The grand finals took place on october at the galen center on the campus of the. Dec 17, 2019 overwatch, fortnite, and apex legends also have all been showing commendable growth over recent history. Dutch league2020 seasonspring split league of legends. Jan, 2014 season 4 of the league championship series will begin tomorrow. Nov 14, 2019 by july 2012, league of legends was the most played pc game in north america and europe in terms of the number of hours played. In january 2014, over 67 million people played league of legends per. G2 esports secured a spot in the 2019 league of legends world championship final when they took down sk telecom t1 on sunday, but which champions were vital to their 31 victory. Nov 01, 2018 the first championship final not held in phreaks basement, sk telecom t1 almost completed the entirety of the 2016 league of legends world championship without dropping a single map. Dec 15, 2019 thats still a massive amount of viewers, but the 2018 league of legends worlds championship final drew in a worldwide viewership of 99.
Nov 07, 2018 when analyzing league of legends 6% decline back in october 2016, it seemed as if the worlds most popular esports game could be in trouble but since then, lol has seen its viewer base recover over the past two years with backtoback increases in viewership for the games world championship live events. 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. More than 80 million people watched the worlds 2017. Oct 31, 2015 league of legends world championship 2015 finals. League of legends championship finals viewers number 202018 share of esports viewership among selected games fans worldwide 2017, by source leading esports tournaments worldwide as of march. That includes a new record of 489,120 concurrent viewers across all.
Not only arenas in paris, brussels, london and berlin were filled completely but also new records regarding viewership numbers were set. Averaged out, this split actually beats the previous ones main stream by approximately 3,000 viewers. More people watched league of legends than the nba finals. The 2019 world championship consisted of 120 games across berlin, madrid. The depth and frequent shifting of the game meta whats strong and what not. Madrid, or paris to root for their favorite teams to our viewers that cheered. League of legends worlds 2018 was the most watched. League of legends captures over 8,282,000 unique viewers for the season 2 world championships rory young monday, october 22, 2012 10. Season 3 is likely overwatch leagues most important yet, but the game faces. Oct 02, 2019 according to nielsen, the overwatch league drew a global averageminute audience of 3,000 viewers for the 2019 regular season, up 18 percent from its inaugural season.
We then derive and introduce a new statistical measure called champion viability score cvs. The 2015 league of legends world championship final was watched by 14 million people. League of legends 2019 world championship sees yet another jump in viewership. 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. Not only arenas in paris, brussels, london and berlin were filled completely but also. Changes included an increase in the number of broadcast days, a decrease in subsequent games per broadcast, and a revamp of the spring and summer split playoff formats. September 29, 2019 the 2019 league of legends world championship is right around the corner. The first championship final not held in phreaks basement, sk telecom t1 almost completed the entirety of the 2016 league of legends world championship without dropping a. In 2018, viewership for the league of legends world championship finals.
Thats still a massive amount of viewers, but the 2018 league of legends worlds championship final drew in a worldwide viewership of 99. The league of legends world championship, the largest esports. The infographic shows that the lcs spring split 2016 had a weekly average of 22. About a month into the new year, the bot lane is still the most controversial part of the league of legends meta. Lol tier lists, champion builds, counters, and stats metalol. Blog of legends 6 months league of legends worlds 2019. Riot games has just released the viewership statistics for their 2015 world championship, and theyve blown away many past records not just for their own game, but esports in general. Sep 29, 2019 top 10 players at the 2019 league of legends world championship melany m. Teams compete for the champion title, the 70pound 32kilogram summoners cup, and a multimilliondollar championship prize. Worlds season 2 leaguepedia league of legends esports wiki. Cup and earning the title of league of legends world champion. As for esports viewership, 43 million fans from around the globe tunedin live to. Over 8 million viewers tuned in to the season 2 world championship.
Matches were held in taipei, singapore, and seoul, with grand finals being at the seoul world cup stadium in seoul. It is one of the successors of the benelux premier league and the sister league of the belgian league. The 2018 worlds finals viewership surpassed the 2019. Top 10 players at the 2019 league of legends world. 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. The finals were broadcast in 16 languages and across more than 20 platforms, and in the weeks since the match, weve been carefully analyzing viewership. The 2018 league of legends season has come to a close. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers. Championship of league of legends, hosted in a soldout staples center.
League of legends season 4 starts tomorrow cinemablend. But while my attention may have lapsed over the past year or two. Hype series after hype series, the 2019 world championship has certainly not failed to deliver fans with endless entertainment and excitement so far, especially when. 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. However, that does not take into account the second stream, which averaged out to 65,961 peak concurrent viewers across the 2016 spring split. League of legends championships viewers 2018 statista. 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 league of legends world championship included teams from. Use the lol tier list to find out the current best champions, and use the build guides to find out how to play them. One of the key differences in meta was the americans reliance on a double.
