League of Legends World Finals 2024

The League of Legends World Finals 2024 broke records as the most-watched esports event and most-watched esports opening ceremony ever, with over 70 million viewers globally and 242 million engagements across digital and social platforms.

The spectacular opening ceremony, developed and produced by Done+Dusted, shattered previous viewership records by delivering a spectacle and narrative driven entirely by practical effects.

Highlights included the largest-ever display of pyrotechnics and lasers at London’s O2 Arena, 100 choreographed dancers, hand-drawn graffiti graphics, the most powerful black lights and audience wristbands ever manufactured, a dramatic kabuki and sniffer curtain reveal, and stage automation that raised the trophy, playing surface, and six-piece band up through the floor.

Headlining the musical performances was Linkin Park, making an electrifying return and performing the Worlds anthem, "Heavy Is The Crown," which quite literally set the stage on fire. Ashnikko performed "Paint The Town Blue" from Arcane Season 2, while Mars Atlas and Tiffany Aris presented "Still Here" from the 2024 Season cinematic. The event culminated with Faker claiming his fifth Worlds trophy, cementing the night’s place in esports history.

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