All you need to know about the Northern League of Legends Championship
What is it?
The Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) is a new competitive ecosystem for the Nordic countries, plus UK and Ireland. It sees 12 initially selected teams compete for 1m Swedish Krona (roughly £87,000) and the right to be named NLC champion. The competition is designed to "breed the stars of tomorrow".
The competition starts with a seven-week round-robin league, taking place every Tuesday and Wednesday from Tuesday 16 June until Wednesday 29 July, with a bonus day on Thursday 30 July.
The 12 teams are split into two divisions of six, and there are four fixtures each night, with teams competing in double best of one round-robin games.
After the league stage, the top four teams in each division will be seeded into a double elimination bracket while the fifth place will be eliminated but maintain their NLC status for next season. The sixth place in each division will need to compete in the relegation series, against teams from the Telia Masters (the top two sides from the national leagues qualify for this), to maintain their place in the NLC.
Who is competing?
FNATIC Rising and BT Excel are permanent members in the NLC due to their status in League of Legends European Championship.
BT Excel are joined by Riddle Esports, Nordavind, Team Singularity, Ence and Godsent in Group A while FNATIC Rising have Munster Rugby Gaming, Dusty, Tricked Esport, MNM Gaming and Barrage Esports in their group.
Northern League of Legends Championship - standings
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European Championship: Misfits too good for Lions
Misfits Gaming beat table-toppers MAD Lions on Saturday in
the final match of Week 4 the Legends European Championship Summer Split,
creating a tie at the top of the standings in the process.
Misfits took just 27 minutes to beat the Lions, who never managed
a toehold in the contest, behind a strong showing from Spanish jungler Ivan
"Razork" Martin Diaz.
Earlier in the day Rogue went joint top by beating SK Gaming
with Swedish mid laner Emil Larsson the main feature of their attack.
Elsewhere, Team Vitality topped Origen and FC Schalke 04
beat Fnatic, giving the German team their first win before the two-week mid-season
break.
Excel Esports stayed in the mid-table scrum of seven teams
aiming for battle for August’s play-offs with a win against G2 Esports.
Standings (W-L):
MAD Lions (7-2)
Rogue (7-2)
G2 Esports (5-4)
Misfits Gaming (5-4)
Excel Esports (4-5)
Fnatic (4-5)
Origen (4-5)
SK Gaming (4-5)
Team Vitality (4-5)
FC Schalke 04 (1-8)
USA: Cloud9 pull away at the top
Cloud9 retained their perfect record in the US-based Championship
series as the top four teams all won in Week Four of the tournament.
Cloud9 took just 33 minutes to finish off bottom team Dignitas
with a kill score of 21-10 - led by Denmark's Jesper "Zven"
Svenningsen’s nine kills - to stay top of the table ahead of Team Liquid, who
defeated FlyQuest.
Team SoloMid stayed in a tie for second place after beating
Counter Logic behind another Dane, Soren "Bjergsen" Bjerg and Evil
Geniuses stayed in the hunt in fourth with a win over Immortals.
Standings (W-L):
Cloud9 (8-0)
Team Liquid (6-2)
Team SoloMid (6-2)
Evil Geniuses (5-3)
FlyQuest (5-3)
Counter Logic Gaming (4-4)
Golden Guardians (3-5)
100 Thieves (2-6)
Immortals (1-7)
Dignitas (0-8)
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How can I watch the Northern League of Legends Championship?
All times are BST and subject to change
BBC Sport will have live coverage from every day of the Northern League of Legends Championship.
Coverage will be available live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app and available to catch up till the end of 2020.
Full coverage details:
League stage, day seven - Tuesday 7 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day eight - Wednesday 8 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day nine - Tuesday 14 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 10 - Wednesday 15 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 11 - Tuesday 21 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 12 - Wednesday 22 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 13 - Tuesday 28 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 14 - Wednesday 29 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 15 - Thursday 30 July, 18:00-22:00
Knockout stages - times and dates tbc
In addition, BBC Sport and iPlayer will also have coverage of the League of Legends, UK League Championship with live coverage having started on 14 June and concluding with the final on Monday 3 August.
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What is it?
The Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) is a new competitive ecosystem for the Nordic countries, plus UK and Ireland. It sees 12 initially selected teams compete for 1m Swedish Krona (roughly £87,000) and the right to be named NLC champion. The competition is designed to "breed the stars of tomorrow".
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How does it work?
The competition starts with a seven-week round-robin league, taking place every Tuesday and Wednesday from Tuesday 16 June until Wednesday 29 July, with a bonus day on Thursday 30 July.
The 12 teams are split into two divisions of six, and there are four fixtures each night, with teams competing in double best of one round-robin games.
After the league stage, the top four teams in each division will be seeded into a double elimination bracket while the fifth place will be eliminated but maintain their NLC status for next season. The sixth place in each division will need to compete in the relegation series, against teams from the Telia Masters (the top two sides from the national leagues qualify for this), to maintain their place in the NLC.
Who is competing?
FNATIC Rising and BT Excel are permanent members in the NLC due to their status in League of Legends European Championship.
BT Excel are joined by Riddle Esports, Nordavind, Team Singularity, Ence and Godsent in Group A while FNATIC Rising have Munster Rugby Gaming, Dusty, Tricked Esport, MNM Gaming and Barrage Esports in their group.
Still want to know more? Check out our Northern League of Legends Championship guide
Northern League of Legends Championship - standings
European Championship: Misfits too good for Lions
Misfits Gaming beat table-toppers MAD Lions on Saturday in the final match of Week 4 the Legends European Championship Summer Split, creating a tie at the top of the standings in the process.
Misfits took just 27 minutes to beat the Lions, who never managed a toehold in the contest, behind a strong showing from Spanish jungler Ivan "Razork" Martin Diaz.
Earlier in the day Rogue went joint top by beating SK Gaming with Swedish mid laner Emil Larsson the main feature of their attack.
Elsewhere, Team Vitality topped Origen and FC Schalke 04 beat Fnatic, giving the German team their first win before the two-week mid-season break.
Excel Esports stayed in the mid-table scrum of seven teams aiming for battle for August’s play-offs with a win against G2 Esports.
Standings (W-L):
MAD Lions (7-2)
Rogue (7-2)
G2 Esports (5-4)
Misfits Gaming (5-4)
Excel Esports (4-5)
Fnatic (4-5)
Origen (4-5)
SK Gaming (4-5)
Team Vitality (4-5)
FC Schalke 04 (1-8)
USA: Cloud9 pull away at the top
Cloud9 retained their perfect record in the US-based Championship series as the top four teams all won in Week Four of the tournament.
Cloud9 took just 33 minutes to finish off bottom team Dignitas with a kill score of 21-10 - led by Denmark's Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen’s nine kills - to stay top of the table ahead of Team Liquid, who defeated FlyQuest.
Team SoloMid stayed in a tie for second place after beating Counter Logic behind another Dane, Soren "Bjergsen" Bjerg and Evil Geniuses stayed in the hunt in fourth with a win over Immortals.
Standings (W-L):
Cloud9 (8-0)
Team Liquid (6-2)
Team SoloMid (6-2)
Evil Geniuses (5-3)
FlyQuest (5-3)
Counter Logic Gaming (4-4)
Golden Guardians (3-5)
100 Thieves (2-6)
Immortals (1-7)
Dignitas (0-8)
League of Legends explained by the experts
League of Legends experts Dan 'Aux' Harrison, Georgia 'Troubleinc' Paraskevopoulou and Jake 'Hiprain' Matthews explain the world's most popular esport in its most simple terms.
Video content
How can I watch the Northern League of Legends Championship?
All times are BST and subject to change
BBC Sport will have live coverage from every day of the Northern League of Legends Championship.
Coverage will be available live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app and available to catch up till the end of 2020.
Full coverage details:
League stage, day seven - Tuesday 7 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day eight - Wednesday 8 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day nine - Tuesday 14 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 10 - Wednesday 15 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 11 - Tuesday 21 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 12 - Wednesday 22 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 13 - Tuesday 28 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 14 - Wednesday 29 July, 18:00-22:00
League stage, day 15 - Thursday 30 July, 18:00-22:00
Knockout stages - times and dates tbc
In addition, BBC Sport and iPlayer will also have coverage of the League of Legends, UK League Championship with live coverage having started on 14 June and concluding with the final on Monday 3 August.