Riot Games Partners with PlayVS for High School League of Legends
After a leak of the impending announcement, Riot Games officially unveiled its partnership extension with high school and collegiate esports tournament coordinator PlayVS. The extended partnership will allow PlayVS to continue to operate the official League of Legends circuit for high schools across the country and provide support for schools involved with the league.
What This Means for High School Students
This includes unlocked champions and skins for participating students, technical integration for a seamless experience and a brighter spotlight on high school competition building on 2019’s High School Invitational at the League of Legends College Championship.
Speaking on the expanded partnership in their announcement, Riot Games clarified their desire to help develop the high school esports scene with League of Legends, including helping integrate it into the competitive ecosystem in North America.
“Our goal is to make League of Legends an inclusive, generational sport, and high school is a big part of this mission,” Riot said in the statement. “High school is already a fast-growing part of the League of Legends ecosystem in North America, alongside the LCS, LCS Academy, and College. Building on growth at the college level, where over 100 colleges now offer League of Legends scholarships, high schools are stepping up their support for thousands of players representing their schools on Summoner’s Rift.”
More on PlayVS and How-to Sign-Up
PlayVS is a tournament organizer founded in Fall 2018 to build up high school esports, launching with a League of Legends tournament series that year. The company works in cooperation with 18 US states to operate its leagues, including making sure they and the teams all operate within school guidelines and regulations.
Teams have until February 14 to sign-up for the 2020 Spring season. For more information on the tournament and the sign-up form available on the PlayVS website here.
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