League of Legends 2018 UK Premiership Gets Second Division

<p>Riot Games and ESL have announced new plans for the upcoming <em>League of Legends<&sol;em> 2018 UK Premiership&period; The new season aims to go all out in welcoming new competitive <em>League<&sol;em> players from the UK to the world stage with a brand-new second division&period; Up and coming members of the LoL casting community will also be given the opportunity to shine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to both Riot Games and the ESL&comma; there will be a second division for this years UK Premiership&comma; creating a brand-new playing field for all those aspiring competitive players in the UK scene seeking their chance to compete on a global level&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>ESL UK product manager&comma; Will Attwood spoke about the upcoming competition&comma; saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;<em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;league&plus;of&plus;legends">League of Legends<&sol;a> is back in a big way 2018&period; Our major focus is on developing opportunities for new competitive UK players to take part in our tournaments&comma; as well as looking for new talent in the casting space&period;  With this first tournament of the year&comma; we’re really hoping to see some brand-new faces take to the stage and move on to the global level&period;<&sol;em>”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;133675" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-133675" style&equals;"width&colon; 2560px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-133675" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;01&sol;27124332&sol;League-of-Legends-2018-UK-Premiership-Gets-Second-Division&period;jpg" alt&equals;"League of Legends 2018 UK Premiership Gets Second Division" width&equals;"2560" height&equals;"1440" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-133675" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;League of Legends &&num;8211&semi; Riot Games&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>According to Riot Games and ESL&comma; Tuesday streams will now be opened up to the LoL casting community with ESL targeting the grassroots level in order develop its broadcasting talent&period; The hope is that this will open up a series of exciting new opportunities to the LoL community for the next potential &OpenCurlyQuote;Quickshot’ or &OpenCurlyQuote;Atlus’ to step up and make their name&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking about the new division&comma; Mo Fadl&comma; Head of Esports at Riot Games said&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>The introduction of a second division to this new premiership is an incredibly important step in the evolution of League of Legends as an esport&period; As one of the leading titles in the industry&comma; we know growth is the most important factor going forward&period; More and more teams have emerged in recent years&comma; and are constantly improving all the time&period; With big teams like Diabolus more invested in competition than ever before&comma; the LoL ecosystem is constantly being pushed to new heights of competitive play&comma; the inclusion of a new second tier creates a whole new playing field of competition and that’s a hugely exciting change for the League&period;<&sol;em>”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; ESL Press Release&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;