Wild Rift Summoner Series NA Regional Finals to happen in Denver with $70,000 prize pool

The League of Legends: Wild Rift Summoner Collection Regional Finals is about to be the primary LAN occasion for the sport in North America.

Nerd Avenue, which has partnered with Riot Video games and Knowledge Gaming to conduct the occasion, announced yesterday that the finals will occur on the Localhost Gaming and Esports Middle in Denver, Colorado.

Eight groups will probably be competing within the finals from Oct. 8 to 11 to grow to be the primary North American champions and for a share of the $70,000 prize pool. Including to the stakes, the winner will transfer on to symbolize the area on the first world occasion for Wild Rift esports, the Horizon Cup in Singapore in November.

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The Summoner Collection is the debut esports occasion for Wild Rift in North America. After three open-for-all competitions, six groups–Tribe Gaming, NME, Immortals, Sentinels, Cloud9, and Grilled Cheese–have been locked in for the regional finals.

Two extra groups will probably be determined by the last-chance qualifier, which is able to occur from Oct. 1 to three.

Nerd Avenue has mentioned that each one groups have the choice to journey to Denver at Riot’s expense to eradicate ping variations and make sure the fairest competitors attainable. Gamers not wishing to take action or are unable to journey can compete remotely. The venue will probably be closed to most of the people and COVID-19 restrictions will probably be in place.

“We’re excited to convey collectively one of the best Wild Rift groups in North America, even when COVID has stored us from producing the present on the scale we initially envisioned,” mentioned Chris Greeley, the pinnacle of esports for North America at Riot Video games. “Nerd Avenue and Knowledge have been nice companions in bringing the Summoner Collection to life, and we anticipate our championship weekend will ship a fantastic expertise for execs and groups, and an thrilling end result to the season for followers.”