Riot Games has appointed Berlin-based onethreefive gaming GmbH to operate the League of Legends European Regional League for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, giving the newly formed company control of one of Europe’s most established national League of Legends ecosystems.
The company will oversee the Techniker Prime League, including its connected competitive tiers and league structures. According to the announcement, the league now includes more than 10,000 active players across its ecosystem and recorded an increase of more than 200% in average hours watched per match compared with 2025 under onethreefive gaming’s leadership.
The appointment follows a complicated transition period for the DACH League of Legends ecosystem. Riot had previously renewed Freaks 4U Gaming’s Prime League operator license for the 2025–2027 period, but the Berlin-based esports and gaming agency filed for insolvency in November 2025. The Prime League nevertheless continued through the end of the 2025 Fall Split in December. Riot’s new announcement does not state who operated the league during that interim period or when exactly the license arrangement shifted from Freaks 4U Gaming to onethreefive gaming. Public register data shows onethreefive gaming GmbH was first entered in February 2026, making the latest announcement best understood as the formalization of the league’s 2026–2027 operating structure rather than a fully explained handover immediately after the insolvency.
Riot’s latest announcement does not cite Freaks 4U’s insolvency as the reason for the change, nor does it describe the selection process behind onethreefive gaming’s appointment. But the timing makes the move significant for teams, sponsors, and media partners that rely on operational continuity in regional esports leagues.
That continuity appears to be a central part of the story. Public company information lists Michael Haenisch as managing director of onethreefive gaming, with Matthias Remmert listed among the company’s authorized representatives. Both are closely associated with the German esports production ecosystem. Haenisch founded Freaks 4U Gaming in 2011 with co-founders, including Remmert, also known in the German esports scene as “Knochen.”
For Riot, the appointment offers a way to stabilize a key ERL market without moving away entirely from the people and production knowledge that helped build the Prime League. For onethreefive gaming, the challenge is different: it inherits a mature product with an established player base, sponsor roster, and community expectations, but must now prove that a new corporate structure can deliver both stability and growth.
The announcement positions the next phase of the Techniker Prime League around three strategic pillars: deeper collaboration with teams and organizations, more live experiences, and a broader entertainment product around the competition. onethreefive gaming said it plans to strengthen the league’s competitive and organizational foundation while working more closely with participating teams and organizations.
A major part of that plan is XPERION Berlin. Through onethreefive gaming’s partnership with MediaMarktSaturn, the venue is set to become the league’s first permanent physical home beyond seasonal finals. Selected match days and special formats may take place on site, creating new opportunities for fan attendance, partner activations, and team-led community programming.
That physical venue strategy could be commercially important. Regional esports leagues have often struggled to turn regular-season competition into recurring sponsor inventory beyond broadcast placements and finals events. A permanent hub gives the Prime League more options: live match days, creator integrations, B2B events, community gatherings, partner showcases, and content formats that can run across the season rather than only around playoff moments.
The league is also leaning further into creator and content-driven growth. The announcement credits part of the Prime League’s recent audience gains to co-streams from creators and personalities, including HandOfBlood and Tolkin. onethreefive gaming said it plans to add new talent, rotating guests, and additional editorial and entertainment content around the league.
The Prime League enters the new licensing period with a partner roster that includes Techniker Krankenkasse as title and health partner, Nongshim, MediaMarktSaturn with XPERION, KitKat, and DKB.
Matthias Remmert, CPO of onethreefive gaming GmbH and founder of heartbase group, said the league’s next phase should balance professionalism with accessibility. “The Techniker Prime League has tremendous potential,” Remmert said. “Our goal is to unlock that potential together with the community, the teams, and our partners, and to build a league that not only feels professional but also approachable, authentic, and alive.” He added: “If we can make people feel like they are not just watching the league, but actually part of it, then we’ve succeeded.”