Blizzard Entertainment will hold the OWCS Asia Final at BEXCO Auditorium during G-Star 2026, with six teams competing for four spots at the World Finals in Guangzhou.

Shopify Rebellion Black has announced a roster built around the M80 core plus Zander and Smoke, targeting the VCT 2027 Americas Open Qualifier.

Riot Games removed Team BONK from the VCT EMEA Kickoff Europe Qualifier 1 after confirming a player used cheating software, replayed two bracket rounds, and provisionally suspended all roster members.

Season 5 brings Doctrine, a vampire-themed Support hero freed by Doomfist, reclassifies Sombra as a Support Tactician, and introduces the first new Escort map in years.

Lauri “Cyanide” Happonen, the Finnish jungler who won the first League of Legends World Championship at 16, passed away on July 31, 2026. The news became public nearly three months later.