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Host Cities Unveiled For 2022 “League Of Legends” World Championship

Riot Games recently unveiled details about the cities that will host the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. The places that made the cut are Mexico City, New York City, Toronto, and San Francisco.

Each stage of the tournament series will take place in one of four North American cities. The Play-In round will be held in Mexico City. After that, the group stage and quarterfinals are scheduled to take place in New York City. Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena will host the semi-finals. Lastly, the 2022 LWC Finals will be at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

“The momentum behind League of Legends Esports has only continued to grow since the last time we hosted Worlds in the U.S. in 2016,” said Naz Aletaha, the Global Head of LoL Esports, in a press release. “We’re thrilled to bring the full scale of our global sport back to North America, and, COVID permitting, welcome fans into the stands across three countries and four different cities. Worlds is the showcase of the greatest of our sport, and we look forward to celebrating that with our fans in North America and across the world.”

This is the first time since 2016 that North America will host the League World Championships. At this time, an official start and end date for the event has not yet been announced.

(All information was provided by Esports Insider and Fandom)

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