Riot Games launched League of Legends in October 2009 and rapidly attracted attention from the competitive gaming community. 'League of Legends Championship Series' is a Delaware limited liability company. The LCS has attracted sponsorships from Acer, Coca-Cola, and American Express. The first LCS player to be awarded a P visa was Danny 'Shiphtur' Le. government grants athlete visas for foreign LCS competitors. In addition to a small studio audience, all games are streamed live in several languages on Twitch and YouTube, with broadcasts regularly attracting over 300,000 viewers. With the exception of some touring events, all games of the LCS are played live at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, California. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualify for the annual League of Legends World Championship.

Each annual season of competition is divided into two splits, spring and summer, which conclude with a double-elimination tournament between the top eight teams. The esports league is run by Riot Games and has ten franchise teams. The League Championship Series ( LCS) is the top level of professional League of Legends in the United States and Canada.

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