2020 League of Legends World Championship
The 2020 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the tenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from 25 September to 31 October in Shanghai, China. Twenty-two teams from eleven regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits, such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia, with ten of those teams having to reach the main "groups" event via a play-in stage.
| 2020 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | China |
| Dates | 25 September–31 October |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | 10 team single round-robin play-in stage 16 team double round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in Shanghai)
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| Teams | 22 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Damwon Gaming |
| Runner-up | Suning |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | Peak viewership: 46,067,896 |
| MVP | Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu (Damwon Gaming) |
"Take Over" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Henry Lau, Max Schneider, and A Day to Remember's lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon.