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Compete in a League tourney!

Riot··6 votes·96,629 views

We know that finding the right tournament experience can be pretty tough. To make organized competitions more accessible, we directly support and promote community-run tournaments through our North American prized events program.

So, why do we do this? We want every player who’s interested in prized events to have a chance to compete. We’re also big fans of tournaments because they give players a chance to test their skills, meet other passionate players, show some team pride, and win awesome prizes.

Here’s how the North American prized events program works: third-party organizers register their tournaments with us, we list approved tourneys on our site for players to sign up, and then we sweeten the prize pool with RP and skins.

You don’t have to be Diamond to compete! There’s a tournament out there for you, regardless of your ranking, location (most events are online), level of commitment, and whether you’re LFG or you’ve already formed the perfect stomp comp.

To get you started, we’ve profiled three organizations that deserve a special shoutout for the great feedback we’ve gotten about their competitions. Once you’re ready to compete, head over to our prized events page to browse available tournaments and sign up for your next challenge!

If hosting a tournament is more your thing, check out our organizer FAQ.




Victorious Gaming (VG)

As one of our top organizers, VG hosts daily online tournaments catered to all skill levels. Players enter the competition solo and are grouped by skill level and then formed into teams. VG’s 5v5 tourneys include prizes (RP, skins, and gaming gear), but they also host non-prized competitions for 3v3s and ARAM. To sign up for a VG tournament, click here.



Collegiate StarLeague (CSL)

CSL’s tournaments are exclusively for college students, so their season runs throughout the academic year. Players must form their own premade teams with other students at their school and CSL splits teams into two divisions: competitive and casual.

At the competitive level, most players are Diamond. Matches are held online, but finals are onsite at Major League Gaming in Anaheim, CA. The top teams compete for cash prizes, with the winning team raking in $1,500. To learn more about CSL, click here



High School StarLeague (HSL)

HSL is open exclusively to high school students who must form premade teams with their classmates. With over 380 participating high school teams, the tournament spans almost the entire school year. Matches are held online, but the final four teams win an all-expenses paid trip to compete onsite at the HSL Grand Finals.

This weekend, HSL’s hosting its 2014 Grand Finals, where the final four teams will battle for a piece of the $15,000 prize pool! You can catch the action via live stream or attend the event for free at the Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego, CA. For more info, head over here.

Photo by: Noah Hwang for High School StarLeague

447 Comments

Beaveh788 votes

since no one will see this ill just say that sometimes i like to undress, rub Vaseline all over myself, and roll around on the floor pretending im a slug

Saiinted46 votes

lol weird are u alos pretending to be Zac

flame4321x44 votes

Upvote this just so everyone will see this.

Phât Nuts10 votes

Good , thats not just me

RiotKades559 votes

I hear that.

Every time my wife breaks out the salt I'm like, "This is it. She's trying to kill me."

Life's hard for a slug.

SCG WiseHawk38 votes

I can't handle this reply. XD

Cerealkilla23 votes

There is another up-and-coming organization that everyone needs to be on the look out for. YOUTH GAMING LEAGUE.

We will be hosting tournaments for high school teams where the prize funds will be awarded to a College Savings Account. So you play League and could potentially pay your own way to college. There is no fee to play and win or lose your team earns money! So come and check us out on Facebook and Twitter - https://www.facebook.com/yglhub - https://twitter.com/ygltw

WWW.YGLHUB.COM

No we are yet supported by RIOT but with your help we hope to achieve that goal soon.

SEE YOU ON THE RIFT! - GLHF

FatedUnion96 votes

Sona i have nothing to say to this

RiotKades291 votes

I'm going to get into work tomorrow, and Preeti's gonna be like, "Hey, thanks for derailing my thread on all the awesome eSport tournies people can play."

Not sure she'll be too happy.

Life's hard for a slug.

RiotPreeti308 votes

Actually, I'm thinking that right now. -_-

Abusive Panda152 votes

You guys should make a slug champion. Base move speed is 10.

Q- Rolls in vaseline and gains speed. W- Rolls in vaseline and gains more speed. E- Rolls in vaseline and gains even more speed. R- Wife throws salt and you feed the entire team.

Shiro The Red22 votes

I suddenly get the feeling that if this keeps going on the next duo "versus" champs will be named Kades and Preeti......well not necessarily next but I'd vote for that.

HugeRenektion44 votes

Slug life

Hyrum Graff13 votes

Chose me.

