Opening Ceremony Presented by Mastercard | 2019 World Championship Finals

[@DangerOUSXD666]

THE EFFECTS OF THIS CEREMONY WERE INSANE. RIOT OUTDID THEMSELVES

[@hamia5890]

0⁰

[@franciscosaidon5012]

no

[@joaovictor852]

@@franciscosaidon5012 yes

[@brooklynthegreat6367]

as per usual XD

[@dollysteiner945]

like a drugs

[@YACO89]

This is where my rp goes. WORTH IT!

[@LuxicCardinal]

And im okay with that

[@jaessjinx7759]

HAHAHAHAHAHA YES XD

[@clarkrouiedale1830]

@@LuxicCardinal agreed

[@thejoe9175]

Worth

[@cereal-agario7705]

not disappointed at all about that

[@angeltaveras6604]

League of Legends 2019 will be remembered for the outstanding opening ceremony instead of the 3 Stomp games

[@sleong]

I agree

[@christianangelomojica374]

It would have been nice if G2 took it to 5 games wether or not they still lose....

[@killerdog8949]

2017 had an holographic dragon :D

[@lMagicKaito]

no, the stomp is more remembered :D

[@memecat8754]

It wasnt kinda stomp, but they lost, they shouldnt

[@delay2045]

2019 ceremony: Looks like hologram, amazing singer etc 2020 ceremony: FiGhTiNg WiTh StIcK

[@mikeoliveron6154]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@syneydesign]

it is hologram

[@저점이다생각했던나]

So true...

[@javiersoria5936]

IRON 4 TEAMFIGHT INTENSIFIES* (Sorry i don't speak english )

[@ifanka1301]

Lol .. 😂

[@TheJokerX94]

Can we take a minute to remember that the first ranked season finals were done in a basement and now this is how the finals are done. For a company that at the time only had 1 game, they've done very well for themselves.

[@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο]

But for a company that had 2 not so well huh?

[@zyrus3080]

@@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο agree, shouldn't it would be even greater if the company has more games then have a performance like this right?

[@Schimml0rd]

@@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο χαχαχα :Δ

[@pedrovizcarra5520]

@@zyrus3080 nah, it's really awesome the effort they put into it, even if it's just for one game

[@darkin1484]

the company itself is owned by tencent that had a LOT other games before it and tencent is bigger than activision and blizzard. they just fly under the radar for most ppl and they dont puut their logo on every single thing :) in reality they are giants. Its still however very well done from riot and by far one of the few games that has improved and expanded in so many fronts like music , art , trailers , teasers , competitive , casual , and world opening ceremonies.

[@pbmnukkd9937]

Nobody gave enough credit to the guy who sung Ekkos part He killed his lines

[@samurosekitten5383]

Wait, Thutmose or Duckwrth?

[@pbmnukkd9937]

@@samurosekitten5383 thut

[@WakeUpWest]

@@pbmnukkd9937 without autotune he sounded bit wacky but yeah he nailed it. Duck in the other hand is my favourite part

[@polinzge9788]

Where do you see a guy singing? I didn't see a guy sing

[@youknownothingjohnsnow7475]

@@polinzge9788 are you color blind or smth?

[@Cod2000gamer]

Here to see this masterpiece after the riot "Behind the scenes"

[@MouhyYA]

Me too

[@iiyiii2800]

m2

[@yourshinigami7676]

Same

[@josegeovannirubiorincon9587]

Me too lmao

[@joelricafrente5170]

Same

[@MarineTanuki]

Man, this ceremony never gets old. I want a True Damage return so bad...

[@Z3R0games12]

true damage wouldve been SO much better than hearsteel

[@1c3K1ng]

bro whoever made the idea of heartsteel needs to get fired@@Z3R0games12

[@chacnd4064]

@@Z3R0games12 sorry, but heartsteel have some kind of LGBT :v So true damage is good, but we're sorry

[@yuqinie1295]

​@@chacnd4064 I don't really understand, how?

[@chacnd4064]

@@yuqinie1295 haha I stand with straight people

[@연을쫓는아이-s4y]

EA : It's in the game. Riot : It's more than just a game.

[@cursey7304]

Riot is far more better than EA

[@이훈종-z6s]

EA:More the money

[@easymoney7344]

NBA?

[@Kai-zn5pk]

EA takes more money and the games aren't that good Riot made a masterpiece and doesnt takes so much money

[@minuing]

한국인 외국 베댓 처음보네ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@dxlusi0nal]

watching this after 2020 worlds to remind myself what an actual crowd that cheers for both teams looks like.

[@ladalahaja5075]

Me too

[@東東-v4p]

True

[@romarkmosota5097]

I want pentakill opening in worlds

[@red4ka130]

I was there the crowd during the entire time wasnt even at her best because of how badly G2 were performing, everytime g2 would make a play it actually hurt my ear how hard people were cheering. They were still cheering for fpx but the atmosphere was very clear even the guy as pantheon who's there to hype the crow asked us in french to try to be fair even if g2 was getting destroyed

[@309u20]

This was a sold out stadium compared to 6000 home crowd. there is still a clear difference in cheering between fpx announcments and g2 announcements.it’s just less evident with so many people in the room. Plus if ur cheering for the opposite team in a squad of home fans in like a 6000 people private football match u deffo ain’t gonna go wild.

[@JuanjoWasHere]

Producers: how many visual effects do you want? Riot: Yes.

