League of Legends Rift Rivals
# League of Legends Rift Rivals

Rift Rivals (RR) was a series of cross-regional League of Legends tournaments organized by Riot Games from 2017–2019. Rift Rivals was five concurrent tournaments where related regions would be pitted against each other. Teams who placed the best in the Spring Split (or other opening season) of the year were invited to a tournament against another region's top teams. In 2019 Rift Rivals, the event was narrowed to only the two largest tournaments: the LCS (NALCS) vs. the LEC (EULCS) for North America vs. Europe, and the LPL vs. LCK vs. LMS-VCS for South Korea / China / Taiwan / Vietnam.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 Rift Rivals was canceled by Riot, as the originally scheduled timeslot in July 2020 was replaced by a delayed Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). Riot additionally announced it would "sunset" the tournaments.

## Blue Rift

* Europe - EU LCS (2017–2018) / LEC (2019)
* North America - NA LCS (2017–2018) / LCS (2019)

| Year | Location | Regions | Regions | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Location | NA LCS/LCS | EU LCS/LEC | Winner | Score | Score | Loser |
| 2017 | Berlin | Team SoloMid | G2 Esports | NA LCS | 3 | 0 | EU LCS |
| 2017 | Berlin | Cloud9 | Unicorns of Love | NA LCS | 3 | 0 | EU LCS |
| 2017 | Berlin | Phoenix1 | Fnatic | NA LCS | 3 | 0 | EU LCS |
| 2018 | Los Angeles | Team Liquid | Fnatic | EU LCS | 3 | 1 | NA LCS |
| 2018 | Los Angeles | 100 Thieves | G2 Esports | EU LCS | 3 | 1 | NA LCS |
| 2018 | Los Angeles | Echo Fox | Splyce | EU LCS | 3 | 1 | NA LCS |
| 2019 | Los Angeles | Team Liquid | G2 Esports | LEC | 3 | 1 | LCS |
| 2019 | Los Angeles | Team SoloMid | Origen | LEC | 3 | 1 | LCS |
| 2019 | Los Angeles | Cloud9 | Fnatic | LEC | 3 | 1 | LCS |

## Red Rift

* China (LPL)
* South Korea (LCK)
* Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao (LMS) (2017–2018) / Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao-Vietnam (LMS-VCS) (2019)

| Year | Location | Regions | Regions | Regions | Final | Final | Final | Final | Third place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Location | LPL | LCK | LMS/LMS-VCS | Winner | Score | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2017 | Kaohsiung | Team WE | SK Telecom T1 | Flash Wolves | LPL | 3 | 1 | LCK | LMS |
| 2017 | Kaohsiung | Royal Never Give Up | kt Rolster | ahq e-Sports Club | LPL | 3 | 1 | LCK | LMS |
| 2017 | Kaohsiung | Edward Gaming | Samsung Galaxy | J Team | LPL | 3 | 1 | LCK | LMS |
| 2017 | Kaohsiung | OMG | MVP | Machi 17 | LPL | 3 | 1 | LCK | LMS |
| 2018 | Dalian | Royal Never Give Up | KING-ZONE DragonX | Flash Wolves | LPL | 3 | 2 | LCK | LMS |
| 2018 | Dalian | Edward Gaming | Afreeca Freecs | G-Rex | LPL | 3 | 2 | LCK | LMS |
| 2018 | Dalian | Rogue Warriors | kt Rolster | MAD Team | LPL | 3 | 2 | LCK | LMS |
| 2018 | Dalian | Invictus Gaming | SK Telecom T1 | Machi e-Sports | LPL | 3 | 2 | LCK | LMS |
| 2019 | Seoul | Invictus Gaming | SK Telecom T1 | Flash Wolves | LCK | 3 | 1 | LPL | LMS-VCS |
| 2019 | Seoul | JD Gaming | Griffin | MAD Team | LCK | 3 | 1 | LPL | LMS-VCS |
| 2019 | Seoul | FunPlus Phoenix | KING-ZONE DragonX | Dashing Buffalo | LCK | 3 | 1 | LPL | LMS-VCS |
| 2019 | Seoul | Top Esports | DAMWON Gaming | EVOS Esports | LCK | 3 | 1 | LPL | LMS-VCS |

## Yellow Rift

* Brazil (BR)
* Latin America North (LAN)
* Latin America South (LAS)

| Year | Location | Regions | Regions | Regions | Final | Final | Final | Final | Third place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Location | BR | LAN | LAS | Winner | Score | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2017 | Santiago | RED Canids | Lyon Gaming | Isurus Gaming | BR | 3 | 2 | LAS | LAN |
| 2017 | Santiago | Keyd Stars | Just Toys Havoks | Furious Gaming | BR | 3 | 2 | LAS | LAN |
| 2018 | São Paulo | KaBuM! e-Sports | Rainbow7 | Kaos Latin Gamers | BR | 3 | 1 | LAS | LAN |
| 2018 | São Paulo | Vivo Keyd | Infinity eSports | Rebirth eSports | BR | 3 | 1 | LAS | LAN |

## Purple Rift

* Japan (JP)
* Oceania (OCE)
* Southeast Asia (SEA)

| Year | Location | Regions | Regions | Regions | Final | Final | Final | Final | Third place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Location | JP | OCE | SEA | Winner | Score | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City | Rampage | Dire Wolves | GIGABYTE Marines | JP | 3 | 1 | SEA | OCE |
| 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City | DetonatioN FocusMe | Legacy Esports | Ascension Gaming | JP | 3 | 1 | SEA | OCE |
| 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City | Unsold Stuff Gaming | Sin Gaming | Mineski | JP | 3 | 1 | SEA | OCE |
| 2018 | Sydney | PENTAGRAM | Dire Wolves | Ascension Gaming | OCE | 3 | 1 | SEA | JP |
| 2018 | Sydney | DetonatioN FocusMe | Chiefs Esports Club | Kuala Lumpur Hunters | OCE | 3 | 1 | SEA | JP |
| 2018 | Sydney | Unsold Stuff Gaming | Legacy Esports | Mineski | OCE | 3 | 1 | SEA | JP |

## Green Rift

* Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
* Turkey (TR)
* Vietnam (VN, since 2018)

| Year | Location | Regions | Regions | Regions | Final | Final | Final | Final | Third place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Location | CIS | TR | VN | Winner | Score | Score | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2017 | Moscow | Virtus.pro | Supermassive eSports | N/A | TR | 3 | 0 | CIS | N/A |
| 2017 | Moscow | Vaevictis eSports | Oyunfir Crew | N/A | TR | 3 | 0 | CIS | N/A |
| 2017 | Moscow | Vega Squadron | Team Aurora | N/A | TR | 3 | 0 | CIS | N/A |
| 2017 | Moscow | M19 | 1907 Fenerbahçe eSports | N/A | TR | 3 | 0 | CIS | N/A |
| 2018 | Ho Chi Minh City | Gambit Esports | SuperMassive eSports | EVOS Esports | TR | 3 | 1 | CIS | VN |
| 2018 | Ho Chi Minh City | RoX | Royal Bandits | GIGABYTE Marines | TR | 3 | 1 | CIS | VN |
| 2018 | Ho Chi Minh City | Team Just | YouthCrew Esports | Vikings Gaming | TR | 3 | 1 | CIS | VN |
