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Riot Games announces host cities for 2021 LoL World Championships

Games publisher Riot Games has announced that five Chinese cities will host the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.

The announcement named Shanghai, Qingdao, Wuhan, and Chengdu as stops in the multi-city tour before ending at the Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen for the World Championship Finals, scheduled for November 6th.

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The developer announced Shenzhen as host city of the Worlds Final in January.

John Needham, Global Head of Esports at Riot Games, commented: “We’ve locked in the five Chinese cities after an extremely competitive bidding process.