2020 League of Legends World Championship

2020 League of Legends World Championship
Tournament information
GameLeague of Legends
LocationChina
Dates25 September–31 October
AdministratorRiot Games
Tournament
format(s)
  • 10 team single round-robin play-in stage
  • 16 team double round-robin group stage
  • 8 team single-elimination bracket
Venue(s)
2 (in Shanghai)
Teams22
Final positions
ChampionDamwon Gaming
Runner-upSuning
Tournament statistics
AttendancePeak viewership: 46,067,896[1]
MVPKim "Canyon" Geon-bu (Damwon Gaming)
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The 2020 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the tenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from 25 September to 31 October in Shanghai, China.[2] Twenty-two teams from eleven regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits, such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia, with ten of those teams having to reach the main "groups" event via a play-in stage.

"Take Over" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Henry Lau, Max Schneider, and A Day to Remember's lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon.[3]

  1. ^ "League of Legends Esports Breaks World Championship Viewership Record". Riot Games. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 World Championship final heads to Shanghai". nexus.leagueoflegends.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Riot release LoL World's 2020 official song "Take Over"". Dexerto. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.