League of legends lol esports tournaments statistics. Mar 07, 2019 in 2018, the annual league of legends esports championship final, which took place in south korea, attracted 99. The 2014 league of legends world championship was the world championship that was held from september 18, 2014 to october 19, 2014 for the multiplayer online battle arena moba video game league of legends. League of legends remains the biggest competitive video game in the world and now, its closing in on viewership numbers long held by traditional sports. League of legends competition involves professional gamers of the multiplayer online battle arena moba game, league of legends, published in 2009 by riot games. Season four 2014 is the fourth ranked season in league of legends. Oct 22, 2012 league of legends captures over 8,282,000 unique viewers for the season 2 world championships rory young monday, october 22, 2012 10. League of legends championship series meta trends slingshot. Oct 15, 2012 second game of the grand finals of league of legends season 2 world championship tpa vs azf.
League of legends championships viewers 2018 statista. League of legends world championship 2011 season 1. Teams compete for the champion title, the 70pound 32kilogram summoners cup, and a multimilliondollar championship prize. Going back in the past, to the season 1 world championship, a completely different experience is achieved. Both teams entered the series as the reigning champions of their respective regions with the tremendous expectations from their fans. Worlds 2014 leaguepedia league of legends esports wiki. This number exceeds the result of the 2018 seasons event almost twice. Its been a long season, but the best 24 teams in the world have finally. The 2020 league of legends esports season will launch in late january. Go, and dota 2 were the mostwatched esports of 2019, according to esports charts. Statistics of matches, teams, languages and platforms. Season 4 started on november 20, 20 with preseason by two patch v3. The best off meta champions of all time in league of legends history duration. Worlds 2016 leaguepedia league of legends esports wiki.
Feb 05, 2020 welcome to the meta report, where we go over some of the latest picks, builds, and trends of the lec. Lol tier lists, champion builds, counters, and stats metalol. Cup and earning the title of league of legends world champion. When thinking about league of legends, thats the easy part to figure out. League of legends season 3 finals drew 32m total viewers. League of legends viewership numbers keep growing in 2016. In this episode, we have a look at the bot lane meta in season 10 and what has changed in the.
Pro gaming leagues are seeing a huge spike in viewership. Best champions tier list league of legends patch 9. With more than 140 champions, youll find the perfect match for your playstyle. The 2017 world championship series started in september 2017, and. It was the fourth iteration of the league of legends world championship. By looking at the picks and bans of teams in the league of legends. October 2, the top 10 games from the group stages of the season 4 world championship by, and on ongamers e october 2, worlds group c statistics. It is one of the successors of the benelux premier league and the sister league of the belgian league 2020 season spring splitbelgian league. Ranking the league of legends world championship finals. League has always been one of the biggest names in.
League of legends world championship viewers guide. The semi finals of the the biggest yearly tournament worlds 2017 totaled more than 100. League of legends season, there are also many steps to get there. 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. Dec 10, 2015 it goes without saying that the 2015 league of legends world championships were big, but according to riot it was significantly bigger than last year. But while my attention may have lapsed over the past year or two. Overall, the 2019 season is definitely the most successful in the history league of legends world championship series. Rocket league world championship leads twitch over the. A brand new league, featuring a rebuilt map, dual stick controls, and dozens of champs you know from the pc game, coming to mobile and console starting 2020. Vi, reksai, lee sin, j4 are the current top picks because they have safe clears and ca. Lol tier lists, build guides, and champion stats based on data by from the best players. A total of 90 unique league of legends champions saw play during the course of the 2018 world championship, the most of any world championship to date. League of legends worlds 2018 was the most watched esports.
Dec 02, 2014 league of legends world championship s finals viewership falls yearonyear overall unique viewers peaked at 27 million at this years world championship s final, marking a decrease of five. Nov 07, 2018 but even with the rise and fall of pubg, and fortnite becoming the most watched game ever on twitch, league of legends biggest event of the year, worlds 2018, just managed to set a new alltime peak itself proving that the moba genre and lol are both still fan favorites among esports viewers. Madrid, or paris to root for their favorite teams to our viewers that cheered. The end of the pre season and the official start of season 4 champion series began on january 15, 2014. Nov 01, 2018 you always remember your first, and its no different with league of legends.
