tactical* Treatz*
NRG Dhokla* Contractz Palafox FBI* IgNar
Team Liquid Summit* Pyosik* APA Yeon CoreJJ*
TSM Hauntzer* Bugi Wildturtle* Chime*
* = expiring contract in 2023

Roster Move Timeline

August 2023

  • 11th: FlyQuest [LCS] releases GM Nick Phan.
  • 21st: Team Vitality [LEC] releases inactive jungler Selfmade. Selfmade was benched in June 2022. Meanwhile, TSM [LCS] removes mid laner Ruby from the GCD.
  • 25th: FlyQuest [LCS] releases two-way mid laner Spirax.
  • 29th: Evil Geniuses [LCS] releases all Academy players except jungler Sheiden. Elsewhere, Immortals [LCS] removes mid laner Bolulu from the GCD.
  • 31st: Nicole LaPointe Jameson steps down as CEO of Evil Geniuses [LCS]. Meanwhile, Disguised [NACL] releases their entire roster.

Roster Rumors

August 2023

  • 9th: Content creator dGon claims that a team in the LCS has sold their franchise slot. While he refused to name the team, he confirmed that it was not TSM.

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MonteCristo Claims LCS Considering Relocation Out Of LA, Merger With CBLOL

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Divisive caster and esports personality MonteCristo has made some bombshell claims about the state of the LCS. Speaking on the Last Free Nation podcast, the former League of Legends caster relayed some of the rumblings that he had heard coming out of Riot Games. “Even if it [league revenue] goes down, it’s quite easy to break even if you just have league minimum salaries,” he said. “If the league moves out of Los Angeles, it becomes even easier in many ways. I’m not sure it’s going to happen, so I’m not trying to put it out there saying, like, ‘This is something that is going to happen’, but those conversations have occurred at Riot. I know that factually. And why wouldn’t they? It makes logical sense. The LCS doesn’t need to be in Los Angeles.”

Furthermore, Monte said that a merger with the Brazilian CBLOL was “on the table”. Riot Games’ other major esport, VALORANT, operates an Amercias league that covers both North and Latin America. “My hope is that they move it fuck out of Los Angeles to decrease costs, because the more the costs are decreased around production, the more of the money that is made in revenue can go to getting better players and teams,” he continued. “If the league stays in Los Angeles, the teams are going to make the logical decision to cut money to spend on the teams themselves, on the players, on the coaches, on the infrastructure. That is what will happen. You will have worse teams.”

Read More: Jojopyun wins LCS Summer MVP

LCS Looking To Anchor Long-Term Viability

The LCS is in a dire spot right now. The ongoing 2023 Summer Split has had an average of 72,210 viewers according to Esports Charts. That’s a 34% drop from the Spring split and a 37% drop from the 2022 Summer split. Two series remain in the current split, with NRG and Team Liquid facing off before the winner plays Cloud9 in the Grand Final. Aside from steadily decreasing viewership, orgs are suffering through an “esports winter” amid prolonged financial struggles. Seven of the league’s 10 franchises dropped their academy team earlier this year.

Relocating the league’s base of operations out of Los Angeles could help with the financial burden. LA is the second-most expensive city in America. It echoes plans from other organizations, such as the US government. With DC also increasingly prohibitively expensive, the US government has looked to move some government departments further west. Additionally, leaving the West Coast could help with viewership. LCS matches are currently played nine hours behind mainland Europe. Moving to the midwest, Chicago for example, would serve to cut that number to seven. Of course, as mentioned, nothing is yet confirmed. However, if Monte is hearing correctly, big changes could be coming for the ailing league.

Read More: Mystery team reportedly leaving the LCS

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Jojopyun Wins LCS Summer MVP

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Joseph “Jojopyun” Pyun has been named the MVP of the LCS Summer split. He won the award in a landslide ahead of Blaber of Cloud9 and River of Golden Guardians. The Evil Geniuses midlaner is coming off his second full year in the league. Furthermore, he impressed voters with his consistent performances and highlight reel plays. Jojopyun helped guide Evil Geniuses to a 12-6 record during the regular season, good enough for third place in the standings. However, things help apart in the playoffs. Evil Geniuses were swept 3-0 by Cloud9 before falling to Team Liquid 3-1 in their do-or-die match with Worlds qualification on the line.

