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EDward Gaming has announced that they will not be able to make it to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event this week due to visa issues. Players were apparently unable to attend visas, so the team was forced to pull out, however the most skeptical fans will remember that EDG …
Read More »Strongbow Investments buys M19 League of Legends team
A Russian investment firm known as Strongbow Investments has purchased the M19 League of Legends team. The squad was previously known as Albus NoX Luna and managed to place in the top eight at Worlds last year, becoming the best performing wildcard region team ever. This new investment sees them …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship to take place in China
Riot has announced that it will hold the 2017 League of Legends World Championships in China, while the Mid Season Invitational will take place in Brazil. The Mid Season Invitational will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between April 28th and May 21st. The tournament will be …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 30/01/2017
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. This …
Read More »Riot to host a third international League of Legends competition
During a press conference in China, Riot Games revealed that it plans to host a third international LoL tournament this year. According to Yahoo eSports, Rioter Ye Qiang revealed that the company will host a new international competition in July this year. Further details are not known but he did …
Read More »Big Ten Network to broadcast new Collegiate League of Legends competition
Riot Games and Big Ten have announced a new partnership that will see a new Collegiate League of Legends competition be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The competition will feature twelve teams from Big Ten schools and kicks off on January 30th. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, …
Read More »EU LCS caster Richard “Pulse” Kam moves to cast the LPL
Richard "Pulse" Kam, a member of the EU LCS casting team, has announced that he is leaving Europe to cast the LPL. In a lengthy statement on Facebook Pulse revealed that he wanted to cast for a different audience and give the EU LCS viewers a break from his work. …
Read More »NA LCS Spring Split finals to take place in Vancouver
Riot has announced that the NA LCS Spring Finals weekend will be held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver this April. Day one will be on April 22nd and will feature the third place match between the two teams that lost in the semi finals. Day two will be on …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the EU LCS Spring Split 2017
After a lengthy off season break that saw Riot bring in massive changes not only into League of Legends itself, but also its major leagues around the world, the EU LCS is finally ready to return. The ten teams are locked in, the new format has been decided and almost …
Read More »The average NA LCS player salary is over $105,000
ESPN conducted an anonymous survey with 33 top League of Legends players from Europe and North America and revealed the average salary for each region. According to the survey the average salary for a North American LCS player is $105,385. This is listed as a base salary so any bonuses, …
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