League of Legends in London: LEC cycles appear in Olympic Park as MSI 2023 viewing parties are announced across UK
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Last Updated: 17/06/2025
League of Legends fever is heating up London as the final matches of MSI approach, and there are MSI 2023 viewing parties and other transport tie-ups that have been announced.
MSI and LEC outdoor marketing in London
Riot Games has been making a splash in London to celebrate MSI taking place at the Copperbox Arena.
There are signs and other displays outside the arena, including MSI 2023 AR statues featuring EU pro player signature champions, plus there are Mercedes MSI 2023 branded player shuttles ferrying players from their hotels to the arena (pictured above).
League of Legends is also being promoted in a more environmentally-friendly way in London too.
Bank Santander has teamed up with Transport for London (TFL) with a series of LEC Cycles in the Olympic Park, pictured below.
Santander is also a sponsor of the European LEC, and the bikes feature LEC branding, the Santander logo and a poro from League of Legends:
Heading to #MSI2023 this week?
— Esports Santander (@esportsantander) May 17, 2023
Keep an eye out for our Santander x @LEC Cycles in Olympic Park, brought to you by @TfL 🚲
Make sure to snap a pic and tag us if you see them! 🤩📷 #LEC #esportsantander https://t.co/T3poy4fNri pic.twitter.com/S3H53JBq2p
There was also a Mercedes MSI 2023 branded car outside the venue, as part of a competition:
MSI 2023 viewing parties announced across the UK and Nordics
As the MSI 2023 grand final is set to take place this weekend, on Sunday May 21st, several gaming bars and venues will be hosting viewing parties.
Tickets for this weekend’s matches were of course the most sought-after, given the best teams will be facing one another as MSI London reaches its climax, and these viewing parties allow fans who missed out on tickets to gather with friends and watch the match live.
Excel Esports, UKEL, Belong and others are on board for the UK MSI 2023 viewing parties, at venues including Four Quarters, Pixel Bar, New Meta, Platform, SideQuest and more.
And for those outside of the UK, there are viewing parties being held in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden, listed in the tweets below.
🚨 MSI WATCH PARTY 🚨
— League of Legends // UK, IE & Nordics (@LoLUKN) May 15, 2023
Looking for somewhere to catch the #MSI2023 Finals on 21 May with friends & fans repping your favourite teams?
Check out our official venues that will be showing the MSI Finals across the UK & Ireland to find a watch party near you 🗺️ pic.twitter.com/wtPo2mA3GI
Hey!
— League of Legends // UK, IE & Nordics (@LoLUKN) May 18, 2023
Our previous Nordics Watch Party announcement had wrongly stated Red Bull Gaming Sphere instead of Kappa Bar as our official venue in Stockholm.
Here is the amended graphic with the correct information.
We hope to see you there!
GLHF 👊 https://t.co/iLIXO07D5G pic.twitter.com/zpIoqYw3kW
There’s more info on London gaming bars and things to do in London during MSI in our MSI 2023 Visitors Guide to East London on our website here.
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Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
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