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Check Out the Livestreamed League of Legends Tournaments This Weekend Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 23:33
Summoners!
The weekend of March 24th-25th delivers a bumper crop of livestreamed League of Legends tournaments to your computer. Here’s the lowdown to make sure you don’t miss a minute of it.
The action starts at the ggClassic tournament hosted by ggChronicle. 32 teams will compete for a combined prize pool of $5,000; their ranks include invited competitors such as Dignitas, mTw.NA, RFLX, Curse, Counter Logic Gaming, Team SoloMid, v8 eSports, and Epik. The round of 16 kicks off at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 24th PST(18:00 UK Time)and the battles continue at 10:00 AM on Sunday PST (18:00 UK Time), until a final winner is declared. You can watch all the action over on ggChronicle’s official site.
The Heartowin Cup is Underway! Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 18:51
Summoners!
Moscow Five’s incredible victory in the Intel Extreme Masters Grand Finals last week left many people wanting more. Fear not! Dennis "Take" Gehlen invited 16 of the best League of Legends teams from Europe for the Sennheiser Heartowin Cup this weekend and the battle is currently underway! Starting at 14:00 on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, Martch 17th, six players from these teams will be in the Take TV studio, casting games and offering their expert insight between rounds. So not only can you watch some of your favorite players in game, but you can hear their commentary before and after!
The full list of teams participating in the event is as follows:
The Intel Extreme Masters Grand Finals are now Live! Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 08:13
Summoners!
The Intel Extreme Masters Grand Finals in Hannover, Germany, are now officially underway. Here, the top competitors from North America, Europe and China have gathered to do battle for their share of a $100,000 prize purse and the right to call themselves the Intel Extreme Masters World Champions! Don’t miss your chance to watch some of the best teams in League of Legends eSports today battle it out over the course of five action-packed days!
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship Event Site is now Live! Posted by Average Gatsby on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 05:16
This Tuesday, the 6th of March marks the World Championships of the Intel Extreme Masters Series! Here the top performing teams from the Global Challenge events will come together in Hanover, Germany to do battle over a combined prize pool of $100,000 and the right to call themselves World Champions.
Starting on Tuesday, the 6th of Match and concluding on Saturday, the 10th of March we’ll be bringing you virtually non-stop League of Legends action. Don’t miss this chance to see some of the best teams from all across the globe competing live!
4PL Play4Fame Qualifier this Saturday Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 23:05
Play4Fame is a tournament series organized by 4 Players League (4PL), a German eSports organization. The tournament is open to all participants; qualifiers occur every weekend of the month, ultimately culminating in a final at the end of every month.
Participating teams compete in 5v5 matches every weekend of any given month. Teams who earn the most qualification points during these matches will advance and qualify to compete in the monthly finals with a prize pool of €750.
The last qualifier for the month of February is this Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Teams who get through the 5v5 qualifier have the opportunity to advance to the finals on Feb. 27th at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time and compete against other qualified teams for a 1st Place Prize of €400.
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship Group A Teams Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 00:48
With the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship starting March 6th, we wanted to give competitive League of Legends fans a brief overview of the teams playing in the event. We’ve tracked down each team’s roster and the roles each player performs so you can know who to watch when the competition starts.
Roster and Roles:
- HotshotGG: Bruisers/Ability Power Carry
- Chauster: Support
- BigFatLP: Ability Power Carry
- Doublelift: Attack Damage Carry
- Saintvicious: Jungler/Tank
Currently the number one seed on the Intel Extreme Masters rankings, as well as tied for first in the North American Challenger Circuit, Counter Logic Gaming is a clear favorite to making it out of Group A and potentially to the finals of the tournament. The team showed impressive skill during the Curse Invitational, and have more experience playing against the Chinese teams than any other team at the event.
Sign Up for the Corsair Vengeance Cup Posted by Average Gatsby on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 23:39
Summoners!
Corsair has announced that the next installment of the Vengeance Cup series will be the first to feature League of Legends! This high-profile 256 team Prized Event will take place on the EU West platform and sports a total prize pool of $10,000. The group stage will start on Monday, the 12th of March, when the competition will whittle its way down to 128 teams. From there the tournament will enter a direct elimination playoff, culminating in the finals on Tuesday, the 27th of April.
Signups for the tournament come to a close on Tuesday, the 6th of March, but the brackets are already filling up! Be sure to sign your team up for the Corsair Vengeance Cup before the roster’s full.
ESL's Go4LoL is Exploding in Popularity: Test Your Skills This Sunday! Posted by Average Gatsby on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 03:20
Summoners!
More and more League of Legends teams are signing up for the National ESL Go4LoL Tournament Series each and every week! Celebrating its 50th installment in North American and 78th installment in Europe this week, the popular tournament series hosted over 800 League of Legends teams this past weekend, including 499 teams in EU West alone! That’s more than 4,000 total competitors including many Challenger Circuit contenders such as FnaticRC, Moscow 5 and Team Solo Mid.
Featuring cash prizes, Go4LoL takes place each Sunday on the NA, EU West and EU Nordic & East platforms, and is open enrollment for any League of Legends team interested in competing. Most high profile teams kick-started their careers by taking part in these exciting events, and many of these top contenders still turn out each week to compete against the up and coming teams. Come test your skills in the ultimate League of Legends proving ground by signing your team up for Go4LoL this Sunday, the 19th of February!
Join the Alienware Battlegrounds Program Today! Posted by Average Gatsby on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 23:21
Following on from a successful Winter Season with over 1,000 teams participating worldwide, Alienware Arena’s League of Legends Spring Season is now open for registration.
Join today and battle your way to the top of the ladder. The leading teams at the end of the Season will be eligible to join the Invitational Tournament. Week 1 begins February 23, so register today!
The Alienware Arena Battlegrounds program allows teams to play as much as they want around their own schedule. Join and play with your friends in 5v5 competition for your chance at €1,750 in prizes in the Invitational Tournament. North American summoners can sign up at Alienware’s website here, while European summoners can register for their Battlegrounds here. Go to the “Event Overview” box and click on the “Register” link to sign up; you will need your username and password to register.