{"id":39280,"date":"2024-10-24T19:07:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39280"},"modified":"2024-10-24T19:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:07:35","slug":"china-set-to-host-2025-league-of-legends-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/china-set-to-host-2025-league-of-legends-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"China set to host 2025 League of Legends World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games has announced that China will host the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL World Championship betting guide\">League of Legends World Championship<\/a>, marking the third time the country will hold the prestigious event.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made during a launch event for the OPPO Find X8 series in Chengdu, where Riot also revealed the extension of its partnership with OPPO.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LoL Esports \ud83e\udd1d OPPO<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce a multi-year extension of our partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oppo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oppo<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9wZqQPPwJd\">https:\/\/t.co\/9wZqQPPwJd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xycAbqAPs2\">pic.twitter.com\/xycAbqAPs2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1849437288888984021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The smartphone brand will continue as the global presenting partner for <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> esports, including Worlds and the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) MVP awards.<\/p>\n<p>China has been an integral part of the tournament&#8217;s history, with previous editions in 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 event took place across Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing, with the grand final held at the iconic Bird\u2019s Nest stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pandemic&#8217;s challenges, the 2020 edition in Shanghai still captivated millions of viewers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to return to China in 2025 comes on the heels of the successful 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/mid-season-invitational\/\" title=\"LoL Mid-Season Invitational betting guide\">MSI<\/a> in Chengdu, which showcased thrilling matches and a vibrant atmosphere, even though Chinese team Bilibili Gaming (BLG) fell to South Korea&#8217;s Gen.G in the final.<\/p>\n<p>As Worlds 2024 unfolds in Europe with the semi-finals in Paris and the grand final at the O2 Arena in London, BLG has another shot at redemption.<\/p>\n<p>While Riot has not yet disclosed the specific host cities for Worlds 2025, the company aims to deliver an unforgettable experience, highlighting China&#8217;s world-class venues, passionate fans, and strong esports culture.<\/p>\n<p>With hopes to secure the Summoner&#8217;s Cup on home soil for the first time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lpl\/\" title=\"LPL betting guide\">LoL Pro League (LPL)<\/a> top teams will look to rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games has announced that China will host the 2025 League of Legends World Championship, marking the third time the country will hold the prestigious event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":22550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24,1724,389,61],"class_list":["post-39280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lol-worlds","tag-lpl","tag-riot-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39280"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39284,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39280\/revisions\/39284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}