Indeed, one of the top esports scenes which is on our radar for potential is Wild Rift. Indeed, thanks to support from Riot Games, the esport is looking great. Accordingly, let’s discuss the newly announced Wild Rift Esports Roadmap 2022 below!
Wild Rift Esports Roadmap 2022 – New Championships
Season 2022 it’s on! Taste the hype and meet the regions where the future icons will be coming from. pic.twitter.com/drPQFgfSyQ
Indeed, today some massive announcements went live from Riot Games, below you can find a quick fact sheet to digest all the information:
Eight Regional Leagues Announced – Japan, North America, Brasil, EMEA, Korea, Latinoamerica, Southeast Asia, World Rift League
All of these will kick off on particular dates, as listed below:
Brasil – January 13th
SEA – January 22nd
LA – January 28th
EMEA – February 5th
Korea – February 14th
North America – February 2022
Japan – February 2022
World Rift League – March 2022
Credits: Riot Games
To conclude the season, we’ll witness the first official global tournament – Wild Rift Icons Global Championship taking place this Europe. Featuring the best 24 teams in the world, 16 will have to battle through the League stage which will kick off in March.
Otherwise, we’re incredibly excited for this upcoming year of Wild Rift – let’s see how high the ceiling is!
With the year slowly concluding, we’re ready for some more discussion. Accordingly, over the past couple years, mobile esports has blown up exponentially and we’re all for it. Indeed, read on to find out our take on the Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021 to prepare ourselves for next year.
Top 5 Mobile Esports 2021 – Background
Prior to diving in, let’s set the stage. Specifically, the following list is entirely opinion-based, structured around some criteria such as events, viewership, structure, community activity and impact on the scene.
With that out of the way, it’s time to start the countdown.
#5 – Wild Rift: League of Legends
Credits: Riot Games
No, it’s not the biggest mobile esport out there. However, Wild Rift has impressed us this past year due to its immense growth recently.
Indeed, with the recently concluded Horizon Cup 2021, with $500,000, the esport celebrated one of its first Majors. Although viewership is still in its early days, it’s part of the process.
In the hands of Riot Games, one of the top industry names in esports, we’ll be keeping a close eye to observe much further expected growth as was the case for VALORANT.
With Wild Rift at number 5 due to its recent growth, who’s at number 4?
The number 4 spot was pretty tough – sitting between CoD: Mobile and Brawl Stars.
In this case, we simply had to go with CoD: Mobile due to the success the title has found this year. Most notably, this past year the Masters China Season 2 event saw a peak viewers of 1,985,208 which is incredibly impressive.
Indeed, the mobile esport is replicating the success of the PC title. Currently, the CoD Mobile World Championship (East and West) is taking place with a total of $2,000,000 on the line for competing teams.
Together with more consistent viewership, this esport is going places.
#3 – Arena of Valor/Kings of Glory
Credits: Tencent
At third place, we’re showing off one of our featured esports – Arena of Valor.
Once again this season, the esport impressed with its incredible international events – both the World Cup and International Championship. Beyond those events, the seasonal splits in Spring and Fall both receive a great amount of viewership, with an average of 500,000 per event.
It’s this consistency, paired with a strong hold on the Asian region which makes this title the most popular competitive MOBA title on mobile to this day.
#2 – Garena Free Fire
Credits; Garena
Moving on, this list is probably getting more predictable. Indeed, first and second was always going to be between Free Fire and PUBG Mobile.
As you can tell, we’re awarding second place to Free Fire. This past year has been simply nuts for the esport, with the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore setting industry records – 5,415,990 peak viewers at one go!
Beyond that, the few premier events were also very successful in the multiple regions that showcased the esport. Accordingly, the only reason that PUBG Mobile still edges out the title is due to having a better global spread, more consistent viewership and more consistent Tier 1 events.
#1 – PUBG Mobile
Credits: Tencent
And we’ve arrived at our number 1 spot.
Here, PUBG Mobile has earned its spot for the past 2 years. With the ongoing PUBG Mobile Global Championship, it’s easy to see way.
Thanks to Tencent’s global approach, PUBG Mobile esports features a tonne of events – a lot to keep track of. Entertaining multiple regions, that only makes the international events that much more exciting.
Last year the PUBG Mobile Global Championship saw a peak viewership of almost 4,000,000 – we can’t wait to see what next year brings for the esport!
