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In an everchanging world during the covid19 pandemic, esports has become a muchneeded distraction to current events. Spring and summer finals, as well a win at the 2019 midseason invitational. Season eight 2018 is the eighth ranked season in league of legends. The 2020 league of legends esports season will launch in late january. It was the fourth iteration of the league of legends world championship. Overall, the 2019 season is definitely the most successful in the history league of legends world championship series. The grand final itself was watched by an impressive 27 million unique viewers, with the concurrent viewership peaking at over 11 million viewers. League of legends world championship viewers guide. Eurosport has signed a deal to broadcast torque esports the race allstar. The end of the pre season and the official start of season 4 champion series began on january 15, 2014. Galaxy white won this years league of legends world championship, youre.
The 2019 world championship finals between europes g2 esports and chinas funplus phoenix was the mostwatched league of legends match in the games 10year history. League of legends midseason invitational canceled due to. The season one championship stands as the beta test of what would eventually become the league of legends world championship. Evolution of league of legends from beta to season 8.
For links to other games and timecodes open the description. South korea played host to an incredible tournament that attracted the sports largest viewership ever and saw invictus gaming become the first team from the lpl to win the summoners cup. Riot season 1 dreamhack na qualifier finals match between team solomid and epicgamer for a chance to go on to dreamhack and compete against the top league of legends. The 2019 world championship final between g2 esports and funplus phoenix was the most anticipated match in league of legends history. Depending on context, the duration of the interval may refer to a patch cycle or a competitive period, start and end may thereby vary slightly. Statistics of matches, teams, languages and platforms. The first patch of this season s patch cycle was released on january 10, 2018 v8. The 2018 league of legends season broke records, thrilled fans, and showcased the worlds greatest talent competing in front of the largest audience in esports. The league of legends world championship, for instance, can rack up tens of millions of viewers for a single bestoffive series, depending on the location and teams involved. The lcs spring split will run for 11 weeks and features. Preseason started on november 8, 2017 with patches v7. According to analytics firm esports charts, the championship match for league of legends champions korea saw a record 1,074,561 peak concurrent viewers tuning in.
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It was the third iteration of the annual league of legends world championship and the last one not to be formally titled after the year it took place. League of legends midseason tournament canceled due to. The competitive season started on january 16, 2018 and ended. The league of legends european championship returns in june. League of legends gets more viewers than super bowlwhats. Matches were held in taipei, singapore, and seoul, with grand. Just as a little fun fact, the average amount of viewers who watched the nba championship in 2016 was 20. The season four championship was a competitive event to bring season 2014 of league of legends to a close.
The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers. Cup and earning the title of league of legends world champion. Pro gaming leagues are seeing a huge spike in viewership. The league of legends european championship spring playoffs blasted its previous viewers record, increasing its viewership by over 76% and drawing a peak audience of 807,333 concurrent viewers. Season four 2014 is the fourth ranked season in league of legends. The tournament has been praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to its mu. League of legends season 3 finals drew 32m total viewers. For better navigation you can also use annotations inside the video. The 2019 league of legends worlds finals peaked at 44. How many people watched the league of legends world. League of legends 32 million people watched the league of legends championship series season 3 world finals at peak, 8. Detailed viewers statistics of rlcs season 4 world championship, rocket league. The league of legends world championship is the annual professional league of legends world championship tournament hosted by riot games and is the culmination of each season. Season one championship league of legends wiki fandom.
With the league of legends season one championship over and done with, riot games has announced that the events live coverage drew more than 1. We cant think of a better way to head into the 2016 season and to celebrate with so many of this years key playmakers at the all star event this week. Second game of the grand finals of league of legends season. The mid season invitational, the international tournament that marks the halfwaypoint in the league of legends competitive season, will not be held in 2020. Both teams entered the series as the reigning champions of their respective regions with the tremendous expectations from their fans. Teams compete for the champion title, the 70pound summoners cup, and a multimilliondollar championship prize. If there needed to be further evidence of the growing enthusiasm in the west for esports, league of legends may have just set some sort of unofficial record for most tickets to a live event sold. Tencents q3 earnings revealed that worlds viewership doubled over last year. Riot games league of legends championship series season 4. The north american league of legends championship series spring split. Rasmus caps borregaard winther and kim khan dongha tied for the. Season 2014 features gameflow overhaul, redefining. The season 4 world championship games were live streamed by 40 online broadcasters and were translated into 19 different languages. League of legends championship series spring split finals.
The championship has managed to increase all three key indicators. The season 3 world championship for league of legends set new viewership records for competition in riot games multiplayer online battle arena title, with more than 32. Eurosport follows espn in airing an esports racing. League of legends championships viewers 2018 statista. The league of legends north american championship finals took place this weekend. League of legends ratings top nba finals, world series. The finals were broadcast in 16 languages and across more than 20 platforms, and in the weeks since the match, weve been carefully analyzing. The massive audience for esports events like this is. Worlds 2019 has gathered 3 million 985 thousand peak viewers. A look back at the greatest league of legends tournament of all time. This esports giant draws in more viewers than the super bowl, and its expected to get even bigger. According to analytics firm esports charts, the championship match for league of legends champions korea saw a record 1,074,561 peak concurrent viewers tuning in to watch t1 sweep gen. Three days ago, league of legends owner riot confirmed that it wouldnt be sending english commentators to the early stages of worlds in south.
Well be announcing more details on our plans for the 2016 world championship including where well be headed within the next few weeks, so stay tuned to lolesports for all the info. With the 2019 league of legends season at a close and its world. League of legends european championship returns june 12th. The season 3 world championship was won by sk telecom t1 k with the roster of lee faker sanghyeok, jung impact eonyeong, chae piglet gwangjin, bae bengi seongwoong, lee poohmandu jeonghyeon, and coach kim kkoma junggyun. The drama and excitement of the league of legends season one championship has just come to a close. Rlcs season 4 world championship detailed viewers stats. Over 10,000 league of legends fans descended upon st. Madrid, or paris to root for their favorite teams to our viewers that cheered. Detailed viewers statistics of esl pro league season 4. According to espn 1, there were 43 million viewers who watched the championship.
Additionally, the league of legends world championship in 2016 stands as having the second highest viewership of any esports tournament, with 43 million unique viewers worldwide. On this page we feature all known esports viewership numbers from 2012 until. Detailed viewers statistics of 360mobi championship series season 4, mobile legends. Le nombre dequipes dans le championnat league of legends series est. League of legends is a freetoplay competitive moba game with a large following in esports. The league of legends world championship included teams from. The season 4 championship took place september 18october 19, at the south korea.