The VALORANT Champions 2026 Group Stage has wrapped up for Groups C and D, with four more teams securing their places in the playoffs. Paper Rex and G2 Esports advanced from Group C, while NRG and Nongshim RedForce survived Group D. The results also brought the Champions runs of Team Liquid and Karmine Corp to an end. VALORANT Champions 2026 Group C: Paper Rex Remain Unbeaten as G2 Recover Group C opened with G2 Esports defeating TYLOO 2-0, while Paper Rex edged Team Liquid 2

The Asian Games 2026 League of Legends tournament at Aichi-Nagoya produced a competition defined as much by what happened away from the Rift as by the games themselves. Vietnam's last-minute venue change created a broadcast controversy, a translation error put Eddie at the centre of a Korea-Vietnam dispute, and Chinese Taipei eliminated Vietnam despite falling short against Korea in the group stage. South Korea ultimately claimed gold with a 3-0 sweep in the final — but the t

The Demacia Cup 2026 Global Invitational will bring together 12 teams from six major League of Legends regions for a cross-regional tournament in China, and it begins this Friday, October 3. Organised by TJ Sports and Huya, the event runs from October 3 to October 17, 2026, featuring an online Swiss Stage before moving to an offline Knockout Stage at the Xi'an Qujiang eSports Center. With teams from the LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP, and CBLOL competing, the Demacia Cup 2026 Global

Today, the climax of the competitive VALORANT calendar arrives. VALORANT Champions 2026 kicks off in Shanghai — the first time China has ever hosted the world championship — with sixteen of the world's best teams clashing for a $2,250,000 prize pool, and $1,000,000 going to whoever lifts the most coveted trophy in VALORANT esports. This is also a Champions with extra historical weight. It is the final edition under the current VCT format before the entire ecosystem transitio

Riot Games has just dropped one of the biggest announcements in VALORANT esports history. The VCT 2027 Open Qualifiers are coming — and for the first time ever, any aspiring team in the world will have a direct competitive path into VCT Kickoff, and from there, all the way to Masters and Champions. Announced on September 8, 2026, the Open Qualifiers represent a fundamental shift in how VALORANT's top-tier competitive ecosystem works. The wall between amateur teams and the pr

The Demacia Cup is entering a new era. The 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational, jointly hosted by TJ Sports and Huya, marks the biggest transformation in the tournament's history. For the first time, the competition will move beyond the LPL, bringing teams from six major regions together on the same stage in Beijing, China, at JD Gaming's home venue. For more than a decade, the Demacia Cup has been a staple of China's League of Legends esports calendar. Its new Global Invita

The VALORANT Campus Cup 2026 has been officially announced by Riot Games and JioBLAST (Jio's gaming and esports platform), bringing collegiate VALORANT competition to the forefront of India's esports scene. With a structured tournament journey spanning 15 city qualifiers, online rounds, and a national final, this event is designed to give college students across India a clear platform to showcase their skills at the highest level. The stakes are significant: a prize pool of I

We have LoLdle puzzle 1490 for August 5, 2026, and today's Quote clue sits in interesting territory. The line has a sculptural, almost mythological quality to it — and it belongs to a champion whose entire identity is built around stone, rebirth, and monumental presence in the League universe. The full answers are below, but working through the hints before scrolling to the reveal is always worth the effort. LoLdle 1490 Answers for August 5, 2026 Today's Quote clue reads: "I

We have LoLdle puzzle 1489 for August 4, 2026, and today's Quote clue is one that will either land immediately or leave players completely stumped depending on how well they know this champion's personality. The line carries a very specific military communication flavour, and it belongs to a champion whose entire identity leans into that aesthetic. The hints and full answers for the August 4, 2026 LoLdle are below — but working through the clues before scrolling to the reveal

The League of Legends event at the Esports World Cup 2026 has completed its group stage, with all eight EWC 2026 League of Legends Knockout Stage participants now confirmed. After two days of double-elimination GSL action at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, Bilibili Gaming, and AG.AL secured first-place finishes in their respective groups, while T1, JD Gaming, Dplus KIA, and Karmine Corp battled through the lower bracket to claim the remaining Playo