[@ccc3]

Yup, this is what happens when the makers of a game also make the visuals of the ceremony. It's creative and nothing looks sloppy or half-assed.

[@sargonavocado4582]

KZbin: how many unoriginal comments do you want? Commenters: yes

[@christianjusticedy7885]

@Gabriel Moroni was expecting a jhin cosplay too bro :

[@theholymessiah9886]

How original

[@mitzypooh4643]

@@ccc3 yas

[@Maxaa7644]

This is STILL by FAR the best opening ceremony that riot has presented

[@jesusthesecond4759]

I hope this year they will step up

[@Conroy-]

@@jesusthesecond4759 im not sure if they can do a better ceremony than this tbh

[@mckazoo8766]

What songs do they even have to work with this year

[@Conroy-]

@@mckazoo8766 no songs and no cinematic this year so idk lol

[@KratosConPelo]

so true bro

[@terrencetruong8251]

who’s here after the 10months, 10 minutes video

[@Zeboki]

What up!

[@shyattolimma1309]

o/

[@hlraeth613]

we need to appreciate this much more. we knew what they did to make this possible.

[@КалинВелчев-ю3щ]

hah wtfg lol lmao haha lol .....i gues me XD

[@jofelvicentino3713]

me that 10 months

[@votefortrump656]

The opening ceremony was 100x more interesting than the 3 stomps themselves.

[@machduel]

What did you expect from Gold 2?

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

the opening ceremony lasted longer that the games

[@XxXDemonhunter]

Actually, G2 didn't want to win. Such lol,much troll. Maybe they sold their game just like football games?

[@skadewdledoo6314]

@@XxXDemonhunter how salty r u?

[@konolinkuda3586]

@@XxXDemonhunter how delusional are you ?

[@lipige]

Fun plus Phoenix has their own song “ fly Phoenix fly”.

[@Dan251299]

so scripted xd

[@OkinawaOdyssey]

@@Dan251299 scripted? ahahahahahaha whaat

[@Xerathiel]

@@Dan251299 Just looking at the picks is enough :D

[@drinking522]

no wonder

[@johnrobinson5313]

Metal Mario mad eu fan? Why don’t you say it was scripted when G2 beat skt :)

[@marshaocana9178]

2019 worlds: look at how advanced our AR technology is 2020 worlds: *chinese kaisa* *two dudes fighting with sticks* *ahri singing the wrong lyrics*

[@GabbieTheFox]

And Ahri & Evelyn swapping voices temporarily.

[@karna6634]

Made in china what do u expect

[@monkeyoftheabyss3209]

@@karna6634 china also made 2017 ceremony which was kinda cool though

[@mitzypooh4643]

Chinese kaisa with dislocated shoulder after she tried the wannabe ryujin's shoulder dance AHAHHAHAH

[@wheeoniee]

@@GabbieTheFox they literally dubbed each other

[@Streetunitedvn]

2009: riot game 2019: riot studio THANKS GUY

[@Zadayah]

This deserves more LIKES!

[@anaran_]

this comment is too real

[@Hydrone]

2019: riot game *s* 2020: riot studio

[@Garoukls]

@@Hydrone rammus be like okey

[@Astralbs_]

A great change

[@nathanaelgodson3994]

Being a stage engineer myself i just can imagine how much the crew behind stage and at FoH would be swetting at the countdown. Amazingly done, i wanna see the showfiles and the whole setup upclose tbh. Just nerding out over this

[@fnizarm]

I KNOW RIGHT!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Strohkopfs]

Yeah really inspiring how they use technology and content. wanna see a making of and behind the scenes :)

[@robertashdown4984]

I was there... so much setting up it was unreal..hope it was all worth it for you.

[@nathanaelgodson3994]

@@robertashdown4984 it sure was, would love to see a behind the szense

[@KrisVTran99]

Stage manager here, props to the manager with all those sound, visual and lighting cues XD

[@jimmyrusselluher1225]

Super Bowl: Yeah we have the biggest, best produced half-time show all around Riot: Hold my beer

[@pinnacleexpress420]

This

[@yanikehling3077]

Bigger: no, but much cooler: YES

[@faker3033]

Riots show is not halftime show, its an opening ceremony

[@muysli.y1855]

Fail comment its not a half time show

[@xxargonautxx9790]

You guys do understand the tech that was involved on this yeah? The half time show in a SB could never ever pull this off, unless held at night or when tech advances enough. Plus half time shows are mainly used for third party advertisements.

[@123egmin]

4 years later and still the best effects and performance put on by Riot at a finals. I don't think they will be able to top this for a long time really really was peak performance and effects.

[@ryok.6945]

no one: literally no one: still no one: chrissy costanza:BENDS BODY 90 DEGREES AGAIN

[@jules5066]

well after all that's her signature move :D

[@happylittletree1727]

@@jules5066 that and her Kingdom Hearts Aesthetic

[@eblader5577]

Ahh remember Legends never die? She did just that!

[@Lucys3DStuff]

got me with that one xD

[@cyrkielnetwork]

@@jules5066 That's her ult :D

[@berkman267]

came back because 2020 opening ceremony was disappointing.

[@simonmccorriston5347]

crowd was low-key dead

[@tsuki3003]

The virtual on KDA's were so made in China wtf...i felt like the virtual popstar on stage looked better before at 2018... Nothing can top off 2018 - 2019 worlds opening ceremony peformances....2017 was also good..

