Riot Games runs the official broadcast channels for League of Legends Esports (LoL Esports) and the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). The "riotgames" Twitch and YouTube channels are the canonical English-language home for both. If a major LoL or Valorant event is happening, the broadcast is here.
What you get on the channel
### League of Legends - **LCS** (North America) — 8 teams, 18-week regular season + 2-week playoffs. - **LEC** (Europe) — 8 teams, same format as LCS. - **LCK** (Korea) — 10 teams, the strongest region historically. - **LPL** (China) — 14 teams, the largest regional league. - **Worlds** (annual, Sep–Nov) — the 24-team international championship, 6 weeks of play. - **MSI** (May) — 8-team mid-season invitational. - **First Stand** (March) — newer addition, 4 teams from each major region.
### Valorant - **VCT Americas / EMEA / Pacific / China** — the four regional leagues. - **Masters** (twice a year) — 8-team international events. - **Champions** (Aug–Sep) — the year-end 16-team World Championship.
The production quality
Riot's broadcast team is the largest in esports. The English feed is run by a dedicated team in LA and Berlin, with regional desks for each league. The Worlds broadcast is the most-watched esports event of the year (excluding Mobile Legends).
Regional feeds
Riot produces parallel feeds in: - Korean (LCK Korean) - Chinese (LPL) - Portuguese (CBLOL) - French (LFL) - German (Prime League) - Spanish (LLA)
All of these are on the regional Riot-affiliated channels, not the main riotgames feed. The English feed on riotgames is the catch-all for international viewers.
When is the channel live?
- **Weekday evenings** during a league season (5pm–11pm local for the region).
- **Weekends** for the bigger matches and double-headers.
- **Event weeks** (Worlds, MSI, Champions): continuous broadcast for 2-4 weeks.
- **Off-season**: VODs, "Rift Related" talk show, esports documentary reruns.