eSports: Oppo (smartphones, CHN) becomes a partner of League of Legends competitions until 2024

Oppo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has become, with the publisher Riot Games, the "exclusive global smartphone partner" for League of Legends eSports competitions until 2024, on 30/09/2019.

Oppo will organise activations (see details below) throughout the year around the three annual world tournaments played on the League of Legends video game: the Mid-Season Invitational, the All-Star Event, and the "Worlds", the equivalent of the world championships, the 2019 final of which will be held at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris (FRA) on 10/11/2019.

"League of Legends joins Oppo's roster of premier sport partners which includes Wimbledon, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), and the International Cricket Council, among others. This partnership puts Oppo at the center of the burgeoning global eSports market, as they join League of Legends Esports best-in-class partners like Mastercard, State Farm, Alienware, Secretlab, and Louis Vuitton," said Riot Games.

• "Esports is a fast-growing sport globally, and League of Legends has become a lifestyle of many young people in recent years. As a…