[@BloodyRose_95]

Also the artist weren't there because of covid so another disappointment

[@endrizliang4181]

me too

[@endrizliang4181]

next year would be better.

[@tsumikiminiwa5822]

People : wait , u want to make a consert or game tournament? Riot : yes.

[@JinNOSify]

concert*

[@ChepeMind]

without the ceremony it would not be the same

[@luisgrajeda4147]

@@ChepeMind every year, every worlds, i just wait the opiening, i wont see the games hahahaha

[@ChepeMind]

@@luisgrajeda4147hahaha why?

[@tsumikiminiwa5822]

@@ChepeMind true!! That did make me think that riot didnt just want people to stay with their game , but also make all players satisfied too.

[@silvernia1713]

This is still my favourite opening soo good

[@jan2543]

okay, comparing to last year vocals, this year they went all out

[@Sam-Ra]

Well you can't get wrong with recorded vocals

[@emilfilipov169]

@@Sam-Ra rofl

[@emilfilipov169]

Yea they really did go all out with this years' opening ceremony wow..

[@rwxfive6912]

Who exicted for LOL mobile release

[@cheryl9809]

RISE

[@burakcakr9407]

who's here after 2020 worlds ceremony?

[@xenophes4139]

izlerken kusasım geldi

[@alluringskull2133]

Aynen

[@cobanaldatan]

2019 ile 2020'nin seramonilerini değiştirsen sırıtmaz ama 2019'unkini gördükten sonra 2020 için çok ümitliydim yazık oldu

[@cobanaldatan]

Bu senekinde tek güzel kısım akali'nin motorla geliş sahnesi

[@xenophes4139]

@@cobanaldatan evet o kısım güzeldi

[@julianagarcia402]

Senna singing is so beautiful, I loved her voice and of course I like Soyen so much

[@Damatovg]

@iHamaKazze besides singing her part for the ceremony, is Keke actually Senna's voice actress?

[@hallucinatie]

yeees, everyone ignores her but she's so good, i loved her the most out of True Damage, she's AMAZING

[@Soopsies]

PAPAIatDusk chill not everyone knows VA’s names. I wouldn’t expect you to know every anime VA or video game VA. They can like something and not know everything about it, don’t call them a fake fan smh

[@sketchios5158]

I don't know who Sienna's singer was but she KILLED IT!

[@Sage-of4my]

Sketchios right. I was shocked to find out it was Keke Palmer.

[@cos9398]

8:32 was the most epic moment of the ceremony and the ceremony and the event was the greatest moment of esport i've ever seen

[@rocco_sifredi]

8:13 eu chorei

[@shirshojyoti3472]

Agreed. Imagine being one of the players on that stage at that moment man. Best opening ceremony, best crowd, no doubt.

[@Irualdemon]

I have never played LoL but I'm craving to see one of these events live.

[@kentoscocos5238]

me too.been planning to play once i get my hand on new laptop

[@harizredwan4494]

@@kentoscocos5238 you need a strong heart my friend...

[@mikhailgerona7647]

@@harizredwan4494 and mentality

[@harizredwan4494]

@@mikhailgerona7647 true hahaha

[@5NamesJames]

Kentos Cocos you’re gonna think otherwise when you start playing solo queue

[@howardleaw5609]

Riot:Let's talk about the singing part... Yasuo: Yes

[@emelynvicente1677]

Poor Yasuo he didn't even sing

[@howardleaw5609]

As we know, he is a DJ. xD

[@mauer1]

@@howardleaw5609 Yasuo beeing useless farming minions with his tornado q like in Awaken

[@TTks124]

none of them are singing. It´s just lipsinking and it´s so obvious.

[@linekbaer]

*Well yes, but actually no

[@Frey_TRO]

Imagine the feeling to be one of the players standing on that Worlds stage. The hype, the eagerness to win it all the way.

[@has9219]

Sadly damwon didnt get to feel it because of thrash crowd

[@tbone9474]

The stress must be crazy

[@tbone9474]

@@has9219 they didn't care from what we saw and I loved that, showed these racists they were the best in explosive fashion.

[@ankaylance8279]

@@tbone9474 The way you spread hatred towards the Chinese and try to make others do the same in every single comment you made here, it just shows your own bigotry and ignorance. You're pointing fingers while acting exactly as that thing you pretend to be against. The problem is on you, not elsewhere, try to solve that for your own sake.

[@tbone9474]

@@ankaylance8279 nah I'm comfortable spreading facts, and if that makes me hateful I'm more than happy with that my little young snowflake

[@Overhaul503]

who came back to this video after 2022 worlds, after the CEO said 2022 was going to be the best worlds ceremony yet? This is still 100% my favorite performance.

[@Rustyvoil27]

Me just to look back for True Damage performance ✨✨✨✨

[@romarioxavier3607]

True story 💥💥💥

[@strangeplum8563]

ngl but I prefer 2022 over this Im sorry but its just my own point of view

[@Marilolthisishard]

I feel like in the 2022 they arent actually singing, just using playback? It´s rly different from 2019, you can see they are singing here...

[@texasallstar6969]

NOTHING has come even close to this since this absolute masterpiece dropped.

[@elvis8787]

Riot: so how big do want your shoes? Chrissy Costanza: YES!

[@jasondison4687]

Who was she

[@elvis8787]

The one that turns 90°. The one that sings Legends Never Die.