Jojopyun finished the split with a 4.2 KDA, 72.4% kill participation rate, a 9.1 CSM rate, and a 31.4% damage contribution rate. Furthermore, the young mid laner was named to the All-Pro First Team. However, not everyone is happy about the choice made by the voters. According to the LCS, “the awards are voted on by the LCS broadcast team, third-party media, and the pro teams themselves.”

Read More: LEC Summer split tracker

Did Jojopyun Have An MVP Split?

Jojopyun is definitely one of the best North American players to debut in many years. However, did he have an MVP-level split in Summer 2023? His KDA mark of 4.2 was only 16th best in the league. Furthermore, three of his teammates (UNF0RGIVEN, Armao, and Eyla) performed better in the statistic than Jojo. Additionally, his 4.2 was also almost half the league leader, Cloud9’s Berserker (8.2). Meanwhile, his KP% was 17th in the league, his CSM 11th. Granted, he was second in the league in DMG% but elsewhere, his numbers were well below where you would expect the overwhelming MVP choice to be. It’s very much a “vibes” win.

Then there are the playoffs. Granted, voting was done between the end of the regular season and the playoffs. But regardless, Jojopyun and Evil Geniuses won just four of their 12 playoff matches. After beating TSM 3-2 in the first round, they were swept by Cloud9. Then they were stomped 3-1 by Team Liquid in the series that had the last chance at a Worlds spot on the line. Jojpyun had a 2.5 KDA in those 12 games. His ability to dominate and make an impact was completely solved and neutralized by better opposition. While congratulations are in order for Jojopyun, questions remain about the voters

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DisguisedToast Says He’s “Open” To Joining The LCS

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If reports are correct, there will be two vacant slots in the LCS ahead of the 2024 season. The first will be that of TSM, who said earlier this year that they would be leaving the North American league to join another tier-one region. Then came the news, courtesy of content creator Daniel Gonzales, that a team not named TSM had already sold their franchise slot.

That left many people wondering just who would be filling the multiple spots in the league. MrBeast has previously expressed interest in joining the league. However, there has been little talk on that front since Worlds 2022. But for many, the ideal candidate was Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang. The League superfan and highly successful streamer recently entered the esports scene with his second-tier League team, Disguised. The team excelled in their first split in the NACL, winning the tournament outright. Now, Wang has said he’s not opposed to taking the team up a step.

Read More: LCK forced to tighten security after Faker receives death threats online

Disguised Open To But Wary Of LCS Jump

Speaking with Travis Gafford, Wang admitted that he was “open to join the LCS.” However, he admitted he was worried about the financial impact. He said that he wanted to “break even” in the next two years. Furthermore, he hadn’t heard positive things about LCS financials. “I heard joining the LCS actually loses you more money, which is kinda crazy,” he said. “The more you win and the more successful you are, you actually lose more money in esports. It’s better to just lose.”

Furthermore, Wang reiterated that he didn’t want to box himself into purely running League operations. Wang has already announced that he will be forming a VALORANT team. Additionally, he also expressed interest in other Riot products like Teamfight Tactics and the upcoming Project L. Outside of Riot Games, Wang also floated scenes like Counter-Strike 2, Apex Legends, and Rainbow Six: Siege also potential future ventures. It’s clear that Wang has big goals for his newly formed org. However, to the disappointment of many fans, it appears that the golden opportunity to join the LCS might have come just a little too early.

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Mystery Team Rumored To Have Sold Their LCS Spot

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According to League of Legends content creator Daniel “dGon” Gonzales, the North American LCS could see a bona fide exodus this offseason. Speaking on the Facecheck podcast, Gonzales claimed that a unnamed LCS team had already sold their franchise slot in the league and would be leaving before the start of the next split. Furthermore, Gonzales clarified that the team in question was not TSM, who had previously announced that they would seeking an exit from the league.

