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2020 LPL Season
The 2020 LPL season was the eighth year of China's ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game ''League of Legends''. The spring split began on 13 January, but was suspended after the first week of competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. The season resumed on 9 March with games being played online, However, several players could not play due to travel restrictions after they returned to their hometowns. and concluded with the spring finals on 2 May. The summer split began on 5 June and concluded with the summer finals on 27 August. Spring Regular season Playoffs Summer Regular season Playoffs World Championship qualification Seeds * Seed 1: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the winner of the 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs * Seed 2: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the team with the most Championship Points accumulated from the spring and sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Pro League
The ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL) is the top-level professional league for ''League of Legends'' in China. The first season of the LPL was the 2013 Spring season. The top three finishers of the playoff tournament receive automatic bids to the ''League of Legends'' World Championship. Playoffs are an eight team single elimination with each step a best-of-five series. The total prize pool is ¥2,350,000. In 2014 Riot Games began providing an English language broadcast. The format is modeled after the ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea format in South Korea. In September 2015 it was announced that Riot Games was in negotiations with Tencent to take over operations of the league. In 2019, Riot Games and Tencent created joint venture, TJ Sports, to focus on all ''League of Legends'' esports business in China, including tournament organizing, talent management, and venues. Format For the 2015 spring season the LPL adopted a best-of-two series. Teams compete in a double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by video game developer FunPlus. It has teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' and ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. FPX was founded on 20 December 2017 following FunPlus' acquisition of a spot in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. On 10 November 2019, FPX's ''League of Legends'' team won the 2019 ''League of Legends'' World Championship after sweeping G2 Esports in the grand finals. ''League of Legends'' History On 20 December 2017, FunPlus' esports division announced the creation of FPX and its acquisition of a spot in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL). FPX's inaugural roster consisted of top laner Kim "GimGoon" Han-saem, jungler Hu "Pepper" Zhiwei, mid laner Feng "bing" Jinwei, bot laner Lin "Lwx" Weixiang, and support Liu "Crisp" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Esports
List of esports events in 2020 (also known as professional gaming). Several events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some organizers opted to continue running tournaments remotely through the internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a ''internetworking, network of networks'' that consists .... Calendar of events Tournaments References {{E-Sports competitions Esports by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vici Gaming
Vici Gaming (VG) is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Shanghai. It has teams competing in ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''WarCraft III'', '' FIFA'', ''Hearthstone'' and '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''. Vici Gaming's ''Dota 2'' team has been a top contender in numerous tournaments, most notably as runners-up of The International 2014. ''Dota 2'' History 2012 Vici Gaming was founded on 21 September 2012 with the help of "Fengdidi", who previously played in PanDarea Gaming under the name PanPan, handpicking skilled players that were highly ranked on the Chinese DotA ladder at the time. The players had no previous professional experience at the time with the exception of sydm who had played under the banner of TyLoo. Their mid lane player Cty had shown promise by winning a 1v1 tournament organized by 2009, in which he beat famous players like Ferrari_430, Sylar, Hao, and other top Chinese players shortly before getting recru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Five
Victory Five was a Chinese professional esports organisation based in Shenzhen. It was owned by Mario Ho, head of Macau's esports association and son of the late Stanley Ho. It had teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. Plans to merge Victory Five and Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) were announced on 9 July 2020 by the teams' respective owners. The merger was completed on 10 August 2021, and, on 6 January 2023, Victory Five was dissolved and its teams were rebranded as NiP China. ''League of Legends'' History Victory Five entered the professional ''League of Legends'' scene on 30 November 2018, when their application to the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), China's top-level league for the game, was accepted. Along with SinoDragon Gaming, Victory Five joined the league as part of its expansion from 14 to 16 teams. Victory Five's inaugural roster consisted of top laner Lim "Jinoo" Jin-woo, junglers Tu "Ben4" Xincheng and Hu "Pepper" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team WE
Team WE, formerly known as World Elite, is a Chinese esports organisation based in Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o .... It is one of the oldest esports organisations in China. ''League of Legends'' Roster Tournament highlights * 2nd – Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – World Championship ''Warcraft III'' Former players References External links * {{League of Legends Pro League Esports teams based in China League of Legends Pro League teams Hearthstone teams Warcraft III teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weibo Gaming
Weibo Gaming is a Chinese esports organization owned by the Weibo Corporation. Its '' League of Legends'' team competes in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China. The organization was owned by e-commerce company Suning.com Suning.com Co., Ltd. formerly Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd. is one of the largest non-government retailers in China, headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Suning has more than 10,000 stores nationwide and its e-commerce platform, ''Suni ... for most of its history and was previously known as Suning ( ). ''League of Legends'' History The organization was founded as Suning Gaming on 28 December 2016, following Suning.com's acquisition of the ''League of Legends'' team T.Bear Gaming. A roster was formed to compete in the LSPL, China's secondary pro league; it consisted of XiaoAL (now Langx), Avoidless, dian, Fury, and Yoon. Suning placed second in the 2017 LSPL spring regular season and later swept Young Miracles in the spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue Warriors
Anyone's Legend (AL), previously known as Rogue Warriors (RW), is a Chinese professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the LPL, the top-level league for the game in China. History ASUS ROG established the team under the name Rogue Warriors on 15 December 2017. Its inaugural roster consisted of Mouse, Flawless, Doinb, Smlz, and killua. On 24 March 2020, jungler WeiYan was kicked from Rogue Warriors after an internal investigation determined he was involved in attempted match fixing. The organization was subsequently fined CN¥3 million (≈US$423,687.50 at the time) by Riot Games Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop ''League of Legends'' and went on t ... for initially covering up for WeiYan. Roster Tournament results References External links * 2017 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Never Give Up
Royal Never Give Up (RNG) is a Chinese esports organization whose ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Pro League. It was established in May 2015. RNG won the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, and is the champion of the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. Its sister team is Royal Club. The organization also has a ''Dota 2'' team, which participated in The International 2019. ''League of Legends'' History 2016 By gaining a champion and a runner-up in spring and summer, RNG won the qualification to participate in the 2016 World Championship. 2017 In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and won first place. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1. However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3. They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. In June, RNG won the Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OMG (esports)
OMG (short for Oh My God) is a Chinese esports organization. Their ''League of Legends'' division was formed in May 2012 and competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL). The team made its first appearance at the ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2013 and qualified again the following year. History In May 2012, the Chinese eSports organization OMG picked up their first League of Legends team. That roster was short lived as the organization picking up Noah's Ark in August. One of their first major tournaments they attended was CPL Shenyang 2012. Able to conquer the Korean team of MVP White, they went on to lose against veteran Chinese powerhouse, Invictus Gaming 2–1, and followed up by facing MVP White again but losing the rematch, placing 3rd in the tournament. The following months led to strong showings at various small events and tournaments. A big opportunity to showcase their talents was when they would replace Azubu Frost in G-League 2012 Season 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNG Esports
LNG Esports is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. It was known as Snake Esports from its creation in 2013 until its acquisition by sportswear company Li-Ning in 2019. LNG's main ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. LNG plays its home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou. History Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that they had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that they were rebranding as LNG Esports. Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuanjun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jianxin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively. LNG placed seventh in the 2019 LPL Summer regular season, qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
