LCS eSports Question of the Day

What do you think could be done to get more girls/women into LoL? Here were some of your responses:

‏‏@TiaraKind wrote: More word of mouth and support from current lady players? Band together, vixens!

@ThatGuyBranch wrote: Fix the community. Have a good example of a professional team for it and not be like the Sirens.

@AnnPragg wrote: Make it not a competitive video game.

@eSportsLawyer wrote: Boys play to win, girls play to have fun. More fun game modes (#URF4eva). Better focus on player experience, and maybe mentor mode.

@Donaldson_Andy wrote: Hmm, I think it just comes down to general taste tbh :O I dont think its about gender much :/ if you like LoL as a game....

@strawbrarie wrote: More yordles

@mentazero wrote: Less sexism in the community could help

@CoC_Pepitas wrote: I think the LCS and eSports is the key. While playerbase is 5% female, LCS viewerbase is 33%. Noticeable difference.

@SushiDucky wrote: Better funding and scouting into female oriented brands/Diamond(chall) Players/Diamond(Challenger) teams.

@SabrewoIf wrote: I think more girls just need to want it. I don't think there's anything stopping them, they just need to push for it

@Prof_Random wrote: Lots of girls/women already play, you can blame Teemo for that. But I'm guessing you're question is leaning more on the esports side.

@elisanuckle wrote: Would love to see some pro League female players. Or just more in esports in general.

@AbePringle wrote: Dudes playing could stop being douchebags elitist wanna be thugs.

Got an opinion? Send your answer to @punklit and we'll add it to the forum. 

EU Challenger Spring Playoffs

The EU Challenger Spring Playoffs - Semifinals are on today and if you haven't watched them before, it's a good time to start watching them now, because THIS is for those coveted spots in the relegation matches. Semifinal matches are a Best of 3 series. 

So...today's Matches:

1. Cloud9 HyperX Eclipse vs Denial Esports 

2. Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Reason Gaming 

And as for our LCS Central Predictions:

Cloud9 and NiP will both prevail..as expected.

LCS Central Fans - Showin' us some Love! :)

Teemo never looked CUTER! :) 

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(Who streams on Twitch!)

THAT'S RIGHT! 

LCS Central friend, Branch (@ThatGuyBranch) is a must follow on 
Twitter for any LCS fans!


Lookin' Goood! 

Hard core Esports fan and bestest twitter friend, Murat Cagir @TrByDai

NA LCS Sun, April 6th - Super Week

Today's Matches: 

1. Team Dignitas vs Counter Logic Gaming
2. Evil Geniuses vs Curse
3. XDG vs Team SoloMid
4. Cloud9 vs Team Coast
5. XDG vs Evil Geniuses

One last chance at redemption for all....

CAN YOU HANDLE THE DRAMA??

EU LCS W11D3 Thur, April 3 - Super Week

Today's Matches: 

1. Millenium vs SK Gaming
2. Copenhagen Wolves vs Supa Hot Crew
3. Alliance vs Gambit Gaming
4. Fnatic vs Roccat
5. Alliance vs Copenhagen Wolves

Poor CandyPanda... :( 

LCS Central's Joshua Kon gives us his predictions for the EU LCS's Final day: 

1. SK Gaming to clinch the #1 seed when they beat Millennium in the first game.

2. A Tie Breaker match for the #2 Seed between Roccat and Fnatic

3. #4 Seed to be secured by Alliance after defeating Gambit

4. A Copenhagen Wolves 2-0 day

5. Gambit to be the #5 Seed

6. A Gambit vs Alliance series in the first round of next week's playoffs!

What are YOUR predictions, esports fans? 

Krepo gives us a Peek at his Life

If you haven't seen it, definitely check out (adorable) Mitch "Krepo" Voorspoels' latest blog post, My Life Before eSports. It's a very well-written insightful look into the pitfalls of his privileged upbringing and his growth as a person from spoiled, obnoxious kid to the sweet League of Legends Pro we know today. It was a fascinating read and I highly recommend it. 