[@SHabbIZZLEx]

im so glad she's back...even better than before and yes...her iconic 90 degree bend!!!

[@dustbucketau]

she went full spice girls

[@blackjk1234]

So the song name is about Chrissy’s shoes afterall

[@mythicalplatypus1512]

0:40 = Awaken 2:09 = Pre-start Giants 2:20 = True Damage - Giants 5:49 = Phoenix 10:10 = FPX Introduction 11:38 = G2 Introduction

[@kaizal3161]

THX m8

[@LyneysChannel]

Thanks!

[@zamahsays7888]

Which country is fpx from?

[@doli99sjyiao73]

@@zamahsays7888 China

[@v4lxnn]

Countdown music? Pls

[@dmchenr2941]

LoL has the best opening ceremony of any sporting event in the entire world... tell me im wrong.

[@sleong]

it was incredible

[@JM-ug1lx]

Close competitor with the Olympics for that title

[@SinkroHrvatska]

lol worst in last years

[@seouldrifter6893]

@@SinkroHrvatska lmao compare this to ti9 opening ceremony and rethink your statement

[@massimoancel3222]

NFL is pretty great too

[@jesshey2487]

the BEST worlds ceremony ever. the effects, the stage, the whole thing. it was INCREDIBLE.

[@ThunderRainHD]

came back too see all players getting cheered on

[@mauquy6666]

Same,the crowd in 2020 was dead at DWG part

[@baileyk]

@@mauquy6666 lmao why would a Chinese audience cheer for a Korean team

[@callmebacon5248]

@@baileyk lmaoo have you watch world 2017 it was held in china it was better crowd considering the pandemic we should understand and give alteast respect their is few audience present their because of social distance so let just wait for 2021

[@SuMon-xw1bt]

@@callmebacon5248 we should understand that the crowd was being rude?? Look, I've been defending Chinese people who have nothing to do with politics when Koreans were being salty about Seraphine's center but there's no exception for disrespect.

[@allansherin9565]

@@SuMon-xw1bt there are many people who were clapping for Chinese teams before. Clapping for others is about giving respect, not about being biased.

[@fawby2589]

DUDE THE VOCALS AND EFFECTS WERE SO MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR PS: SOYEON'S PART SLAPS

[@rafandalorian]

Pre-recorded voices KEKW

[@nenolaura2199]

Vocals were played back. That's why it sounds exactly the same as studio. The stage effects were amazing though not going to lie.

[@Sanif514]

people say it was playback, Edit - read the comments I like that everyone just accepts that it's great that we didn't have a repeat of last worlds. And yes I loved the performance but just felt a bit off due to how perfect it was.

[@sushipooxie6697]

vocal good bcs sometimes playback lel

[@doomy8248]

@@Sanif514 because it is, but at this point who cares anyway right?

[@chicofondo3842]

No one is gonna talk about the crowd reaction? That gave me chills AF

[@cloroxholic]

yAAAS

[@tantemarianne6610]

Cringe

[@kunai92]

The best part of the 2023 opening ceremony was remembering to come back and watch this one

[@LeidyQuinteroUribe-mc1vm]

remember 2017

[@plusRpm]

Every time someone tells me e-sports aren‘t a real spectacle i show them riots openings and their jaws drop 😂

[@hells_xd]

Oooh yeah i too do that

[@danielfrost6327]

No one has said "esports is not a real spectacle" they just say it's not a real sport lmao.

[@fernandoespiritumeza4151]

Every🙌🙌🙌🙌👍👍

[@xxargonautxx9790]

All Rounder shariq your comment needs more likes!

[@Skerathh]

@@danielfrost6327 It's not a sport though. It's an eSport.

[@Chinix]

Visuals just keep getting better every year. So amazing, kda was still my fav thoo

[@Chinix]

Like gaming and music? Check me out

[@thombos1079]

@@Chinix no

[@juliusdebaaij504]

The dancing choreography was a bit disappointing this year

[@Koohori]

(Kda was worst opening ceremony in whole lol history tho XD)

[@alexnguyen5798]

TrinityPrime.exe nah I think choreography was ok but rise performance was yikes

[@muea.8392]

The part with the Irelia blades gave me chills holy

[@AttaMyMind]

I came looking for someone to comment this lmao omg it had me frozen I was so shook!!

[@stephennewcomb4277]

I was wondering was that kinjaz? It looked like kinjaz. Masterfully performed regardless.

[@ThereaalSP]

Ovted Gaming SAME

[@CrownedFelineCaptures]

came back to watch cause the 2023 opening ceremony had so much potential but they decided to go the 2020 route with it 😭

[@chickennerd2085]

oh, someone who finaly noticed it. I thought it was only me who thought like this in the sea of fangirls and fanboys who "praise" it. Gosh. I thought we could get another like this after 2022 went well and similar to this. then it turned out we got another 2020.

[@그만-f1k]

Still can't get why they're not adding shadows since 2020. And the stage wasn't even at the center and they didn't choose to use any holograms

[@thatbeybladeguy]

Fr

[@znepva7400]

8:08 this part must be in every worlds finals

[@thiagosilvabr-ce3604]

True

[@texasallstar6969]

YESSSSSSS I freaking bawled when I saw that case open up with all the previous winners about it !!!

