In 2019, Mastercard became the exclusive financial services partner of the LCS, sponsoring the Opening Ceremonies at Summer Finals and debuting the “Together Start Something Priceless” video series showcasing unique stories of League of Legends players around the world. Back then we also teased a Mastercard-powered LCS Player of the Week Award (POTW) with fan prizes. Today we’re unveiling details on the show and how it’ll work once the season begins on January 25.

The POTW segment will broadcast on Monday nights after the new Monday Night League games. The player who performed best over the weekend, as judged by LCS casters and other Riot staff, will be awarded a custom commemorative statue with a 3D model of the player (produced by Doob). Fans who predict the POTW on Mastercard’s social media channel @MastercardNexus using the designated hashtag in the run-up to that week’s games will be entered into a contest to receive the same trophy as their winning pick (15 entries will be chosen each week, North American residents only). For the first time in LCS history, fans at home will be able to receive the same official awards prize as our pros. In addition, there will be opportunities for Mastercard cardholders to be entered into a sweepstakes to win the full set of 9 POTW trophies from the entire Spring Split regular season.