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 InvitationalMajor Worldwidevarious2015–10 (Play-in stage)

6 (Group stage)

1 spot in WC Group stage for best Wildcard regionG2 Esports
World ChampionshipMajor Worldwidevarious2011–12 (Play-in stage)
16 (Group stage)		N/AFunPlus Phoenix
All-StarOff-season Worldwidevarious2013–14N/A1v1: EU Bwipo

Tier 1

As of 2020, there are 12 professional leagues for League of Legends around the world. For the World Championship, LEC and LPL are allocated 4 spots each, LCS and LCK are allocated 3 spots each, PCS and VCS are allocated 2 spots each, with the remaining spots given to the summer champions from the remaining play-in regions.

Name AbbrRegion Main languageMain locationYears activeTeamsMSIWCLatest winner
Spring Summer
League of Legends European Championship[EU LCS] LEC
Europe[EU]		 EnglishBerlin2013–10 G 3G+1PG2 Esports G2 Esports
League of Legends Pro League LPL
China[CHN]		 MandarinVarious[LPL]2013–17 G 3G+1PJD Gaming FunPlus Phoenix
League of Legends Championship Series[NA LCS] LCS
North America[NA]		 English Los Angeles2013–10 P22G+1PCloud9 Team Liquid
League of Legends Champions Korea LCK
South Korea		 KoreanSeoul2012–10 G 2G+1PT1 T1
Pacific Championship Series[PCS] PCS
TW/HK/MO/SEA[SEA]		 Mandarin, English, ThaiOnline2020–10 P2 1G+1PTalon Esports N/A
Vietnam Championship Series VCS
Vietnam[VN]		 VietnameseHo Chi Minh City2018–8 P1 1G+1PTeam Flash GAM Esports
League of Legends Continental League (Rus) LCL
CIS[CIS]		 RussianOnline2016–8 P1 1PUnicorns of Love Unicorns of Love
Turkish Championship League (Tur) TCL
Turkey		 TurkishIstanbul2015–9 P1 1P1907 Fenerbahçe Esports Royal Youth
Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (Eng) CBLOL
Brazil		 Brazilian PortugueseSão Paulo2012–8 P11PKaBuM! e-Sports Flamengo eSports
Liga Latinoamérica[LLA] (Eng) LLA
Latin America[LA]		 SpanishMexico City2019–8 P11PAll Knights Isurus Gaming
League of Legends Japan League LJL
Japan		 JapaneseTokyo2014–8 P1 1PDetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe
Oceanic Pro League OPL
Oceania		 EnglishSydney2015–8 P1 1PLegacy Esports Mammoth

Tier 2 and lower
NameTierRegionLocationYears activeSize
North America Academy League Academy League North America Los Angeles 2018 - 10
European Masters Academy/Semi-pro League Europe Various 2018- 16
League of Legends Challengers Korea2ndSouth KoreaSeoul2015–16
LoL Development League Academy/Semi-pro League China Various 2018 - 25
Vietnam Championship Series B 2nd Vietnam Various 2013 - unknown
Circuito Desafiante2ndBrazilRio de Janeiro2015–6
LCL Open Cup Off-season CIS Online 2017– 16
Hero of Cities3rd (amateur cup)[TGA]ChinaTaicang2011–31[Q]
Demacia Cup/ChampionshipOff-seasonChinaChongqing2013–29
KeSPA CupOff-seasonSouth KoreaSeoul2015–19

Former Tier 1 and 2 leagues
NameTierRegionLocationYears activeSizeWC
League of Legends Masters Series[LNL] 1st (professional) TW/HK/MO Taipei 2015–2019 8 2G + 1P
Elite Challenger Series 2nd (semi-professional) TW/HK/MO Taipei 2016–2019 8
League of Legends SEA Tour[GPL] 1st (professional) Southeast Asia[SEA] Various 2018–2019 8 1P
LoL Secondary Pro League2nd (professional)ChinaShanghai2014–201716
SLTV Challenger League2nd (semi-professional)CISKiev2016–201832
LJL Challenger Series 2nd (semi-professional) Japan 2014–2018 6
Liga Latinoamérica Norte (LLN) (Eng) 1st (professional) Latin America North[LAN] Mexico City 2014–2018 8 1 P
Copa Latinoamérica Sur (CLS) (Eng) 1st (professional) Latin America South[LAS] Santiago 2014–2018 8 1 P
Garena Premier League (GPL) 1st (professional) TW/HK/MO/SEA[SEA&TW] various 2012–2018 various 1 P
Vietnam Championship Series A (VCSA)2nd (professional)Vietnam2013–20178GPL Qualification
Thailand Pro League (TPL)2nd (semi-professional)Thailand2014–20188GPL Qualification
Singapore Legends Series (SLS)[TLC-SG]2nd (semi-professional)Singapore2013–20188GPL Qualification
LoL Championship Malaysia (LCM)[TLC-MY]2nd (semi-professional)Malaysia2013–20188GPL Qualification
Pro Gaming Series (PGS)2nd (semi-professional)Philippines2014–20188GPL Qualification
LoL Garuda Series (LGS)2nd (semi-professional)Indonesia2014–20188GPL Qualification
(AS) Garena All-Star2nd (SEA Qualifier)Southeast Asiavarious2016–20176Represent for GPL at All-Star
NA League of Legends Challenger Series2nd (semi-professional)North AmericaLos Angeles2014–20176
EU League of Legends Challenger Series2nd (semi-professional)EuropeBerlin2014–20176
NiceGameTV League of Legends Battle2nd (mixed[NLB])South KoreaSeoul2012–201416+12[NLB]
Garena Talk Talk League2nd (amateur)TW/HK/MOOnline20138[Q]
(Mid-Season) International Wildcard InvitationalQualifiervarious[IWC]various2015–20168MSI Qualification
(WC) International Wildcard tournament/qualifierQualifiervarious[IWC]various2013–201682
(AS) International Wildcard All-StarQualifiervarious[IWC]various2015–20168Represent for IWC at All-Star

