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Summary

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  • Final: Nvision v Munster

  • Best of five games

  • Final draws to a close 16 days of competition between eight esports teams

  • Winner qualifies for the Northern League of Legends Championship

  1. All you need to know about the League of Legends UK League Championshippublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 3 August 2020

    What is it?

    The event is the pinnacle of the UK League of Legends competitions and showcases and nurtures the top UK teams and esports talent. There is a total prize pot of 拢20,000 with each player in the winning team receiving 拢1,500. The top two teams will progress into further competitions and may ultimately compete in the Northern League of Legends Championships for Nordic countries and the UK.

    Lost with League of Legends? Check out our guide to all the terminology in the game

    How does it work?

    The competition starts with a seven-week round robin league, taking place every Sunday and Monday from Sunday 14 June until Monday 27 July. There will be four fixtures each night with the eight teams involved facing each other twice over the seven weeks. The top four teams will then progress to the semi-finals on Sunday 2 August before the final on Monday 3 August.

    Who is competing?

    Demise, Enclave Gaming, Barrage Esports Academy, MnM Gaming Academy, NVision Esports and Munster Rugby Gaming Academy were all invited to compete while London Esports and Bulldog Esports qualified via a tournament earlier in June.

    League of LegendsImage source, Riot Games
  2. League of Legends explained by the expertspublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 3 August 2020

    League of Legends experts Dan 'Aux' Harrison, Georgia 'Troubleinc' Paraskevopoulou and Jake 'Hiprain' Matthews explain the world's most popular esport in its most simple terms.

    Read more about the terminology involved in the game here.

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    League of Legends: Aux, Hiprain & Troubleinc simply explain game

  3. How can I watch the League of Legends UK League Championship?published at 11:09 British Summer Time 3 August 2020

    All times are BST and subject to change

    大象传媒 Sport will have live coverage from all 16 days of the League of Legends UK League Championship.

    Coverage will be available live on 大象传媒 iPlayer and the 大象传媒 Sport website and app and available to catch up on till the end of 2020.

    Full coverage details:

    Final - Monday 3 August, 18:00-22:30

    In addition, 大象传媒 Sport and iPlayer will also have coverage of the Northern League of Legends, featuring teams from the Nordic region and the UK and Ireland that starts on Tuesday 16 June with full live coverage from 30 June.

    League of LegendsImage source, Riot Games