2019 League of Legends World Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe company has also confirmed that China will hold the event in 2020, before it returns to North America in 2021.<\/p>\n
The decision to unveil tournament plans so far ahead of time is a departure from the norm for Riot.<\/p>\n
In past years, the firm has withheld details until a few months out from the event.<\/p>\n
The makers of LoL are hoping greater transparency and forward planning will lead to bigger and better things for all involved.<\/p>\n
“We want to ensure that our event experiences are among the best in sports,” Riot said in a press release.<\/p>\n
“By creating more lead time for our major global event planning cycles, we will provide fans, players, teams, and partners with more time to plan ahead as well. <\/p>\n
“We believe that this an important step that will help unlock more value for everyone that participates in our events around the world.”<\/p>\n
The host venue for the Paris 2019 LoL World Championship finals is the AccorHotels Arena, which accommodates up to 20,000 spectators after renovations completed in 2015.<\/p>\n
But League of Legends esports<\/a> fans are most excited by the news that the tournament will return to China the following year.<\/p>\nThe 2017 championships smashed all sorts of records for viewership, with more than 80 million people tuning in for the semi finals in Shanghai.<\/p>\n
North America last hosted the event in 2016, when South Korea’s SK Telecom T1 took out the $2.68 million top prize in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
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