League of Legends' brand new EMEA Champions Queue: Starting date, schedule, and more

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On January 19, 2023, Riot Games officially announced that League of Legends Champions Queue will be coming to EMEA from this year onwards. This decision was made after the highly successful NA Champions Queue that provided professional players a separate platform to practice and sharpen their skills.

As per the official announcement, Champions Queue in EMEA will begin on January 24, 2023, which is approximately a week from now. However, there are a few other details that need to be covered and they have been discussed briefly in this article.

The introduction of the Champions Queue in EMEA is definitely a welcome step. Several professional players have been asking for this in Europe ever since they witnessed the success of the same in NA. It seems like the wait is finally over and EMEA players will finally be able to practice their skills in peace.

The Champions Queue is basically a separate game mode in League of Legends that is meant for professional and Challenger players who want to test their skills at the highest level. In it, they get to experience professional games but in a solo-queue environment.

The intensity and quality of the game is at its highest level and only the best players from the region are considered qualified to participate. The Champions Queue has been quite successful in North America and now it is finally coming to EMEA as well.

Since Champions Queue is only meant for the best players, there are a few requirements that need to be met before someone can participate. The criteria is as follows:

Thus, it is safe to say that the eligibility criteria for participation is extremely high. Even for past players, a high rank in solo-queue is mandatory, which shows that Riot Games does not want to damage the