When asked if he was happy about the team that would be entering the league, Gonzales instead said that he was happy about who was leaving. Aside from the departing TSM, there are nine other teams in the LCS. Immortals have already been linked with a move away from the league. It was reported last month that Immortals had triggered a performance provision that could force them out of the league. Immortals have finished bottom two in five splits amid an eight split (4 years) period. That triggers a Riot Games safeguard that could potentially see Immortals leave the league.

Read More: LCS Summer 2023 tracker

Who Is Leaving the LCS?

Gonzales refused to say who was leaving. However, there are several teams that have indicated financial hardships over the past year. 100 Thieves, Cloud9, Dignitas, Golden Guardians, Immortals, NRG, and TSM all cut their academy teams when they Riot no longer mandated they have one. It’s hard to see who might be the team Gonzales claims to be leaving. The aforementioned Immortals seem like a pretty good bet. Elsewhere, perhaps the financial constraint of multiple superteams that went nowhere has caught up with 100 Thieves? Only time will tell if Gonzales’ reporting is accurate.

However, who might be joining the LCS? If Gonzales is correct, there could be multiple slots available ahead of 2024. Ahead of the Grand Final of Worlds 2022, YouTuber MrBeast said he was actively looking into joining the LCS in an ownership capacity. Could the time for MrBeast Esports be now? Then there’s Disguised Toast, the popular streamer whose League of Legends team just won the NACL Summer split. Perhaps DSG will take the step into joining the LCS proper.

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LCS Summer 2023: TSM Seemingly Ends LCS Tenure

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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.

LCS 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
poome
Evil Geniuses Revenge Armao
Sheiden		 Jojopyun UNF0RGIVEN Eyla
FlyQuest Impact Spica VicLa
Spriax		 Prince Vulcan
Golden Guardians Licorice River Gori Stixxay Huhi
Immortals Solo Bolulu Tactical Treatz
NRG Dhokla Contractz Palafox FBI IgNar
Team Liquid Summit Pyosik Haeri
APA		 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.

July 2023

  • 6th: Team Liquid promote academy mid laner APA to the LCS roster.
  • 11th: Dignitas sign free agent support poome.
  • 12th: FlyQuest promote academy mid laner Spirax to the LCS roster.
  • 29th: Immortals release jungler Kenvi

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 [Q] 13 – 5
Golden Guardians [Q] 13 – 5
Evil Geniuses [Q] 12 – 6
Team Liquid [Q] 10 – 8
NRG [Q] 9 – 9
TSM [Q] 8 – 10
Dignitas [Q] 7 – 11
100 Thieves [Q] 7 – 11
FlyQuest [E] 6 – 12
Immortals [E] 5 – 13

LCS 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

LCS Week 2

June 21

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

June 22

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

June 23

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

Week 3

June 28

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

June 29

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

June 30

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

Week 4

July 5

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

July 6

  • APA will start for Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses 1 – 0 100 Thieves
TSM 1 – 0 NRG
Cloud9 1 – 0 Dignitas
FlyQuest 0 – 1 Golden Guardians
Team Liquid 1 – 0 Immortals

June 7

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

Week 5

July 12

  • Spirax will start for FlyQuest
TSM 1 – 0 Dignitas
Evil Geniuses 0 – 1 Golden Guardians
FlyQuest 0 – 1 NRG
Cloud9 0 – 1 Team Liquid
100 Thieves 0 – 1 Immortals

July 13

  • VicLa will start for FlyQuest
NRG 1 – 0 Dignitas
FlyQuest 1 – 0 Evil Geniuses
TSM 1 – 0 Team Liquid
Cloud9 1 – 0 100 Thieves
Immortals 0 – 1 Golden Guardians

