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FACEIT, the world’s leading competitive gaming platform and the LCS, the professional League of Legends esports league in North America, revealed the Scouting Grounds Circuit (SGC) for 2020. The SGC provides rising League of Legends players with a clear path to showcase their skills and earn prize money. Now in its second season, the SGC will offer a total prize pool of $60,000 and introduce new qualifier events.… Read the rest
North American’s largest collegiate esports league, Collegiate StarLeague (CSL), announced a partnership with leading short-form video platform TikTok to create a brand new esports event, the TikTok Cup. Collegiate players will have the opportunity to compete online across four popular titles, earning their share of the $60K in prize money to support education expenses; that will be split amongst the winners.… Read the rest
Together with DreamHack and one of the largest game companies in the world Riot Games, Telia Company establishes League of Legends Nordics with national series and several international components. The extensive collaboration will kick off this summer, as the first Telia Esports Series games of League of Legends will be played in June 2020.… Read the rest
Are you ready to duel? The official 1v1 League of Legends (LoL) tournament for players around the world, Red Bull Solo Q, starts online this spring! Last year, the competition – branded as Red Bull Player One – saw 25,000 registrants from 29 countries battling for the title. This season, the community can expect over 35 National Qualifiers & Finals, International Online Qualifiers and new tournament stages.… Read the rest
ESPN and Riot Games announced an agreement for ESPN to be the official U.S. linear and authenticated streaming platform for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split Playoffs. Matches will air live on ESPN2 or the ESPN app, with all matches available on demand in the ESPN app immediately following competition.… Read the rest
Kia has signed a groundbreaking partnership deal with Rogue’s League of Legends European Championship team in Berlin, Germany. Now when they are battling in lanes and the jungle the team will be arriving in futuristic style with Kia’s latest technologically advanced vehicles.
Finn, Inspired, Larssen, Vander, and Hans sama will now have the speed and efficiency of Kia on their side.… Read the rest
Haseeb ‘BlueSpirits’ Rasool emerge victorious at the UK Final of Red Bull Player One, a global 1v1 League of Legends tournament, at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London. The thrilling Grand Final saw 16 of the nation’s best League of Legends duelists who made it through the Last Chance Qualifier on Oct 4 go head to head, with BlueSpirits.… Read the rest
The UK Final of Red Bull Player One, a global 1v1 League of Legends tournament takes place at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London this weekend from October 4-5. The exciting national final will feature live commentary from current LEC host Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, as well as homegrown British stars Ciernan ‘Excoundrel’ Lowe, and Jake “Boaster” Howlet.… Read the rest
For the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, Pro View will be available for purchase through watch.lolesports.com and for the first time ever, within the League of Legends in-game store. Additionally, the product will expand to support Turkish, Portuguese & Korean language broadcasts. Proceeds from Pro View will directly support teams competing for the World Championship.
The Grand Final of the AVGL Community League of Legends Qualifier will be played on the DreamHack Atlanta Main Stage.
College teams will compete in a single elimination, best of 3 bracket on the following days:
The top 2 teams will receive a travel stipend, hotel rooms, and 3-day passes for DreamHack Atlanta on November 15th-17th.… Read the rest
Lolesports Staff
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship kicks off on October 2nd in Berlin Germany. Here’s everything you need about League’s biggest, most prestigious competitive event.
What is the World Championship?
The League of Legends World Championship (also known as Worlds) is a yearly international tournament that brings together the top teams from each league in a battle to hoist the Summoner’s Cup and earn the title of World Champion.
By Lolesports Staff
The All-Star LoL Event will return to the Esports Arena in Las Vegas from December 5th-7th. The 2019 All-Star Event is a celebration that brings the best professional players and the biggest personalities from League of Legends together for a three-day event featuring competitive tournaments, charity events, and unique game modes.
Across the 28th and 29th September, some of the best League of Legends team from around Europe will compete at the new ESL Arena in Katowice, Poland. Having risen to the top of the open ecosystem, these teams are eager to prove that they are the best on the continent!
The tournament kicks off with two best-of-five semi finals on Saturday, with the exciting best-of-five finals on Sunday.… Read the rest
The NUEL and Riot Games announced a renewal of their official partnership for the new academic year in the UK. The partnership will see Riot provide direct support for the League of Legends University Series – the premier UK university League of Legends tournament – as well as over 130 offline events taking place on campuses around the UK over the course of the year, with additional unique events to be announced.… Read the rest
In the months since assuming my new role, the Global Esports team has been hard at work building our vision for the future of esports here at Riot Games. I am incredibly excited and passionate about the opportunity to accelerate growth of our sport on a global scale. As we head into the final months of the 2019 season, I want to share a vision and plan for the future of esports and the steps we are taking to realize that future.