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Known as the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) before 2019, and League of Legends Championship Series from 2019 to 2020.
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Refers to the
United States and
Canada. Countries in Central America and the Caribbean competed in the Latin America region.
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Hosted by
ESL Australia, replaced the OPL that was hosted by Riot Games Oceania.
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Known as the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) before franchising in 2019, and League of Legends European Championship for Europe region until 2023.
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Since 2023, the LEC has been divided into three splits which grant championship points to qualify for its Season Finals.
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Refers to the
People's Republic of China a.k.a.
Mainland China, and does not include
Hong Kong and
Macau. Although players from Hong Kong and Macau are explicitly accepted as domestic players in the LPL, they
de facto share "LCP" residency.
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Matches of the LPL are played across seven studios owned by different esports organizations, located in
Beijing,
Shanghai,
Chengdu,
Chongqing,
Hangzhou and
Xi'an.
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Merger of the League of Legends Master Series (LMS) and the League of Legends SEA Tour (LST) into a single league.
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Formerly known as the League of Legends Nova League and served as the second tier league below Garena Premier League in 2014.
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Merger of the Liga Latinoamérica Norte (LLN) and the Copa Latinoamérica Sur (CLS).
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1 team from each of the LTA's conferences (North and South) qualifies for the Mid-Season Invitational.
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Refers to the league established in 2025 that can promote teams to the LTA South.
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Not withstanding the actual
Commonwealth of Independent States, all
post-Soviet players, including those from the
Baltic States, are explicitly regarded as domestic players. The region has also been referred to as the "CIS and Baltic States".
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Refers to most countries of the
Arab League.
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Hosted by GAMERS_X, replaced the Ultraliga that was hosted by Polsat Games.
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Refers to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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Replaced the Garena Premier League (GPL) prior to the start of the 2018 summer season.
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The PCS' definition of Southeast Asia extends only to teams from the following countries which host LoL servers: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. However, players from Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste are also considered PCS players.
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The LCP's definition of Asia-Pacific extends only to teams from the following countries which host LoL servers: Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Australia. However, players from all Asian and Oceanian nations except Mainland China, South Korea, and the Middle East (being a part of EMEA) are also considered LCP players.
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Became a separate region independent from the rest of Southeast Asia in 2018.
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Consists of semi-professional and amateur teams; losing professional teams from
OnGameNet (predecessor of
League of Legends Champions Korea) also participate.
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Included Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau before 2015 and Vietnam before 2018
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Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Malaysia" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
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Formerly called "The Legends Circuit Singapore" and served as a second tier league below the Garena Premier League.
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Served as the Tier 1 league before the 2013 spring season, then second tier before the 2014 spring season.
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The size of this tournament does not include the regional or online stages, only the finals.
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"Emerging regions", refers to any region without an automatic spot in the World Championship main event, that is, excluding China, South Korea, North America, Europe and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau. Champions of leagues marked with "IWT" participated in the IWC.
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