{"id":33872,"date":"2024-01-14T18:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T23:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33872"},"modified":"2024-01-14T18:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T23:13:49","slug":"whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-january-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-january-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in esports for week beginning January 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another huge week of esports kicks off on January 15, 2024, with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"LoL betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> taking centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>While the League of Legends EMEA Championship kicked off last weekend, the North American (LCS) and Korean (LCK) regions will start their respective spring splits on the 17th and 19th of January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the final weekend of the Call of Duty: Stage 1 Major Qualifiers will take place, with most of the teams playing their final two games before the Major begins on January 25.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"pageList mb arrows\">\n<li>\n<h2>League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)<\/h2>\n<p>The opening night of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) will feature two matches, with Nongshim RedForce taking on DRX, followed by the world champions, T1, clashing with Gen.G in a star-studded match-up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">Esports betting sites<\/a> have T1 marked as the $2.00 favourites to take out the 2024 LCK Spring Split, ahead of Gen.G ($2.50) and Hanwha Life Esports ($6.50).<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>League of Legends Championship Series (LCS)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/lcs-matches-to-be-played-on-live-patches-in-2024\/\" title=\"2024 LCS changes\">With all the changes that have been made to the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS)<\/a>, many League of Legends fans will keep a close eye on the league that has historically been the weakest of the top four leagues in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Changing back to Friday and Saturday matchdays should bring more viewers, as should a more competitive league with only eight teams involved in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud9 are the overwhelming favourites at $1.83 ahead of NRG ($5.00) and Team Liquid ($7.00) with most bookmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lcs\/\" title=\"LCS betting guide\">LCS betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Call of Duty: Stage 1 Major Qualifiers<\/h2>\n<p>The last of four qualification weekends for the Call of Duty: Stage 1 Major in Boston will determine the seeding for the Major.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the final weekend, Atlanta FaZe sits atop the table with a 5-0 record ahead of the New York Subliners, who are 4-0 but have a worse map-difference than FaZe.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/call-of-duty\/league\/\" title=\"Call of Duty League betting guide\">Call of Duty League betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n\n<!-- Table view: sport-content -->\n\n <div class=\"content-bonus-grid\">\n\n    \n\n<article class=\"bonus-grid-card rank-1\" id=\"ggbet-sport-content\">\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_logo\" style=\"background-color: #ff7d01\"> \n             <p class=\"recommended-bonus-card\">Recommended!<\/p>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/data-central\/images\/casinos\/racemedia\/ggbetsport.svg\" id=\"ggbet-sport\" alt=\"GG Bet\" title=\"Play at GG Bet\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/data-central\/images\/casinos\/racemedia\/ggbetsport.svg\" id=\"ggbet-sport\" alt=\"GG Bet\" title=\"Play at GG Bet\"\/><\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_info\">\n        <p>eSports Specialist<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/ggbet-sport\/\" title=\"Claim bonus at GG Bet\"  target=\"_blank\"><p><em>Get \u20ac5  freebet!<\/em><\/p><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-card_cta\">\n        <a  href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/ggbet-sport\/\" title=\"Claim bonus at GG Bet\" target=\"_blank\">Join GGBet Now<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"grid-card_terms\">\n    <p>18+ Gamble responsibly. 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