It isnt just league of legends growing, but the esports genre as a whole. League has always been one of the biggest names in esports and last year was no exception. League of legends final surpasses 2017 world championship. Rick fox, founder of team echo fox, predicts league of. The timeline presents the number of viewers of league of legends championships finals worldwide from 20 to 2018. Teams play regularseason games every week during spring and summer. In the spring season, six teams compete in a double round robin group stage, with the top 4. League of legends 2015 world championship broke a bunch of. The 2020 league of legends esports season will launch in late january. These consisted of regional, challenger, national, and collegiate events, all of which helped contribute to the ecosystem. Item build order, starting item build order, lol tier list ranking, recent champion and. Those numbers are hard to ignore when examining a global sport product.
Two weeks have passed, and we have yet another exciting league of legends patch coming our way patch 8. 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 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 league of legends world championship, the largest. After that, viewership drops and trends downwards throughout the rest of the season. In comparison, one of the largest events in traditional sports, the champions league final, saw barcelona fc defeat juventus 31 in berlin with 180 million viewers. League of legends most recent world championship final between.
Lcs viewership dwindles as season 6 limps on esports edition. These numbers clearly illustrate a struggle to maintain fan interest in competitive league of legends, but why is this happening all of a sudden. More than 80 million people watched the worlds 2017 semifinals new, 1 comment competitive league of legends had a good year, and riot has an infographic to remind you about it. League of legends world championships had 334 million viewers. Dec 18, 2019 while the world championship is the most prestigious event in the league of legends season, there are also many steps to get there. Lol tier lists, build guides, and champion stats based on data by from the best players. Faker lost the midseason invitational when skt fell to edg in the final. In recent years, the jungle meta has been focused around a small number of champions, and season 6 is no different. 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. In 2019, over 60 unique events were hosted in 36 different cities across the world. Sixteen teams are divided into four groups of four. Top 10 players at the 2019 league of legends world championship. Cup, which symbolized a new level of significance for the world championship. The 11th season of the esl pro league, which ran from march 16th to april.
The new york times reported earlier today that the cavaliers triumphant performance against. Dec 21, 2019 riot games has announced recordbreaking viewership for the 2019 league of legends world championship, making it the mostwatched lol esports event in history. Critbased marksmen are still in the dumps, and only a couple of champions are even. The 2019 world championship consisted of 120 games across berlin, madrid, and paris, and fans across the world watched more than 1 billion hours of content during the 5 weeks of competition. According to nielsen, the overwatch league drew a global averageminute audience of 3,000 viewers for the 2019 regular season, up 18 percent from its inaugural season. The season one world championship is the conclusion of the first league of legends competitive season overview format. When analyzing league of legends 6% decline back in october 2016, it seemed as if the worlds most popular esports game could be in trouble but since then, lol has seen its viewer base recover over the past two years with backtoback increases in viewership for the games world championship live events and while the recent increase in viewers is certainly great news for riot. League of legends viewership numbers keep growing in 2016. The worlds 2019 final won by funplus phoenix garnered an average minute audience ama of 21. Dec 17, 2019 the league of legends world championships is the biggest annual international esport tournament, reaching almost 100 million unique viewers on streaming platforms such as youtube and twitch, and peaking at 44 million concurrent viewers.
South korea played host to an incredible tournament that attracted the sports largest viewership ever and saw invictus gaming become the first team from the lpl to win the summoners cup. At every stage, viewership on the main riot games twitch channel kept pace with or exceeded totals from the 2017 world championship. Pro gaming leagues are seeing a huge spike in viewership the. League of legends is one of the most popular esports in the world at the moment and their numbers only continue to grow. The 2018 league of legends season broke records, thrilled fans, and showcased the worlds greatest talent competing in front of the largest audience in esports. Jun 21, 2016 but more people watched league of legends. Jan 10, 2020 on january 8, 2020, the league of legends championship series hereby referred to as the lcs introduced an updated format for its upcoming 2020 season. Esports and chinese team funplus phoenix saw the rise of a new champion, and it. Mar 20, 2016 the 2015 league of legends world championship final was watched by 14 million people. Despite coming so close, europe and north america once again left disappointed while invictus gaming brought china its firstever summoners cup. As well as big nerfs, expect big buffs and ekko and ashe to open the meta for more picks. 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. Monstrous viewership numbers show league of legends is.
South korea played host to an incredible tournament that attracted the sports largest viewership ever and saw invictus gaming become the first team from the lpl to win the summoner. The 2018 league of legends season broke records, thrilled fans, and. Spring and summer finals, as well a win at the 2019 midseason invitational. Ranking the league of legends world championship finals. Suspended 1 game for making contact with ref blog of legends 6 months league of legends worlds 2019. For this years world championship we are sharing a new viewership figure average minute. Esports competitions for league of legends and counterstrike. By july 2012, league of legends was the most played pc game in north america and europe in terms of the number of hours played.
