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Introduction

With school back in session, it’s finally time to start talking about the 2020 College LoL Season. We wanted to first take a moment to recap the 2019 season, as the momentum behind the growth of college League of Legends continues to astound us.

Last season broke almost every record we’ve ever recorded.

354 schools competed in the 2019 season, up from 311 in 2018 and 246 in 2017

Over 250+ schools now offer some form of official support to their League team, ranging from on campus practice facilities to coaches and scholarships

Scholarships distributed directly by schools to League of Legends players more than doubled from around $2.1MM in 2018 to $4.5MM in 2019

We partnered with 6 athletic conferences, up from 2 in 2018, to bring conference championships for League of Legends to their schools

State Farm extended their presenting sponsorship with the League of Legends College Championship through 2021

On average, 25,003 fans watched the 2019 College Championship at the same time (Average Minute Audience), compared with 17,614 fans in 2018 – a growth of 41.95%.

The concurrent audience of the Championship peaked at 41,307 fans, which is 21% up from 2018’s 34,125

Finally, the number of hours viewed during the 2019 College Championship was up a whopping 81% from the 2018 Championship

Additionally, the 2019 season also meant the launch of the RSAA, a major milestone for college League of Legends meant to usher in the next round of maturity and growth for college esports.

These milestones wouldn’t be possible without the continued support of the League of Legends community, club officers, competitors, and university administrators across the US and Canada. Now, let’s dive in to 2020!