Riot Games France recently announced the postponement of the start of the 2024 League of Legends amateur circuit following the end of its partnership with MasterCard. Despite this setback, the organization has confirmed that the Open Tour will take place in 2024, with further details expected in February.
There is good news for the amateur League of Legends circuit
The MasterCard Nexus Tour, formerly known as the Open Tour, is an official competition launched by Riot Games France to discover the future champions of League of Legends. The competition is open to all players not already involved in the LFL or Div.2. In 2023, the event celebrated its fifth year as a level three (amateur) amateur circuit in France, and to accommodate more amateur teams, the number of participants per tournament was increased to 66. Throughout the year, players accumulate circuit points and rewards by participating in online tournaments. The top eight teams at the end of the season qualify for the playoffs and the finalists of these playoffs have the opportunity to challenge the lowest performing teams in Division 2 for their place.
While the 2024 season has been kicked off for a few weeks now, in the next few days we enter Week 3 of the regular season in the LFL and Div.2. Riot Games UK Recently shared information about the future of the amateur circuit. In a press release published on social networks last weekend, the organizers of the Open Tour announced that the start of the event was postponed for a few weeks due to the end of the partnership with MasterCard, but confirmed the holding. Amateur circuit for 2024. Additional information is expected in February.
We firstly apologize for the lack of information regarding the competitive amateur circuit of League of Legends 2024, known as the MasterCard Nexus Tour in recent years. The end of our adventure with our partner forced us to postpone the start of the festivities for a few weeks. But competition fans are sure, in 2024 there will be a truly amateur competitive circuit. We can already announce that the first phase will take place in March! We will give you more details on the 2024 circuit in February.
Riot Games UK