TFT Rising Legends EMEA finals take place this weekend, with UK caster Counterfeit part of the broadcast talent line-up

Rising Legends, the competitive circuit for Teamfight Tactic (TFT) players in EMEA, is wrapping up the season with its finals, where five players will qualify for the TFT Gizmos & Gadgets Championship.

Since the Rising Legends esports circuit for EMEA launched late last year, Riot Games says thousands of players have participated in Rising Legends through the Golden Spatula Cups and its Open Qualifiers, the ranked ladder and the Superbrawl.

The finals will take place this weekend from March 25th to 27th 2022 and will see players battle it out for a share of the €20,000 prize pool and one of the five qualifying spots for the TFT Gizmos & Gadgets Championship.

UK caster Peter ‘Counterfeit’ Hartnell (aka CounterfeitCast) will be a part of the broadcast talent line-up:

Unfortunately for the UK and Ireland, no players from this region progressed to the finals.

The tournament will consist of six rounds each day, with each day seeing half of the remaining players advance to the next stage of the competition.

Max Wischow, product lead for EMEA TFT esports, said: “I genuinely would like to use this opportunity to thank everybody involved in creating the Rising Legends tournament ecosystem over the last month, but especially to the pro players, influencers and the community who have come together to celebrate the best TFT plays within EMEA.

“The first year of Rising Legends has provided players and fans in the EMEA region with a meeting point for all things competitive TFT and I’m looking forward to continuing our celebration with the TFT World Championship and the launch of Set 7.”

You can catch all of the TFT action in English on the official Twitch channel, as well as in other languages through the Rising Legends co-streaming program. More information on the tournament, broadcast and how to participate will be published on the official Rising Legends TFT tournament website.

Dom Sacco

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