League of Legends' brand new EMEA ecosystem explained: LEC format change, ERL changes, and more

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Riot Games on November 18, 2022, provided some interesting information regarding changes to the League of Legends' EMEA ecosystem. This included changes to the LEC, ERL (Regional Leagues) as well as the European Masters.

These changes will make the competition within Europe a lot more inclusive as it is set to introduce more regions and also enhance the development right from the grassroots to the very top. These changes to the EMEA ecosystem will start a new era in Europe that might change the entire esports ecosystem within the game in the days to come.

The changes to EMEA are being regarded as a pilot program by Riot Games. This means that depending upon how well it does, other regions might also make changes to their formats based on the one that is being introduced in Europe.

Before moving further, it is important to mention the exact meaning of the term EMEA. This is because all of the tournaments that are held in Europe, including LEC, ERL, and EU Masters, will now have EMEA in their titles.

EMEA stands for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, which means all three regions will be united into a single entity. This means that LEC will become League of Legends EMEA Championships, the EU Masters will become EMEA Masters and ERL will become EMEA Regional Leagues.

The regions that are included in EMEA include Europe, Turkey, CIS, the Middle East, and Africa. All of these regions will work together and be treated as one within the EMEA ecosystem.

In any case, the change in name is only part of the story as there are other changes to each of the specific tournaments as well.

As mentioned previously, the LEC has been renamed the League of Legends EMEA Championships. The LEC will now be divided into three Splits, namely Winter,