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2020 PCS Season
The 2020 PCS season was the first year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game '' League of Legends''. The PCS was created in late 2019 as a merger between the ''League of Legends'' Master Series (LMS) and ''League of Legends'' SEA Tour (LST). The spring regular season was initially set to begin on 8 February but was postponed until further notice on 29 January due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was later announced on 18 February that the 2020 season would officially begin on 29 February. The spring split began with the first day of the spring regular season on 29 February and concluded with the spring finals on 3 May. The summer split began with the first day of the summer regular season on 20 June and concluded with the summer finals on 30 August. Talon Esports was the PCS' representative at the 2020 Mid-Season Showdown. Machi Esports and PSG Talon were the PCS' first and second seeds, respectively, at the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Championship Series
The Pacific Championship Series (PCS) is a professional esports league for ''League of Legends'' players competing in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia ( excluding Vietnam). Its creation was officially announced by Riot Games on 19 December 2019, after Garena, which ran the ''League of Legends'' Master Series (LMS) and ''League of Legends'' SEA Tour (LST), announced in September that it was planning to merge the two leagues. The PCS has ten teams: six from Taiwan, two from Hong Kong, one from Malaysia, and one from Singapore. History Prior to the PCS The first professional esports league for ''League of Legends'' players in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia was the Garena Premier League (GPL), which ran from 2012 to mid-2018. Teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau were given their own league, the ''League of Legends'' Master Series (LMS), in late 2014. Three years later, the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) was upgraded to a Tier 1 tournament and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 League Of Legends World Championship
The 2020 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the tenth iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from 25 September to 31 October in Shanghai, China. Twenty-two teams from eleven regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits, such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia, with ten of those teams having to reach the main "groups" event via a play-in stage. "Take Over" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Henry Lau, Max Schneider, and A Day to Remember's lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues The COVID-19 pandemic, which was mainly confined to China in January and early February 2020, affected the multi-city hosting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Esports
List of esports events in 2020 (also known as professional gaming). Several events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some organizers opted to continue running tournaments remotely through the internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub .... Calendar of events Tournaments References {{E-Sports competitions Esports by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSG Esports
PSG Esports is a French professional esports organisation founded in 2016. Based in Paris, it is the esports department of the parent club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. The organisation has active divisions in ''FIFA'', ''League of Legends'' (PSG Talon), ''Dota 2'' (PSG.LGD), ''FIFA Online'', ''Brawl Stars'', and ''Arena of Valor''. It also had teams in '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' (PSG.RRQ) and ''Rocket League''. Since December 2020, the club has an online youth system in France and around the world called the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports. Organization Headquarters and training center The Studio Paris Saint-Germain will be the headquarters and training center of PSG Esports and its professional teams. It will be located in Boulogne-Billancourt, inside the headquarters of parent club Paris Saint-Germain. Announced in December 2020, the studio is expected to open during the first half of 2021. This multifunctional space will host the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Esports an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Esports
Nova Esports is a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong. It was founded in September 2016. Nova Esports currently fields players in '' League of Legends: Wild Rift'', ''Game for Peace'', ''PUBG Mobile'', '' Call of Duty: Mobile'', ''Clash Royale'', ''Brawl Stars,'' and ''FIFA 20''. Both the 2020 and 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championships (PMGC) were won by Nova Esports' PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace squad, and they also won the Peace Eite Championship (PEC) twice. History Nova was initially a Clash Royale clan created in May 2016 by Anthony Yeung and his management team of Francis, Trevor, Jack, Niro and Richard. Later Oktay, Matthew and Steven joined the team. In September 2016 Nova was established as an esports organisation. In 2020 Nova Esports International Limited was acquired by the Hong Kong listed company Imperium Group Global Holdings Limited. In October 2019 Nova Esports won the first ever Clash of Clans World Championships held in Hamburg, Germany. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berjaya Dragons
