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EMEA Masters
Sport	League of Legends
Founded	2018
Organising body	Riot Games
No. of teams	28 from 13 leagues
Region	EMEA
Most recent; champion(s)	Team BDS Academy (2024 Summer)
Most titles	Karmine Corp (4 titles)

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EMEA Masters (formerly known as the European Masters) is a League of Legends tournament organized twice a year by Riot Games. The tournament is the conclusion of each split of the EMEA Regional Leagues. The EMEA Masters is the most important tournament in EMEA for teams outside the League of Legends EMEA Championship franchise.

History

EU LCS and EU CS

Up to and including 2018, the two top leagues in Europe were the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) and European Challenger Series (EU CS). To get into the EU LCS, one had to first get into EU CS through qualification. You could get into the qualifiers through a previous open qualification or by winning one of the national leagues.^[1] Once you got into EU CS, you had to take one of the first two or three (depending on the season) spots in the play-offs. After taking the right spot in the EU CS play-offs, the team would qualify for the Promotion Tournament, where it would face one of the weakest teams from the previous EU LCS season for a spot in the elite.

Transition from EU CS to EU Masters

After pressure from some organizations, Riot Games has decided to switch the EU LCS to a franchise model, as well as rebranding the league into the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) from early 2019.^[2] With the transition to a franchise model from 2019, the possibility of promotion to the LEC ceased to exist, making Challenger Series an unnecessary competition. Nonetheless, there were regional leagues across Europe, which until now offered the chance to climb the European league hierarchy. With most European organizations left without an international competition (only 10 teams joined the newly formed franchise), it was decided to create a new Champions League-style competition. The competition was called the European Masters (EU Masters), and the best teams from all European Regional Leagues (ERL) would play in it.^[3]

Expansion from EU to EMEA

In late 2022, Riot Games announced the expansion of the European region to include the Middle East and North Africa. The League of Legends European Championship franchise was renamed League of Legends EMEA Championship, and the European Masters was renamed EMEA Masters. With the expansion of the region, the Arabian League and Turkish Championship League were added to the EMEA Masters ecosystem.^[4] The format of the tournament itself has not changed.

List of EMEA Regional Leagues

List of EMEA Regional Leagues^[5]
League	Seeding in EMEA Masters
League	Seeds in Group Stage	Seeds in Play In Stage
La Ligue Francaise	2	1
Şampiyonluk Ligi	2	1
Superliga LVP	2	0
Prime League	2	0
Ultraliga	2	0
Northern LoL Championship	1	1
PG Nationals	1	1
Esports Balkan League	0	2
Liga Portuguesa de LoL	0	2
Greek Legends League	0	2
Elite Series	0	2
HitPoint Masters	0	2
Arabian League	0	2

List of European Masters/EMEA Masters finals

List of European Masters/EMEA Masters finals
Season	Winners		Score	Runners-up
Season	League	Team	Score	Team	League
2018 Spring	Challenger Series	Origen	3–0	Illuminar Gaming	ESL Mistrzostwa Polski
2018 Summer	Superliga LVP	MAD Lions	3–0	Ninjas in Pyjamas	Nordic Championship
2019 Spring	La Ligue Francaise	Misfits Premier	3–0	SK Gaming Prime	Premier Tour
2019 Summer	Premier Tour	Berlin International Gaming	3–1	Vodafone Giants	Superliga LVP
2020 Spring	La Ligue Francaise	LDLC OL	3–0	K1CK Neosurf	Ultraliga
2020 Summer	Ultraliga	AGO Rogue	3–0	GamerLegion	Prime League
2021 Spring	La Ligue Francaise	Karmine Corp	3–1	BT Excel	Northern LoL Championship
2021 Summer	La Ligue Francaise	Karmine Corp	3–2	Fnatic Rising	Northern LoL Championship
2022 Spring	La Ligue Francaise	Karmine Corp	3–1	LDLC OL	La Ligue Francaise
2022 Summer	Superliga LVP	Team Heretics	3–2	Team BDS Academy	La Ligue Francaise
2023 Spring	League of Legends Türkiye Ligi	Istanbul Wildcats	3–2	Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition	Prime League
2023 Summer	La Ligue Francaise	Karmine Corp	3–2	Movistar Riders	Superliga LVP
2024 Spring	Prime League	Eintracht Spandau	3–1	Beşiktaş Esports	Turkish Championship League
2024 Summer	La Ligue Francaise	Team BDS Academy	3–1	Vitality.Bee	La Ligue Francaise

References

^ Volk, Pete (January 9, 2017). "European Challenger Series Qualifiers guide: Teams, rosters, schedule, stream". The Rift Herald.
^ Stubbs, Mike. "Riot Games To Franchise The EU LCS 'League Of Legends' Tournament With €10.5 Million Buy In". Forbes.
^ "Confirmed: Riot scraps EU Challenger Series in favour of national champions league". esports-news.co.uk.
^ "Introducing EMEA 2023". lolemea.com.
^ "Welcome to EMEA Masters 2023". lolesports.com.

[1] Volk, Pete (January 9, 2017). "European Challenger Series Qualifiers guide: Teams, rosters, schedule, stream". The Rift Herald.

[2] Stubbs, Mike. "Riot Games To Franchise The EU LCS 'League Of Legends' Tournament With €10.5 Million Buy In". Forbes.

[3] "Confirmed: Riot scraps EU Challenger Series in favour of national champions league". esports-news.co.uk.

[4] "Introducing EMEA 2023". lolemea.com.

[5] "Welcome to EMEA Masters 2023". lolesports.com.

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