Riot Games today announces the new Tormenta Circuit, an amateur competition designed for fans of League of Legends and his other games. It will be possible to register starting from 18 March. The edition of last year saw 6,000 participants from all over Italy challenge each other, divided into over 700 teams. The competition, which will involve some of Riot’s flagship titles, namely League of Legends, Valuing, League of Legends: Wild Rift and, news for the circuit, Teamfight Tacticswill allow non-professional players to compete in a competitive environment, experiencing a pro-player experience firsthand. Among the partnerships PG Esports, ProGaming Italia and Qlash. It will also offer the possibility to all event organizers in the area to add activities they manage under the hat of the Tormenta Circuit. The competition will be divided into different modes depending on the reference game. For League of LegendsPG Esports has involved Red Bull as Main Partner, joining the competition with the 1 vs 1 Red Bull Solo Q tournament. The two best teams on the circuit will also have the opportunity to participate in a “Relegation Tournament”, which will Palio access to the second division, or the “PG Nationals 2 ° Division: Proving Grounds”, thus allowing you to move towards a professional path. The final of the circuit will be held instead in the frame of the Milan Games Weekwhere the winning team will automatically qualify for a major international tournament.
“By bringing the Tormenta Circuit to Italy, we have set ourselves the goal of giving our players a way to live a quality competitive experience, regardless of their skill level, and to experience the same sensations that professional players experience”, said Carlo Barone, Supervisor, Brand Management Italy at Riot Games. “In achieving this goal, the Tormenta thus becomes a hotbed of future talents, at the basis of the sustainability of a healthy competitive ecosystem, and an aspirational path, which in the most exceptional cases, can really lead to professionalism and the birth of new national celebrities, which has always been two fundamental factors in the development of the export sector in a market. Last year’s results proved us right, with a level of participation above all our expectations, giving us the clear signal that this need existed. Confirming, expanding and improving this initiative was therefore an obligatory path for us, and we are pleased to have seen the enthusiasm of the market in response, both in our partners in the area and in the realities that have decided to believe in this format “.