SAUDI ARABIA will run a LoL tournament? / CHANGES to Worlds format - Summoning Insight S7E2

Disquieting news settled on the League of Legends esports world this week with new from Jacob Wolf that the Saudi Arabian government would be including League of Legends in their Esports World Cup in July, 2024. MonteCristo and Thorin discuss the history of the Saudi esports initiatives, including this past year's Gamers8 event, and what it means to have Riot approval for competition. Our hosts also unpack the latest LEC talent announcements, the changes to the Worlds seeding and format, the delays in announcing league schedules, and Riot's "Hall of Legends."

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Jacob Wolf's report on the Saudi-backed Esports World Cup: https://www.jacobwolf.report/p/saudi-...

Richard Lewis's article on TL apology: https://richardlewis.substack.com/p/h...

Sideshow's video on Saudi Arabia's esports involvement:    • Saudi Arabia is poisoning esports: We...  

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Summoning Insight is the longest-running, most viewed League of Legends esports podcast in the world. Each week, hosts Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles and Duncan "Thorin" Shields break down the most exciting matches from LEC, LCS, LCK, and LPL as well as interviewing professional players, coaches, casters, and journalists from around the world.

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This episode was filmed on January 10th, 2023.

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0:00:00 - Intro + LFN updates
0:12:30 - Saudi Esports World Cup
1:23:32 - LEC Talent announcement
1:46:55 - Problems with being a caster
2:08:00 - Where are the patch notes?
2:15:00 - Worlds 2024 announcements
2:24:30 - Hall of Legends + Dyrus didn't get paid by TSM?
2:34:48 - Discord Subscriber questions


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