Tag: 2021 League of Legends World Championships

These ‘League of Legends’ fans went ballistic over the 2021 Worlds outcome

They took to the streets and everything!

So the 2021 League of Legends World Championships went down on Saturday where Edward Gaming came out on top. Chinese fans were, well, pretty happy with the outcome — taking to the streets in mass celebrations all over the country. 

It’s no secret that League of Legends  is huge, yet nothing demonstrates how it puts the “global” in global esports like the reactions from fans in China seeing one of their teams crowned as champions. Once Edward Gaming came out on top, a flood of celebration videos hit social media like a tidal wave of joy. It’s was a sight to behold. Like, the sort of crowds you expect from big mainstream sports, not a video game!

The footage is, frankly, totally unreal. If you were to show it to someone without any context, I bet they would assume the reactions were from a big FIFA match. Below are some of the biggest crowds reacting to Edward Gaming’s win. Rest assured, your jaw will hit the floor.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

‘League of Legends’ is so huge that European theaters will broadcast its 2021 World Championships

The year’s biggest esports event is coming to the silver screen.

The 2021 League of Legends World Championships are in full swing, and even cinemas across the pond are gearing up for watch parties. 

The League of Legends World Championships, or “Worlds” for short, are the biggest esports event every year. So much so that the tournament’s grand finals on Nov. 6 will stream in 70 select movie theaters across Europe. If you happen to be on that side of the world, ticket registration is already open  here.

“As the Knockout Stage is upon us, just eight teams remain, with representatives from Europe, North America, China, and South Korea all vying for the chance to lift the Summoner’s Cup,” Riot Games said on LolEsports. “But just who will make it to the finals? Will DWG KIA successfully defend their 2020 championship, can MAD Lions fly the flag for EU, and are Cloud9 capable of bringing a title home to NA?” 

Riot Games obviously wanted a live audience for the finals at the Laugardalshöll Sporting Arena in Reykjavík, Iceland. Like DOTA 2’s  International and virtually every other big esports tournament, however, COVID-19 is putting a hold on those plans. So the theater deal they’ve got going on is the next best thing, I suppose. 

There doesn’t appear to be a similar theater option for North American League of Legends fans that want to watch the finales, though. That could change in the weeks to come, of course. Here’s to hoping it does!

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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Riot Games wants fans to predict the 2021 League of Legends World Championship winners

Pick’em is back.

If you’re a betting person who loves League of Legends, Riot Games wants you to guess who will win the 2021 League of Legends World Championships. That’s right, Pick’em is back — the reoccurring community event where fans predict who will win the biggest esports event of the year.

The premise is simple: successfully choose a team’s placement on brackets and various stages to earn points that you can use to get exclusive rewards in League of Legends. Stuff like summoner icons, reward capsules, blue essence, and ultimate character skins for champions. Pick’em returns for every League of Legends Worlds tournament, but Riot introduced a new feature called the Crystal Ball this year.

“The Crystal Ball gives you the ultimate opportunity to say I told you so,” Riot Games said on Lolesports. “If you predict the correct Finals winner from before Worlds even starts, you will be granted 20 extra points at the end of Worlds, a nice pad to your leaderboard standing.”

Check out the full Pick’Em announcement for yourself below.

If you’re going to be watching the 2021 League of Legends World Championships, there’s no reason not to participate in Pick’em. It’s an opportunity to win free stuff with no price of admission, after all. You can’t beat that!

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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