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League Of Legends Continental League
The ''League of Legends'' Continental League (LCL; ) is the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' competition in the Commonwealth of Independent States, organized by Riot Games Russia. It replaced the SLTV StarSeries that was organized by StarLadder in 2016. There are eight teams in the league. Each annual season of play is divided into two splits, spring and summer, both consisting of five weeks of double round-robin tournament play, which then conclude with a play-off single elimination tournament between the top four teams. The winners of each split qualifies for the Mid-Season Invitational and the World Championship. Prize pool of the competition in 2016 and 2017 amounts ₽4,5 million per season. Results As SLTV StarSeries As LCL See also * ''League of Legends Championship Series The League Championship Series (LCS) is the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. The esports league is run by Riot Games and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through Freemium, purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing Item (game terminology), items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtus
''Virtus'' () was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome. It carries connotations of valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths (from Latin ''vir'', "man"). It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors, and was personified as a deity—Virtus. Origins The origins of the word ''virtus'' can be traced back to the Latin word ''vir'', "man". The common list of attributes associated with ''virtus'' are typically perceived masculine strengths, which may indicate its derivation from ''vir''. From the early to the later days of the Roman Empire, there appears to have been a development in how the concept was understood. Originally ''virtus'' was used to describe specifically martial courage, but it eventually grew to be used to describe a range of Roman virtues. It was often divided into different qualities including ''prudentia'' (prudence), ''iustitia'' (justice), ''temperantia'' (temperance, self-control), and ''fortit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Competitions
League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact football code, often referred to as just "league" Other uses * League (unit), traditional unit of length of three miles or an hour's walk * League (non-profit), a program for service learning * The League (app) The League is a social and dating mobile application launched in 2015 and available in several cities all over the world on iOS and Android. History The League App was founded in 2014 by Amanda Bradford, who also serves as its CEO.Georgia Well ..., a dating app See also * * * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) is the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. The esports league is run by Riot Games and has ten franchise teams. Each annual season of competition is divided into two splits, spring and summer, which conclude with a double-elimination tournament between the top eight teams. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualify for the annual ''League of Legends'' World Championship. With the exception of some touring events, all games of the LCS are played live at Riot Games' studios in Los Angeles, California. In addition to a small studio audience, all games are streamed live in several languages on Twitch and YouTube, with broadcasts regularly attracting over 300,000 viewers. The U.S. government grants athlete visas for foreign LCS competitors. The first LCS player to be awarded a P visa was Danny "Shiphtur" Le. The LCS has attracted sponsorships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An estimated 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by late May and 7.8 million fled the country by 8 November 2022, while Russia, within five weeks of the invasion, experienced its greatest emigration since the 1917 October Revolution. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, sparking a regional war. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. Despite the build-up, denials of plans to invade or attack Ukraine were issued by various Russian gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaevictis Esports
Vaevictis Esports is a Russian esports organization with teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Point Blank'', '' PlayerUnknown's Battleground'', and ''Warface''. It was founded on 16 November 2015 after the acquisition of the roster and ''League of Legends'' Continental League spot of Night Inside. The organization received international attention in early 2019, when it became the first to sign an all-female ''League of Legends'' team to compete in a top-level professional league. The team had record poor performances throughout the 2019 season, and Vaevictis was consequently removed from the league the following year for not fielding a competitive roster. ''League of Legends'' Vaevictis announced on 10 February 2019 that it was signing an all-female ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the LCL, making it the first organization in a top-level professional league to do