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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.
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
The number of teams in the League Championship Series was increased from 8 to 10 in both the North America and Europe regions. [32] A second Riot Games official international tournament was announced, the Mid-Season Invitational, which took place in May 2015, and featured a single team from each major region and one international wildcard. [ 33 ]
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.
With most European organizations left without an international competition (only 10 teams joined the newly formed franchise), it was decided to create a new Champions League-style competition. The competition was called the European Masters (EU Masters), and the best teams from all European Regional Leagues (ERL) would play in it.
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.
Prime Video has unveiled 12 new unscripted reality and entertainment series coming to the Nordics, including an adaptation of the hit format “LOL: Last One Laughing” for Denmark and Norway.
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.