2017 Rift Rivals By The Numbers

Let’s look back on our first Rival Rivals with some of the key stats and numbers from the event.

This year our newest event series, Rift Rivals, allowed teams from leagues around the world to settle old scores with some epic grudge matches.

Rift Rivals blew away even our most optimistic predictions. Here are a few highlight numbers as we remember this year’s event. Thanks to fans, pros and teams for contributing to our newest addition to the LoL esports international calendar!

Rift Rivals was 5 tournaments held in Berlin, Santiago, Moscow, Ho Chi Minh City and Kaohsiung

...Featuring 41 teams from 13 regions

78 different champions picked in a total of 96 games

2,569 champions died during the event (RIP)

Special congrats to Bjergsen, with 6 solo kills - the most of any player in the event

Nearly 200 million unique impressions over the five events (including live and rebroadcast streams)

Over 8.3MM peak concurrent viewers