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Topsports Gaming
Top Esports, previously known as Topsports Gaming, is a Chinese esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. It was founded on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports. History The Topsports Gaming brand was unveiled on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports, which had acquired the LPL spot of DAN Gaming. The team's first tournament was the 2017 Demacia Championship, where they placed ninth to fifteenth after losing in the third round to Suning Gaming. Topsports was a member of the LPL's eastern conference during the 2018 spring season, placing seventh with a 3–16 record. For the 2018 summer season, Topsports was moved to the western conference where they placed third with a 10–9 record, qualifying for playoffs. The team lost in the first round to Royal Never Give Up. Topsports was one of eight teams that participated in the 2018 Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 League Of Legends World Championship
The 2022 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the twelfth iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from September 29 to November 5 in Mexico and the United States. Twenty-four teams from 11 regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia and Vietnam, with twelve of those teams having to reach the main event via a play-in stage. On August 29, Riot Games announced and revealed the new Summoner's Cup that would be awarded to the winner of the finals. " Star Walkin'" was announced as the tournament's theme song, performed by Lil Nas X. DRX won the tournament after defeating T1 3–2 in a close final series. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNG Esports
LNG Esports is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. It was known as Snake Esports from its creation in 2013 until its acquisition by sportswear company Li-Ning in 2019. LNG's main ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. LNG plays its home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou. History Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that they had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that they were rebranding as LNG Esports. Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuanjun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jianxin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively. LNG placed seventh in the 2019 LPL Summer regular season, qualifyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Mid-Season Cup
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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends Champions Korea
''League of Legends'' Champions Korea (LCK) is the primary competition for ''League of Legends'' esports in South Korea. Contested by ten teams, the league runs two seasons per year and serves as a direct route to qualification for the annual ''League of Legends'' World Championship. The LCK is administered in cooperation between Riot Games and KeSPA. The league was formerly named ''League of Legends'' Champions before undergoing a major restructuring in late 2014, which saw a change in the competition's format and a rebranding to its current name. OGN reserved exclusive broadcasting rights of the league until 2016 when rights were split with SPOTV Games. In 2019, Riot Games took over the broadcasting of LCK. In 2021 the LCK franchised, and Challengers Korea (CK) and the LCK promotion tournament were discontinued. The LCK is considered one of the strongest ''League of Legends'' competitions in the world, with teams from the league winning the World Championship a record sev ... [...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] |
FlyQuest
FlyQuest is a professional esports organization based in the United States that was founded on January 6, 2017. It is owned by the Viola family, owners of the Florida Panthers. FlyQuest was originally founded after the acquisition of the ''League of Legends'' roster of Cloud9 Challenger, which was the sister team of the Cloud9 organization. Cloud9 Challenger qualified for the North American League Championship Series in August 2016, alongside the main Cloud9 roster. LCS rules forbid an organization from owning multiple teams in the same league, so the team was sold to Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens and Fortress Investment Group and rebranded to FlyQuest, with the team roster unchanged. Tricia Sugita was appointed to become the CEO in 2020, while Ryan Edens would move to a president position. She left the team on 13 June 2022, later becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for Cloud9. Micheal Choi was appointed as the new CEO. In September 2022, the Viola family, owners of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DRX (esports)
DRX, formerly known as DragonX, is a South Korean esports organization with teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Tekken 7'', ''Valorant'' and ''Warcraft''. It previously had teams competing in ''Honor of Kings'' and ''Clash Royale''. DRX's ''League of Legends'' division competes in the ''League of Legends Champions Korea'' (LCK), and has won two back-to-back domestic titles (2017 Summer and 2018 Spring). In 2022, DRX won the ''League of Legends World Championship''. History DRX's League of Legends division was initially named ''Incredible Miracle'' in 2012. In January 2016, Incredible Miracle was rebranded as ''Longzhu Gaming'', which took over the name of their sponsor, LongZhu TV. Longzhu Gaming was sold to Kingzone in January 2018, and was rebranded as ''Kingzone DragonX''. In October 2019, Kingzone DragonX was renamed as ''DragonX'', and was then abbreviated as ''DRX''. Honours League of Legends Domestic * League of Legends Champions Korea ::Winners: 2017 Su ... [...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] |
Whitewash (sport)
In sport, a whitewash or sweep is a series in which a person or team wins every game. Usage by sport Baseball In Major League Baseball, teams typically play multiple games against each other; if one team wins all the games in that series, it is considered a "series sweep", or, more commonly, simply a "sweep". In many cases, fans of the team in the favoured position, when all but one contest in the current series have been won, will bring brooms (either real brooms or large props for better visibility) to the ballpark with which to taunt the losing team. On rare occasions, a "season sweep" can be accomplished, in which every contest between two teams is won by the same team. Intra-division season sweeps are relatively rare, since with the relatively large number of games against intra-division teams (19 per divisional matchup), the division rivals are more likely to find at least one lucky matchup. In cases where two teams only play each other once in the season, there is no dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T1 (esports)
T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by the T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-hwan under contract and set up the team under the conglomerate's banner. Lim Yo-hwan took the role of team captain.Lim Yo-Hwan,''Crazy as Me''(임요환,''나만큼 미쳐봐''), 2004, Bookroad, (03810) T1's ''League of Legends'' team has won the 2013, 2015, and 2016 editions of the ''League of Legends World Championship''. Honours Domestic League * League of Legends Champions Korea ::Winners (10): 2013 Summer, 2013–14 Winter, 2015 Spring, 2015 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2019 Spring, 2019 Summer, 2020 Spring, 2022 Spring ::Runners-up (3): 2017 Summer, 2021 Summer, 2022 Summer International *League of Legends World Championship ::Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2016 ::Runners-up: 2017, 2022 *Mid-Seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
