{"id":270,"date":"2017-02-13T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=270"},"modified":"2017-10-23T04:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T04:11:49","slug":"riot-announces-lol-2017-international-esports-events-and-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/riot-announces-lol-2017-international-esports-events-and-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot announces LoL 2017 international eSports events and regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Riot

League of Legends is set for a bumper start to 2017, with Riot announcing plans for the upcoming League Of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, as well as the highly anticipated LoL World Championship.<\/p>\n

The Mid-Season Invitational will head to Brazil, kicking things off from April 28 and running until May 21. The structure will be different compared to past seasons, however.<\/p>\n

The 2016 Mid-Season Invitational feature six teams and an International Wild Card, with champions from Korea, China, North America and Europe battling it out.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Riot will get rid of the Wild Card system, and will instead turn to smaller leagues to fill the spot.<\/p>\n

That means a roster of thirteen teams will battle at the Mid-Season Invitational.<\/p>\n

There will also be a brand new tournament structure, with a six-team group stage complimented by a new play-in stage, which will determine each team’s seed.<\/p>\n

Teams from last year’s three best-performing regions have already been granted a place in the group stages. Other regions will need to find for a place.<\/p>\n

Here are the regions that will — alongside the five major leagues already intended to attend — be represented:<\/p>\n