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League of Legends College Championship detailed, Big Ten included

Taylor Cocke
The collegiate League of Legends postseason is starting soon (Riot Games)
The collegiate League of Legends postseason is starting soon (Riot Games)

The 2017 League of Legends College Championship format has been announced by Riot Games. The ten-team tournament will draw the best two teams from the five regions in collegiate League: The North, South, East, West, and Big Ten.

The inclusion of the Big Ten teams is the first time a conference champion will be headed to the collegiate championships. The tournament will be broken up into two stages: a group wildcard stage and an eight-team bracket stage.

While the first place teams from each region gets an automatic berth into the bracket stage, the final three participants will be determined by way of a group stage between the runners-up from the same regions.

Controversially, the College Championship playoff tournament will not feature a prize pool, as the money has been shifted towards regional championships. The event begins on April 1, with the playoff concluding May 29.


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