List of ''League of Legends'' leagues and tournaments

League of Legends is a widely played electronic sports game at both amateur and professional levels. This is a list of League of Legends tournaments.

International tournaments

NameTier RegionLocationYears activeSizeWCLatest Winner
Mid-Season InvitationalInternational Worldwidevarious2015 -10 (Play-in Stage)

6 (Group stage)

1 slot in WC Group stage for best Wildcard regionRoyal Never Give Up
World ChampionshipInternational Worldwidevarious2011 -12 (Play-in stage)
16 (Group stage)		N/ASamsung Galaxy
Rift Rivals Blue Rift International LCS various 2017 - EU LCS - NA LCS N/A EU LCS
Red Rift East Asia LCK - LMS - LPL LPL
Yellow Rift Latin America CBLOL - CLS - LLN CBLOL
Purple Rift Pacific GPL - LJL - OPL OPL
Green Rift CIS - TR - VN LCL - TCL - VCS TCL
All-StarInternational Worldwidevarious2013 -8N/A

5vs5: LPL

1vs1: LPL Uzi

Tier 1

As of 2018, there exist 14 professional leagues around the world. For the League of Legends World Championship, the 5 premier leagues (in Bold) are allocated 3 spots each, with the remaining spots given to the split 2 champions from the 9 remaining play-in regions.

Name IDTierRegionLocationYears activeTeams MSIWCLatest Winner
Spring split Summer split
North American League of Legends Championship Series NA LCS 1st (professional)North America[NA]Los Angeles2013 -10 G2G + 1 PTeam Liquid Team Liquid
European League of Legends Championship Series EU LCS1st (professional)Europe[EU]Berlin2013 -10 G 2G + 1 PFnatic Fnatic
League of Legends Champions Korea LCK1st (professional)South KoreaSeoul2012 -10 G 3GKing-Zone Dragon X KT Rolster
League of Legends Pro League LPL1st (professional)China[CHN]Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xi'an2013 -14 G 2G + 1 PRoyal Never Give Up Royal Never Give Up
League of Legends Masters Series[LNL] LMS1st (professional)TW/HK/MOTaipei2014 -8 P 2G + 1 PFlash Wolves Flash Wolves
Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (Eng) CBLOL1st (professional)BrazilSão Paulo2012 -8 P1 PKaBuM! e-Sports KaBuM! e-Sports
Liga Latinoamérica Norte (Eng) LLN1st (professional)Latin America North[LAN]Mexico City2014 -8 P1 PRainbow7 Infinity e-Sports CR
Copa Latinoamérica Sur (Eng) CLS 1st (professional)Latin America South[LAS]Santiago2014 -8 P 1 PKaos Latin Gamers Kaos Latin Gamers
League of Legends Japan League LJL 1st (professional)JapanTokyo2014 -6 P 1 PPENTAGRAM DetonatioN FocusMe
Turkish Championship League (Tur) TCL 1st (professional)TurkeyIstanbul2015 -8 P 1 PSuperMassive e-Sports SuperMassive e-Sports
League of Legends Continental League (Rus) LCL 1st (professional)CIS[CIS]Moscow2016 -8 P 1 PGambit Esport Gambit Esport
Oceanic Pro League OPL 1st (professional)OceaniaSydney2015 -8 P 1 PDire Wolves Dire Wolves
SEA Tour Championship[STC] SEA1st (professional)Southeast Asia[SEA]various20188 P 1 P/ Ascension Gaming
Vietnam Championship Series VCS 1st (professional)Vietnam[VN]Ho Chi Minh City20188 P 1 PEVOS Esports Phong Vũ Buffalo

