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Overview
2014 World Championship | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | Riot Games | |
Rulebook | Rulebook | |
Sponsor(s) | Coke Zero Korean Air | |
Format | Group Stage + Single Elim. Bracket | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | International | |
Event Type | Offline | |
Country | South Korea | |
Start Date | 2014-09-18 | |
End Date | 2014-10-19 | |
Broadcast | ||
Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Overview[]
Format[]
- Group Stage
- Sixteen teams are divided into four groups of four.
- Each group consists of: one seed from Pool 1, two seeds from Pool 2, and one seed from Pool 3.
- Only one region per group. (i.e Can't have a group with two Korean teams)
- Groups A and B are played in Taiwan. Groups C and D are played in Singapore
- Double Round Robin with each team playing every other team on both Red and Blue Side.
- Best of One matches
- Tiebreakers will be held if necessary.
- Sixteen teams are divided into four groups of four.
- Bracket Stage
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Quarterfinals.
- Teams from the same Group Stage region are placed into opposite sides of the Bracket Stage.
- The #1 seed team will play the #2 seed of the opposite group that competed in the same region (i.e. Taiwan A1 vs Taiwan B2; Singapore C1 vs Singapore D2).
- All Matches are Best of Five.
Prize Pool[]
$ 2,130,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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1 | $1,000,000€780,000 | 46.95% | Samsung White |
2 | $250,000€195,000 | 11.74% | Star Horn Royal Club |
3-4 | $150,000€117,000 | 7.04% | Samsung Blue |
Oh My God | |||
5-8 | $75,000€58,500 | 3.52% | TSM |
Cloud9 | |||
EDward Gaming | |||
NaJin White Shield | |||
9-11 | $45,000€35,100 | 2.11% | ahq eSports Club |
SK Gaming | |||
Alliance | |||
12-13 | $35,000€27,300 | 1.64% | Fnatic |
LMQ | |||
14-16 | $25,000€19,500 | 1.17% | Dark Passage |
Taipei Assassins | |||
KaBuM! Esports |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on October 19, 2014, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.78 Euros
Participants[]
Qualifications | |||||
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Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path |
North America | 1 | 1 | TSM | 2014-08-30 (Q) 2014-09-01 (Seed) |
NA LCS Summer Playoffs |
2 | 2 | Cloud9 | |||
3 | 3 | LMQ | 2014-08-31 | ||
Europe | 1 | 1 | Alliance | 2014-08-15 (Q) 2014-08-17 (Seed) |
EU LCS Summer Playoffs |
2 | 2 | Fnatic | |||
3 | 3 | SK Gaming | 2014-08-16 | ||
Korea | 1 | 1 | Samsung Blue | 2014-08-01 | Circuit Points |
2 | 2 | Samsung White | 2014-08-27 | ||
3 | 2 | NaJin White Shield | 2014-08-30 | Regional Finals | |
China | 1 | 1 | EDward Gaming | 2014-08-24 (Q) 2014-09-07 (Seed) |
Regional Finals |
2 | 2 | Star Horn Royal Club | 2014-09-06 (Q) 2014-09-07 (Seed) | ||
3 | 2 | Oh My God | 2014-09-07 | ||
LMS and SEA | 1 | 2 | Taipei Assassins | 2014-08-15 | GPL 2014 Summer |
2 | 2 | ahq eSports Club | 2014-08-24 | Regional Finals | |
International Wildcard | - | 3 | Dark Passage | 2014-08-14 | Gamescom Wildcard Winner |
- | 3 | KaBuM! Esports | 2014-08-29 | PAX Wildcard Winner |
Pool 1
Pool 2
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Prydz |
NAZ |
westdoor |
GarnetDevil |
GreenTea |
Pool 3
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fabFabulous |
Crystal |
Naru |
HolyPhoenix |
Touch |
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fredy122 |
Gilius |
Svenskeren |
Jesiz |
CandyPanda |
nRated |
- 1 Gilius was used as SK Gaming's jungler for their first three games due to Svenskeren's suspension.
- 2 Oh My God's support DaDa7 was replaced by their substitute Cloud after the group stage.
