Published 10:01 IST, September 18th 2020
League of Legends Worlds anthem 'Take Over' amasses over 3.4 million views within 24 hours
After dropping a short teaser video earlier this week, Riot Games finally unveiled the anthem for League of Legends Worlds 2020 - 'Take Over.'
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Riot Games is leaving stones unturned in hyping ir flagship League of Legends competitive event of year - League of Leagues World Championship, commonly kwn as Worlds. Just a week out from start of tournament in Shanghai, Riot unveiled anm for Worlds 2020. Jeremy McKinn, Max Schneider and Henry Lau collaborated for track "Take Over," which gives fans a glimpse of super-competitive world of League of Legends.
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On Thursday, track, alongside its animated video, was released on official League of Legends account and YouTube. According to ESPN, over 100,000 fans turned into live premiere of music video on official account. Meanwhile, YouTube video has alrey amassed over 3.4 million views in just 12 hours of its premiere. This is seventh annual song celebrating League of Legends Worlds, "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons, released in 2014, being first.
animated music video features one of most iconic players in LoL history, three-time world champion Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok guiding a new player through history of Worlds. Or players featuring in music video are 2019 world champion Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang of FunPlus Phoenix, 2014 world champion Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong and inaugural champion Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez.
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League of Legends Worlds anm; watch video
Riot Games also dropped a short video titled, 'What is Worlds?', a comprehensive guide to understand complex world of League of Legends and its competitive universe:
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League of Legend Worlds 2020 begins on September 25 and will run through October 31. entire tournament will be held in Shanghai, with Riot following proper guidelines to ensure safety of players and fans amid COVID-19 pandemic. global event will comprise of 22 teams battling for coveted Summoner's Cup and 25% share of combined prize pool, to be released at a later date.
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Ten teams will begin tournament next week with Play-In St, out of which only four will vance to next st, Group St. A total of 16 teams will battle in main event, which consists of Group St and Kckout St. final is scheduled to take place at Pudong Football Stium on October 31.
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(Im Credits: League of Legends Twitter Handle)
10:01 IST, September 18th 2020