For sports lovers, London is no stranger to regular matches of the top of the English Premier League in particular and international football tournaments in general. Not only that, the pride of the United Kingdom has hosted 3 Olympic (1908, 1948, 2012) and countless large and small sports events of the world. And the heroic battle decides the championship of the League of Legends World Championship 2024 (League of Legends) will also have this honor.
London himself has been two times charming with Esports League of Legends League when he held the 2015 World Finals and Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2023. Hundreds of thousands of spectators from around the world are ready to bring passionate eSports atmosphere in London.
This is what seems to have been foretold. Because, electronic sports were mentioned by the Digital, Cultural, Communication and Sports (DCMS) of the United Kingdom in the 2020 report, emphasizing that “electronic sports have potential development as a real national strength in the UK”. At the same time, the London Council had previously invested in London & Partners Tourism Company to deploy the campaign to make London into Europe's Esports capital by 2024.
Therefore, in recent years, London in particular or the UK in general has emerged as a global electronic sports meeting, bringing many great opportunities for businesses, organizations and eSports tournaments. Thanks to the quality infrastructure system and a busy Heathrow airport each year, the city of London gradually connects millions of global sports audiences. And League and Esports followers, promising to be the next enthusiastic passengers.
At the upcoming O2 Arena, London, the defending champion T1 (South Korea) in the third time in a row into the final match of the World Championship, will protect its title against Bilibili Gaming, the No. 1 seed in China. It will be the summit of the esports world in November. For T1's Faker captain, London is also the place that has witnessed how many ups and downs of the British throughout his great career for a decade of attachment to League of Legends.
During his arrival in London 9 years ago, Faker and the SKT T1 team (the old name of T1) destroyed opponent AHQ Esports, and then went straight to the second world championship in history. But only at MSI last year, the “demon king” collapsed at the threshold of heaven when he lost to Bilibili Gaming himself and won the 3rd place in the end. Now, both T1 and BLG will have the opportunity to resolve this resentment, at a stage with a more scale and class.
In 2024, London once again had the opportunity to welcome Faker and his teammates, but whether the glory was for the “immortal demon”? The answer will be available after the Best-of-Five Battle of the League of Legends World 2024 at the Sports Holy Location.