[@neszell]

i didnt think fnc won a cup

[@sebasdroguett8864]

@@neszell the cup is a representation of winning worlds and fnatic won worlds, they only got a paycheck but they must be there with the other winners

[@MungMungE22]

@@임태우-m6p 😭

[@rogercampo5500]

Maldito Maduro.

[@weewei8897]

LS's wet dream of the perfect play will come true

[@Pengyz]

trueeeeeeeeeeee

[@FrOsT3D3]

and we all know who started that trend. Good old chine here we go again back to u ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@gabo182b]

This deserves TOP

[@joezic]

@@FrOsT3D3 whos that

[@blitzforfun]

That last song really made me feel like riot wanted fun plus phoenix to win

[@marcioforner7050]

Whole semis 3-1 scripted world confirmed. LOL

[@justinliu1014]

Dw they did ez clap G2 deserves to get stomped after knocking SKT :(

[@OkinawaOdyssey]

G2 destroyed omegalul

[@purpletimes09]

@@OkinawaOdyssey oh yes i found a clikkie

[@edgybravo4287]

lmao

[@sigma_hk]

still the best opening ceremony,

[@cherryblossom934]

Soyeon and becky G singing abt being giants while they are tiny

[@bikespj22]

Soyeons stage presence is giant enough

[@bagi_y1826]

Hello Cherryl

[@cloroxholic]

yas

[@darius2372]

stop lmao

[@malter87]

but their swag is gigantic ☺

[@feedmyster5730]

Team: singing Yasuo :afk

[@rendor0413]

Relatable

[@ojemp7417]

At least he hasagi the tornado after farming 90 cs at 20 mins

[@sinisterminds2559]

This about to be a hard meme

[@kobemartinlasay5529]

They still waiting for 10 death powerspike yasuo 😂

[@najmaht.a.1314]

yasuo, doing his best DJ-ing in the distance: _why_

[@trungcrafter4304]

Both teams r being serious while Caps just go "huh, this place is interesting"

[@poutykeiki2574]

caps is happy being caps xd

[@benediktpupic4128]

Clapped

[@MitDau87]

He was craps today.

[@muyhorngim3029]

I love his personality

[@ghostrider2214]

He legit looks like sid the sloth

[@iShiroi]

lil nas x: we will perform the BEST theme of all time cailin and chrissy : hold my phoenix

[@strxdarw150]

Foreshadowing level: Riot Games Eliminated in order : Rookie (IG) -> Faker (SKT) -> Caps (G2)

[@TheLux008]

And the song is about a Phoenix rising, you're totally right? *Scripted!*

[@duc-anbui6529]

@@TheLux008 wtf man why you think this

[@agataantosik9550]

@@duc-anbui6529 r/woosh

[@Gwynbleiddsanity]

@@agataantosik9550 ??????

[@randomuserame]

China (Tencent) does own Riot Games, so...

[@bribri_8718]

interesting cgi in 2021

[@michaelmoscoso8867]

Yeah...

[@heretic6537]

Why?

[@simplyuge7014]

You maybe right but u must also consider that we're on the middle of pandemic resources are scarce

[@wackawonka7969]

@@simplyuge7014 at least the crowd can be more enthusiastic

[@Kait0s]

@@simplyuge7014 Yeah... But still it was dissapointing as a whole, but that's not all Riot's fault. The crowd was garbage, the underdogs lost, it was just a feels bad all around. At least we had a pentakill.

[@MsHarry1996]

Sad Fact i Think we will not see a Opening like This this Year

[@ayushsamvs3216]

Legends never die Corona-let me introduce myself 😭

[@pasanquecosas6998]

:(

[@defectivepikachu4582]

true. sad but true

[@Aliamner]

We don't know yet. Vaccines are well under development

[@xxargonautxx9790]

Rero vac are still months to years off from even happening. Plus their been talks that a vac might not even stop covid-19

[@enrimasterofnasarick3339]

atm still the best championship opening in recent years

[@shadiester]

Okay, I'm sorry but the production quality of this opening ceremony was just so ridiculously good! I'm still in awe of how incredibly high res and opaque they were able to make the projections while still keeping the (what I what assume was glass) incredibly transparent. And the beautiful interplay with the choreography, animations and lighting created so many awesome moments. You had performers disappearing in a blast or teleporting around the stage, bold animations punctuating the rapping, powerful vfx style visuals complementing epic moments and dancers controlling freakin' knives. There was clearly so much preparation and coordination, everyone from every department would have had to work closely with each other to carefully choreograph all the dancers, performers and players with the lighting, camerawork and animation so that the right lights would go off and come on with all the people in the right places so that everyone would be lit up at the right times in conjunction with the animation. Bloody well done to everyone at Riot. Edit: Apparently it's not glass but a fine metal gauze created by the company 3D Holonet, see TomDufall's reply for more info

[@SHARONdArc]

I am quite sure it was not a glass. I think it was augmented reality. They did it in 2017 by summoning an elder dragon to the opening ceremony.

[@TomDufall]

@@SHARONdArc It's not AR, although you're right that the 2017 dragon was AR added to the video stream. This was projection on gauze - essentially a semi-transparent fabric a bit like a 1-way mirror. If it's bright behind the gauze, you can see through it (e.g. a performer in the light), but you can also project onto the front of it.

[@shadiester]

@@TomDufall Ah, thank you! I was so confused as to how they did the projections so well, that makes a lot of sense!

