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2023 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational was the eighth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for ''League of Legends'', a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was the culmination of the 2023 Spring Split and the first interregional competition of Season 13. The event marked the first time a double elimination format would be applied to a League of Legends esports event, as the event was split into two stages, that being the play-in stage and the bracket stage. The tournament was hosted in London, United Kingdom, from 2 to 21 May 2023. All stages of the tournament were played in the Copper Box Arena. "Rules (Are Meant to Break)" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Che Lingo. Royal Never Give Up from China were the two-time defending champions, but failed to qualify for the event after losing to Bilibili Gaming in the 2023 LPL Spring Playoffs. JD Gaming and Bilibili Gaming, both from China, faced off in the finals, with JD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League''s main mode, Summoner's Rift, a team wins by pushing through to the enemy base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends EMEA Championship
The ''League of Legends'' EMEA Championship (LEC) is the professional ''League of Legends'' esports league run by Riot Games in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) region, in which ten teams compete. Each annual season of play is divided into two splits, spring and summer, both consisting of nine weeks of round-robin tournament play, which then conclude with play-off tournaments between the top six teams. At the end of the season, the top performing teams qualify for the annual ''League of Legends'' World Championship. The LEC represents the highest level of ''League of Legends'' play in the EMEA. With the exception of some touring events, all games of the LEC are played live at Riot Games' studio in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany. In addition to a small studio audience, all games are streamed live in several languages on Twitch and YouTube, with broadcasts regularly attracting over 300,000 viewers. The popularity and success of the LEC has attracted significant media att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time or Western European Time ( UTC) and British Summer Time or Western European Summer Time ( UTC+01:00). History Until the advent of the railways, the United Kingdom used local mean time. Greenwich Mean Time was adopted first by the Great Western Railway in 1840 and a few others followed suit in the following years. In 1847 it was adopted by the Railway Clearing House, and by almost all railway companies by the following year. It was from this initiative that the term "railway time" was derived. It was gradually adopted for other purposes, but the legal case o''Curtis v March''in 1858 held "local mean time" to be the official time. On 14 May 1880, a letter signed by 'Clerk to Justices' appeared in 'The Times', stating that 'Greenwich time is now kept almost throughout England, but it appears that Greenwich time is not legal time. This was changed later in 1880, when Greenwich Mean Time was legally adopted throughout the island of Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper Box Arena (geograph 3642114)
The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting, swimming, horse jumping and running) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. History London's Olympic bid proposed that there would be four indoor arenas in the Olympic Park, in addition to other main venues, but the revised masterplan published in 2006 reduced this to three, with the volleyball being moved to Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The fencing arena was also cancelled, and the fencing took place at ExCeL. Construction of the building was completed on time in early 2011 and came in under budget. The design incorporates light pipes and rainwater collectors to reduce both energy and water use by 40%. Test events were successfully hosted at the venue ahead o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM) is a Japanese esports organization with professional teams competing across several titles. It was established as a ''Counter-Strike Online'' team named DetonatioN Gaming (DNG) in July 2012. "DetonatioN FocusMe" was originally the name of the organization's ''League of Legends'' division, which began as an amateur team named "FocusMe". It also had a sister team ''DetonatioN Rabbit Five'' until 2015, when Riot Games applied the rule "one organization – one team" in every top league. DetonatioN FocusMe competes in the ''League of Legends'' Japan League (LJL), the country's top-level league for the game. The team qualified for the ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. During the 2021 World Championship, DetonatioN FocusMe placed first in their play-in group and automatically qualified for the group stage of the main event. This marked the first time an LJL team had advanced to the main event of an international tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GAM Esports
