League of Legends Rift Rivals announced for July, will be hosted around the world
Riot Games has announced Rift Rivals, a League of Legends event taking place around the world throughout July 3-9. The event will see different regional rivals going head-to-head in competition for “glory and bragging rights.”
There will be five tournaments featuring 13 regions. Each tournament will have its own number of teams, venues, and format, but every event will feature specific paired regions. For example, North America vs. Europe.
The teams will be selected for participation in Rift Rivals based on their results in the most recently completed split (Spring or Split 1) and will be seeded according to this. More details for reach Rift Rival are as follows:
North America vs. Europe
City: Berlin, Germany
Venue: EU LCS Studio
Dates: July 6-8
Teams:
North America (NA LCS)
TSM
Cloud9
Phoenix1
Europe (EU LCS)
G2 Esports
Unicorns of Love
Fnatic
Latin America North vs. Brazil vs. Latin America South
City: Santiago, Chile
Venue: CLS Studio
Dates: July 5-8
Teams:
Latin America North (LLN)
Lyon Gaming
Just Toys Havoks
Brazil (CBLOL)
Keyd Stars
RED Canids
Latin America South (CLS)
Isurus Gaming
Furious Gaming
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) vs. Turkey
City: Moscow, Russian Federation
Venue: LCL Studio
Dates: July 6-9
Teams:
CIS (LCL)
Virtus.pro
Vaevictis Esports
M19
Vega Squadron
Turkey (TCL)
SuperMassive eSports
Oyunfor.CREW
1907 Fenerbahçe Espor
Team AURORA
Southeast Asia vs. Oceania vs. Japan
City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates: July 3-6
Teams:
Southeast Asia (GPL)
GIGABYTE Marines
Ascension Gaming
Mineski
Oceania (OPL)
Dire Wolves
Legacy
Sin Gaming
Japan (LJL)
Detonation Gaming
Rampage
Unsold Stuff Gaming
Korea vs. LMS vs. China
City: Kaohsiung
Venue: Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
Dates: July 6-9
Teams:
Korea (LCK)
SK Telecom T1
Samsung Galaxy
KT Rolster
MVP
LMS (LMS)
Flash Wolves
ahq e-Sports Club
J Team
Machi
China (LPL)
Team WE
Royal Never Give Up
Edward Gaming
OMG
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