The 2020 league of legends esports season will launch in late january. During the world championship period which is often near the end of the year from september to november, the championship skins are. By way of comparison, the mlg pro circuit had a total of 3. Esports charts is a unique analytical service that investigates trends of esports development and streaming in general. The season 4 world championship games were live streamed by 40 online broadcasters and were translated into 19 different languages.
With 14 of league of legends top teams taking part, it was korean organisation sk telecom t1 who were crowned champions, taking home both the summoners. Lol is international and one region or another is going to get screwed in that regard. Recap, highlights and memorable moments of league of. The league of legends season 3 world championship was was watched by over 32 million fans worldwide, as south koreas sk telecom t1 earned the summoners cup in front of a soldout staples center.
We are preparing to move all fandom and gamepedia logins to a unified login system. As in any good sports event esports or the fleshandblood kind the league of legends world championship tournament is not without its own storylines and narratives. Championship skins are rare skins that are released every year during the league of legends world championship. The massive audience for esports events like this is expected to grow. Just as a little fun fact, the average amount of viewers who watched the nba championship in 2016 was 20.
This years tournament had the largest worlds prize pool ever and the highest viewers. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million. The league world championship, or worlds, clocked in at 99. 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. The 2018 midseason invitational pulled 127 million viewers, while 2017 worlds, 2018 lpl spring playoffs, and 2018 lpl summer split brought in 106 million, 95 million, and 67 million viewers, respectively. Matches were held in taipei, singapore, and seoul, with grand. League of legends world championships finals viewership. League of legends gets more viewers than super bowlwhats. The league of legends north american championship finals took place this weekend. The 2018 league of legends world finals had nearly 100.
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. Compared to the previous year, the world championship had 27 million viewers and during the final game 11 million fans tuned in. League of legends season 4 starts tomorrow cinemablend. Season 4 of the league championship series will begin tomorrow. This is the second highest total generated by a single day of league of legends competition this year, surpassed only by the league of legends championship series lcs spring finals for europe and north america on april 8 at 1. Pages modified between june 2016 and september 2017 are adapted from information taken from.
Lgc season 4 playoffs leaguepedia league of legends. Thanks to you, the season 3 world championship is the most watched esports event in history. In 2018 lol championships took place in south korea and attracted 99. The semi finals of the the biggest yearly tournament worlds 2017 totaled more than 100. The biggest lol tournament this year will take place in the home country of the ogn bringing together the best league of legends proteams from all around the world competing for prize money of several million dollars. I have left reddit for a reddit alternative due to years of admin mismanagement and preferential treatment for. Lol season 4 world championship finals movie youtube. Last time i check the number count in this final it had over 560k viewers and probably more at game 3 and 4 since i went to sleep after game 2. The drama and excitement of the league of legends season one championship has just come to a close. Season 3 world championship sk telecom t1s first world championship.
League of legends world championships finals viewership falls yearonyear overall unique viewers peaked at 27 million at this years world championships final, marking a decrease of five. First lol world championship was viewed by more than 100 thousands of people. Season one championship league of legends wiki fandom. Lol worlds championship 2015 historic viewership kill ping. Here were the top 20 biggest esports finals from 2018 ranked by the events viewership.
Weve finished tallying the season 3 world championship viewership numbers and have some news to share. Statistics of matches, teams, languages and platforms. So far there have been 6 different championship skins released since the season 2 world championship. Worlds 2014 leaguepedia league of legends esports wiki. S4 worlds playoffs quarters, grands and finals playlist. How many people watched the league of legends world. The league of legends world championship 2014 lol season 4 will be held in south korea. Detailed viewers statistics of 2019 world championship, league of legends. 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. The end of the preseason and the official start of season 4 champion series began on january 15, 2014. It was held from september 23 november 2017, in cities across china.
Twenty four teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in north america, europe, south korea, and. League of legends championships viewers 2018 statista. Further work will be done to resolve other username conflicts later. The biggest esports finals from 2018, ranked by viewership. The 2019 world championship consisted of 120 games across berlin. Worlds 2019 has gathered 3 million 985 thousand peak viewers. Heres what happened in the pacific championship series. The audience for esports is expanding, and the viewership numbers provided by riot games provides stark evidence of this. The final match between the korean teams of sk telecom t1 and koo tigers was seen by 14 million concurrent viewers at its peak. League of legends season 3 finals drew 32m total viewers. Detailed viewers statistics of 2018 world championship, league of legends. Lol worlds championship 2015 historic viewership in esports. League of legends lol tournaments statistics league of legends is the most popular moba multiplayer online battle arena with the huge player base from the whole world. Our service makes esports more honest and clear, helps sponsors, organizers and viewers to find out the popularity of any broadcast and esports event.
As well as being the mostwatched competition, the 2019 lol world championship also had the highest peak audience with 3. Riot games will kick off several months of competitive league of legends play with a super week in north america and europe. The league of legends worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers. If you have an account on fandom with the same username as on gamepedia, we have a very simple set of instructions to resolve the conflicting username. Championship skins in league of legends unrankedsmurfs.
Skt vs ssg game 5 grand finals worlds 2016 lol s6 world championship samsung vs sk telecom t1 g5 duration. More than 80 million people watched the worlds 2017. Season 4 league of legends 2014 world championship playoffs. The league of legends world championship 2018 has been over for more than a month now and riot has just. Tencents q3 earnings revealed that worlds viewership doubled over last year.
Gamepedias league of legends esports wiki covers tournaments, teams, players, and personalities in league of legends. On this page we feature all known esports viewership numbers from 2012 until today, including unique viewers, peak. League of legends world championships had 334 million. League of legends world championship 2014 season 4. Here are the biggest esport finals in the world right now. The best place to watch lol esports and earn rewards. The world championship reached its peak daily viewership on oct. Lol world championship the mostwatched esports event of 2019. This number exceeds the result of the 2018 seasons event almost twice. Season four 2014 is the fourth ranked season in league of legends. 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. Season 4 started on november 20, 20 with preseason by two patch v3.
League of legends championship series spring split finals. South korean league of legends team samsung white won the season 4 world championship in october, and the broadcast was one of the biggest sporting events of the year. The league of legends world championship included teams from. 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. Detailed viewers statistics of 360mobi championship series season 4, mobile legends. The championship has managed to increase all three key indicators. Beyond the 2018 world championship, league has recorded eight of the top ten highest viewership peaks of all time. According to espn 1, there were 43 million viewers who watched the championship. 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 world championship viewers guide. Their last showing was at ppgl season 3 2019, one of the largest league of legends tournaments in the philippines where they clinched second place with a different iteration of the squad.
The grand final itself was watched by an impressive 27 million unique viewers, with the concurrent viewership peaking at over 11 million viewers. Channel, stream, language and growth statistics for league of legends on twitch. Livetranslation of the season 2 world championship was watched by more than 1. Riot release viewing numbers for league of legends season. Pages that were modified between april 2014 and june 2016 are adapted from information taken from. League of legends world championship reaches peak twitch. It was the fourth iteration of the league of legends world championship.
League of legends lol esports tournaments statistics. Esports viewership numbers overview unique viewers. The timeline presents the number of viewers of league of legends championships finals worldwide from 20 to 2018. 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.
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