Results[]
Group Stage[]
Group A | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Samsung White | 6 - 0 | 100% | 6W |
2 | EDward Gaming | 3 - 3 | 50% | 2L |
3 | ahq eSports Club | 3 - 3 | 50% | 2W |
4 | Dark Passage | 0 - 6 | 0% | 6L |
Group B | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Star Horn Royal Club | 5 - 1 | 83% | 1W |
2 | TSM | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1L |
3 | SK Gaming | 2 - 4 | 33% | 2W |
4 | Taipei Assassins | 1 - 5 | 17% | 4L |
Group C | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | Samsung Blue | 5 - 1 | 83% | 4W |
2 | Oh My God | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1W |
3 | Fnatic | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1L |
3 | LMQ | 2 - 4 | 33% | 4L |
Group D | ||||
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Team | Games | Str | ||
1 | NaJin White Shield | 4 - 2 | 67% | 2L |
2 | Cloud9 | 4 - 2 | 67% | 2W |
3 | Alliance | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1L |
4 | KaBuM! Esports | 1 - 5 | 17% | 1W |
Playoffs[]
Quarterfinals
SSW
3
TSM
1
SSB
3
C9
1
SHR
3
EDG
2
NJWS
0
OMG
3
Semifinals
SSW
3
SSB
0
SHR
3
OMG
2
Finals
SSW
3
SHR
1
Tournament MVP[]
Award | Player | Notes |
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Most Valuable Player | Mata | - |
Match Schedule[]
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Thu 18 SepThu 18 SepThu 18 Sep2014,9,18,09,00 - 2014,9,18,14,00 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-18 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-18 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-18 | |||||
2014,9,18,09,00 | |||||
EDG | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,18,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | SSW | |
2014,9,18,10,00 | |||||
TSM | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,18,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | SK | |
2014,9,18,11,00 | |||||
DP | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,18,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | ahq | |
2014,9,18,12,00 | |||||
TPA | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,18,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | SHR | |
2014,9,18,13,00 | |||||
SSW | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,18,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | ahq | |
2014,9,18,14,00 | |||||
SHR | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,18,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | TSM |
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Fri 19 SepFri 19 SepFri 19 Sep2014,9,19,09,00 - 2014,9,19,14,00 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-19 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-19 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-19 | |||||
2014,9,19,09,00 | |||||
TPA | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,19,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | SK | |
2014,9,19,10,00 | |||||
EDG | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,19,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | DP | |
2014,9,19,11,00 | |||||
SHR | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,19,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | SK | |
2014,9,19,12,00 | |||||
DP | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,19,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | SSW | |
2014,9,19,13,00 | |||||
TSM | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,19,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | TPA | |
2014,9,19,14,00 | |||||
EDG | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,19,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | ahq |
[showhide] | |||||
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Sat 20 SepSat 20 SepSat 20 Sep2014,9,20,09,00 - 2014,9,20,14,00 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-20 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-20 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-20 | |||||
2014,9,20,09,00 | |||||
SSW | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,20,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | DP | |
2014,9,20,10,00 | |||||
SK | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,20,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | SHR | |
2014,9,20,11,00 | |||||
ahq | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,20,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | SSW | |
2014,9,20,12,00 | |||||
TPA | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,20,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | TSM | |
2014,9,20,13,00 | |||||
DP | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,20,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | EDG | |
2014,9,20,14,00 | |||||
SK | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,20,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | TPA |
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Sun 21 SepSun 21 SepSun 21 Sep - Mon 22 Sep2014,9,21,09,00 - 2014,9,21,16,00 | |||||
Sun 2014-09-21 | |||||
Sun 2014-09-21 | |||||
Sun 2014-09-21 | |||||
2014,9,21,09,00 | |||||
TSM | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | SHR | |
2014,9,21,10,00 | |||||
