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10 N/A Circuito Desafiante: Nordic Championship 3rd (professional) Nordics: 2018 2020 10 European Masters Qualification Northern LoL Championship (merged) United Kingdom League Championship 3rd (professional) United Kingdom/Ireland: Online 2019 2020 9 European Masters Qualification Ultraliga: 3rd (professional) Poland/Baltics: various 2018 2024 8
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.
The LEC rebranded from the League of Legends European Championship to the League of Legends EMEA Championship, opening eligibility for players with residency status in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East/North Africa to participate in the league without transfer restrictions.
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.
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.
The buy-in price for the league was $10 million for existing League of Legends teams, who had previously participated in the League Championship Series or Challenger Series. New teams would be subject to an additional $3 million, which was distributed to the teams that were replaced in the league.
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.
The 2024 League of Legends World Championship Final was a League of Legends (LoL) esports series between Bilibili Gaming and T1 on 2 November 2024 at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, marking the fourteenth final of a LoL World Championship and the final championship series to take place under the two-split competitive calendar as a new split structure and competitive calendar for the ...