League of legends has definitely evolved at a fast pace over the last 3 years. Pages modified between june 2016 and september 2017 are adapted from information taken from. Compared to the previous year, the world championship had 27 million viewers and during the final game 11 million fans tuned in. After the record set last week by the skt vs g2 esports semifinal which had reached an audience peak of nearly 4 million viewers, excluding chinese audiences one wondered whether the grand finals between fpx and g2 esports would manage to match last weeks figures. League of legends captures over 8,282,000 unique viewers for.
What is the new meta for season 5 of league of legends. The series between sk telecom t1 and fnatic nearly broke two million viewers to kick start the 2019 league of legends world championship. Use our lol meta on proguides to find win rate, pick rate, ban rate, champion availability, and play rate. The league of legends world championship, the culmination of every. Ign proleague 5 was the greatest international league of legends. Worlds 2019 has gathered 3 million 985 thousand peak viewers. Gamepedias league of legends esports wiki covers tournaments, teams, players, and personalities in league of legends. Get uptodate viewer count stats for the most popular games with githyp. About a month into the new year, the bot lane is still the most controversial part of the league of legends meta. But for 3 straight seasons now that is all there is.
League of legends new season 8 meta explained patch 8. Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in north america, europe, south korea, and china. Clash royale league world finals 2018 detailed viewers stats. Best champions season 9, s tier champions, best jungle champions. The finals were watched by 60 million people, breaking 2016s finals viewer records.
League of legends season 2 championships most watched. Our difficulty ratings are based on skill floor, meaning that a simple. In a meta favoring solo lanes, g2 fields top laner martin wunder. League of legends esports continue to pump out recordbreaking numbers. Riot games hosted the league of legends 2015 world championship over the month of october this year, and as expected, the huge event broke tons of. Dec 11, 2015 im not quite the league of legends addict i once was, as i used to be both an avid player of the game and fan of the pro scene. The 2019 world championship consisted of 120 games across berlin, madrid. League of legends 2019 world championship sees yet another jump in viewership. 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. Dec 11, 2015 the final match between the korean teams of sk telecom t1 and koo tigers was seen by 14 million concurrent viewers at its peak. Jun 22, 2011 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. Viewership for the event rose from 334 million in 2015 to 396 million in 2016. The season one championship stands as the beta test of what would eventually become the league of legends world championship. These are the teams to watch at the lol world championship 2019.
The healthy meta allowed professional players to display their skill through a wide variety of strategies and led to thrilling games during the entire monthlong tournament. May 10, 2019 the timeline presents the number of viewers of league of legends championships finals worldwide from 20 to 2018. Find the best champions for top, jungle, mid, adc, and support in season 9. This product is not endorsed, certified or otherwise approved in any way by riot games, inc. League of legends world championships had 334 million viewers. Our updated lol meta shows you the best champions to play in patch 10. Spring and summer finals, as well a win at the 2019 midseason invitational. The championship has managed to increase all three key indicators.
I have you covered with a detailed but straightforward primer to get you all set up, whether youre a dfs player looking to dig into the new sport, or a league of legends fan ready to take your action over to fanduel. Detailed viewers statistics of clash royale league world finals 2018, clash royale. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique. Find full builds and runes for every champion here. Over the past two months, the mobas top teams from around the globe have competed in a series of matches to determine. League of legends world championships finals viewership. Aatrox ahri akali alistar amumu anivia annie aphelios ashe aurelion sol azir bard blitzcrank brand braum caitlyn camille cassiopeia chogath corki darius diana dr. Use the lol tier list to find out the current best champions, and use the build guides to find out how to play them. Find out how many viewers are watching league of legends right now on twitch. Esports and chinese team funplus phoenix saw the rise of a new champion. Throughout this season, players and teams have already experimented with different meta. Dec 16, 2019 the rocket league world championship didnt have quite the same average viewership as the game awards on friday, but its 90,016 average viewers was enough to more than. Riot games has revealed that nearly 400 million unique viewers tuned in to watch the 2016 league of legends world championship. These viewers spent 370 million hours watching worlds this year.
Monstrous viewership numbers show league of legends. The 2019 world championship final between g2 esports and funplus phoenix was the most anticipated match in league of legends history. The infographic shows that the lcs spring split 2016 had a weekly average of 22. A look back at the greatest league of legends tournament of all time. League of legends 2015 world championship broke a bunch of. The world stage for professional league of legends. 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. 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. Tencents q3 earnings revealed that worlds viewership doubled over last year. Pages that were modified between april 2014 and june 2016 are adapted from information taken from. This champion tier list provides league of legends players with challenger elo insight, and the best lol champions you should be playing in the current lol meta. Although the season one championship is technically the start of professional league of legends as we know it, the. It did not exactly go as planned, however, as many pauses and a game restart were needed to solve lag problems.
League of legends world championship is a key event in the world of esports, which annually sets new records and pushes the entire industry forward. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million. Proguides challenger league of legends guides 492,958 views new. Omar who asked to have his real name withheld for privacy concerns goes by masterfiend and is a challenger jungle main in league of legends. Jun 21, 2016 but more people watched league of legends. Nearly 400 million people watched the league of legends world. In 2018 lol championships took place in south korea and attracted 99. Nov 19, 20 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 million people watching the. Will league of legends ever evolve to a meta that doesnt. Nov 17, 2017 the league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers.
Fanduel is offering league of legends daily fantasy, and look, if you dont know what that is, its okay. The first patch of this season s patch cycle was released on january 11, 2017 v7. The new york times reported earlier today that the cavaliers triumphant performance against. Members of the g2 esports league of legends team celebrate following. Use this lol tier list to find out the current best solo queue league of legends champions based on data from the best players. It was held from september 29 october 29, 2016, in cities across the united states. 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.
The 2016 league of legends world championship was the sixth world championship for league of legends, a video game developed by riot games. The 2020 lcs season is the third year under partnership and eighth overall of the league of legends championship series lcs, a professional esports league for the moba pc game league of legends. Ever since eu teams used the marksmansupport duo lane to smash all the double bruiser comps back in season 1 championship it has been a mainstay in the current meta. Sep 21, 2018 for the new or uninitiated, the league of legends world championship is the biggest esports events of the year. Dec 10, 2015 36 million viewers tuned in to the finals alone. New, unique strategies are being devised and the usual way to play. As in any good sports event esports or the fleshandblood kind the league of legends world championship tournament is not without. Skts victory against fnatic watched by nearly two million. The timeline presents the number of viewers of league of legends championships finals worldwide from 20 to 2018. Proguides challenger league of legends guides 284,101 views.
Worlds 2018 200 million viewers at once esports charts. This time around its concurrent viewers of world championship 2019 that reached a staggering number 44 million people watched fpx crush european dreams at the. Critbased marksmen are still in the dumps, and only a couple of champions. The matchup between european team g2 esports and chinese team funplus phoenix saw the rise of a new champion, and it was viewed across over 20 platforms in 16 languages. Lets check who is stomping solo queue at lower ranks in our new 10. Champions with a higher skill floor hard or severe will take more time. More people watched league of legends than the nba finals. Dutch league2020 seasonspring split league of legends. 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. Season seven 2017 is the seventh ranked season in league of legends. We create two tier lists, one is intended for the majority of ranked.
League of legends quickly gaining on traditional sports in. Matches were held in taipei, singapore, and seoul, with grand. Preseason started on november 10, 2016 with patches v6. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers. Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in north. Hosting its 4 th world championship just recently in south korea, we can safely assume that the game is firmly set to grow for another few years. Will league of legends ever evolve to a meta that doesnt involve marksmansupport duo lane. The new york times reported earlier today that the cavaliers triumphant performance against the warriors caught the. The 2020 dutch league dl is the first year of netherlands fully professional league of legends european regional league erl under partnership with the belgian agency meta. American video game developer riot games has announced that the league of legends world championships peaked at 44 million concurrent viewers. It is the first year that the league will use a double elimination bracket for its playoff format. Jun 15, 2019 the brand new league of legends european championship, the nowfranchised, renamed, and rebranded eu lcs, kicked off its first period now. The 2019 league of legends world championship is finally coming to a close. The tournament set the new record for the maximum number of viewers at once back in the playinn stage, after which time after time attracting new users.
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