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Riot Games has updated the EMEA Competitive Operations rules, lowering the LEC maximum salary cap threshold to €1.65 million for 2027 with further reductions planned.
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Riot Games' lead gameplay designer August Browning has acknowledged that support champion Renata Glasc requires a substantial update. With a pick rate of just 1.18% across all tiers and regions on Patch 26.19, the champion has struggled since her release
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Korean League of Legends pro Noah has announced he will delay mandatory military service until 2028, allowing him to compete in Europe next year after being dropped by GIANTX in June.
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Riot Games will not continue LEC Versus in 2027, ending its experiment of merging Europe's top League of Legends league with Tier 2 regional teams after a single season. Despite solid viewership, the publisher plans to let third-party tournaments explore
3 min readLeague of Legends European Championship Commissioner Artem Bykov confirmed that LEC Versus, the experimental format featuring Tier 2 teams competing against top LEC organisations, will not continue into 2027. Riot plans to let third-party organisers
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Aatrox, Caitlyn, Irelia, Karma, and Quinn are joining League of Legends Classic on October 7 with Patch 26.20, following the Bilgewater set added in Patch 26.19.
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Riot Games has released Patch 26.19 for League of Legends, the final balance update before Worlds 2026 is played on Patch 26.20. The patch includes significant buffs to champions like Lucian, Aphelios, Aatrox, and Aurora, alongside nerfs to Nasus
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Riot Games has revealed six new HEARTSTEEL skins for League of Legends featuring Aphelios, Ezreal, Kayn, K'Sante, Sett, and Yone. The skins arrive with Patch 26.20 on October 7, 2026, tied to the virtual boy band's second single.
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Canadian midlaner Joseph 'Jojopyun' Pyun has extended his contract with Movistar KOI, committing to the European league for another year instead of returning to North America. The signing comes ahead of the 2026 League of Legends World Championships.
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Red Bull's invitational League of Legends showmatch event returns for a third iteration on December 5 at the Olimpic Arena Badalona in Barcelona, featuring T1 against three qualified European teams.
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Teams competing in Vietnam's VCS, Japan's LJL, and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao's PCS will no longer need to relocate to Taipei. Instead, top teams from each domestic league will qualify for the League of Legends Championship Pacific to compete for
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G2 Esports dominated the 2026 LEC Summer Grand Final in Nice, sweeping Movistar KOI without dropping a game to secure their 20th regional championship and complete a clean sweep of all three European titles this season.
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