Evolution of E-Sports and League of Legends

First Recorded Event for E-Sports, SpaceWar

Oct 9, 1972

Article for 40th anniversary of first recorded electronic tournament
First professional game event for SpaceWar, held at Stanford university, gave students the chance for the winner to have a subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.

Quake first recorded multiplayer FPS

Jun 22, 1996

Played when connected to a server or a users machine, was typically played on LAN and was the first FPS shooter which could be played with multiple people at once, creating a proffesional scene out of the game itself and setting the ground for every multiplayer FPS to come after it.

Creation of League Of Legends

Oct 27, 2009

The release date of League of Legends

First Championship international series for Season one of League of Legends E-Sports

Jun 1, 2011

Official Start of NALCS

Feb 7, 2013

Official start of the North American League Championship Series, started in season 3.

League of Legends player Danny "Shiphtur" Le gets first passport for League of Legends

Jul 11, 2013

First P1-A Visa for League of Legends player "Shiphtur" Le
Danny "Shiphtur" Le gets first passport for League of Legends as it is declared as an official proffessional sport by the US visa bureau, where he was previously withheld as he had problems with his work permit.