Riot will add a third international tournament for LoL in 2025

Riot Games plans to hold a third international tournament for League of Legends in addition to MSI and Worlds between the winter and spring seasons of 2025. This is reported by the portal Sheep Esports.

Currently, details of the new championship are not known, but it is assumed that at least one team from each major region will be invited. According to Sheep Esports, regions are currently working on a significant restructuring of their local formats, in particular, to adapt them to the new tournament.

Representatives of Riot Games commented to Sheep Esports that they plan to update the LoL Esports schedule for 2025.

While little details are known about the event, rumblings of a new international event have been growing within the past few months. Correlating with this news, sources have indicated that other regions may currently be working on major restructurations of their local formats, notably to accommodate the new tournament. Sheep Esports can only confirm that the LCS is exploring a potential move towards a 3-split format, similar to the LEC’s. While the future of the LCK and LPL’s formats remains unknown, it is expected that some change will occur to accommodate a required qualification path during the year's first season.The tournament is set to occur between the Winter and Spring splits, meaning that the tournament would take place somewhere between March and April. Due to this, it is also likely that the rest of the standard League of Legends Esports calendar would be pushed back, with MSI taking place later than its current May scheduling. At this time, Sheep Esports cannot confirm the presence of minor regions at the tournament, though it is likely that they will attend as well.

Let's remind you that all participants of the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational 2024 have been determined - you can familiarize yourself with the teams.