EU LCS W11D1 Tue, April 1 : It's Super Week

Today's Matches : 

1. Fnatic vs Alliance
2. ROCCAT vs Supa Hot Crew
3. SK Gaming vs Fnatic
4. Millenium vs Supa Hot Crew
5. Copenhagen Doges vs Gambit Gaming

How funny are the Wolves, by the way? I love those guys! :P 

(From the Wolves FB Page) CowTard agrees with the name change:  "I think it's a good idea since a doge would definitely beat a wolf in a 1v1 in real life, any day."

LCS Central Team Rankings Week 11

LCS Team Rankings : Week 11 : by Joshua Kon 

1. Cloud 9 - Last week, C9 went 2-0 in the NA LCS, destroying Curse and Dignitas. They have the toughest Superweek in NA facing both CLG and TSM, the powers of NA LCS.

2. Team Solo Mid - Despite a loss to CLG this weekend, TSM still looks strong and ready as ever to take the #1 seed and push to represent NA in the All Stars event!

3. Alliance - The hottest team in EU is finally living up to their potential. After a terrible start Alliance now finds themselves on top of a very tight race for the #1 seed in EU LCS.

4. Fnatic - Still hot from their 2nd place finish at IEM, Fnatic also finds themselves tied for first in Europe after a nightmare middle part of the split.

5. Counter Logic Gaming - Looking for another five game winning streak, CLG is coming off hot wins against XDG and TSM. Since Dexter has been in the roster, CLG has only three losses, two to TSM and one to C9. They look to beat C9 this week and maybe steal the #2 seed.

6. SK Gaming - They held First Place for a little while but now they have a chance to take their new roster and end a Split with the #1 seed in EU.

7. Gambit Gaming - Edward made some flashy plays on Thresh last week but Gambit needs to be careful this week as they face one of the toughest schedules in EU. If they don't win against CW on Tuesday they might find themselves fighting in Relegation much like NIP earlier this year.

8. Roccat - They are the roller coaster team in EU. Along with Gambit I personally feel Roccat has a much higher ceiling than what they have shown. They too need to be careful not to have a bad Superweek and find themselves on the outside looking in.

9. Copenhagen Wolves - The Wolves had  a strong Week 10 and may be a spoiler to some teams ahead of them. They have the potential to knock off anyone and they'll have to do some of that if they don't want SHC taking over their 6th seed.

10. Super Hot Crew - This is the bracket busting team in the EU LCS. Skill wise, I feel they are a bottom 2 team but they have very good chemistry and have proven with their strategies they can beat anyone fast. Look for the CW vs SHC match on Thursday to decide if they make the playoffs or if they are busted!

11. Dignitas - The Scarra era is over but a win against EG gave Dig fans hope. I personally was impressed with Goldenglue's performance on Lux after giving up first blood!

12. Curse Gaming - Playing the two top teams in NA really pushed Curse down but being up on TSM early shows the potential these guys have. A few misplays and some dodge spear practice and who knows what this Curse team could of done vs TSM.

13. Millenium - At the bottom of the EU LCS, Millenium maybe enjoying their final week in Cologne but their new Jungler looked strong and confident in his ability to be a shotcaller in the future.

14. Coast - If there would ever be a possible free agent/trade system in the LCS then two at the top of everyone's list would be ZionSpartan and Shiptur. These two could really be the missing pieces of Curse and Dignitas but can't succeed on Coast because of the weak cast around them.

NA LCS W10D2 Sun, March 30th

Today's Matches: 

1. Counter Logic Gaming vs XDG
2. Curse vs Team SoloMid
3. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Team Dignitas
4. Evil Geniuses vs Team Coast

C9 have tied TSM for first place. Can they steal it away? 

NA LCS W10D1 Sat, March 29th

Today's Matches: 

1. Dignitas vs Evil Geniuses
2. CLG vs TSM
3. Coast vs XDG
4. Curse vs C9

Dignitas will have a new midlaner as Goldenglue takes over for Scarra. And he'd better be good, because Scarra is some big shoes to fill! 

