The Minor Regions of League of Legends
By Zac Cameron ·
Not every region has the infrastructure of the Koreans, or the fan base of the North Americans, but these minor regions are still looking to make their mark.
While not every region can be as large, or have as many viewers as, say, North America or Europe, that doesn’t mean they can’t be as competitive. Here are a few of the minor regions that will be looking to compete with the big boys at upcoming events.
CBLOL
The Brazilian region has been a part of the League of Legends scene for nearly as long as some of the major regions, though they have only really been organised into a structure that supports professional play since around 2014, with the establishment of the CBLOL. In 2015, paiN Gaming almost managed to make the quarter finals of the World Championship, landing the CBLOL firmly on the map as a minor region to watch out for. As of writing, the number one team in the region is KaBuM! E-Sports, managing an almost perfect season, dropping only 2 individual games in all of their series thus far. Interested in checking out the Brazilian scene? Their official schedule page is here.
OPL
The Oceanic Pro League has been helping teams from the Australian and surrounding regions since 2015. While never quite managing to showcase their skills on the world stage, the OPL has nevertheless managed to establish something of a regional rivalry with the teams coming out of the CBLOL and TCL, taking individual games here and there. The current number one team in the region as of writing, is ORDER, a very new organisation to the region comprised of veterans from other teams, sitting at a 6-1 record, with their only game losses coming from their single match loss against the Dire Wolves. Feel like seeing how the games are played down under? Check out their official schedule page, here.
TCL
The Turkish Championship League, much like the Brazilian CBLOL, has been around since almost the beginning of League of Legends. While their origins were humble, the TCL has grown to one of the larger minor regions, to the point where players are even being imported from outside the region to compete, much like they do in the major regions. The current number one team in the TCL as of writing, is SuperMassive eSports. You might have recognised the name from the surprise pick their mid laner GBM made a couple of weeks ago. The TCL operates on a Best-of-1 system, and have been playing for a little longer than NA and EU, leaving SuperMassive eSports sporting an incredible 19-0 win record, undefeated in their region. You can catch all the action of the TCL from their official schedule page, here.
These are not all of the minor regions that can compete at the international stage, but a small taste of the different flavours of League of Legends from around the globe. For more action from the Western major regions, check out the Power Rankings for the NA LCS here.