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To Be Determined is the team’s new and probably only temporary name after leaving FXOpen . TBD were the winners of the most recent 2013 MLG Spring Championship Promotion tournament and are the current leaders of the MOBAFire Championship Series after two weeks at 4-0. They feature well-known competitive player Westrice in the top lane and popular streamer RobertxLee on AD Carry. With the team leaving their sponsor for presumably a new one, look for the roster to stick together and challenge for a spot in the next season of the LCS.Complexity is a former LCS team with a very popular roster. Upon leaving the LCS, they were able to pick up MegaZero, formerly of MRN . This is one of the clear advantages of sticking together after the disappointment of not qualifying for the LCS, maintaining a strong, cohesive roster and simultaneously being able to add quality pieces from teams that part ways. Look for Complexity to be a consistently strong lineup and team throughout the Challenger season.Denial eSports features the former Double Buff roster and TheRainMan favorite NubbyPoohBear. Channeling their inner dubstep, they have done quite well to open the season at 3-1, or as TRM would say, “OHHHH MYYYYYY GAWWDDDD MENNNNNN.”New World Eclipse is the phoenix arising from the ashes of Azure Cats. Featuring the best Draven player outside of the LCS in Virus and well-traveled jungler Jdwu, NWE has started off the MCS season strong with a 3-1 record, only falling to Curse Academy’s previous roster.Team Tower Dive may seem like a relatively new team, but some of them have been together awhile. Glorifyd, Pekingese, and Sugoi Geek Desu have been playing together off and on for almost a year now, and they look to the tandem of Jungie and Anjo to solidify their bot lane. The lineup has seen great success so far, opening the season with a 3-1 record.Wazabi Gaming was originally formed by five French speaking players, but the language of love couldn’t them together forever. With new addition Prophet, Wazabi Gaming is looking stronger than ever and begins the MCS hot with a 3-1 record.Curse Academy has decided to completely shake up their roster, releasing Don 'CPT TRAN' Tran , and Dylan 'Atomicn' Newton from their roster, only two weeks after Christian 'IWDomínat' Rivera stepped down to become their analyst/coach. While it may seem like a confusing move at the moment, Curse clearly has its eyes on qualifying for next season’s LCS and felt the change gives them the best chance of that going forward. For more information and analysis on the changes, check here Gold Gaming LA is a relatively new team to the scene, but anyone who follows the League subreddit knows well respected theorycrafter Umashi. He and his team look to use a combination of numbers and skill to climb their way up the MCS ladder after opening at 2-2.Team Summon, formerly known as Square Duck, features a name that most people who have followed the scene for a long time remember: L0cust. Hungry to get back to among League of Legend’s elite, he and his team look to sustain success in the MCS, starting an even 2-2.Aware Gaming, the team formerly known as The Salad Bar and Fun Police, is a team that initially met each other and trained together by playing high elo normal games. As time went on, they evolved into a strong Challenger team, being one of only four amateur teams to make it to the 2013 MLG Spring Championship. They have started slow in the MCS with a record of 1-3, and that may have something to do with losing former AD Carry George 'DkBnet' Truong after MLG. Despite that and their current record, Aware Gaming has the experience and team cohesion to turn their record around and continue to be one of the top Challenger teams in the scene.Complexity Academy looks to bring similar success to the organization that we’ve seen previously with Complexity. While under the name Armata Gaming, they enjoyed enough success to get the attention of one of League’s premier organizations. At 1-3, they need to right the ship if they hope to join their brother team in pursuit of the playoffs.Reality Check Gaming may be a bit misleading, as we know from history that when Atlanta is on your team, your team is eventually called Atlanta’s Team. Their roster has seen a lot of shuffling recently, so they hope they continue on the right track after picking up their first win of the MCS after starting 0-3.Exertus Zeal features a squad of untested players looking to prove themselves against the best amateur teams in North America. While they have their work cut out for them at 0-4, they look to improve week after week and give the top Challenger teams a run for their money.Tempest features xHazzard, who became a fan favorite after performing very well in a substitute role for CLG at MLG Anaheim when Voyboy was unable to attend. While the rest of the roster may not be as familiar, they are intelligent guys, always looking to bait and outsmart the other team. After starting the MCS 0-4, losing is not an option.MOBAFire Challenger Series – The MCS is the Challenger scene’s version of the LCS. Fourteen teams all play each other once over seven weeks in a style very similar to the LCS. Each team plays twice a week (until the last week when each team plays once) from Monday to Wednesday, so you don’t have to miss any of the LCS action to keep up. The MCS looks to have 4 seasons each year, with the top eight teams each season guaranteeing their spot for the next season, unless of course they qualify to move up to the LCS.NESL’s Go4LoL – Most people know about NESL’s weekly Go4LoL tournament, but if you don’t, it’s free to sign up and play every week and has unlimited spots. Something that people might not know, however, is that they have upped the winnings to $300 per week and have started offering RP prizes to the second and third place finishers. In addition to the weekly tournaments, there is a monthly final featuring the top 8 teams in terms of points earned throughout the month. The winner of this monthly tournament receives $500 and has a chance to knock off the King of the Hill for $1,000.Tournaments – They happen all the time in the Challenger scene. They aren’t always the most visible or on front pages, but they’re going on all the time if you look for them. And who can get enough of quality League of Legends competitive action?The Challenger scene is growing rapidly, especially with the introduction of the MCS and more organizations getting involved to sponsor teams that aren’t quite in the LCS. The scene is more competitive than ever before with players dedicating more and more time to practice themselves and together. I look forward to bringing you up to date on all the important action and news and hope I’ve given you a kick-start to dive into the scene.