EU LCS W10D2 Fri, March 28th

Today's Matches: 

1. SK Gaming vs Alliance
2. Supa Hot Crew vs Gambit Gaming
3. Fnatic vs Millenium
4. Copenhagen Wolves vs ROCCAT

And..due to a bug with Aatrox we'll also see a rematch of Gambit v SK Gaming. 

(Yesterday's game paused while Fredy discussed his Aatrox issues with a ref.) 

Alliance is blazing hot right now...can they overtake SK to steal away 2nd place? 

EU LCS W10D1 Thurs, March 27th

Today's Matches: 

1. Millenium vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming
3. ROCCAT vs Alliance
4. Supa Hot Crew vs Fnatic

And no more Araneae. :( 

NA LCS W9D2 Sun, Mar. 23rd

Today's Matches: 

1. Team SoloMid vs Team Dignitas
2. Team Coast vs counter Logic Gaming
3. XDG vs Curse
4. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Evil Geniuses

TSM and C9 continue their neck and neck battle for first place in the NA LCS.

Meteos...Streamlined...

NA LCS W9D1 Saturday, Mar. 22nd

Today's Matches: 

1. Team SoloMid vs XDG
2. Curse vs Team Dignitas
3. Team Coast vs Cloud 9 HyperX
4. Evil Geniuses vs Counter Logic Gaming

Hello LCS friends! So...Let us call this what it is: A day full of underdogs getting a crack at upsets. There could be some stunning victories. There could be some complete annihilations. There could be some really bad puns. In fact, I'm sure of that last part. But the most important thing is, after a week of seeing no one but C9 at IEM...we're ready for some hardcore NA action!!

Evil Geniuses Roll with Temp Roster due to Visa Issues

Krepo, Yellowpete and Snoopeh will miss this weekend's LCS matches due to visa issues. RobertXlee, Executionerken and Thinkcard will be replacing them in the meantime. But I think it will be cool to see Robert in the LCS...even if it's just for the weekend. :P 

Robert's 'OH' Face!

EU LCS W9D1 Thurs, Mar. 20th

Today's Matches: 

Gambit Gaming vs Alliance
Supa Hot Crew vs Millenium
ROCCAT vs Fnatic
Copenhagen Wolves vs SK Gaming

Plus EU Challenger Spring 2 Semifinal
Departed vs Never G1ve Up

No one is doing all that badly in the EU...which I believe is a credit to both the teams and the game. Anything can happen! Nothing is set in stone! At least..until we reach worlds.. :P 

Also, I must say great job by Gambit, Fnatic and Millenium at the IEM Championship games. You guys all made us very proud!  <3  

$30k has to still taste plenty sweet!

"What do YOU think of my swagger?" 

Bah!

NA LCS W8D2 Sat, March 8 SUPER WEEK

Today's Matches: 

1. Team SoloMid vs Counter Logic Gaming
2. Evil Geniuses vs XDG
3. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Curse
4. Team SoloMid vs Evil Geniuses
5. XDG vs Team Coast
6. Team Dignitas vs Cloud 9 HyperX

Cloud 9 continues to chase TSM for First Place.

TSM continues to win! 

Will anything change that today? 

NA LCS W8D1 Fri, March 7 SUPER WEEK

Today's Matches : 

1. Evil Geniuses vs Cloud 9 HyperX
2. Team Coast vs Team SoloMid
3. Counter Logic Gaming vs Team Dignitas
4. Curse vs XDG
5. Team Coast vs Team Dignitas

Ready for an exciting weekend of great LCS action, NA Fans? :)

Xpeke..cooking up a WIN! :)

Xpeke cooking Fan Girls' Style!

EU LCS W8D2 Wed, Mar. 5 | SUPER WEEK!

Today's Matches:

1. Gambit Gaming vs SK Gaming
2. Copenhagen Wolves vs Alliance
3. Fnatic vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Gambit Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
5. Alliance vs Roccat
6. Millenium vs Fnatic

Super Week continues!

Every win and loss matters. Only two games separate the top four teams, and today's matches could change everything! Can the ailing Fnatic find the strength to rise back to the top?