League of Legends
League of Legends: its regional leagues, teams, players and international events.
LEC lowers its 2027 player spending threshold to 1.65 million euros
Sheep Esports reports that version 1.3 of the LEC's Sporting Financial Regulations cuts the line on a team's five best-paid players by 17.5% for 2027.
Media RightsLEC Summer 2026 final peaks at 434,973, the league's lowest since 2024
Esports Charts counted 434,973 peak viewers for the LEC Summer 2026 final, 8.13 percent down on 2025, with average viewers 17.9 percent lower and some top co-streamers absent.
PublishersRiot reopens the LCP for 2027: every team starts in PCS, VCS or LJL
From 2027, Asia-Pacific teams will begin each League of Legends split in their home league and qualify for the LCP from there. Riot also widens who can earn revenue-pool money.
TechnologyGIANTX's AI coaching app iTero passes one million downloads
The League of Legends coaching app owned by GIANTX has reached one million downloads, its founder told Esports Insider, and stays closed to other pro teams.
SalariesLCK rewrites its spending rules: a six-point test and a four-tier tax
The LCK's September rulebook update ties the pay discount for decorated players to three years of results, limits it to two per team and reworks the luxury tax.
AcademiesRiot and TJ Sports launch a global event for LoL's second tier
Riot Games announced on September 3 the World Star Challengers Invitational: 16 second-tier League of Legends teams from five regions, from September 20 to October 2, as a pilot.
PlayersLCS opens its Summer 2026 awards: one fan ballot and a voting panel
Riot Games has set the awards of the LCS Summer Split: five awards announced from September 10 to October 1, a ten-day fan vote and a panel of broadcasters, media and teams.
CoachesG2 Moves On From Five-Year Coach Dylan Falco Ahead of Worlds
G2 Esports ended its partnership with head coach Dylan Falco after eleven LEC titles, handing the coaching staff to Luka 'Perkz' Perkovic before Worlds 2026.
PlayersLCK 2026 season awards: how the regular-season votes came out
The LCK has named its 2026 regular-season award winners. Three clubs share the All-LCK First Team, a year after Gen.G filled it alone, and fourth-placed Dplus KIA takes two trophies.
Media RightsMBC keeps the LCK Finals on Korean terrestrial TV through 2027
Riot Games has extended its agreement with MBC for two more LCK Finals on free-to-air television in South Korea. The terms are undisclosed, and streaming stays with Naver and SOOP.
SalariesFormer BoostGate players say two thirds of their TCL salaries are unpaid
Two former BoostGate Esports players said on X that the roster that played the Turkish league this year is still waiting for most of its agreed pay. The club had not replied.
SalariesBrazilian labor court rules against Fluxo in case brought by coach Gafone
Two Brazilian labor courts found that League of Legends coach Gafone was an employee of Fluxo for seven weeks in 2024, without a signed contract, and ordered compensation.
RegulationUnder 18 in Brazil: how Riot's age checks work for League of Legends
Which Riot games are rated 18 in Brazil for now, how adults verify their age, what happens to an under-18 account, how Valorant consent works and what comes next.
CreatorsLeague of Legends community events: Riot's rules for creators
LoL Esports swapped tiered licensing for one community license on August 3, 2026. Who qualifies, the money and sponsor rules, branding, streaming and the rights Riot keeps.
IntegrityRiot's gambling rule: what Article 4.15 forbids players and relatives
How the gambling article of Riot's Global Code of Conduct works for League of Legends professionals: the three bans, relatives, fantasy contests, investigations and sanctions.
PublishersHow Riot licenses Europe's regional LoL leagues to outside operators
Riot Games does not run the thirteen EMEA regional leagues of League of Legends itself. How the operator license works, what it requires, and what happens when an operator leaves.
CreatorsLCP names 60 co-streamers in ten languages for Split 3 of 2026
The League of Legends Championship Pacific has published its Split 3 co-streamer list: eight team streamers for five clubs and 52 more across ten languages and four platforms.
TechnologyLeague of Legends at the EWC 2026: equipment, patch and Chronobreak rules
Own keyboard and mouse, organizer PCs cut off from the internet, patch 26.13 and a rewind tool for bugs: how the rulebook runs the technical side of League of Legends at the EWC.
Media RightsMSI 2026 peaks at 2.32 million viewers, more than 32 percent below 2025
T1 against G2 Esports, not the final, drew the largest audience of MSI 2026 in Daejeon, as peak viewers fell more than 32 percent on the record 2025 edition.
RostersTeam Vitality bench Humanoid and start FIESTA in LEC Summer
Team Vitality change one of five for the 2026 LEC Summer Split: Humanoid goes to the bench and FIESTA starts in the mid lane. The split opens July 24 in Paris.