Championship Basic Guide
Riot, could you please make a Championship Basic Guide ? Im trying to learn and apreciate this esport but it gets so confusing ! So many different championship. So many leagues. Please make a guide !!!!
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I mean they do cover guides Riot major tournaments over the year (MSI, Rift Rivals, Worlds, and All Stars) in means of detailed structure, schedule, and teams attending. I assume you're referring to how each split is handled. If so, it's somewhat easy to grasp with enough time watching or following - not even enough time is needed really.
For just the most basic of basic, the soon to be 12 regions (with LATAM merging) play out two splits: Spring Split from mid-January through mid to late April and Summer Split from early to mid June to as long as early September. Each split brings an opportunity to qualify to one of the Riot Major tournaments in MSI (Spring) and Worlds (Summer). Rift Rivals in the past is also a Spring related qualifier but occurs mid Summer Split. Championship or Circuit points are awarded for a team's final standing in both splits which would determine one of the qualifying Worlds participants based on the most points.
In the past years, the five major regions in North America, Europe, China, Korea, and Taiwan (often titled LMS as Hong Kong and Macau are included) have experimented with their tournament formats leading to a global experimentation. No region is exactly the same.
North America, Europe, and Korea each have a 10-team League while the LMS has 8 (retaining the original format before expansion changes in the noted regions in 2015). China is unique currently having a 14-team League as of this season and will be expanding to up to 20 in the coming years. The 'Emerging Regions' - formerly and often still referred to as Wildcard and uncommonly Minor Regions - consist of the remaining regions across the world. Each of their leagues consist of 8 teams with the exception of Japan with only 6.
There's more detail to it such as patch cycles, stream experience, analysis, and so on. But these are usually what I throw around knowing each year does bring something new.
Go to the EU LCS, the NA LCS, the LCK, LPL etc and watch, watch and learn my son.
i completely agree. im looking to learn more as well and not having a consolidated reference is frustrating. Maybe make one. Do you know anyone who knows enough to write such a Guide?