League of Legends
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Riot Reveals Format Changes to League of Legends EMEA Championship in 2025
Riot Games has announced a significant restructuring of the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) for the 2025 season, moving to a three-split format designed to increase competitive stakes.
- The 2025 League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) season will transition to a three-split format (Winter, Spring, and Summer), replacing the previous Season Finals structure and eliminating Championship points.
- The Winter Split begins January 18, 2025, and will exclusively utilize the 'Fearless Draft' format throughout the competition.
- Spring and Summer splits will shift toward a best-of-three series structure during the regular season to increase competitive stakes.
2025 League of Legends Championship to be Hosted in China
Riot Games has officially announced that the 2025 League of Legends World Championship will be hosted in China. This decision marks a significant return to the region for the premier esports event.
- Riot Games will host the 2025 League of Legends World Championship in China.
- Riot Games has extended and expanded its global partnership with the China-based mobile phone manufacturer OPPO.
- Under the expanded agreement, OPPO will serve as the global presenting partner for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at both the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational and the 2025 World Championship.
Randy Hearst Harris Joins NIP Group Board
NIP Group, a publicly traded international esports organization, has appointed Randy Hearst Harris as an independent director to its board of directors, effective September 24, 2024.
- NIP Group (NASDAQ: NIPG) appointed Randy Hearst Harris as an independent director to its board of directors, effective September 24, 2024.
- Mario Ho, chairman and co-CEO of NIP Group, stated that Harris was selected to help guide the organization's global expansion and strategic growth.
- Randy Hearst Harris is the founder of the sports management company 3V and an investor with a portfolio spanning real estate, technology, and AI ventures.
Huya Reduces League of Legends Esports License Fees
Huya Inc. has secured a significant reduction in its licensing fees for broadcasting League of Legends esports content in mainland China.
- Huya has renegotiated its League of Legends broadcasting license with TJ Sports, reducing the total fee for 2024–2025 from ¥300M ($42.8M) to ¥230M ($32.8M).
- The license fee reduction follows a significant decline in Huya's financial performance, with live-streaming revenues dropping 21.3% from ¥8.2B in 2022 to ¥6.5B in 2023.
- Under the terms of a January 2023 agreement, Huya’s broadcasting rights for League of Legends matches were downgraded from exclusive to non-exclusive, and the company lost its sub-licensing rights.
VSPO to Host its Esports Asian Champions League in China
Chinese esports operator VSPO has announced plans to host the Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) in China in 2025.
- Chinese esports operator VSPO announced it will host the Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) in China in 2025.
- The ACL will operate under a dedicated foundation, with VSPO co-founder Wang Xinyi serving as CEO and co-founder Xie Fan as president.
- The league is positioned as a partner to the Esports World Cup (EWC), with HRH Prince Faisal serving as honorary president and discussions underway regarding the ACL serving as an Asian qualifier for the EWC.
League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings
Riot Games has introduced a new League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings system, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services.
- Riot Games is launching a new League of Legends Esports Global Power Rankings system in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to debut during the Worlds 2024 tournament.
- The rankings engine uses a blended Elo metric, weighting individual team performance at 80% and the strength of their respective regional leagues at 20%.
- The system updates daily and incorporates game-based resolution, meaning rankings are recalculated after every individual game played within a series.
Riot Details Tier-1, Tier-2 Format for Americas League
Riot Games has unveiled the structural framework for the new Americas League, a consolidated professional League of Legends ecosystem launching in 2025.
- Riot Games is consolidating the LCS, CBLoL, and LLA into a single 'Americas League' starting in 2025, featuring a new structure of North and South conferences.
- The North Conference will consist of eight teams, comprising six existing LCS teams, one LLA team, and one guest spot for a Tier-2 team, with matches hosted at the Riot Studios in Los Angeles.
- The Tier-1 season will feature three splits, with the first split utilizing a 'Full Fearless Draft' format and the final split determining three slots for the Worlds tournament.
Esports World Cup: 120M Hours Watched
The Esports World Cup, held from July 3 to August 25, 2024, generated 120 million hours of watch time over its eight-week duration.
- The Esports World Cup (EWC) recorded 120 million hours watched over its eight-week competition period from July 3 to August 25, 2024.
- The EWC ranked as the fourth most-watched esports series of 2024, trailing the MLBB Professional League, LCK, and Valorant Champions Tour.
- League of Legends and Counter-Strike 2 accounted for more than 64% of the total 120 million hours watched.
The Inaugural Esports World Cup’s Live Streaming Performance
The inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC) established itself as a significant global event, successfully navigating competition with the Olympic Games to generate 103 million hours of watched content and a peak viewership of 2.8 million.
- The inaugural Esports World Cup generated 103 million hours watched and reached a peak viewership of 2.8 million, despite competing directly with the Olympics for two weeks.
- Co-streaming was a significant driver of engagement, accounting for 44% of the event's total viewership.
- MOBAs dominated the tournament landscape, generating 62.3 million hours watched and maintaining an average minute viewership (AMA) of 245,000, significantly outperforming Battle Royale and FPS genres.
FURIA Partners With Hellmann’s
The Brazilian esports organization FURIA has entered into a worldwide partnership with the Unilever-owned condiment brand Hellmann’s.
- Brazilian esports organization FURIA has entered into a worldwide partnership with the Unilever-owned mayonnaise brand Hellmann's.
- The partnership includes collaborative content creation, joint competitions, and exclusive marketing initiatives, featuring the tagline 'Hellmann’s: the irresistible flavor of FURIA.'
- Hellmann's branding debuted on FURIA’s uniforms during major events including IEM Cologne, the Brazilian League of Legends Championship (CBLOL), and the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.
Riot Games Promotes John Needham to President of Publishing & Esports
Riot Games has initiated a strategic organizational restructuring to better integrate its gaming, esports, music, and storytelling divisions.
- Riot Games has promoted John Needham to the newly created role of President of Publishing & Esports, where he will oversee publishing, esports, international operations, platform technology, and music.
- The company is establishing dedicated internal studios for animation and live-action production to expand its intellectual property beyond the success of the animated series Arcane.
- Christian Linke has been appointed to lead the new animation studio, continuing his work on Arcane in collaboration with Fortiche Production.
Tracker Network Taps GRID Esports for Valorant Data
The esports data platform GRID Esports has entered into a strategic partnership with the gaming statistics and leaderboard provider Tracker Network.
- Tracker Network has partnered with GRID Esports to integrate the GRID Valorant Live Data API into its platform.
- The partnership aims to enhance the newly launched esports section of the Tracker Network by providing both historical and live data for the game.
- Financial terms of the agreement between the two companies were not disclosed.
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