A Chinese League of Legends player has become the first to reach level 1,000

Next stop: 10,000.
Image via Riot Games

A Chinese player is the first person in League of Legends to hit level 1,000 nearly half a year after the game’s new leveling system was implemented.

Recommended Videos

His name, loosely translated to BigBigBigWatermelon in English, is level 1,011 at the time of writing on the 影流 (Shadowflow) server in China, which is one of the smaller servers that Chinese players have access to.

Screengrab via [Catgirl](https://u.catgirl.host/zq9zcp.png)

Riot removed the level 30 cap last year as part of the preseason patch, replacing it with a new system similar to Blizzard’s Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm where players can constantly level up over time to unlock new rewards in the form of Champion Capsules, Gemstones, and more.

The new system was implemented to make the overall League experience more enjoyable and to give players a reason to keep playing the game for fun, instead of just competing in Ranked Play. At the same time, IP, which acted as the game’s main in-game currency when increasing mastery levels and buying champions, skins, or other store-related items, was replaced by Blue Essence.

Related: Yasuo buffs, Kai’Sa and Banner of Command nerfs in the latest League of Legends hotfix

Everyone has their own way of grinding up levels in League—one player reached level 100 within the first few weeks of the system being implemented by playing Twisted Treeline Bot games with two types of XP boosts.

While it’s unknown how many other Chinese users are close to this milestone, the next player closest to BigBigBigWatermleon is Toucan Celeste from the EUW region, who’s at level 907, according to LoL Names.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article 32 VCS players from 8 teams suspended as Riot investigates ‘unusual data’ in LoL matches
BeanJ in Worlds 2023 playing for Team Whales
Read Article LoL’s free champion rotation: March 26
A cast of League of Legends champions.
Read Article Riot wants to bring Nasus back into LoL solo queue by boosting late game drain tank fantasy
Nasus stands tall holding his staff in a desert sandstorm in League of Legends.
Related Content
Read Article 32 VCS players from 8 teams suspended as Riot investigates ‘unusual data’ in LoL matches
BeanJ in Worlds 2023 playing for Team Whales
Read Article LoL’s free champion rotation: March 26
A cast of League of Legends champions.
Read Article Riot wants to bring Nasus back into LoL solo queue by boosting late game drain tank fantasy
Nasus stands tall holding his staff in a desert sandstorm in League of Legends.
Author
Adam Newell
Assigning Editor. In 2015, Adam graduated from the University of Aberystwyth with a bachelor's in Media and Communications. Working in the industry for over ten years. If it has anything to do with Nintendo and Pokémon chances are you will see me talking about it, covering, and likely not sleeping while playing it.