Collegiate leagues
Current NameFormer NameRegionYears activeSizeLatest winner
International College CupWorldwide2016–12 Jimei University
ULoL Campus Series
College Championship		Division 1North America2015–222 Maryville
CSL Junior Varsity 1Division 2North America2015–221 British Columbia B Team
CSL Junior Varsity 2Division 3North America2015–136 Penn State Division 3

Campus Series conferences
NameRegionYears activeSizeLatest winner
ULoL Campus Series NorthNorth America - North2017–53 Maryville
ULoL Campus Series SouthNorth America - South2017–52 Texas A&M
ULoL Campus Series EastNorth America - East2017–66 Toronto
ULoL Campus Series WestNorth America - West2017–51 Simon Fraser
Big TenUS2017–14Maryland
Peach BeltUS2018–12N/A

Other tournaments

"Years active" refers to the number of years the tournament hosted a League of Legends section, not necessarily the age of the competition itself.[1]

NameRegionLocationYears activeSizeLatest Champion
The ABL Series Worldwide North America 2017– 10 Dynasty eSports
World Cyber Games Worldwide Rotating final location 2011–2013 CJ Entus Blaze
Major League Gaming Worldwide competitors North America 2011–2012 FXOpen eSports
IeSF Esports World Championship Worldwide Various 2013– 26 South Korea
Asian Games Asia Asia 2018– 8 China
Mid-Season Cup China, South Korea Shanghai, Seoul 2020 8 Top Esports

Notes
  1. ^
    Known as the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) before 2019.
  2. ^
    Refers to the United States and Canada. Countries in Central America and the Caribbean compete in the Latin American region.
  3. ^
    Known as the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) before franchising in 2019.
  4. ^
    Does not include countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, nor the Baltic States.
  5. ^
    Refers to the People's Republic of China and does not Hong Kong and Macau, although Hong Kong and Macau players are explicitly accepted as domestic residents, despite de facto sharing the residency with players from Taiwan.
  6. ^
    Matches of the LPL are played across seven studios owned by different esports organizations, located in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou and Xi'an.
  7. ^
    Merger of the League of Legends Master Series (LMS) and the League of Legends SEA Tour (LST) into a single league.
  8. ^
    Formerly known as the League of Legends Nova League and served as the second tier league below Garena Premier League in 2014.
  9. ^
    Merger of the Liga Latinoamérica Norte (LLN) and the Copa Latinoamérica Sur (CLS).
  10. ^
    Refers to Hispanic America.
  11. ^
    Not withstanding the actual Commonwealth of Independent States, all post-Soviet players, including those from the Baltic States, are explicitly regarded as domestic players. The region has also been referred to as the "CIS and Baltic States".
  12. ^
    Refers to most countries of the Arab League.
  13. ^
    Refers to Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and all countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
  14. ^
    Refers to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
  15. ^
    Replaced the Garena Premier League (GPL) prior to the start of the 2018 summer season.
  16. ^
    Definition for all Southeast Asian players except Vietnamese
  17. ^
    Became a separate region independent from the rest of Southeast Asia in 2018.
  18. ^
    Consists of semi-professional and amateur teams; losing professional teams from OnGameNet (predecessor of League of Legends Champions Korea) also participate.
  19. ^
    Included Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau before 2015 and Vietnam before 2018
  20. ^
    Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Malaysia" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
  21. ^
    Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Singapore" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
  22. ^
    Served as the first tier league before the 2013 spring season, then second tier before the 2014 spring season.
  23. ^
    The size of this tournament does not include the regional or online stages, only the finals.
  24. ^
    "Emerging regions", refers to any region without an automatic spot in the World Championship main event, that is, excluding China, South Korea, North America, Europe and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau. Champions of leagues marked with "IWT" participated in the IWC.

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