Korean lol tournament arena series#

Gao вЂњNingвЂќ Zhenning was awarded the MVP of the finals due to his outstanding performance and contributions during the series, marking the first time a jungle position player has won a world championship MVP.

Korean lol tournament arena series#

The final series is also the fastest world championship finals in history at 85 minutes total game time. The victory of China's Invictus Gaming over Europe's Fnatic in the tournament's finals marked the first time in League of Legends history that the LPL (China) as a region won the world championship, as well as the first time a non- LCK (Korean) team has won after five consecutive years of prior Korean winners. A remix version of 'RISE' featuring Bobby from IKON was also released shortly after, with the song being performed on the tournament's finals by all the involved music groups and artists.

'RISE' is the tournament's theme song, put together by The Glitch Mob, Mako and The Word Alive.

A dance practice video of 'Pop/Stars', as popular in the K-pop scene, was also released. K/DA topped global music charts after the initial release of their debut song ' Pop/Stars', receiving considerable attention online and raking in one of the fastest viewership records for its music video on YouTube. A virtual K-pop group named K/DA was unveiled by Riot Games during the ceremony, with Soyeon and Miyeon from (G)I-dle, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns representing the group as its human counterpart and in the live performance of the finals. The tournament's opening ceremony received significant attention, with over 90 million concurrent viewers tuning in for the performance. It surpassed the viewership of the 2017 League of Legends World Championship, as well as the peak viewership of numerous worldwide sporting events including the Super Bowl. The tournament also became the most watched esports event in history, reaching a peak of over 200 million concurrent viewers during the finals. The tournament became known for its very surprising results, numerous upsets, and has often been considered the most unpredictable worlds in League of Legends' history. Twenty four teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, South Korea, Europe, and North America, with twelve of those teams having to reach the group stage via a play-in round. It was held from October 1 to November 3, 2018, in cities across South Korea. It was the eighth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games.

The 2018 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends.