Riot Games partners and invests in esports data platform Grid

Riot Games and real-time esports data platform Grid have formed a long-term strategic partnership. In this multi-year deal, Riot named Grid the worldwide official esports data partner for League of Legends esports and the Valorant Champions Tour. Additionally, Riot has acquired an equity stake in Grid as a part of this deal.

As Riot’s official data partner, Grid will exclusively distribute real-time esports match data and provide infrastructure solutions for Riot’s highest profile esports products. Both the global LoL esports and VCT ecosystems will feature data sourced by Grid through out the broadcasts. AWS will continue to support Riot with the presentation of this data in Riot’s esports broadcasts.