Riot Games will host its League of Legends mid-season invitational in three Asian cities.
Riot Games will host its League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in three Asian cities.
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Riot Games will host League of Legends events in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Taipei

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Riot Games revealed three Asian cities as the 2019 host communities for the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, a global League of Legends tournament where the best teams from 13 regions compete against one another. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will host the play-in stage and group stage, respectively, and Taipei will host the semifinals and finals (the knockout stage).

The move is a recognition of the growing importance of esports in the Asian cities. Overall, market researcher Newzoo expects esports revenue to hit $1.7 billion by 2021.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.