Senna gameplay support new korean challenger try to. 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. Honestly, the way season 10 champions get shoehorned into the meta and dominate all forms of play i never get excited to play against or with them. Sk telecom t1 beats koo tigers 31 new, 3 comments skt is the first team ever to win two world titles. League of legends 2019 worlds championship breaks viewership. The issue with comparing the two isnt something as obvious as one being an esport and one being a traditional sport. It was the fourth iteration of the league of legends world championship. For reference, last years super bowl was watched by only 103. Worlds 2014 leaguepedia league of legends esports wiki.
These are the teams to watch at the lol world championship 2019. This is the ninth world championship tournament and damwon gamings first trip to the biggest league of legends tournament of the season. League of legends captures over 8,282,000 unique viewers. Riot games will kick off several months of competitive league of legends play with a super week in north america and europe. Nov 17, 2017 the league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers. During the world championship 2015 worlds league of legends showed once again that it is by far and away simply the best, when it comes to spectator interest. Last weekends grand finals match between invictus and. In the spring season, six teams compete in a double round robin group stage, with the top 4 teams continuing to. The most recent world championship final between g2 esports and funplus phoenix broke the viewership record. World championship, the culmination of every league season, could not.
Item build order, starting item build order, lol tier list ranking, recent champion and item patch notes, reforged runes, and more. League of legends worlds 2018 was the most watched esports. World championships peaked at 44 million concurrent viewers. Launched just over a year ago, apex swept the entire esports scene immediately upon launching and it was the no.
Gaming and esports is a brandnew section for the oxford student. Group stage teams are divided into two groups of four. Dec 11, 2015 during the world championship 2015 worlds league of legends showed once again that it is by far and away simply the best, when it comes to spectator interest. 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. Senna gameplay support new korean challenger try to keep. Feb 04, 2019 about a month into the new year, the bot lane is still the most controversial part of the league of legends meta. Monstrous viewership numbers show league of legends. In 2018 lol championships took place in south korea and attracted 99. Season 4 of the league championship series will begin tomorrow. The healthy meta allowed professional players to display their skill. Apex legends hit 10 million players after three days, 25 million after one week, and 2 million concurrent in that week. While the world championship is the most prestigious event in the league of legends season, there are also many steps to get there. Furia esports esl pro league season 11 group c esl counterstrike 9,951 watching live now best of season 1 lol world championship duration.
If the trends continue, then 2020 is going to bring in a whole new wave of growth, from viewership to game content. 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. Tencents q3 earnings revealed that worlds viewership doubled over last year. Nuguri games hint at klepto meta for 2019 world championship. Worlds 2019 breaks league of legends viewership records. League of legends world championships had 334 million. Week 34 in the na lcs actually saw an extremely slight increase of just 608 average viewers. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique. Riot games has announced recordbreaking viewership for the 2019 league of legends world championship, making it the mostwatched lol esports event in history. The game obviously lost a ton of steam among fans, but apex legends continues moving forward, entering season 4 just a week ago and debuting a new professional league this year.
Dec 10, 2015 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 league and esports records. Looking back in retrospect senna has been hell to play against with her hard to balance kit, sett has been far too overtuned and frustrating to play against, aphelios has been horrible to fall. Long flights, mirror metas and an uncertain 2020 for overwatch. Every team has something different to prove at the tournament, from firsttimers to the domestic giants. The league of legends world championships is the biggest annual international esport tournament, reaching almost 100 million unique viewers on streaming platforms such as youtube and twitch, and peaking at 44 million concurrent viewers. The new york times reported earlier today that the cavaliers triumphant performance against the warriors caught the.
The league of legends world championship is the annual professional league of legends. Additionally, the event featured the most diverse meta of any previous world championship with with 99 champions picked or banned. Europes commercial influence on the 2019 league of legends. I thought it might be interesting to speculate on what new meta we will see emerge when season 5 is released, so here are my thoughts. For the most recent completed tournament, see 2019 league of legends. Next on the list is apex legends, a highmovement battle royale game. Week 1 had 258 974 average viewers per game, then 221 502, 199 270, 195 846, and 173 855. This is the patch on which the entire world championship will be played. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million.
New, unique strategies are being devised and the usual way to play. The 2019 league of legends world championship is right around the corner. On january 8, 2020, the league of legends championship series hereby referred to as the lcs introduced an updated format for its upcoming 2020 season. The league of legends world championships is about to enter its. Week 3 4 in the na lcs actually saw an extremely slight increase of just 608 average viewers. Go, and dota 2 were the mostwatched esports of 2019, according to esports charts.
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