eSports: a record 99.6 million people watch the 2018 World Championship League of Legends finals

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99.6 million people around the world watched the final of the World Championship finals (played on 03/11/2018, Incheon, KOR) on the League of Legends video game, between Invictus Gaming and Fnatic (3-0), according to Riot Games, the American publisher of the game and organiser of the tournament, on 11/12/2018.

This is a new audience record for...

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Invictus Gaming - 2018 League of Legends World Champions - ©  Riot Games

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