League of Origin Season 2

Kirill | 2018-05-24 |

The developers of League of Legends, Riot games and the AFL, have some interesting news to announce. The AFL is one of biggest sports organizers in Australia and they have partnered with Riot for an eSports event. Both parties have successfully negotiated to announce a premier League of Legends tournament. The tournament is set to be held sometime in November in Melbourne, one of the best cities in Australia.

League of Origin II to be Held in Melbourne

Last year, League of Origin 2017 was held in Sydney, Australia. The event was quite successful, which saw some of the most talented players in the country battle it out in LoL. The competition followed the regulations of the “State of Origin”, a renowned Rugby series. The event took place for three days and the All-Star format came into play. The Western side of Sydney, Auburn, was the center of attention with the event being played out in the ESL studio. This year, League of Legends and the AFL will bring League of Origin Season 2 to the city of Melbourne.

Development of an eSports Studio

This is a great initiative by the Australian sports giants, the AFL and Riot games. As a part of this partnership, a new eSports stadium will be established in Melbourne. This stadium will not only host this event but will be dedicated to all eSports events held in the region. This partnership will surely be fruitful for the spectators, eSports players, and the organizers of the region. Since at the moment Australia is not quite recognized in the eSports scene, the development of the studio is surely a big step forward.

Rumors

For now, two teams that will participate this year are Legacy and Bombers, owned by Adelaide and Essendon, while rumors are spreading that other big names are also forming eSports rosters in the coming months. This is clear evidence that the AFL is quite familiar with what it is dealing with.

In the coming week, the organizers will announce other details like this year’s format, the number of teams, etc. This is surely something that the LoL community of Australia should keep an eye on. League of Origin 2017 was a successful event for the community as well as the organizers. This year the organizers will only aim to improve the experience of the eSports community in Australia.

So, a lot of things come to mind with such a big event coming to the Oceanic region. One of them is, with the inauguration of the eSports studio, will Riot now organize the OPL in South Sydney? The current location, Pyrmont in New South Wales, is not big enough to hold a large crowd. Could one of the state-of-the-art projects like Etihad Stadium host Premier eSports events in future, since it is solely owned by the AFL itself?

One thing’s for sure and it is that this is a huge development in the eSports culture of Australia.