CANTON -- SUNY Canton Esports will be hosting the first community invitational for the most popular esports title in the world.

The college will begin holding Riot Games' League of Legends matches beginning at 8 p.m. from April 13 to 22. It will be orchestrated in a Swiss-style bracket with a fixed number of rounds where teams play in a best of three format. The community invitational will be held exclusively for SUNY students and teams at no cost.

"League of Legends is a massively popular game," said Charles W. Murray, SUNY Canton esports coordinator, who is organizing the invitational. "The interest from the SUNY system has been overwhelming and we are excited to provide this opportunity for the community."

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the game, entrance will be determined by overall team ranking. Competition scoring will also be used to create match parity.

Game orchestration will be provided by LeagueSpot, SUNY's official platform partner for esports programs. Both SUNY and SUNY Canton have worked with the organization to offer all of their previous tournaments.

SUNY esports programs can email suny@leaguespot.gg for more information. Program administrators can also connect with organizers through the SUNY Esports League webpage. All communications for the community invitational will be conducted through the SUNY channel on Discord where teams can access a form to express their interest.

Extreme Networks Inc. is SUNY Canton's closest partner in competitive esports and provides high-speed low-latency internet connectivity used in competitive gameplay and streaming solutions. The company is highly supportive of SUNY-wide esports efforts.