Excel Esports is extremely excited to announce that it will be working with its Official Online Payment Partner, Neosurf, to launch a pre-season League of Legends tournament in the UK on Sunday 12th January 2020.

The 2020 Neosurf Cup will feature the full 10-man League of Legends rosters of both Excel Esports and Misfits Gaming, battling it out in a best-of-five at Excel’s London-based HQ (#XLHQ) in Twickenham Stadium. This will be the first time fans see both sides’ new rosters in action ahead of the 2020 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) season. Australian powerhouse team, the LG Direwolves, are also due to make an appearance, with a number of showmatch 1v1s and 2v2s, both against fans in attendance and the other professional teams. Fans skilled enough to defeat the professional players win not only eternal glory, but also exclusive goodies from Neosurf, Excel and other partners.

The Neosurf Cup will also be the first time the community sees Excel’s new 2020 jersey, featuring Neosurf on the left sleeve, as well as have the opportunity to buy it for themselves ahead of the first LEC match weekend. The day will feature not only the aforementioned games between Excel, Misfits and the LG Direwolves, but also a number of meet and greet sessions with talent and pro players, activations from the teams and Excel goodiebags for all.

Asked about the upcoming tournament, Kieran Holmes-Darby, CEO of Excel Esports had the following to say:

“It can’t be stressed how excited we all are at Excel for the Neosurf Cup and finally getting to show our first-in-class, 10-man roster in action. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Neosurf thus far on our partnership and we know the tournament will show both our community and the broader League of Legends fanbase, what an important part of the ecosystem Neosurf are.”

Antoine Metivier, Director of Partnerships at Neosurf also wished to add:

“We're really excited about bringing an event of quality with Excel Esports for the start of the New Year. Fans will now have a tournament to look forward to year-on-year where gaming pros will exhibit their skills with the new meta of the season.”

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