Riot Games Announces Host Countries For Next Three World Championships

Normally the League of Legends World Championships are not talked about until just a few months before they are due to begin, however Riot Games has heard the concerns of fans and players about the short timetable and have announced the locations for the next three years in advance.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to building and sustaining a long-term future for the fans, players, teams, and partners of League of Legends esports, we’re proud to announce the host regions for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 League of Legends World Championships,” wrote Riot in their announcement post. “We want to ensure that our event experiences are among the best in sports. By creating more lead time for our major global event planning cycles, we will provide fans, players, teams, and partners with more time to plan ahead as well. We believe that this an important step that will help unlock more value for everyone that participates in our events around the world.”

The World Championships will travel to Europe in 2019, and while the final locations haven’t been finalized just yet, Riot has announced that the final venue will be the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. 2020 will see the World Championships take place in China once again, and 2021 will see the World Championships return to North America.

“For fans living outside of these regions, we look forward to sharing news regarding some of the new countries that we’ll be visiting with global events—such as the Mid-Season Invitational and the All-Star Event—in the future!”