League of Legends (also known as LoL) is an action real-time strategy video game developed and published by Riot games. The idea was inspired by the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne map known as Defense of the Ancients (DotA).

Competitive play for League of Legends reached a new level during the Season 1 World Championships at Dreamhack held in Sweden during June 2011. The European team Fnatic defeated teams from Europe, the USA and Asia to win the tournament which featured $100,000 in prizes and won a 50,000 dollar prize. Over 1.6 million viewers watched the streaming broadcast over the course of the event with a peak of over 210,000 viewers watching a single semi-final match.