LOL: Official - Riot confirms that the WORLDS 2021 will be in Europe

The news has been confirmed that he jumped last night in the League of Legends community. For logistical problems and the impossibility of ensuring the trip for all the production team of LOL ESPORTS, the Worlds 2021 that were planned for a few weeks at China , will be disputed at Europe * *. This is confirmed John Needham **, Global Chief of ESports of Riot Games in a communication released at 3 in the afternoon Spanish peninsular time.

During these last hours, almost the entire community has been reacting to this news, including Chinese fans, but it has not been until now when Riot Games and Lol Esports in particular has said this mouth is mine. As we say, it has been through a statement, and this is what is commented in it:

_ During the last two years, a Riot Games team belonging to Global Esports here in Los Angeles, as well as our colleagues in Shanghai, we have worked hard to produce the worlds of 2020 and 2021. We are satisfied with the quality of the worlds 2020 With zero infections and audience record. We knew that the WORLDS 2020 would be the most complicated to produce as always. With the vaccines distributed throughout this year, we forewarned a return to more than normal world. , Start by saying Needham in the statement .

_ Unfortunately, that has not been the case. With the Delta variant and the restrictions for travel, the protocols have been even more complicated to manage by 2021 than in 2020. Sadly, we have reached a point where it is very complicated Ensure that classified teams and their best players can go to the Worlds this year. As a result, we have taken the hard decision to move the Worlds from China to Europe. _

_ Riot will always maintain the competitive integrity of its competition. Some Worlds in which a handful of teams can not go and possibly a few more can not compete with their entire templates was something committed. Our players and teams invest a lot of Time and resources to compete for the invoker Cup, and we feel that we have the responsibility to make each effort to take that opportunity. _

_ We pride ourselves to make competitions really global and that this footprint is much of what LOL ESPORTS does so special. After considering all the options, we conclude that taking the Worlds to Europe gave us the best chance for Equipment and their players compete. We are not yet prepared to say in which area of ​​Europe the Worlds will be played, but our commitment is that the greatest number of equipment and players available is the decisive factor. _

_ Thank Chinese cities and partners their support for our vision of the Worlds 2021. We also want to ask for forgiveness to Chinese fans, but we hope that they understand that this is the best decision so that their beloved teams of the LPL can compete against The best teams and their best players around the world. _, Relates Needham before finishing his statement stating that we will know more in the coming days and weeks.

Summary:

• WORLDS 2021 in Europe and not in China.
• There were teams that could remain unable to go, or without key players for the sanitary and bureaucratic protocols.
• The cities that will host competitions yet.
• It is not yet known if there will be a public in the stands.