[@rainerziehtkatapultenachgo9001]

This is essentially an ancient technology they use for decades, well and for Hatsune Miku xD

[@randomuserame]

10 months, 10 minutes

[@hansoloq3467]

French crowd is INSANE all day those people went crazy even before the matches and ceremony even began

[@brocoo6697]

yes we are , I lost my voice for 2 days cause of the final haha

[@Plazzeh]

it was crazy, my friend and I were yelling to hear eachother when sitting next to one another

[@brocoo6697]

@@Plazzeh baguette power , we are strong guys . LET'S GO G2 LET'S GO

[@thomashtruong]

half of them were asian dude

[@brocoo6697]

@@thomashtruong nah lel

[@dawidmynarski1868]

4:52 When you accidentally use flash

[@humans913]

Lol

[@Kredox]

true

[@youssefmegahed5343]

HAHAQHAHAh

[@kopypatrick]

LOOOOL

[@nomu-r7f]

y u so real?

[@satellizerelbridget2639]

Not me marathoning all of the worlds opening ceremony after watching the 2024 opening 😂

[@Northstarboysvsp]

Lol I always do 😂❤

[@lanaya3880]

I came here to watched this after watching 10 months 10 minutes

[@lenthokchom]

Me too

[@Justin109MWC]

For real!!! Same

[@weirdoo5203]

I really dont know what that vid that people keep commenting about

[@029_bagasaryoseto4]

@@weirdoo5203 you're not alone mate

[@jaokhunmheejoyuri78]

2019: Built a emotional by using light and sound to confuse us what is reallity or AR and a freaking epic way to present the world cup. 2020: Let just use two men bring it in bruh.

[@TheBboyStyle]

covid

[@dirt4333]

@@TheBboyStyle so they shouldve used more holograms then. yknow. because holograms cant carry coronavirus

[@Kavishjaiswal6]

@@TheBboyStyle Saying covid doesn't make it a big excuse. It wasn't like Worlds was planned in a few weeks. These people had at least 3-4 months to plan how to make it work.

[@nonenone4872]

@@Kavishjaiswal6 and yeah, they even got an about half of year or something like that to prepare it, that covid is just an poor excuse for the failure of 2020

[@kiraamv5507]

AR was used in 18 it was hologram in 19

[@anonymoussquid6348]

8:11 Hands down most epic part. Imagine all the tiny clips of each team winning worlds + this music

[@normalasian5042]

Agree

[@r3ntonB]

I would also bring a one player from each team to stand below their logo wearing team jersey. That would be even more epic.

[@lysoolol]

r3ntonB nice idea but u would have 3 skt players then haha

[@r3ntonB]

@@lysoolol Impact / Faker / Wolf ?

[@lysoolol]

r3ntonB 2 of the listed players are still playing competitively and there might aswell be a world where skt face TL in the finals which makes it awkward, its hard to plan everything if a lot of the former champions are still competing unless u just choose the retired champions.

[@titi13220]

The crowd's noise when they show G2's team is giving me chills everytime, legendary

[@Verskil1412]

Its crazy to think how the Worlds music sometimes relates to the result like how "Legends Never Die" where SKT lost, so an Ironic result. But here Where "Pheonix" FPX literally flew.

[@arizona9597]

vers kil scripted omegalul?

[@rabatacebulowa]

Ye, remember Phenix is about Rookie, Faker and Caps - finally they are loose in this year (IG vs FPX, SKT vs G2 and finally G2 vs FPX - every team connected)

[@nagato5206]

Or if skt Won Worlds and send Phoenix home

[@CodeOssyria]

Highly accurate, but then again, Faker is a legend and his name has already been a part of League history for years. He will never die.

[@Verskil1412]

@@CodeOssyria But in that certain World's championship, where that specific song was the theme, he did

[@chumimintv9052]

I feel sorry for the people who say videogames are boring and will never be able to experience this masterpiece

[@eddazzo]

That Awaken singer was drop dead gorgeous

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

Shes overweight

[@leepisin8211]

@@TheSuperBoyProject and ?

[@XxXDemonhunter]

@@TheSuperBoyProject OVERWEIGHT? Wtf are you talking about? She is not even that curvy..

[@krulcifer.4886]

@HAL And has morr fame than you will probably ever have

[@patroidpatti4792]

@@XxXDemonhunter overweight for european and asian standards. Skinny for americans and brits.

[@isaiahfang3407]

Who ever would’ve thought that Soyeon, Keke Palmer, and Becky G would ever be on a stage together. Legendary moment. Thank you, Riot Games.

[@Duenivers0]

I would rewatch this amazing show a million times if only didn’t remind me of G2 getting stomped

[@RisCulwa1]

So true

[@danielwiele955]

Duenivers0 could not agree more

[@nopesquid1536]

mood

[@kurtandreilabine7861]

TRUE

[@DehMonke9662]

Yee :/

[@zalimufuk88]

Who's here after Ceremony Worlds 2020? Xddd

[@kubao6549]

XD

[@cobanaldatan]

Crowd and the players were dead this year.

[@kur0shi]

Every year I wonder how Riot's production team can step it up the next year... and then they always do.

[@furkanbat45]

I'm coming from 2022 still the best 2019

[@Santi74960]

Best ceromony Ever ! The crownd in Europe beat everything ! GG Chips and Noi !

