BBC to broadcast League of Legends tournament from Wembley

BBC Three is to feature live coverage of the League of Legends World Championships live from Wembley.

The action gets underway on October 15th, and all four days of the quarter finals will be available online.

Coverage is to be provided by Radio 1 DJ Dev Griffin; Julia Hardy will be interviewing players and fans; while Leigh ‘Deman’ Smith and James ‘Stress’ O’Leary will commentate on the matches.

The eight teams who came through the group stages, which is currently ongoing, unscathed will battle it out to see who will move onto the semi-finals. Brussel will play host to the semi-finals from 24-25 October, and the grand final will take place in Berlin on October 31st.

BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh said that they were eager to work with BBC Sport to bring this UK event to a huge audience. “BBC Three will always experiment with new ways to deliver content that young people want, in ways they want. I think this is an exciting way to cover something millions of young Brits love, in a BBC Three way,” he added.