How to watch the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021

Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021 starts today, August 17, and will end on the 28th. The event features sixteen non-LPL teams contesting for slots in the Wild Rift World Championship and Chinese League Qualifier.

Spark Invitational is Riot Games' amateur-level competition for teams that do not participate in professional LPL. According to the official Weibo handle of the game, the competition winner will get a slot in the Wild Rift World Championship 2021.

Road to #WildRift Worlds starts tomorrow with the Spark Invitational!16 non-LPL teams will compete across 11 days for Ticket #1 to Worlds.Stream: https://t.co/qqDR2CXTmwInfo: https://t.co/pBpXJMQ7pj pic.twitter.com/8y5GHKAT6H

— Wild Rift Esports News (@WRCompetitive) August 16, 2021

The top two teams will also qualify for the Chinese League qualifier, where they will have a chance to make it to the Chinese top division MOBA league. Here are the event details for the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021.

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Format, teams, groups, and streaming details for Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021

Format

• The debut Spark Invitational event has been split into the group stage and the playoffs.
• The group stage will start from August 17 and continue until August 22, where the sixteen teams are divided into four groups of four teams each.
• The 16 teams will compete in a round-robin format within their groups. Each tie will be decided in a best-of-three format.
• The top two teams from each group will make it to the playoffs.
• The playoffs dates are scheduled from August 23 and will end on August 28. The eight teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket in a best-of-five format.

Teams and Groups

Group A

• Four Angry Men
• Lion Win Gaming
• Regans Gaming
• Young Blood

Group B

• J Team
• Qing Jiu Club
• Team For Champion
• The Chosen

Group C

• Da Kun Gaming
• Deep Sea Monster
• Nova Esports
• ShowTime

Group D

• Ignite
• KuaiShow Legends
• TianXuan Gaming
• TYLOO

First look at the brand new #WildRift Esports Stadium in China!Spark Invitational is the first official LAN/Offline tournament.This venue is also where #LPL teams compete during the LPL-LCK Invitational.Watch: https://t.co/qqDR2CXTmw pic.twitter.com/R5JukhP5Tm

— Wild Rift Esports News (@WRCompetitive) August 17, 2021

Streaming

All matches throughout the entire event will be streamed on the League of Legends Mobile Huya channel. The matches will begin at 2:00 a.m. CET every day.