[@cobanaldatan]

The teams were also dead this year

[@joshuaesteban1120]

Awful chinese crowd

[@TheBboyStyle]

we know how to welcome in france: )

[@FenrisEx]

@@TheBboyStyle Yes you do! I reimagined the the "What is your profession?". French crowd is awesome.

[@karnashhero6102]

We are amazing, i love my Country the France. We know how to entertain when there is esport.

[@Husdajukies]

the best one, the stage effects were just out of this world

[@rftg1793]

Agree

[@jasminsampang241]

I'm here after watching the World's 2020 Opening IT WAS UGLY

[@4tranquil]

I would prefer watching Awaken's 1 min again and again in opening.

[@sabaqobalia7575]

I really wanted g2 win worlds 2019 but tey did not and in 2020 did not even make final dam won defeated them in semi finals

[@daktotathecolossus7404]

We do have a pandemic flying around

[@TungNguyen-tj2xz]

True.....

[@underscar111]

@@daktotathecolossus7404 a pandemic doesnt prevent people from working on their computers

[@stefankatsarov5806]

What made the ceremony even better is that True damage debuted there, noone knew the song existed before that.

[@Tny6000]

Exactly

[@Tny6000]

Have they done the same with heartsteel it would've hit harder

[@xeshirem]

@@Tny6000 I wonder if the leaks forced them to release early if they had already planned to release early... either way, it's unfortunate. True Damage really hit so well for the surprise.

[@Hann00bal]

I had to watch this to help me forget the 2020 opening's low quality

[@harunolokaj4418]

Ah yes the community once again united because of the shtty performance

[@tsuki3003]

Nah pandemic ruined everything in 2020

[@sermarton]

Ugye? Egy rakás szemét volt az egész...

[@jay-uo2bi]

2020 was really good wdym

[@KnyteMayr]

I didn't think it was possible but Soyeon is sexier than she was last year, how does perfection improve?

[@dasneakyman9527]

nerd

[@KnyteMayr]

@@dasneakyman9527 Ok, Boomer.

[@EpicShadeSlayerSauce]

Cause shes young. Like 21 i think

[@STN4D]

"Perfection isn't good enough" - Jhin

[@-caesar3751]

Easy access to plastic surgery in korea

[@shojin6945]

No one: Chrissy's back: ㄱ

[@Tchubirubirabidubi]

Omg💀💀💀💀

[@sohaumarkhan7932]

When????

[@abelvalenciajr.3982]

BRO

[@DragonSlayer-dm8qk]

Soha Umar Khan 7:30

[@kentuckyfriedsiomai5660]

Chrissy : Sings Worlds' Song for the 2nd time Faker : Loses the chance to be a Champion again

[@najmaht.a.1314]

3:45 soyeon × akali "pew pew" will forever be their trademark

[@hyunsoo6527]

Najmah Chant how cuteee hahaha pew pew

[@Brisk855]

The Chinese crowd had such bad sportsmanship in the 2020 OC. No clapping for opponents. Shameful, and Riot will continue to have finals there because money speaks loud in China.

[@dgcu-t96]

I don't see you complain that in s8 or s9.

[@faculorca]

Yeah but this year were only chinese people 'cause covid. That would've happened no matter what country.

[@Matt-wc4op]

Well if other countries could treat COVID better maybe the tournament can be held there, what do you think

[@beechtreep034]

@@faculorca It should not not be about country. It is about manner as a crowd.

[@aljon5947]

Their credit score will be lowered if they get caught clapping to the enemy team.

[@rcgal4911]

Watching this again, I now know why they always held the the Finals in Paris. The parisian crowd is just awesome.

[@Timformers]

Just watched the 2022's Version wich is basically a wish copy of this one. I had to come back to watch the true gem

[@reynergavrila250]

Really? In my opinion jackson wang performance really good

[@arno7325]

@@reynergavrila250 Jackson wang saved the entire opening ceremony imo. without him would be thrash. 2019 still way better tho

[@strangeplum8563]

@@arno7325 imo Lil nas' performance was really good as well

[@markuslembke7247]

Came here after 2020 finals. 2018 opening > 2019 opening > 2020 opening. I understand a ceremony during a pandemic has a lower budget and more limitations, but the fans disrespecting the Korean team killed the finals atmosphere for me. Both EUrope and Korea were so much better at respecting the foreign teams on stage.

[@retro.spective143]

What do you expect from china lol. Its very common for them to disrespect foreign teams.

[@lum8141]

2019>2018>......>2020.

[@GervazinhoNboy]

2019 > 2018 imo, rise was kinda meh, in 2019 everything was good. Yes I agree, future worlds events shouldn't be hosted in China.

[@blaze6400]

2019 ~ 2018 >>> 2020

[@TehOIceHot]

idk , 2020 just remind me earl3 version of Barbie movie brrrrr..

[@Dxterya]

I'm so proud of been part of this game and this community, yes some times it's so toxic and stupid but together we were able to build this amazing show every year.

[@jocelyn9744]

Yeah Gamers help to build this and look at how it became now 🔥

[@lemon0801]

Toxic af, but in the end we are one HUGE family that share passion for gaming ;)

[@majeedaljasari30]

Omg I almost shed tears :'( So inspirational to be a deducted Gamer

[@wolvewick4414]

dude they doing playback, lip sinc. not that huge of a deal, not really live performance.

[@mihaimotoc6102]

Anyone here to see how a real crowd behaves?

