Sixteen teams from Europe and North America will compete in the Twitch Rivals Rift Spirit Blossom Series to claim the title of Ultimate Runeterra Team. The competition includes the games League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra.
A total of 96 competitors from EU and NA, with 48 from each region, were drafted by team captains for the upcoming Twitch Rivals Spirit Blossom Series. The event will take place over four days in July and feature gameplay in TFT, League, and LoR.
Schedule:
Both regions will compete on the same days, but at different times. All matches and titles will be streamed via Twitch Rivals.
EU times:
– July 8 Draft Day: 2pm CT
– July 15 Day one EU (LoR): 10am CT
– July 16 Day two EU (TFT): 10am CT
– July 22 to 23 Days three and four EU (League): 8am CT
NA times:
– July 8 Draft Day: 1pm CT
– July 15 Day 1 NA (LoR): 3pm CT
– July 16 Day 2 NA (TFT): 3pm CT
– July 22 to 23 Days 3/4 NA (League): 3pm CT
Prize earnings:
Teams will compete for a total prize pool of $200,000 between both regions, with a minimum of $4,000 earned per team in each region. Rankings at the end of each tournament will reward teams with points, and the team with the most points at the end of the Rift Series will earn the title of Ultimate Rift Series Runeterra champions.
Here’s the payout breakdown per region:
– First place: $30,000
– Second place: $20,000
– Third place: $15,000
– Fourth place: $10,000
– Fifth place: $7,000
– Sixth place: $6,000
– Seventh place: $5,000
– Eighth place: $4,000
Players who earn the highest amount of points in each region are eligible for MVP payouts, with the first-place earning $2,000 and the second-place getting $1,000.
Formats and rules:
The Rift Series event is a multi-title tournament where all team members, including captains, must play in two of the titles. Each title has its own format and set rules.
Legends of Runeterra format:
– Teams are split into five blocks.
– Each block is split into two groups of four.
– The format is best-of-three Conquest with ban via Round Robin.
– The top two players of both groups in a block advance to the top-four bracket.
– The top-four bracket is Single Elimination best-of-three with ban Conquest format.
– A total of 3,000 points are up for grabs in LoR.
Teamfight Tactics format:
– Teams are split into five lobbies with eight players in a lobby.
– There are a total of four waves.
– After each wave, the top three players will move up a lobby, while the bottom three move down.
– A total of eight players will advance to the final lobby.
– The final lobby will award bonus points.
– A total of 5,000 points are up for grabs in TFT.
League of Legends format:
– Captains will select five players to participate each day.
– The group stage will contain two groups, A and B, with four teams in each.
– All Round Robin games in the group stage are best-of-one with Tournament Draft.
– The top two teams will advance to the bracket stage.
– Playoff games are best-of-three single elimination.
– A total of 7,000 points are up for grabs in League.
Note: reached out to Twitch Rivals for clarification on the LoR format, and it was confirmed that the format for Swiss and single elimination is best-of-three Conquest with bans.
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