The spring finals of League of Legends Pro League (LPL) took place at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on April 18.

2021年英雄联盟LPL春季赛总决赛4月18日在武汉光谷国际网球中心打响。

▲ LPL spring finals at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center

In the finals, the established e-sports organization, Royal Never Give Up（RNG), took on the 2019 League of Legends (LOL) world champion FunPlus Phoenix (FPX), taking down the latter 3:1 and claiming the championship. RNG's player GALA was crowned the Final's Most Valuable Player (FMVP). On behalf of its region, RNG will compete in the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) to be held in Iceland.

老牌劲旅RNG和S9全球总决赛的冠军之师FPX会师江城，展开一场巅峰对决。最终RNG战队3:1夺得冠军。该战队选手GALA成为全场FMVP。接下来RNG战队将代表LPL赛区赴冰岛参加MSI季中冠军赛。

▲ Royal Never Give Up（RNG）

LOL is a popular e-sports game that is sweeping the globe.  It has 12 regional leagues. Its annual international competitions are loved by e-sports fans worldwide.

英雄联盟电竞作为风靡全球的电竞赛事，由全球12个赛区组成，每年举办的国际赛事受到全球电竞爱好者的喜爱。

▲  RNG (right)  against FPX (left)

The organizers invited 100 people who worked on the frontline of Wuhan's battle against COVID-19 to watch the finals onsite. Jin Yibo, CEO of TJ Sports, said that the LPL is a competitive game that requires participants to constantly challenge themselves and exhibit great group cooperation. From this point of view, the core spirit of LPL resonates perfectly with the heroic spirit of Wuhan.

比赛现场还特别邀请了100位抗疫英雄观赛。腾竞体育联席CEO金亦波表示：英雄联盟和英雄之城非常契合，英雄联盟是一个竞技游戏，既是一个自我超越的过程，也需要团队的配合。

▲ Audience at the venue   Photos by Xu Weiwei

The event brought top e-sports players and fans from all over the country to Wuhan. It was broadcast live in multiple languages to the world. Content creators, streamers and entertainers from Bilibili were invited to be present at the finals, creating the hot social topic "Meet in the Heroic City." Posts related to the event became trendy on Weibo on the night of April 18.

当天，赛事吸引了全国各地顶级玩家和电竞爱好者齐聚江城。活动还通过多语种向全球直播，并邀请了B站UP主、主播和艺人汇聚武汉，打造#英雄江城见#社交媒体话题。这场赛事的相关内容也于当晚登上微博热搜。

(Edited by Pan Qian)