Riot announces EMEA Teamfight Tactics competitive circuit

Riot has announced the EMEA circuit for Teamfight Tactics. Set to be known as Rising Legends, the circuit will see the best players from all over Europe, Middle-East, and Africa competing for a spot at the Set 6 TFT World Championship.

The circuit will use a format where the top 12 scoring players from the ranked ladder and the top 15 scoring players from the Golden Spatula Cups will qualify for the EMEA Finals later in 2022.

As for the Golden Spatula Cups, these will act as the main sanctioned tournament that will see 128 players battling it out over three days for circuit points and a cash prize. Each cup will have a €6,000 prize pool and will allow players to qualify by competing in open qualifiers and through ladder points. As for when the cups will take place, the first is scheduled for December, with the second planned for January, and the third taking place in March.

As for the Rising Legends finals, these will take place shortly after Cup 3, and will see the top 32 players from the region, who have earnt spots through the cups and through the ranked ladder, fighting for four spots in the Set 6 TFT Worlds, which currently doesn't have a set date.

You can read all about the Rising Legends circuit in the announcement blog post here.