Prized Event FAQ

How do I participate in tournaments?

There are currently many tournaments hosted both online and offline in different regions. If you wish to participate in a tournament, click “Browse Prized Events” or head over to our Competitive Events forum.

I recently placed in a tournament which qualified me for a prize and haven’t received anything. When can I expect to receive my prize?

Please allow up to three weeks to receive your prizes. Riot can only issue prizes when we receive confirmation from a tournament organizer that you are eligible for them. This ensures that players receive their prizes rightfully. If you feel like prize distribution is taking longer than it should, please contact the tournament organizer so they can reach out to us.

I have waited very patiently for a month or longer and still have heard nothing. What can I do?

If you have already attempted to contact the event organizer and feel like you have run out of options, please send an email to tournaments@riotgames.com with the following information:

• The name of the tournament you and your team entered.
• The server your team competed on (North America, Europe West, Europe Nordic & East).
• The date of the tournament (when you competed).
• The prize you were supposed to get (example: $15 RP).
• VERY IMPORTANT: The summoner names used by you and your team in competition. (If you changed your summoner name since the competition, we need your old one as well in order to confirm your presence at the event.)

Please allow 72 hours for a response to your inquiry. Please do not email support or any other Riot email; they will just forward your inquiry to tournaments@riotgames.com.

I’ve recently played in a tournament and am dissatisfied with the organization and/or have a dispute to report. Who do I reach out to?

We are sorry to hear you experienced any issues in the tournament. Your feedback is important to us; please email tournaments@riotgames.com with any feedback or complaints about the tournament you recently participated in. Please also include the following information:

• The name of the tournament you participated in.
• The server you competed on (North America, Europe West, Europe Nordic & East).
• The date of the tournament.
• The tournament organizer’s name or summoner name.

Note that other organizations run Riot tournaments, and while we will enact what change we can on our end, not every complaint sent to us will result in a change

My team has a sub. Does the sub get prizes too?

Unfortunately, subs don’t receive prizes. We only offer five prize packages per team, so make sure the tournament admins know which players are starters and which are subs.

Can I change servers to participate in a tournament? Can Riot help?

You can purchase a server transfer to participate in a tournament. However, there’s no reimbursement for tournament transfers. If you win a prize and want to transfer back, you’ll have to wait until the prizes are awarded if you want your prize, and then purchase another server transfer.

Organizers Tournament FAQ

Where do I submit my prized event application?

North America: http://competitive.na.leagueoflegends.com/competitive/prized/submit-tournament

Europe West: http://competitive.euw.leagueoflegends.com/competitive/prized/submit-tournament

Europe North and East: http://competitive.eune.leagueoflegends.com/competitive/prized/submit-tournament

What information do I need to have available when submitting my prized event application?

You’ll need to have all your rules, competition structure and tournament dates ready and clearly visible on your site. If you don’t include your tournament rules with your submission and post your rules for all to see your event will be rejected.

What is the minimum number of teams I need to have in order to submit my prized event application?

We require a minimum of eight participating teams for prized event submissions. We hold the right to deny prizing if a tournament cannot provide adequate proof that this requirement was fulfilled.

What is the maximum number of teams I can have in my prized event application?

There is no maximum number of teams. As long as you have at least eight teams, you’re good to go. Just remember we offer a one-size-fits-all prize package.

Can I play in the tournament I am organizing?

We encourage all tournament organizers to follow tournament etiquette. To avoid any conflicts or bias, tournament officials or organizers should not participate in a tournament.

How late can I submit my prized event application?

You must submit your request at least 30 days prior to the start of your tournament. Anything earlier than that is also acceptable.

How do I know if Riot has approved my prized event application?

We will send you an email either confirming or rejecting your prized event application. If rejected, we will state the reason for the rejection and allow you to apply again.

How quickly will I know if my prized event has been accepted or rejected?

We do our best to send a reply via email within 72 hours of your submission. Due to the potential high volume of requests, please allow at least one week for a response.

What do I get if my prized event application is accepted?

If your application is accepted, you’ll receive a package of Riot Points for the top four teams and codes for the tournament-exclusive Triumphant Ryze skin for the winners of your event.

I am interested in creating a collegiate club, who do I speak to?

For all college organizers looking to start a collegiate club, please head over to our collegiate program page.

My tournament was accepted. Do I need to show that Riot Games is sponsoring our tournament?

When we provide RP prizing for your tournament, we are not officially sponsoring it. Please do not display the Riot Games logo on any banners or websites. Think of the prizes we award as a bonus for helping grow and support our tournament scene.

I am running a LAN tournament do you have a LAN specific client we can use?

We currently only allow Circuit and Partner events access to our Tournament Realm, so please use the default server. If you wish to run an event that involves both EU West and EU Nordic & East, please submit separate events for the two. We hope to change this in the future, but we do not have a current estimate as to when this will happen.

I want to run a tournament in South America, Korea, China, Turkey, Russia or Southeast Asian regions. Can you help me with prizing?

Currently, we only support community tournaments in North America and Europe. We are actively working on expanding to new regions so that everyone can receive support from us. We apologize if we cannot support your tournament yet.

Can Riot provide our tournament with swag too?

While we would love to provide merchandise and similar prizing to tournaments, we are unable to fulfill this request due to the volume of tournament submissions we receive. We are working to find a solution for future tournaments.

My tournament is complete. How do I report the winners and give proof that my event happened?

Fantastic! Please send an email to the person who sent you the confirmation email with the following information:

• The server your event was held on (NA, EUW, EUNE).
• The screenshot/picture or link to the brackets.
• We do not accept editable files, such as google docs, .pdf files, or excel sheets. Please ensure that your submission is a static image file or link to a bracket generator website.
• Screenshots or pictures of the event (we love to see these).
• A list of winning summoner names in order of prizes (1st through 4th typically).

Please inform your participants it may take up to two weeks after you send us the results before they receive their prizes.

Does Riot Games have a statute of limitations (time limit) for organizers to report in a list of winners for a prized event?

Yes, the statute of limitations is 2 weeks from when your tournament ends. Failure to send in a list of winners and a bracket to your point of contact or tournaments@riotgames.com will result in denial of prizing.