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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.
League of Legends SEA Tour: 1st (professional) Southeast Asia: various 2018 2019 8 Worlds 1P: League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO) 2nd (professional) Oceania: Online 2023 2024 8 PCS Playoffs TBD: LoL Secondary Pro League 2nd (professional) China: Shanghai: 2014: 2017: 16: LPL Promotion LoL Development League LJL Challenger Series 2nd (semi ...
The Oceanic Pro League (OPL) was the top-level of professional League of Legends competition in Oceania. Founded in 2015 and organized by Riot Games Oceania, the league had eight teams. Matches were live streamed on Twitch and YouTube , the latter having on-demand-video archives for the OPL and the lower division Oceanic Challenger Series (OCS).
In 2019 the league rebranded from the "Europe League Championship Series" (EU LCS) to the "League of Legends European Championship" (LEC) and began franchising. [17] Following the example of North America's LCS , which franchised a year prior, the LEC selected ten permanent franchise partners, replacing the previous promotion and relegation format.
The League of Legends SEA Tour (LST) was a professional League of Legends esports tournament in Southeast Asia that was founded in 2018 by Garena as a replacement for the Garena Premier League (GPL). The competition consisted of teams who qualified through the LST qualifiers of each minor region: Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore ...
The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational was held from 7–10 May 2015 in Tallahassee, Florida.Five teams qualified to participate at the Mid-Season Invitational after winning the Spring Split within their own regional leagues, while a team from the Wildcard regions qualified by winning the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).
In 2018, the NA LCS shifted to a franchise system with ten permanent teams, which became eight after the 2023 season. Along with the new model, the league rebranded to simply the League of Legends Championship Series, aligning with the EU LCS's change to League of Legends European Championship, creating unique identities for major regions. The ...
Teams marked in bold and italics would join the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) when it began in 2025. 100 Thieves (Spring 2018 – Summer 2024) Apex Gaming (Summer 2016) [b] Cloud9 (Summer 2013 – Summer 2024) Clutch Gaming (Spring 2018 – Spring 2020 [1]) Team Coast (Summer 2013 – Summer 2015) [c]