so. The roster was completely renewed after the existing pre-2019 players were let go. The announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere (Latin for "born to win"), abbreviated NAVI (formerly Na`Vi), is a Ukrainian esports organization based in Kyiv. Founded in 2009, the organization has teams and players competing in various games, such as ''Counter Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''FIFA (video game series), FIFA'', ''World of Tanks'', ''Paladins (video game), Paladins'', ''League of Legends: Wild Rift'', ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'', ''Apex Legends'', ''Rainbow Six Siege, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Fortnite Battle Royale, Fortnite, and Valorant, VALORANT''. Na'Vi's ''Counter-Strike'' team was the first in history to win three premier tournaments—Intel Extreme Masters, Electronic Sports World Cup, and World Cyber Games 2010—in one calendar year. Their ''Dota 2'' squad won The International 2011, becoming the most successful esports organization at the time. ''Counter-Strike'' division History 2009: Formation In October 2009, Murat "Arbalet" Zhumashevich declared the creation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vega Squadron
Vega Squadron is a Russian professional esports organization based in Moscow. It was originally formed as a ''StarCraft II'' team on 10 July 2012. Currently, the organization has players competing in '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Dota 2'', ''FIFA'', and ''League of Legends''. Vega Squadron's CS:GO team has participated in multiple majors, and its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Continental League (LCL), the highest level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the Commonwealth of Independent States. ''League of Legends'' History Vega Squadron entered the professional ''League of Legends'' scene on 15 December 2015 with its acquisition of the roster of Carpe Diem. The team's first main roster consisted of top laner Alexandr "NoNholy" Ovchinnikov, jungler Nikolay "Zanzarah" Akatov, mid laner Evgeniy "Drobovik123" Belousov, bot laner Igor "Tauren" Titov, and support Roman "Wildheart" Maximchyuk. The majority of the roster remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Five
Moscow Five is a Russian esports organization founded in 2001. The organization currently has a professional ''League of Legends'' team. On 16 December 2011, Moscow Five created what one could describe as one of the most successful international teams in the history of ''League of Legends''. In 2013 former Moscow Five owner Dmitry "ddd1ms" Smilianets was arrested for his alleged involvement in "one of the largest" hacking and data breach schemes history in a global operation by the FBI's Cyber Division. Moscow Five's ''League of Legends'' team quickly reformed as Gambit Gaming under Pikiner's leadership. Moscow Five returned to the professional ''League of Legends'' scene in 2014 and 2019 with new CIS teams. ''Counter-Strike'' Moscow Five's ''Counter-Strike'' team won bronze at the 2011 World Cyber Games. ''League of Legends'' Former EU LCS roster Notable achievements * 3rd–4th — Season 2 World Championship * 1st — IEM Season VI - World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Express
''Sport-Express'' (russian: Спорт-Экспресс) is a Russian daily sports newspaper founded by Vladimir Kuchmiy. Printed in 31 cities of Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States, it is the biggest-selling sports newspaper in Russia, with the daily audience of over 700,000 people. ''Sport-Express'' was founded in 1991. It is a part of European Sports Media. Notable journalists * Vsevolod Kukushkin, ice hockey and sports correspondent (22 years) * Elena Vaytsekhovskaya, sports correspondent (26 years) * Aksel Vartanyan, sports historian * Vladimir Kuchmiy, founder and chief editor (18 years) * Igor Rabiner, football reviewer and sports correspondent (1994-2012, since 2014) * Alexey Popov, Formula One correspondent See also *List of non-English newspapers with English language subsections *Sovetsky Sport References External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorns Of Love
Unicorns of Love (UOL) is a professional esports organisation founded on 15 August 2013 and based in Hamburg, Germany. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Continental League, ''League of Legends'' Continental League (LCL), the Commonwealth of Independent States' top professional league for the game. The organisation previously had a team that competed in the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS). ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' History UOL announced on 17 January 2019 that it had signed an all-German roster for its inaugural CS:GO team. The team consists of Oliver "kzy" Heck, Markus "maRky" Reitenbach, Andre "Kirby" Kempa, Christian "crisby" Schmitt, and Denim "DeniMM" Ameti. Final roster ''League of Legends'' History UOL qualified for the 2015 EULCS Spring Split after they defeated Millenium 3-2 in the spring promotion tournament. UOL then played in the Intel Extreme Masters Season IX, Intel Extreme Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovetsky Sport
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