Cloud 9 to lose over $605,000 following LCS violationRiot Games' LCS ruleset amendment of 2017 stated players may not be given team stock, lest the rules be broken. Cloud 9 failed to comply with the rules and notify Riot Games, which resulted in fines and restitution amounting to over $605,000.NOVEMBER 20
Aphelios, League of Legends' next champion revealedRiot Games unveiled the next marksman champion to join League of Legends - Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful. Currently, there are only the lore entries and hints on his mechanics while actual abilities and stats are still a mystery.NOVEMBER 19
Team Liquid acquires Broxah, former Fnatic junglerFnatic and Team Liquid seem to have finalised the deal where Broxah will switch to North America. Meanwhile, black and orange are gearing up for the new season with Mithy as a coach and Selfmade as the new jungler.NOVEMBER 19
Sneaky leaves Cloud 9, replaced by ZvenCloud 9 joined the surprising twist crew of League of Legends roster changes before Season 10 before officially announcing Sneaky's departure. It appears the new bot lane for the NA team will be Zven and Vulcan.NOVEMBER 19
LCK teams T1, Gen.G and KT Rolster undergo roster overhaulLCK didn't exactly have a successful year on the international stage and it appears that several teams are trying to redo their squads in an attempt to perform better in Season 10. These teams include KT Rolster, SKT T1 and Gen.G so far.NOVEMBER 19
League of Legends transfer rumour: Chovy & Tarzan to join RNGRoyal Never Give Up (RNG) had a rather disappointing run at League of Legends World Championship 2019 and it seems like they are rebuilding the team's core by signing Griffin players if the rumours turn out to be true.NOVEMBER 18
Rick Fox finally reached Bronze in League of LegendsRick Fox recently made it to Iron 1, the highest division in said tier of the ranked ladder in League of Legends. He was on a tight schedule to reach Bronze before the end of Season 9 but he actually made it happen.NOVEMBER 16
League of Legends All-Star event voting has startedFans of League of Legends esports can now vote on their favourite players in hopes of them being voted the most and appearing at the next All-Star event. Cross-region voting is possible but in limited capacity.NOVEMBER 13
YoungBuck parts ways with Fnatic, Upset leaves Schalke 04Roster and management changes have kicked off in League of Legends teams as they prepare for the next season. Two recent highlights are Fnatic parting ways with head coach, YoungBuck and Schalke 04 with their marksman, Upset.NOVEMBER 12
Rick Fox made it to Iron 1 in League of LegendsRick Fox, the former co-owner of EchoFox, has been notoriously stuck at the bottom of League of Legends competitive ladder but he seems to be slowly climbing it. His team may have gone away but Fox's dedication to climbing the ranks remains.NOVEMBER 11
League of Legends Worlds 2019 breaks several viewership recordsLeague of Legends World Championship 2019 almost doubled the viewers from 2018 and there are pointers that even the high amount of viewers in China was increased further.NOVEMBER 11
League of Legends Senna release and ranked season 9 end datesRiot Games released League of Legends patch 9.22 and with it came two notifications - the ranked season is wrapping up in roughly two weeks while Senna is mere days away from release on live servers.NOVEMBER 6
LoL Worlds 2019 semifinals sees Summoner's Cup winners outLeague of Legends World Championship 2019 semifinals are behind us. The event saw the biggest viewership in history of esports, lived up to the hype and waved goodbye to the two teams that previously won the Summoner's Cup.NOVEMBER 4
Senna, the Redeemer abilities fully revealedRiot Games finally revealed the upcoming support/marksman hybrid's abilities and they pretty much reflect mechanics seen in Thresh and Lucian, which is fitting, given the characters' history.OCTOBER 29
LoL Worlds 2019 quarterfinals squeezed cream of the crop to semifinalsLeague of Legends World Championship 2019 quarterfinals are behind us and only four teams remain in the race for the Summoner's Cup. It is safe to say the tournament properly filtered the best of the best so far.OCTOBER 28
YouTuber played League of Legends on milkshakesPeople have pulled many stunts with unconventional input devices but the latest one just has to take the cake. A German YouTuber, Maxim, played League fo Legends on four milkshakes instead of a keyboard.OCTOBER 28
LoL Worlds quarterfinals get over 1 million concurrent viewers on Twitch, twiceLeague of Legends World Championship 2019 quarterfinals are behind us now, with several remarkable notes. One of them is that both days of quarterfinals saw over 1 million concurrent viewers on Twitch.OCTOBER 27
League of Legends EUW server reaches 3 million ranked accounts milestoneEveryone knows League of Legends is big but numbers still surprise the game's audience from time to time. For example, one could be caught off guard with the information that EUW server has 3 million accounts in ranked play alone, almost twice the size of NA.OCTOBER 25
League of Legends' ranked reward skin is Victorious AatroxRiot Games unveiled the ranked rewards for Season 9 and while pretty much everyone agreed that the new skin was rightfully given to Aatrox, many didn't like the actual look, feeling it is lacklustre.OCTOBER 25
LoL esports: Griffin saga sees Kanavi becoming a free agentGriffin, one of League of Legends World Championship 2019 participants representing Korea, was embroiled in a mismanagement saga that shed more light on cvMax's departure from the team. It has a bit of a satisfying conclusion though as Kanavi managed to become a free agent.OCTOBER 24
League of Legends broke 50% of PC Bang traffic in KoreaKorea has a great obsession with competitive video games so it's no wonder League of Legends is doing well there. However, did you know that during the 10 year anniversary events it accounted to more than half of all the games played in the country's PC Bangs?OCTOBER 22
LoL Worlds 2019 group stage recap and quarterfinal drawsLeague of Legends World Championship 2019 group stage has concluded. Some traditions that were kept, some broken and an amazing comeback contributed to the possibly best quarterfinals draw in the history of League esports.OCTOBER 21
League of Legends anniversary gifts are staying for one monthRiot Games announced 11 rewards that are quite appealing to League of Legends players but the fans were not sure if they commit for straight 10 days of logging in to get them. Thankfully, Riot clarified that they have an entire month to grab them.OCTOBER 17
League of Legends champion roadmap reveals three new championsLeague of Legends champion roadmap was announced before it was posted on 16 October 2019 and it has delivered on the promises. The blog post offered more insight into three brand new champions and two upcoming reworks.OCTOBER 17