NA LCS head on when league expansion could happen, EU LCS franchising and competition from Overwatch - Video

Topic timestamps:

2:52 Why the NA LCS finals are being held in a smaller venue this split
13:00 How does Riot feel about the new teams in the NA LCS so far
23:56 What has had to change to turn the NA LCS into a revenue-generator?
30:45 What lessons are you passing on to the EU team for franchising?
39:02 Is expansion on the horizon for the NA LCS?
42:40 Why Riot is looking into geolocation
52:47 What is going on with the players' association?
1:00:00 Does Riot see any competition from the Overwatch League?

Riot Games' head of esports for North America, Chris "Chopper" Hopper, helped implement the franchise system for the 2018 NA LCS.

After a first successful split and just ahead of this weekend's spring finals in Miami, he appeared on theScore esports Podcast to discuss the smaller finals venue, reflect on the first franchised split, Europe's own franchising efforts, and a possible NA LCS expansion.

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