Zorloc8 votes

Slug is love Slug is life

starxscream70 votes

"i didn't choose the slug life"

God Sr68 votes

"slug life chose me"

Shadow The Cetra6 votes

"We didn't land on the slug life"

Valrion28 votes

Its comments like this, that keep me playing league of legends.

shazb0t121 votes

Is there a "College Dropout StarLeague" for people like me who wasted all their item 3157 playing League?

TiddleWinkles32 votes

But, but, but, I live in Canada, and I'm only eligible for one of them that I can't even do Amumu

RiotSherman46 votes

I believe Canadians can compete in HSL, CSL and VG.

Not Cathadus7 votes

Correction in VG You can be from anywhere in the world as long as u are on League of Legends NA server and ranked

KingApathy68 votes

I posted this as a stand alone comment, but I may as well post it where someone might read it too.

I'm concerned for Riot collaborating with an organization like the CSL.

We won money (top 8) in their tournament last year and never received funds from them. The CEO Xeris is either incompetent or more likely a liar. I used to volunteer for CSL, and at the time he lied to everyone at staff meetings about not getting money from Azubu. He blamed Azubu saying that they never paid CSL so he can't pay any of the teams, and asked us to not indulge questions about prizepools.

Xeris went on Reddit right after the summer (literally days after telling us that he had never been paid) and said "The prize money from last season was paid in full" during an AMA.

http://www.reddit.com/r/CSL/comments/1rfw31/im_the_ceo_of_csl_feel_free_to_ama_about_csl_in/

Seriously Riot should not work with these crooks! many people working for CSL are volunteers kept in the dark (like I used to be), and I don't mean to offend anyone, but they are NOT a reputable organization.

Vursahh21 votes

Out of all posts, why does this one not have a reply...

Crown of Sin26 votes

Yorick im all alone...

ShiaTheBeef28 votes

Zyra "Where are your friends? Mine are all around."

dhkduyhkgd18 votes

im standing on them right now

TendajiX39 votes

your computer is outside?

VolcanoPenguin18 votes

Veigar EVEN NOW, YOUR LOVED ONES SUFFER!

SasukeChan30 votes

Thresh Have you even seen a friend? would you like to? -insert thresh laugh here-

BatDende46 votes

Annie Have you seen my bear, Tibbers?

JDLX83 votes

LeeSin No, I haven't.

Soraka Uchiha59 votes

Zilean I knew you would do that.

FeelinTheAster38 votes

Sometimes i love this community xD

GroovyBagpiper5 votes

yeah. Guys don't make blind jokes, the blind will feel awful when they see them. -sarcasm

A Wild Bjorn 2 votes

Urgot ok

76WXSNeCEd37 votes

Rammus OK

Zester5410 votes

im more alone Amumu

DeyNerfMeh14 votes

you got item 3070 as your friend.

acepil0t17 votes

Talon My only friend is item 1036.

SilentBlade9926 votes

LOL Almost as soon as riot posted this the VictoriousGaming's servers crashed due to over flow along with their team speak servers. Long story short Riot intentionally fed how do I report them?

TheFujiApple21 votes

Remember, staying hydrated is a great way to increase League performance.

Dyex21 votes

Where's the hot swimsuit girls tournament Riot, WHERE??!

KingApathy20 votes

CSL is a scam!

We won money (top 8) in their tournament last year and never received funds from them. The CEO Xeris is a dirty liar! I used to volunteer for CSL, and at the time he lied to everyone at staff meetings about not getting money from Azubu. Xeris went on Reddit right after a summer of saying Azubu had never sent him any prizepool funds and said "The prize money from last season was paid in full" during an AMA.

http://www.reddit.com/r/CSL/comments/1rfw31/im_the_ceo_of_csl_feel_free_to_ama_about_csl_in/

Seriously Riot should not work with these crooks! many people working for CSL are volunteers kept in the dark (like I used to be), and I don't mean to offend anyone, but they are NOT a reputable organization.

Yuno best grill14 votes

Wait a minute... I cant read LeeSin

Yasukunai26 votes

Every time I join a forum, the same joke...

NocPat10 votes

Victorious Gaming is pretty much a solo queue tournament; you go in alone, get matched with 4 other people at your skill level, and play as a team vs other people of the same skill level.

The whole operation is run through Teamspeak; their website is kinda useless.

I recommend trying them out. There's tons of RP to win, and it only takes about 3 wins in a row, like a promotion series.

AmoebaHewdraw10 votes

Welp, looks like i need to find and train some PC gamers in my school, namely none. Amumu

SparkleWalrus6910 votes

you know, sometimes i feel like everyone hates me, tells me to uninstall, and go shoot myself.....but then i realize im playing teemo

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