League of Legends Rift Rivals Asia Schedule Revealed
One of the biggest international events in League of Legends esports is about to begin in China next week.
Rift Rivals Asia, the Asian version of Riot’s inter-regional tournament, will showcase 12 teams from the LPL (China), LCK (South Korea), and LMS (Taiwan) as they battle it out to demonstrate regional dominance.
Last year’s debut of Rift Rivals was a resounding success, and this year’s schedule promises even more exciting matchups. The official schedule was released by Riot on Weibo, as first reported by League esports journalist Ashley Kang.
The event will kick off with the group stage on Thursday, July 5. Here is the schedule:
July 5
- Royal Never Give Up vs. Flash Wolves (2am CT)
- Invictus Gaming vs. Machi E-Sports
- EDG vs. Afreeca Freecs
- KT Rolster vs. MAD Team
- SK Telecom T1 vs. Machi E-Sports
- Rogue Warriors vs. KT Rolster
July 6
- EDG vs. G-Rex (12am CT)
- KINGZONE DragonX vs. Flash Wolves
- Rogue Warriors vs. MAD Team
- Invictus Gaming vs. SK Telecom T1
- Afreeca Freecs vs. G-Rex
- Royal Never Give Up vs. KINGZONE DragonX
The first two days of matches are filled with excitement. Flash Wolves will face their former star jungler, Hung “Karsa” Hua-hsuan, who is now with Royal Never Give Up. And on Friday, fans can look forward to the deciding match between KINGZONE DragonX and Flash Wolves, along with a thrilling face-off between mid lane stars Song “Rookie” Eui-jin and Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok in the Invictus Gaming vs. SK Telecom T1 game. The day ends with a rematch of the MSI final, where KINGZONE will try to prove themselves against Royal Never Give Up.
Following the matches on Thursday and Friday, there will be a semifinal on July 7 and a final on July 8, both starting at 2am CT. The final will determine which region can claim bragging rights until Worlds.
Don’t miss out on the action as the best teams from China, South Korea, and Taiwan go head to head in the Rift Rivals Asia tournament!
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