GAM Esports is a professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in Vietnam. The team first rose to international prominence in 2017, after their exceptional performance at that year's Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). History 2014 The team was founded in May 2014 after companies Tt Esports and Boba Net began a sponsorship with Team Miracle, which renamed to the Boba Marines five months later. During the 2014 VCS Summer Split, the team played as Tt Miracle Boba and finished the split in eight place with a 3–4 record. However, they were able to avoid relegation after the addition of former Saigon Jokers support and World Championship participant Junie. 2015 For the 2015 season, Archie, GoNy, and QTV rejoined their former teammates after leaving the Saigon Jokers, and the team renamed to the Boba Marines. The Marines failed to qualify for the spring split of the 2015 Garena P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSG Talon
PSG Talon is a professional ''League of Legends'' team formed from a partnership between PSG Esports and Talon Esports. Talon Esports' original ''League of Legends'' team was founded on 18 December 2019. PSG Talon competes in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), the top-level league for ''League of Legends'' in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. It is the most successful team in the PCS, having won four of the league's five titles and having qualified for the main event of the World Championship every year since its founding, in 2020 and 2021. History Founding Riot Games announced on 19 December 2019 that Talon Esports would be one of ten teams participating in the newly created Pacific Championship Series. Talon Esports' first player was announced on 1 January, with top laner Su "Hanabi" Chia-hsiang joining from Flash Wolves. During the next few days the rest of the roster was announced: South Korean players Kim "River" Dong-woo and Kim "Candy" Seung-ju joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Guardians
The Golden Guardians (GG) are an American esports organization owned by the Golden State Warriors. The organization was one of four that joined the ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (LCS) in 2018 after the league began franchising, the others being 100 Thieves, Clutch Gaming and OpTic Gaming. On December 18, 2019, the Golden Guardians announced their expansion into the professional scenes of '' Apex Legends'', '' Teamfight Tactics'' and '' World of Warcraft''. ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player Zain "Zain" Naghmi and ''Teamfight Tactics'' player David "DogDog" Caero were signed by the Golden Guardians on February 6, 2020. On April 2, 2021, the organization announced the signings of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player Edgard "n0ne" L. Sheleby, inactive player and streamer Kevin "PPMD" Nanney and commentator Kris "Toph" Aldenderfer. ''League of Legends'' LCS team History The Golden Guardians finalized their roster for the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split on December 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G2 Esports
G2 Esports (G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', '' Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', '' Rainbow Six Siege'', and '' iRacing''. The organization was founded in Spain on 24 February 2014 as Gamers2 by former ''League of Legends'' pro Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago and investor Jens Hilgers. The organization rebranded as G2 Esports on 15 October 2015. G2's ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' European Championship (LEC), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in Europe. The team has won nine domestic titles in Europe, the most of any organization, and became the only Western team to win the Mid-Season Invitational in 2019. The organization's ''Rainbow Six Siege'' team competes in the European League (EUL), the highest level of competitive ''Rainbow Six Siege'' in Europe. The team won the Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloud9 League Of Legends
The ''League of Legends'' division of Cloud9 (C9) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. Established in 2013, the ''League of Legends'' division was the founding division of Cloud9. The team was originally a player-owned team before they were acquired by Quantic Gaming that same year; weeks later, the contracts of the players were sold to Jack Etienne. Under their founding roster of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky, and LemonNation, Cloud9 won back-to-back LCS titles in their first two years of existence by winning the 2013 NA LCS Summer Split and 2014 NA LCS Spring Split. The team claimed their third LCS title by winning the 2020 LCS Spring Split in what was generally considered one of the greatest season performances by a team in the league's history. The team's fourth LCS title came in Spring 2021 after w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAD Lions
MAD Lions is a Spanish esports organisation owned by OverActive Media. Its main ''League of Legends'' team, which was rebranded from Splyce, competes in Europe's top-level league for the game, the LEC. Its secondary ''League of Legends'' team competes in Spain's SuperLiga, the top three teams of which qualify for the prestigious European Masters tournament. MAD Lions won their first LEC title on 11 April 2021, after reverse sweeping Rogue in the spring finals. ''League of Legends'' History Before joining the LEC MAD Lions was founded on 31 August 2017 to compete in the Spanish professional ''League of Legends'' scene. The team began competing in Spain's SuperLiga Orange (formerly División de Honor) and grew in popularity as they consistently topped the region, qualifying for the prestigious European Masters tournament thrice and winning the tournament in their second appearance in summer 2018. The organisation also began expanding globally, sponsoring several teams in Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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