Tier 2 and lower

NameTierRegionLocationYears activeSizeWCLatest Winner
Spring split Summer Split
North America Academy League 2nd (professional) North America Los Angeles 2018 - 10 FlyQuest Academy Cloud9 Academy
League of Legends Challengers Korea2nd (semi-professional)South KoreaSeoul2015 -16Ever8 Winners Kongdoo Monster
LoL Secondary Pro League2nd (professional)ChinaShanghai2014 -16Team King Vici Gaming
Elite Challenger Series2nd (semi-professional)TW/HK/MOTaipei2016 -8Afro Beast ahq Fighter
Vietnam Championship Series B 2nd (semi-professional) Vietnam 2013 - unknown Hall of Fame
LJL Challenger Series 2nd (semi-professional) Japan 2014 - 6 SCARZ Burning Core SCARZ
SLTV Challenger League2nd (semi-professional)CISKiev2016 -32 Gambit.CIS
Circuito Desafiante2nd (professional)BrazilRio de Janeiro2015 -6IDM Gaming KaBuM e-Sports
Hero of Cities3rd (amateur cup)[TGA]ChinaTaicang2011 -31Q[›]AD Gaming
Demacia Cup/ChampionshipNational CupChinaChongqing2013 -29Edward Gaming
LOL KeSPA CupNational CupSouth KoreaSeoul2015 -19KT Rolster
Be cancelled
Garena Premier League (GPL) 1st (professional) TW/HK/MO/SEA[SEA&TW] various 2012 - 2018 various 1 P Ascension Gaming GIGABYTE Marines
Vietnam Championship Series A (VCSA)2nd (professional)Vietnam[VN]2013 - 20178GPL QualificationGIGABYTE Marines GIGABYTE Marines
Thailand Pro League (TPL)2nd (semi-professional)Thailand2014 - 20188GPL QualificationAscension Gaming Ascension Gaming
Singapore Legends Series (SLS)[TLC-SG]2nd (semi-professional)Singapore2013 - 20188GPL QualificationSovereign Resurgence
LoL Championship Malaysia (LCM)[TLC-MY]2nd (semi-professional)Malaysia2013 - 20188GPL QualificationKuala Lumpur Hunters Kuala Lumpur Hunters
Pro Gaming Series (PGS)2nd (semi-professional)Philippines2014 - 20188GPL QualificationMineski Manila Eagles
LoL Garuda Series (LGS)2nd (semi-professional)Indonesia2014 - 20188GPL QualificationBigetron e-Sports HeadHunters
(AS) Garena All-Star2nd (SEA Qualifier)Southeast Asiavarious2016 - 20176Represent for GPL at All-StarTeam Vietnam All-Star
NA League of Legends Challenger Series2nd (semi-professional)North AmericaLos Angeles2014 - 20176Gold Coin United
EU League of Legends Challenger Series2nd (semi-professional)EuropeBerlin2014 - 20176Misfits Academy (Later known as the Mysterious Monkeys)
NiceGameTV League of Legends Battle2nd (mixed[NLB])South KoreaSeoul2012 - 201416+12[NLB]SK Telecom T1 K
Garena Talk Talk League2nd (amateur)TW/HK/MOOnline20138Q[›](4 team promoted)
(Mid-Season) International Wildcard InvitationalQualifiervarious[IWC]various2015 - 20168MSI QualificationSuperMassive e-Sports
(WC) International Wildcard tournament/qualifierQualifiervarious[IWC]various2013 - 201682Albux NoX Luna, INTZ e-Sports
(AS) International Wildcard All-StarQualifiervarious[IWC]various2015 - 20168Represent for IWC at All-StarTeam GPL All-Star from Vietnam

Collegiate leagues

Current NameFormer NameRegionYears activeSizeLatest Winner
ULoL Campus Series
College Championship		Division 1US & Canada2015-222UCI
CSL Junior Varsity 1Division 2US & Canada2015-221British Columbia B Team
CSL Junior Varsity 2Division 3US & Canada2015-136Penn State Division 3

Campus Series conferences

NameRegionYears activeSizeLatest Winner
ULoL Campus Series NorthUS & Canada2017-53Maryville
ULoL Campus Series SouthUS2017-52Texas A&M
ULoL Campus Series EastUS & Canada2017-66Toronto
ULoL Campus Series WestUS & Canada2017-51Simon Fraser
Big TenUS2017-14Maryland
Peach BeltUS2018-12N/A

Other tournaments

Years active means the years the tournament hosted a LoL portion, not necessarily the competition itself.[1]

NameRegionLocationYears activeSizeLatest Champion
World Cyber Games Worldwide Rotating final location 2011-2013 CJ Entus Blaze
Major League Gaming Worldwide competitors North America 2011-2012 FXOpen eSports

References

  1. ↑ "League of Legends Guides". Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

Notes

  1. ^ By "Circuit Points" which count overall performance in a year, instead of one season.
  2. ^ Refers to Northern America. Latins of North America (Mexico, Puerto Rico,...) are in Latin America North region.
  3. ^ Except European country of CIS and Baltic States.
  4. ^ Refers to People's Republic of China not included Hong Kong/Macau, although Hong Kong/Macau players are explicitly accepted as domestic residents, despite having its LMS with Taiwan.
  5. ^ Formerly called League of Legends Nova League and served as 2nd tier below Garena Premier League in 2014.
  6. ^ From Mexico to Peru, Hispanic America's countries are at the North of Brazil.
  7. ^ Hispanic America's countries are at the South of Peru and Brazil.
  8. ^ Not withstanding the actual Commonwealth of Independent States, all post-soviet players, including those from Baltic States, are explicitly regarded as domestic players and indeed participate. One Lithuanian team referred this region as "CIS and Baltic States".
  9. ^ Replaces Garena Premier League (GPL) since 2018 summer split
  10. ^ Currently includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
  11. ^ Since 2018, Vietnam is separated out from Southeast Asia and become an independent competitive region.
  12. ^ Consists of semi-professional and amateur teams; Losing professional teams from OnGameNet (predecessor of League of Legends Champions Korea) also participate.
  13. ^ Included Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau before 2015 and Vietnam before 2018
  14. ^ Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Malaysia" and served as 2nd tier below Garena Premier League.
  15. ^ Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Singapore" and served as 2nd tier below Garena Premier League.
  16. ^ Served as 1st tier before 2013 Spring, 2nd tier before 2014 Spring.
  17. ^ Size of this tournament does not include regional or online stage, only the finals.
  18. ^ "Emerging Regions", refers to any region not competitive enough to receive World Championship spot on their own, that is excluding China, South Korea, North America, Europe and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau. Champions of leagues that marked with "IWT" will participate. Some examples of such include the Latin America (Brazil, Latin America South, Latin America North) as well as Oceania (SEA servers)
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