[@TTV-1983]

The crowd was so biased, it was awful

[@jobin9485]

@@TTV-1983 6000 ppl in china no way ur gonna get a half half split

[@Cabooome]

Dude its not their fault it is litteraly illegeal to cheer for other country in china

[@mundane3809]

@@Cabooome KEKW

[@maxxvii2037]

@@Cabooome 2017? That was literally a korean final lol

[@regging4583]

Every year this time gotta revisit the GOAT

[@AlexAlex-fv2wk]

Creators: So what's our budget for this year's Opening Ceremony Riot: What do you mean Budget?? Creators: Well how much can we spend? Riot: Do you know who you are talking to? Creators: SAY NO MORE :)

[@ahmedamir7]

I don't want to ruin the 666 likes

[@mikhail5037]

Now I can peacefully appreciate this master piece after seeing the team's efforts and sacrifices.

[@Larry-ui9zi]

Anyone here after Worlds 2020 trash opening ceremony ?

[@Shumir]

Jesus Christ it just sucked all the way long, I came here to find some reconfort

[@nestorcaballero9223]

@@Shumir omg same😭😭

[@zerglingx19]

@@tsuki3003 what animation hahaha it was like made in china ripoff game graphics on mobile.

[@tsuki3003]

@@zerglingx19 I deleted the comment cuz I understand the current situation and I should have not complain about it but I was actually talking about KDA "More" MV animation not the one from 2020 opening ceremony stage KDA.

[@cobanaldatan]

They really bring the cup with 2 people by carrying lmao really

[@와규와규-v9n]

Paris' crowds are far more enthusiastic compared to 2020 Chinese

[@shazzakip2]

Seeing caps is so heartwarming He always looks so innocent and happy

[@jokomalik891]

mini shroud

[@petdang3174]

Just include soyeon every year, pls riot

[@CodyBraddock13]

I was going to say the same about Chrissy, her vocals are amazing.

[@marcyyorke2720]

I need some form of either G-idle or Dreamcatcher in the opening every year or i will r i o t

[@_j3657]

Marcy Yorke DREAMCATCHER YYEES

[@multikstan9956]

@@marcyyorke2720 omfg your mind

[@funeeracu8976]

@@marcyyorke2720 yeahhh Dreamcatcher vocal is best

[@dopedowh]

Idk why, but while watching this, i was about to burst into tears so many times....its so majestic that i wanted to cry and its just about video games...that makes it more wierdly awesome i guess..haha...then when the players walked into the stage, i wanted to cry even more, to see giants walking on big stage and bcoz it was my dream since 15 years ago to become like them....but it was not my destiny...now i can only cheer for them

[@SparkyOneFIN]

Same, all the visual effects impressed me so hard I actually burst into tears, the people who did them, should be proud of that because that is genuinely beautiful. A couple of years ago when I was studying, I specialized in event tech, and I thought all the stuff which you could do with even the most basic led-lights and moving heads was cool, yeah it was cool, but this is on a whole another level of cool.

[@nxva3234]

same

[@kelaskomikelf1568]

Thanks to riot, to give us this gift. Im so proud to be a league player

[@guilernes5632]

I feel the same ❤️

[@zerodopamine3164]

I wonder what it feels like being a pro player. standing in the stage, with lit musics while being surrounded with many fans. they're probably having chills right there.

[@nabilahfuzi9824]

sweaty palmm i guess, or adrenaline rush

[@BlingBlingSnipa92]

"Fly, Phoenix Fly" FPX: "okay"

[@eosnixon]

"Awaken" should be the Worlds theme, just look this powerful part 1:38

[@ascend111]

tbh they should of made her part longer

[@Lurantiss]

@@ascend111 Her part was Pure lipsing tho. Put the original and this 'live version' side to side there no way an artist can replicate it at perfection like that.

[@ascend111]

@@Lurantiss and yet awaken is still better, pheonix may as well be normal talking compared to her performance

[@bugrabalaban3619]

yeahhhhhh

[@marsluna9515]

JackedHuged Man i actually liked phoenix...

[@anlerylmaz8415]

A true masterpiece. Love how riot makes these ceremonies. They deserve every rp I have bought. Respect!

[@maekoh]

Every year I look back on this and I really do believe there's no way riot can ever top this. The production level, the amount of talented artists they had performing from a variety of genre's, the animation, lightning, the hype, it was all unmatched. Not to mention this year was on par with 2017 for the level of the songs. Rise, Legends never die, Phoenix & Giants are by far the best songs ever made by this company. I do hope that in the future they could top something as good as this, but I highly doubt it. Especially with the performances and production somehow declining each year. And so I'll come back every year to remember how truly special this ceremony was.

[@Kyuji]

maybe this year!!

[@peri5111]

Maybe this year. RIOT KR has a good production team plus the experience of kpop concerts. The previous worlds in korea were all in open stadiums this time it will be held in a closed arena, let's see what they do.

[@Z3R0games12]

heartsteel ruined it@@peri5111

[@CarlitoxProductions]

Almost everyone: SOYEOOON IS THE BEST AAAAAAAAA Me: Awaken was the best LoL song of 2019. I really wanted to see the completed song on the Opening Ceremony

[@nb14242]

+1

[@lilxsalama]

Ikr

[@natasharomanoff8907]

Light and Shadow the best one too

[@passerbytanuki2456]

ez Awaken deserves a ceremony all on it's own xP

[@zoyazuhl8708]

I feel you bro