July 14

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

Week 6

July 19

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

July 20

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

July 21

Immortals 1 – 0 NRG
Evil Geniuses 1 – 0 TSM
Cloud9 1- 0 FlyQuest
Team Liquid 1 – 0 Dignitas
100 Thieves 0 – 1 Golden Guardians
Cloud9 1 – 0 Golden Guardians [1st Place tiebreaker]
100 Thieves 0 – 1 Dignitas [7th Place tiebreaker]

Playoffs

Upper Bracket Round 1

Team Liquid 1 – 3 NRG
Evil Geniuses 3 – 2 TSM

Lower Bracket Round 1

TSM 2 – 3 Dignitas
Team Liquid v 100 Thieves

Upper Bracket Round 2

NRG v Golden Guardians
Evil Geniuses v Cloud9

Lower Bracket Round 2

TBD v Dignitas
TBD v TBD

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LCS Summer 2023 Tracker: Team Liquid Change Mid Laners

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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.

LCS 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.

July 2023

  • 6th: Team Liquid promote academy mid laner APA to the LCS roster.

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
Evil Geniuses 9 – 2
Cloud9 8 – 3
Golden Guardians 8 – 3
Team Liquid 6 – 5
100 Thieves 5 – 6
Dignitas 5 – 6
TSM 5 – 6
NRG 4 – 7
FlyQuest 3 – 8
Immortals 2 – 9

LCS 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

LCS Week 2

June 21

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

June 22

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

June 23

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

Week 3

June 28

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

June 29

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

June 30

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

Week 4

July 5

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

July 6

  • APA will start for Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses 1 – 0 100 Thieves
TSM 1 – 0 NRG
Cloud9 1 – 0 Dignitas
FlyQuest 0 – 1 Golden Guardians
Team Liquid 1 – 0 Immortals

June 7

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

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LCS Summer 2023 Tracker: Cloud9 Back On Top, Perfect Week For FlyQuest

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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.

LCS 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 7 – 2
Evil Geniuses 7 – 2
Golden Guardians 6 – 3
Dignitas 5 – 4
Team Liquid 5 – 4
100 Thieves 4 – 5
FlyQuest 3 – 6
NRG 3 – 6
TSM 3 – 6
Immortals 2 – 7

LCS 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

LCS Week 2

June 21

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

June 22

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

June 23

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

Week 3

June 28

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

June 29

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

June 30

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

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LCS Launches 2023 Game Changers Project

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The LCS, the top League of Legends league in North America, opened applications for its Game Changers project on June 29. The project is aimed at helping women and individuals of marginalized genders gain experience in the competitive aspect of the male-dominated world of esports.

Riot Games, the developers behind League of Legends, has previously found success with the Game Changers model within their other major esports title, VALORANT. Meanwhile, Europe has started to foster a growing scene for women and marginalized genders in League of Legends. Elsewhere, Japan’s LJL recently saw the debut of the first woman to play in the league.

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2023 Game Changers Brings Expanded Opportunities

Per Riot Games, Game Changers 2023 is bigger and better than ever before. Successful applicants will join three teams comprised of 5 players, one coach, and one manager. The inclusion of coaching and team manager positions allow for a wider range of positions for applicants to explore. Game Changers 2023 sees Riot Games and the LCS working with esports consultancy firm, SIDO. The two-month project will culminate in a live four-day event in Los Angeles in September. “The chosen participants will self-organize into teams of one coach, one manager, and three players. Together, they will run tryouts to fill out their roster, allowing them to experience the process and build a full team that they believe best suits their goals. At the end of the program, each team will take the stage in Los Angeles for the first-ever broadcasted LCS Game Changers Final at the end of the program.”

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and identify as a woman or another marginalized gender. Furthermore, applicants must be a resident of the United States or Canada and have a valid driver’s license or passport, allowing them to travel. Applications close on July 4 for coaches and managers, and July 8 for players. It represents a major step forwards for the LCS in helping promote those who may otherwise struggle to break through in esports. Good luck to all those who apply. Furthermore, follow for all the latest esports news here at HotNewHipHop.

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