Berjaya Dragons was a Malaysian esports organisation which had teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and '' League of Legends: Wild Rift''. Its ''League of Legends'' team competed in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), the top-level league for the game in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. Berjaya Dragons was acquired by rival esports organisation SEM9 on 16 November 2021. Their ''League of Legends'' and ''League of Legends: Wild Rift'' rosters were subsequently merged. ''League of Legends'' History Berjaya Dragons was announced as the tenth and final team to join the PCS on 17 January 2020. On 1 February the team revealed their ten-man roster, although only six players—Azhi, Enso, Maoan, Minji, K2, and Kagame—participated in their inaugural split. Berjaya Dragons finished fourth in the 2020 PCS Spring regular season, qualifying for the first round of playoffs in the winners' bracket. The team defeated Alpha Esports in the first round but lost to M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Attitude
Hong Kong Attitude (HKA) is a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong. Its parent company is Hong Kong Esports, and all of its teams were previously known by that name from October 2014 to 16 May 2017. Hong Kong Attitude previously had a ''League of Legends'' team which competed in the Pacific Championship Series, the top level of professional competition for the game in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. The team qualified for the League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2017 League of Legends World Championship, 2017 and 2019 League of Legends World Championship, 2019 after winning those years' League of Legends Master Series, LMS regional finals. ''League of Legends'' History 2013–2014 Hong Kong Attitude (HKA) was founded on 22 March 2013 with a tentative roster consisting of top laner Kan "MyticQ" Ho-man (now known as Kabe), jungler Cheng "Fai" Hiu-fai, and bot laner Lee "Owl" Yiu-shin. They were la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Team
J Team is a Taiwanese professional esports organization owned by JY Entertainment with players competing in ''League of Legends'' and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, ''StarCraft II''. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the Pacific Championship Series, the highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia. J Team was founded in April 2016 by Jay Chou after he purchased the League of Legends Master Series, ''League of Legends'' Master Series spot of Taipei Assassins (TPA), which had won the League of Legends: Season 2 World Championship, Season 2 World Championship in 2012. ''League of Legends'' Origins as For The Win Support player "MiSTakE" met top laner "Stanley" while playing in the ''League of Legends'' ranked solo queue ladder. Shortly after connecting, their mutual friend "colalin" introduced them to "NeXAbc" and former Counter Logic Gaming player "Lilballz". Together with mid laner "A8000", they formed their t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahq ESports Club
ahq eSports Club ( zh, t=ahq電子競技俱樂部) is a Taiwanese professional esports organization with teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Arena of Valor'', ''A.V.A'', and ''Heroes of the Storm''. Their ''League of Legends'' team was formed in September 2012 and previously competed in the Pacific Championship Series, the successor to the League of Legends Masters Series, ''League of Legends'' Masters Series. After winning the 2015 LMS Summer Playoffs, AHQ qualified for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, 2015 World Championship, where they placed fifth to eighth after losing to SK Telecom T1, SKT T1 in the quarterfinals. ''League of Legends'' History Formation In September 2012, after Corsair failed to travel to the Season 2 World Championship, AHQ was forced to merge with them and SSWIE before changing its name to "ahq eSports Club." UDJ, ArTie, Prydz, and Mralbis from Corsair, along with GreenTea from SSWIE, composed the first lineup of AHQ. 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Rex
G-Rex, officially G-Rex Gaming and previously Raise Gaming, was a professional esports organisation based in Hong Kong. Its parent company was Emperor Esports Stars, a subsidiary of Emperor Entertainment Group. It had a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the LMS, the highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The team qualified for the 2018 World Championship after winning that year's LMS Regional Finals. History As Raise Gaming On 12 September 2016, Dream Catcher Gaming was acquired by former World Champion Kurtis "Toyz" Lau Wai-kin and renamed to Raise Gaming. Details regarding the team were kept secret until February 2017, when top laner Hsieh "PK" Yu-ting, jungler Huang "Laba" Zhen-yang, mid laner Yang "Wuji" Chia-yu, bot laner Chen "LilV" Chin-han, and support Lin "Koala" Chih-chiang were announced as the starting roster for the 2017 ECS Spring Split. Raise Gaming ended the 2017 ECS Spring Split with a dominant 10–4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Mid-Season Showdown
The 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon was an esports live stream event hosted by Riot Games, featuring international competitions and exhibition matches from multiple regions. It was the replacement for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, which was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The primary goal of the event was to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts. Mid-Season Cup The 2020 Mid-Season Cup was an international tournament featuring the top four teams from the spring season of the LCK (South Korea) and LPL (China). Games are played online with artificially standardized ping to ensure competitive integrity. Players compete onsite at their respective league's home arenas, but without a live audience present. The tournament's total prize pool was US$600,000. Participants ; LCK * T1 * Gen.G * DragonX * DAMWON Gaming ; LPL * JD Gaming * Top Esports * FunPlus Phoenix * Invictus Gaming Group stage * Format: Single round robin, best-of-one ; Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
