Red Bull League of Its Own 2026 Heads to Barcelona in December with T1 and EU Rivals

Red Bull has announced the third iteration of Red Bull League of Its Own, its invitational League of Legends showmatch event. The competition moves to Barcelona this December after previous editions in Paris in 2024 and Munich in 2025.

The event takes place on December 5 at the Olimpic Arena Badalona, a 12,000-capacity venue that recently hosted the Valorant Champions Tour EMEA Stage 2 Finals and the LEC Versus Finals earlier in 2026. The single-day format will showcase non-stop matchups between four confirmed rosters.

T1 returns for the third consecutive appearance, giving European fans the opportunity to watch Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok compete in person. The LCK representatives will face three teams that qualified for Worlds 2026: G2 Esports, Karmine Corp, and MKOI.

G2 dominated LEC Playoffs throughout 2026, winning every split without topping the regular season table in any of them. The team claimed its 20th LEC title earlier this year. Karmine Corp and MKOI add regional intrigue, with the French and Spanish rivalry set to reignite on the Barcelona stage. Both teams previously faced each other at Red Bull League of Its Own events.

The 2026 edition features four teams compared to six at the inaugural event in Paris and five in Munich. Previous participants NNO Old and Los Ratones are absent from this year's lineup. Red Bull has not yet announced the exact format, though Best of 1 matches between all rosters would allow maximum matchups across the single-day schedule.