Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is running for Congress in New York, has confirmed that she is a fan of popular MOBA League of Legends.
The Democratic candidate has been on the campaign trail since May 2017, and recently secured victory in her primary election in New York’s 14th Congressional District. However, in a tweet posted recently, the politician announced that she was intending to make her return to Summoner’s Rift.
“Dusting off my League account, which hasn’t been touched since the campaign started, Bronze V, here we come,” tweeted Ocasio-Cortez.
The Democrat clearly wasn’t hopeful about her chances, as Bronze V is the lowest rank for players in League of Legends. In a game that is constantly evolving, with new metas regularly taking over LoL, it’s no surprise that she feels like she will need some practice to move back up the ranks on a title she hasn’t played in 17 months.
Riot Games’ Director of Insights Davin Pavlas asked Ocasio-Cortez what characters she mainly played, with Alexandria responding that she played Morgana, Lux and Miss Fortune, and is currently working on becoming comfortable with Anivia.
Current status: dusting off my League account, which hasn’t been touched since the campaign started
Ocasio-Cortez made sure to reiterate that she wasn’t that good at the game, replying: “I’m pretty bad at it so let’s temper our expectations here.”
Unfortunately, it seems that Ocasio-Cortez will have to put her League account back on the shelf for the time being, as she prepares to face Republican nominee Anthony Pappas in the November 6 general election.
League of Legends’ LPL 2021 Spring Split has started. 10 Chinese teams compete for a place in the Spring Playoffs, so here’s everything you need to know, from streams and schedule to the current scores and standings to keep you in the know.
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It’s safe to say that League of Legends fans all across the globe view the LPL as the pinnacle of professional play. China has emerged as a dominant force on Summoner’s Rift, and this year promises to be no different.
With the Spring Split trophy up for grabs, here’s everything you need to know about one of LoL’s fiercest competitions.
LPL 2021 Spring Split: Stream
The LPL is streamed live daily on the official LPL Twitch channel, as well as on lolesports.com. All of the vods from that day’s play are uploaded onto the site within 24 hours of matches being played.
LPL Spring Split 2021: Results & schedule
Below are the results & schedule for the forthcoming week’s action, followed by the following week’s schedule. We’ll update this section as we get further along into the tournament.
Week 2 results (January 11 – January 17)
Date
Match
PST
EST
GMT
January 11
Bilibili Gaming 2 – 1 eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
ThunderTalk Gaming 0 – 2 Royal Never Give Up
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 12
Oh My God 0 – 2 FunPlus Phoenix
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rogue Warriors 2 – 1 Top Esports
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 13
Team WE 2 – 1 Victory 5
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
LNG Esports 2 – 0 Invictus Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 14
JD Gaming 2 – 0 Bilibili Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Royal Never Give Up 2 – 1 Suning
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 15
Rogue Warriors 0 – 2 eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Top Esports 2 – 0 Rare Atom
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 16
Victory 5 2-1 LGD Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
EDward Gaming 2-1 FunPlus Phoenix
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 17
LNG Esports vs ThunderTalk Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Team WE vs Invictus Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
Week 3 schedule (January 18 – January 24)
Date
Match
PST
EST
GMT
January 18
Oh My God vs eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Bilibili Gaming vs Victory Five
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 19
Rogue Warriros vs FunPlus Phoenix
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Edward Gaming vs LGD Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 20
Invictus Gaming v eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Suning vs Rare Atom
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 21
ThunderTalk Gaming vs Team WE
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Oh My God vs Royal Never Give Up
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 22
Rare Atom vs BiliBili Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Edward Gaming vs JD Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 23
Top Esports vs LGD Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
FunPlus Phoenix vs Suning
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 24
Rogue Warriors vs Victory Five
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
LNG Esports vs Team WE
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
LPL 2021 Spring Split: Standings
Below are how each team places in the current standings, with Royal Never Give Up and Team WE leading the way, only having lost a match each.