Legends of Runeterra (LoR) is barely a month old into the mobile soft launch in Singapore and Riot Games have announced that there will be a first ever official online tournament for Legends of Runeterra players right here in Singapore! How awesome is that? Together with Eliphant, the first edition of the online tournament series will be held this Saturday, 28th March 2020 at 10am GMT +8.
All you LoR fans can now put your strategies and skills to the test in a format that starts with a six round Swiss style tournament which means you will face fellow LoR gamers in a Best of Three series. After that, at the second phase, you will go against 7 other top players in Single Elimination matches. The total prize pool for the 64-player tournament is $100, with cash prizes of $60, $30 and $10 awarded to the first three places respectively. All participants must be 15 years or older and those under the age of 18 will require parental consent.
Besides the online tournament being held this Saturday, you and fellow LoR fans can look forward to four more tournaments in the coming weeks. Here are the dates.
- 4th April 2020
- 11th April 2020
- 2nd May 2020
- 9th May 2020
If you and your friends are interested, you can find out more about the tournament ruleset, requirements, and sign up at https://bit.ly/lorsgtournament. Now the Sign-ups are on a limited, first-come, first-served basis, so hurry and sign up quick! Registrations will close two hours before the online tournament commences, on 28th March at 8am GMT+8.
“Players in Singapore have blitzed the field with their passion for Legends of Runeterra, with the game reaching the top of the App Store and Google Play Store free game charts within a day of its release. We’re excited to bring these online tournaments to players in Singapore, and now it’s their chance to shine!” – Chris Tran, Head of Esports for Riot Games Southeast Asia.
Legends of Runeterra is available to play for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play in Singapore. Users have to ensure that their store region is set as “Singapore” and can search for “Legends of Runeterra” to install the game.
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