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Riot Games launched League of Legends in October 2009 and attracted attention from the competitive gaming community. [11] The first two seasons of competitive play consisted of a series of tournaments mostly organised by third parties, such as Intel Extreme Masters in Europe, capped by a world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games.
League of Legends is one of the largest esports with various annual tournaments taking place worldwide. [1] In terms of esports professional gaming as of June 2016, League of Legends has had $29,203,916 USD in prize money, 4,083 Players, and 1,718 tournaments, compared to Dota 2's US$64,397,286 of prize money, 1,495 players, and 613 tournaments.
In late 2022, Riot Games announced the expansion of the European region to include the Middle East and North Africa. The League of Legends European Championship franchise was renamed League of Legends EMEA Championship , and the European Masters was renamed EMEA Masters.
The League Championship Series (LCS) was the top level of professional League of Legends in the United States and Canada.The esports league was run by Riot Games and had anywhere from eight to 10 teams.
League of Legends (LoL), commonly referred to as League, is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by Defense of the Ancients , a custom map for Warcraft III , Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre.
Alongside news of Riot Games' extended sponsorship agreement with smartphone manufacturer OPPO, it was announced during the media day for the 2024 World Championship Final at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom that China will host the 2025 League of Legends World Championship.
The League of Legends Continental League (LCL; Russian: Континентальная лига по League of Legends, romanized: Kontinental'naya liga po League of Legends) was the top level of professional League of Legends competition in the Commonwealth of Independent States, organized by Riot Games Russia in 2016-2022.