Riot announces the Mid-Season Streamathon featuring matches from all 12 pro leagues
The Mid-Season Streamathon will raise funds for COVID-19 relief causes.
Edited 20 May:We have learned thatthe second team from Vietnam participating will be GAM Esports, and not EVOS Esports.
Get ready for an overdose of League of Legends action to close out May asRiot Gameshas the Mid-Season Streamathon.
The two-day, non-stop, global marathon live stream will feature exciting exhibition matches and tournaments from all ofLeague of Legends‘ 12 top-tier professional leagues: LEC (Europe), LPL (China), LCK (Korea), LCS (North America), PCS (Taiwan/ Hong Kong / Macau/ Southeast Asia), VCS (Vietnam), LCL (CIS), TCS (Turkey), CBLOL (Brazil), LLA (Latin America), LJL (Japan), and OPL (Oceania).
Southeast Asian fans can look forward to the Mid-Season Showdown finals featuringTalon Esportsand Machi Esports from the PCS andTeam Flashand GAM Esports from the VCS.
Meanwhile, China and Korea will battle head-on in the2020 Mid-Season Cup (MSC), with its semifinals and finals included in the Mid-Season Streamathon schedule. The cup will feature the top four teams from the LPL and the LCK, including 2020 Spring Split ChampionsJD GamingandT1.
Mid-Season Streamathon will continuously run for 48 hours from May 30 until June 1. It will kick off on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. (GMT+8) and will end on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. (GMT+8). It will serve as one of the events that Riot Games has prepared to replace the canceled2020 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).
The Mid-Season Streamathon will also give Summoners a chance to make a donation in light of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proceeds of this charity stream will be distributed by the Riot Games Social Impact Fund to different organizations, taking into consideration the medical workers and front-line health care professionals during these trying times.
Last March, Riot Gamesmade a donationof US$1.5 million to help their hometown of Los Angeles battle COVID-19.
Fans can watch the Mid-Season Streamathon on theRiot Games Twitch channeland theLoL Esports YouTube channelstarting May 30.
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