ONE Esports Partnered with LCK
Ihor MatusONE Esports, a subsidiary of ONE Championship, has announced that it has become the official media partner of League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK).
The collaboration between the parties means that ONE Esports will take over the production of localized content that will be associated with the LCK Summer Split 2022. They will produce short videos and cover the events through text reports. In addition, they will be interviewing players, interacting with fans, and producing other video content. All materials will be distributed through ONE Esports digital channels.
Comment from ONE Esports CEO Carlos Alimurung:
Working with the dedicated League of Legends Champions Korea Limited team is motivating and committed to delivering high quality events and telling great stories. The popularity of League of Legends Champions Korea, coupled with ONE Esports' passionate fan base and wide reach, will take the tournament's phenomenal success to the global stage.
LCK General Secretary Comment:
We are excited to welcome ONE Esports as our new League of Legends Champions Korea partner. Storytelling is a very important aspect of esports because it allows our audience to interact deeply and meaningfully with our brand and talent. We are very excited that with the experience and presence of ONE Esports in esports, we will be able to bring the LCK closer to fans around the world.
LCK Summer 2022 will be held from June 15 to August 28. The total prize pool of the League of Legends championship in Korea will be almost $297,000. The winner will receive the main reward of $158,303 and an invitation to the 2022 World Championship. The vice-champion and bronze medalist, in turn, will receive cash prizes of $79,151 and $39,576, respectively, as well as rating points in the form of 100 and 80 units, respectively.
List of participants LCK Summer 2022
- Brion Esports
- DAMWON Gaming
- DRX
- Freecs
- Gen.G Esports
- Hanwha Life Esports
- KT Rolster
- Nongshim RedForce
- SANDBOX Gaming
- T1