More than 800 players on 100+ professional League of Legends esports teams compete across a dozen leagues globally. LoL Esports is a premier global sport that has attracted the attention of millions of fans around the world since 2011. In 2018, China’s Invictus Gaming defeated Europe’s Fnatic 3-0 in the Incheon Munhak Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, which recorded a 43,997,815 PCU and a 19,280,120 AMA In 2019, China’s FunPlus Phoenix defeated Europe’s G2 Esports 3-0 in the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, which recorded a 43,982,055 PCU and a 21,469,358 AMA In 2020, South Korea’s DWG KIA defeated China’s Suning 3-1 in the SAIC Motor Pudong Arena in Shanghai, China, which recorded a 46,067,896 PCU and a 23,041,174 AMA Past World Championship Finals Viewership Numbers Participants including Riot Games Esports President John Needham and Naz Aletaha, Global Head of LoL Esports, outlined Riot’s plan to “canvas North America” for Worlds 2022 with the final two stops being Scotiabank Arena, home of the Raptors, and Chase Center, home of the six-time NBA Champion Warriors. The news was made today during a press conference in San Francisco prior to the Golden State Warriors vs. After the match, for the first time in LoL Esports history, each member of the winning team received a custom-made championship ring designed by Mercedes-Benz. In Game 5, Scout was able to land crucial skill shots onto members of DWG KIA toward the end of the game to help secure the victory.

Edward Gaming mid laner Lee “Scout” Ye-chan earned the Worlds 2021 final MVP award for his outstanding performance while playing four different champions across the five games. The Worlds Final was broadcast in 18 languages, by 19 broadcasters, across 34 platforms, kicking off with the Show Open presented by Mastercard, created in a short-film style featuring Grammy-winning artists Imagine Dragons alongside PVRIS, Bea Miller, JID, and Denzel Curry on an Arcane-themed journey throughout the world of Runeterra cities Piltover and Zaun. Riot Games works with Stream Hatchet to analyze esports viewership data. This year’s Finals match saw an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 30,604,255, a 32.82% increase over 2020 (a previous all-time high), and 73,860,742 Peak Concurrent Viewers (PCU), a 60.33% increase over 2020. In the much-anticipated best-of-five games finals, Edward Gaming (LPL/China) defeated the heavily favored DWG KIA (LCK/South Korea) - the first 5-game Finals series since 2016, and only the second in Worlds history. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NovemRiot Games and LoL Esports announced today the viewership numbers for its annual League of Legends World Championship Final, which took place live in Reykjavik, Iceland on Nov. League of Legends Esports Breaks World Championship Viewership Record The 2021 Worlds Final match shattered records to maintain its status as the most-viewed global esports event

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