ahq | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | DP | |
2014,9,21,11,00 | |||||
SHR | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | TPA | |
2014,9,21,12,00 | |||||
ahq | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | EDG | |
2014,9,21,13,00 | |||||
SK | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | TSM | |
2014,9,21,14,00 | |||||
SSW | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | EDG | |
Mon 2014-09-22 | |||||
2014,9,21,16,00 | |||||
EDG | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,21,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | ahq |
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Thu 25 SepThu 25 SepThu 25 Sep2014,9,25,09,00 - 2014,9,25,14,00 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-25 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-25 | |||||
Thu 2014-09-25 | |||||
2014,9,25,09,00 | |||||
LMQ | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,25,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | OMG | |
2014,9,25,10,00 | |||||
NJWS | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,25,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | KBM | |
2014,9,25,11,00 | |||||
SSB | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,25,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | OMG | |
2014,9,25,12,00 | |||||
C9 | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,25,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | ALL | |
2014,9,25,13,00 | |||||
FNC | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,25,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | LMQ | |
2014,9,25,14,00 | |||||
C9 | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,25,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | KBM |
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Fri 26 SepFri 26 SepFri 26 Sep2014,9,26,09,00 - 2014,9,26,14,00 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-26 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-26 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-26 | |||||
2014,9,26,09,00 | |||||
NJWS | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,26,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | ALL | |
2014,9,26,10,00 | |||||
SSB | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,26,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | FNC | |
2014,9,26,11,00 | |||||
NJWS | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,26,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | C9 | |
2014,9,26,12,00 | |||||
OMG | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,26,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | FNC | |
2014,9,26,13,00 | |||||
ALL | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,26,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | KBM | |
2014,9,26,14,00 | |||||
SSB | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,26,14,0007:0016:0023:00 | LMQ |
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Fri 26 Sep - Sat 27 SepSat 27 SepSat 27 Sep2014,9,27,06,00 - 2014,9,27,11,00 | |||||
Fri 2014-09-26 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-27 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-27 | |||||
2014,9,27,06,00 | |||||
FNC | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,27,06,0023:0008:0015:00 | OMG | |
Sat 2014-09-27 | |||||
2014,9,27,07,00 | |||||
ALL | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,27,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | C9 | |
2014,9,27,08,00 | |||||
LMQ | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,27,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | FNC | |
2014,9,27,09,00 | |||||
KBM | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,27,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | NJWS | |
2014,9,27,10,00 | |||||
OMG | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,27,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | SSB | |
2014,9,27,11,00 | |||||
ALL | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,27,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | NJWS |
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Sat 27 Sep - Sun 28 SepSun 28 SepSun 28 Sep2014,9,28,06,00 - 2014,9,28,12,00 | |||||
Sat 2014-09-27 | |||||
Sun 2014-09-28 | |||||
Sun 2014-09-28 | |||||
2014,9,28,06,00 | |||||
KBM | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,28,06,0023:0008:0015:00 | C9 | |
Sun 2014-09-28 | |||||
2014,9,28,07,00 | |||||
LMQ | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,28,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | SSB | |
2014,9,28,08,00 | |||||
KBM | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,28,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | ALL | |
2014,9,28,09,00 | |||||
FNC | 0 | 1 | 2014,9,28,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | SSB | |
2014,9,28,10,00 | |||||
C9 | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,28,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | NJWS | |
2014,9,28,11,00 | |||||
OMG | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,28,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | LMQ | |
2014,9,28,12,00 | |||||
