Organizer
China league operator; Riot Games is the game publisher and global esports ecosystem owner.
Series
League of Legends Pro League
The League of Legends Pro League is mainland China's top-tier League of Legends competition, organized in seasonal splits.
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Host and dates
Mainland China; dates vary by split
Champion
Unknown
The series has multiple splits; champions are edition-specific.
Combined prize pool
Unknown
No combined annual prize-pool total was verified.
Games
Participant scale
Unknown
Team fields vary by season and split; no single series-wide count was verified.
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Publisher
Riot GamesPTG Database Analysis
The League of Legends Pro League (LPL) is mainland China’s top-tier League of Legends competition. It began in 2013, supported by contemporary coverage of the inaugural Spring season and the historical season record. TJ Sports operates the China league, while Riot Games publishes the game and maintains the wider competitive ecosystem.
The LPL runs in seasonal splits. Formats and team fields have changed over time, so dates, rules, results, and participant counts need to be attached to the specific split they describe rather than treated as permanent series facts.
This parent record describes the continuing league. Each split or final should retain its own dates, host location, champion, prize pool, teams, and commercial relationships. The sources checked here do not establish one champion or combined prize-pool total for the whole series, and no partnership or participant relationship is inferred from league membership alone.
References6
- [1]League of Legends Esports 2026 Season Handbook — Riot Games
- [2]LPL 2026 Split 1 League Handbook — Riot Games
- [3]League of Legends Competitive Operations — Riot Games
- [4]LPL 2013 Spring season coverage — Tencent Games via 17173
- [5]LPL 2013 Spring — Liquipedia
- [6]TJ Sports — TJ Sports
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