Press release:
Copenhagen, April 4 – At last, the weekend is finally coming closer, where you can see Fnatic give their all against G2 Esports! After Fnatic won both their games in the regular season against G2, who was not ready to give up, and now they are finally ready to take up the fight at the finals. It has been one of the best seasons for Fnatic with 14 wins and only 4 losses, while G2 Esports also had an impressive performance with 12 wins and 7 losses.
Who will come out of Copenhagen Roya l Arena with the championship title? Find out this coming Sunday April 8!
Team Information:
Fnatic
Founded by Sam and Anne Mathews in 2004 in the early days of the professional video gaming industry, Fnatic has since helped shape the new world sport into a fast-growing phenomenon.
At its core are Fnatic’s talented professional gamers, who have won thousands of tournaments and inspired a community of tens of millions of fans.
Our world class players represent Fnatic in all corners of the globe, attending more than 75 international events per year across 20 different games including League of Legends, Dota 2, Battlefield 4 and CS:GO. With over a decade of big wins, the Fnatic team continues to take its place at the forefront of the industry.
G2 Esports
G2 Esports, formerly known as Gamers2, is a German-based eSports organization with teams in League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Paladins, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, Hearthstone and Rocket League.
The G2 League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Championship Series Europe (EU LCS) since 2016.
The organization was first announced on February 24, 2014.
Event Details
The European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) Spring Split Final features the top 4 teams in Europe competing in the last round of playoffs. The 2018 season is divided into two halves, the Spring and Summer splits each comprising of 9 weeks of regular season and 3 weeks of playoffs. The 3rd place decider takes place on Saturday 7th of april and Finals on Sunday 8th of april in Royal Arena, Copenhagen
What’s on the line?
The winning team will be crowned the Spring Split champions, winning prize money and championship points. As the best team in Europe, they also qualify to take part at the first international League of Legends event of the year, the Mid Season Invitational, which will be held in Berlin and Paris this year.
The 3rd place team will secure a place at the 2018 Rift Rivals tournament being held this summer, which is a battle for dominance between the top 3 teams in Europe vs North America’s top 3.
About League of Legends
League of Legends is a MOBA created by Riot Games which was released in 2009 and can be played online both on MAC and PC where it is F2P (Free to play). Since its release has both the game, and Riot Games grown more and more, and has set the standard when it comes to esport in the entire world. League of Legends is being played over 1.3 Billion hours a month, and has over 100.000.000 active players a month since september 2016
About Riot Games
Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill with the intent to change the way video games are made and supported for players. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to worldwide acclaim. The game has since gone on to become the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. Players are the foundation of our community and it’s for them we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience. Riot Games is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and has 23 offices worldwide.
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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