Riot Games has revealed plans for its first Legends of Runeterra World Championship, featuring a $200,000 (~£143,655) prize pool.
A total of 192 players from the Americas, Europe, and Asia, as well as several ranked and seasonal tournament participants, will compete for 16 seats in the World Championship finals beginning in September.
Riot Games launched Legends of Runeterra (LoR) in April 2020 as a collectable card game (CCG) spin-off of the League of Legends universe. The first seasonal tournament was held in December with a $10,000 (~£7,433) grand prize.
Jon ‘More Synergy’ Stebel, Riot Games Comms Strategist, commented on the official Runeterra blog: “We’ve been thrilled to see thousands of players battle it out to earn the title of Seasonal Tournament champion in the Monuments of Power and Cosmic Creation seasons.