Thread by @Prof_Chadwick, 1/9 10th League of Legends World Championships about to start in Shanghaihttps://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21351494/league-of-legends-world-championship-shanghai-september-riot-coronavirus [...]

1/9 10th League of Legends World Championships about to start in Shanghai https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21351494/league-of-legends-world-championship-shanghai-september-riot-coronavirus

League of Legends world championship will be held in Shanghai starting in September

Riot Games says hosting the event at one site will allow it to control the show environment

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21351494/league-of-legends-world-championship-shanghai-september-riot-coronavirus

2/9 Last year's edition was watched by 100million+ https://www.businessinsider.com/league-of-legends-world-championship-100-million-viewers-2019-12?r=US&IR=T

More than 100 million people watched the 'League of Legends' World Championship, cementing its...

The "League of Legends" World Championship included teams from 13 different regions around the world in a multi-million dollar competition.

https://www.businessinsider.com/league-of-legends-world-championship-100-million-viewers-2019-12?r=US&IR=T

3/9 The tournament comes with its own anthem

4/9 A host of sponsors https://esportsobserver.com/puma-league-of-legends-gen-g/

Puma Roars Into League of Legends 2020 World Championship in Jersey Partnership With Gen.G

PUMA and League of Legends 2020 World Championship participant Gen.G have unveiled the team’s new limited-edition jerseys for the event.

https://esportsobserver.com/puma-league-of-legends-gen-g/

5/9 And some big-name endorsers https://opendorse.com/blog/the-rise-of-esports-sponsorships/

eSports Sponsorships | The Rise of Pro Gamer Endorsments

Investment in eSports growing faster globally than most people realize with sponsorship & endorsement deals reaching well into the hundreds of millions.

https://opendorse.com/blog/the-rise-of-esports-sponsorships/

6/9 League of Legends is big business https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-25-league-of-legends-understanding-the-success-of-an-unprofitable-esport

League of Legends: Understanding the success of an esport that doesn't turn a profit

LEC head of business development and sponsorship Alban Dechelotte discusses finding the balance with esport partnerships

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-25-league-of-legends-understanding-the-success-of-an-unprofitable-esport

7/9 However, this year's event is being staged against an increasingly tense political backdrop

League of Legends owned by Riot Games

Riot Games owned by China's Tencent

Tencent fallen under US government scrutiny https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/17/21444293/tencent-ownership-investment-riot-games-epic-us-investigation-trump-national-security

Epic and Riot Games’ Tencent dealings draw U.S. government scrutiny

Trump administration wants to know more about how Americans’ personal data is handled

https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/17/21444293/tencent-ownership-investment-riot-games-epic-us-investigation-trump-national-security

8/9 Fortnite could be next https://fortniteintel.com/will-fortnite-be-banned-in-the-us-after-tencent-investigation/35064/

Will Fortnite be banned in the US after Tencent investigation?

Epic Games has received a letter from the Committee on Foreign Investment involving their investor, Tencent. What does this mean for Fortnite?

https://fortniteintel.com/will-fortnite-be-banned-in-the-us-after-tencent-investigation/35064/

9/9 Not even esports are immune from mounting global geopolitical pressures

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Despite The Pandemic The ‘League Of Legends’ World Championship Feels Special https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/2020/09/25/despite-the-pandemic-the-league-of-legends-world-championship-feels-special/#456d18d322e9

Despite The Pandemic The ‘League Of Legends’ World Championship Feels Special

Where almost all other world championships have been cancelled, League of Legends is still pushing ahead and somehow it still feels like a massive deal despite a significantly reduced scale.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestubbs/2020/09/25/despite-the-pandemic-the-league-of-legends-world-championship-feels-special/#456d18d322e9

Another one for this thread....

How the League of Legends World Championship went on in a pandemic https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29947502/how-league-legends-world-championship-went-pandemic

How the League of Legends World Championship went on in a pandemic

The 10th anniversary of worlds was nearly derailed by COVID-19, but the show will go on in Shanghai on Thursday.

https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29947502/how-league-legends-world-championship-went-pandemic

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