LoL LCS 2023 Cosplay Contest Details

During the LCS Summer Finals, there will be annual LCS Cosplay Contest details, which we will share below.

During LCS Summer Finals, winners of each category will compete for the Grand Prize: a round trip ticket to Worlds for them and a friend, and a cash prize of $5,000! Runners-up will receive prizes as well! 2nd place will receive $2,000, with 3rd place awarded $1,000. Viewers can also vote on social for their favourite as the “Fan Favorite.” The Fan Favorite award will win an extra $500.

LCS 2023 Cosplay Contest Prizes

There are multiple prizes over the course of this contest to try and celebrate as many cosplayers as possible.

• Category Prizes:
  • All who submit to the contest will receive a small, digital gift from Riot Games to thank them for their participation.
  • The top 3 in each category will receive a box of Riot Games merch, a certificate of their placement, and a digital gift of 10,000 RP.
  • 1st place in each category will be flown out to compete to win one of our Grand Prizes.
• Grand Prizes:
  • Fan Favorite: Voted by our digital LCS community on social media and wins an extra $500.
  • 2nd runner-up: $1,000.
  • 1st runner-up: $2,500.
  • Grand Champion: $5,000 and a round-trip ticket to Worlds for them and a friend.

What is the online submission process?

To submit to the contest, we’ll be asking cosplayers to submit photos and/or videos online for digital pre-judging via our link at the bottom of this article. Submissions will be opening on April 28th and closing submissions on Friday, July 21st, 2023 at 11:59 pm PT. Submissions outside of this time period will not be considered in the judging.

From all that enter (and qualify), they will be reviewed in the digital pre-judging by our panel of internal Riot judges to determine the top 3 in each category.

What is “digital pre-judging?”

Using the submission books made by our cosplayers, our internal team of Riot cosplay judges will select the top 3 in each category. These winners will be sent prizes for winning their category. 1st place in each category will be selected as a finalist to attend LCS Summer Finals to compete for Grand Prizes (see prizes and Grand Prizes above).

Winners in each category will be announced on Friday, July 28th, 2023. All submissions will also receive a small thank you from Riot Games for participating in the competition.

What are the cosplay categories?

Cosplayers will self-select their costume to be part of one of the following categories:

1. Duo Cosplay: Defined as 1 costume being built by 2 builders or 2 costumes being built by 2 builders. Show off your Lamb and Wolf, or your duo builder projects in this category! Important note: all other categories are limited to 1 costume and 1 crafter.
2. Needlework: Defined as a costume focused on sewing skills. Show off your detailed seamstress skills such as embroidery, beadwork, and draping!
3. Armor: Defined as a costume focused on armor making. Show off your creative and detailed armor-building skills!
4. Larger than Life: Defined as a costume that… well makes you larger than life! Costumes in this category are required to expand your natural body shape by 3 feet in any direction. Wings, stilts, or crazy big props go in this category!
5. Special Effects: Defined as a costume focused on your special effects skills. Show off your robotics skills, special lighting, programming skills, or special effects makeup!

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