We asked Riot about the Worlds trailers, Coach Comms and Tier 2 | Worlds 2026

Riot’s global product lead for League of Legends Esports Chris Greeley sat down with DPM Esports in the middle of Worlds for a long conversation about the state of the ecosystem: why Tier 2 still has no business model, what the Coach Comms experiment actually showed, the visa wall Riot couldn’t get past, why the Swiss stage format will not change, and what happened with this year’s pre-match trailers. Follow us: 🌐 Website: https://dpm.lol/ 🐦 X: https://x.com/DPMEsports_