Red Bull Announces New League of Legends Tournament
By Zac Cameron ·
Teaming up with Super League Gaming, Red Bull has revealed a new League of Legends tournament: Red Bull All-Stars.
One of the biggest names in sports is combining with one of the biggest organizers of amateur esports tournaments, as Super League Gaming teams up with Red Bull to create the Red Bull All-Stars. The League of Legends based tournament will showcase the top competitors from Super League’s third season of the League of Legends City Champs tournament. Taking place on June 23, 2018 in Santa Monica at Red Bull’s esports studio, Red Bull All-Stars will feature the top teams from the Super League City Champs divisions.
“Part of Super League’s mission is to enable aspiring amateur gamers to engage in competitions that mirror the professional experience, which require exceptional teamwork, strategic thinking and effective communication, in addition to high level gameplay skills,” said Ann Hand, CEO of Super League Gaming. “Partnering with Red Bull allows us to raise the bar and continue to advance our mission of becoming a true minor league for esports.”
The four teams taking part in the competition are the Dallas Dynamite, Miami Menace, Seattle Siege, and Tampa Bay Dungeoneers, each team winning their respective division.
“Amateur competition is an important cornerstone of all sports. Super League’s All-Star tournament, along with Red Bull’s involvement, represents a new milestone that all League of Legends players can aspire to compete in North America,” said Chris Wyatt, Program Lead for Riot Games. “We look forward to watching the All-Stars come together and test their skills in this exciting event.”
You can tune into the event itself on Super League’s website, here, when the action kicks off on June 23rd. For more League of Legends action, check out the recent episode of Game Talk Live, featuring Echo Fox’s star top laner Huni.