South Korea’s capital, Seoul, has budgeted 1.37 Billion Won (~$1.03m) to host the 2027 League of Legends World Championship (LoL Worlds) final.
Back in March, the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA) released tentative LoL Worlds 2027 dates while searching for host cities.
Now, reports from Korean media outlet Jeonnam Ilbo claim that Seoul has been named the preferred host for next year’s finals.
However, no official decision has yet been made by Riot Games who are reportedly negotiating with the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
LoL Worlds 2027 in Korea
Next year will mark the fourth time South Korea has hosted LoL Worlds; only the USA and Euope have hosted more (five).
Previously, KeSPA was only looking for hosts for the Knockouts Stages for next year’s tournament.
This suggests that the Play-Ins and Swiss Stage will take place at Riot’s own LoL Park venue in Seoul.
Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has added around $1m to next year’s budget through its ‘Hosting Global Game Tournaments’ project.
This is a similar deal to that which will see BLAST receive $2m for hosting a 2028 Counter-Strike Major in Las Vegas.
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For LoL Worlds 2027, the 25,000-capacity Gocheok Sky Dome venue is being considered for the final.
This is the same arena that hosted the 2023 Worlds final between T1 and Weibo Gaming.
The Jeonnam Ilbo report suggests that there are also already plans for an accompanying fan festival.
The 2023 Worlds edition was held in Gwanghwamun Square with an estimated 130,000 visitors.
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