Remaining on our radar, competitive Wild Rift continues to enjoy a great amount of growth for the MOBA title. It was only the last week where the Horizon Cup took place to celebrate global competition. Accordingly, Riot Games have revealed the Wild Rift Tour 2022 Details below!
Wild Rift Tour 2022 Brazil Details – A Quick Guide
Credits: Riot
So, competitive Wild Rift is an international phenomenon. Accordingly, overnight we have details for one of the most popular regions. Indeed, the following are details for the Wild Rift Tour in Brazil next year:
Open Qualifiers –> Group Stage –> Playoffs
This year, we’re headed to the Riot Games studio in Sao Paolo in Brazil
Format across 10 weeks
Two open qualifiers concluding on 23rd January – each qualifier with 512 teams
Top four from each qualifier head to Wild Rift Tour Brazil.
Este ano foi um sucesso, mas o nosso cenário competitivo tá só começando! Olha o que nos espera no #WildTour 2022:
Jogos presenciais ✅ 12 equipes participantes ✅ 1,4 milhão em premiações ✅
Over the past few months, it’s been an ongoing trend for franchised organizations in League of Legends to spread out. Accordingly, by this statement we mean picking up a team for the mobile titles of Wild Rift and TFT – other titles by Riot Games. Now, the China College Series is expanding to these titles – read on to learn more!
More than Just the LDL – China College Series
Credits: Riot Games
Indeed, prior to this announcement, the prior season only celebrated competitive League of Legends. The league used to contribute a few teams to the LDL – the developmental/youth league for the LPL.
Notably, with many LPL teams signing Wild Rift and TFT rosters, it was only a matter of time for the younger leagues to follow up.
And there lies the announcement on Twitter:
TJ Sports has announced the debut of the @wildrift and @TFT College-level Series in China as a part of the Season 10 of LCL.
So there we have it. It seems that the China College Series will be expanding on all fronts. Accordingly, the League of Legends competitions will enjoy the partnering of new titles to keep the action lively.
Also, thanks to this, the total prize pool now sits at $300,000 which is quite impressive.
Over the past few weeks, competitive Wild Rift has been popping up on the radar. Accordingly, we’re excited to talk about the upcoming Wild Rift Horizon Cup. Read on as we discuss some of the essential details for this upcoming global event!
So, what is the Horizon Cup? Specifically, it’s our first taste of global Wild Rift competition. Indeed, take a look at some of the essential details below:
Venue: Offline in Singapore – Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre
Prize Pool: $500,000
Number of Participants – 10 international and qualified teams
Organizer – Riot Games
Dates: 13th November to the 21st November
Indeed, it’s a global competition. With $500,000 on the line, there will be teams hailing from all sides of the world, such as Brazil ,Hapan, North America and SEA amongst many other regions.
Credits: Riot Games
Accordingly, the $500,000 prize pool has also attracted many eyes – it’s impressive for the first iteration of this event.
Otherwise, we’re very curious to see how competitive WIld Rift fares on its first international staged event. We’ll be keeping our eyes on viewership numbers together with feedback from the community.
Can Wild Rift contend with the other top mobile games such as PUBG Mobile and Free Fire?
Just recently today, Riot Games came forth with further details regarding the Wild Rift Origin Series Championship 2021 event. Indeed, exciting the competitive Wild Rift community, we’re also very itnerested. Read on for a quick event preview.
Wild Rift Origin Series Championship 2021 – Fact Sheet
This is where the legends rise! 🔥 This is where we crown the first Wild Rift: Origin Series Champion! 👑
We’ll kick things off by listing all the facts quickly:
Venue: Stockholm(Offline)
Number of teams: 6
Date: 24-26th September
Prize Pool: $180,000
Format – Double Elimination Bracket
And those are all the details made live today.
Do note however, that the Championship event follows the initial stages ahead of it. As of right now, the six teams look to be from all across the world:
Credits: Riot Games
Three Teams from Group A
Two Teams from Group B
One Team from Group C
Beyond prize pool, it’s likely that competitors will also be competing for seeds towards the Wild Rift World Championship later some time in 2021.
This event is definitely a historic moment for competitive Wild Rift. Accordingly, following months of regional competition, we have a chance to crown an international champion before the largest event of the year.
We’ll keep our eye out for any further public details.
