Riot announces plans for a global League of Legends Wild Rift tournament later this year

Riot isn’t stopping with local and regional tournaments for Wild Rift as it announces plans to go global in late 2021. At a virtual Preview event, Global Head of Esports at Riot Games John Needham shared the news about aspirations for such an endeavor.

“To top off 2021 for Wild Rift Esports, regional teams will qualify for our first-ever Wild Rift global tournament,” he said. “While we haven’t nailed down all the specifics, Riot is committed to a global Wild Rift Esports event in the fourth quarter of the year.”

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Regional competitions have already started around the world such as the recently concluded SEA Icon Series: Preseason. The five week-long event took place in multiple locations: Vietnam, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore and featured 54 professional teams.

“We’ve seen a great number of esports organizations around the world announcing their Wild Rift teams,” said Leo Faria, Global Head of Wild Rift Esports. “In Southeast Asia, for example, organizations like The Alliance, RRQ, and LoL Esports veterans Flash Wolves all announced Wild Rift rosters. As we kick things off in the rest of the world, we expect to see some of the biggest names in esports also announcing their own Wild Rift rosters.”

League of Legends: Wild Rift is now available for Android and iOS mobile devices.

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