Friday Apr 10, 2009 at 02:00:00 PM Los Angeles, California, U.S.
It was in a closed beta from April 10, 2009, to October 22, 2009. 17 champions were available upon the launch of the alpha in April 2009: Alistar, Annie, Ashe, Fiddlesticks, Jax, Kayle, Master Yi, Morgana, Nunu, Ryze, Sion, Sivir, Soraka, Teemo, Tristana, Twisted Fate, and Warwick.