NJWS | 1 | 0 | 2014,9,28,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | C9 |
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Fri 3 Oct - Mon 6 OctFri 3 Oct - Mon 6 OctFri 3 Oct - Mon 6 Oct2014,10,03,08,15 - 2014,10,06,08,15 | |||||
Fri 2014-10-03 | |||||
Fri 2014-10-03 | |||||
Fri 2014-10-03 | |||||
2014,10,03,08,15 | |||||
SSW | 3 | 1 | 2014,10,03,08,1501:1510:1517:15 | TSM | |
Sat 2014-10-04 | |||||
Sat 2014-10-04 | |||||
2014,10,04,05,15 | |||||
SSB | 3 | 1 | 2014,10,04,05,1522:1507:1514:15 | C9 | |
Sat 2014-10-04 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-05 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-05 | |||||
2014,10,05,05,15 | |||||
SHR | 3 | 2 | 2014,10,05,05,1522:1507:1514:15 | EDG | |
Mon 2014-10-06 | |||||
Mon 2014-10-06 | |||||
Mon 2014-10-06 | |||||
2014,10,06,08,15 | |||||
NJWS | 0 | 3 | 2014,10,06,08,1501:1510:1517:15 | OMG |
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Sat 11 Oct - Sun 12 OctSat 11 Oct - Sun 12 OctSat 11 Oct - Sun 12 Oct2014,10,11,08,00 - 2014,10,12,08,00 | |||||
Sat 2014-10-11 | |||||
Sat 2014-10-11 | |||||
Sat 2014-10-11 | |||||
2014,10,11,08,00 | |||||
SSW | 3 | 0 | 2014,10,11,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | SSB | |
Sun 2014-10-12 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-12 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-12 | |||||
2014,10,12,08,00 | |||||
SHR | 3 | 2 | 2014,10,12,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | OMG |
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Sun 19 OctSun 19 OctSun 19 Oct2014,10,19,07,00 - 2014,10,19,07,00 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-19 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-19 | |||||
Sun 2014-10-19 | |||||
2014,10,19,07,00 | |||||
SSW | 3 | 1 | 2014,10,19,07,0000:0009:0016:00 | SHR |
VODs & Match Links[]
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
EDG | SSW | 0 - 1 | Vod |
TSM | SK | 1 - 0 | Vod |
DP | ahq | 0 - 1 | Vod |
TPA | SHR | 0 - 1 | Vod |
SSW | ahq | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SHR | TSM | 1 - 0 | Vod |
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
TPA | SK | 1 - 0 | Vod |
EDG | DP | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SHR | SK | 1 - 0 | Vod |
DP | SSW | 0 - 1 | Vod |
TSM | TPA | 1 - 0 | Vod |
EDG | ahq | 1 - 0 | Vod |
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
SSW | DP | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SK | SHR | 0 - 1 | Vod |
ahq | SSW | 0 - 1 | Vod |
TPA | TSM | 0 - 1 | Vod |
DP | EDG | 0 - 1 | Vod |
SK | TPA | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
TSM | SHR | 1 - 0 | Vod |
ahq | DP | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SHR | TPA | 1 - 0 | Vod |
ahq | EDG | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SK | TSM | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SSW | EDG | 1 - 0 | Vod |
EDG | ahq | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
LMQ | OMG | 1 - 0 | Vod |
NJWS | KBM | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SSB | OMG | 1 - 0 | Vod |
C9 | ALL | 1 - 0 | Vod |
FNC | LMQ | 0 - 1 | Vod |
C9 | KBM | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
NJWS | ALL | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SSB | FNC | 0 - 1 | Vod |
NJWS | C9 | 1 - 0 | Vod |
OMG | FNC | 1 - 0 | Vod |
ALL | KBM | 1 - 0 | Vod |
SSB | LMQ | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
FNC | OMG | 0 - 1 | Vod |
ALL | C9 | 1 - 0 | Vod |
LMQ | FNC | 0 - 1 | Vod |
KBM | NJWS | 0 - 1 | Vod |
OMG | SSB | 0 - 1 | Vod |
ALL | NJWS | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
KBM | C9 | 0 - 1 | Vod |
LMQ | SSB | 0 - 1 | Vod |
KBM | ALL | 1 - 0 | Vod |
FNC | SSB | 0 - 1 | Vod |
C9 | NJWS | 1 - 0 | Vod |
OMG | LMQ | 1 - 0 | Vod |
NJWS | C9 | 1 - 0 | Vod |
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
SSW | TSM | 3 - 1 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
SSB | C9 | 3 - 1 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
SHR | EDG | 3 - 2 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
NJWS | OMG | 0 - 3 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
SSW | SSB | 3 - 0 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
SHR | OMG | 3 - 2 | Vod |
Vod | |||
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Vod | |||
Vod | |||
[hide] | |||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs |
SSW | SHR | 3 - 1 | Vod |
Vod | |||
Vod | |||
Vod |
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
This regional distribution represents the regions the teams qualified from, regardless of the original region of the organization and/or players.
Brazil | China | Europe | Korea | North America | LMS | Turkey | ||||||||
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Winner |
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Players[]
- Nationality
- Country of Birth
Brazil | Canada | China | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Netherlands | Norway | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Taiwan | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Finals |
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Winner |
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Brazil | Canada | China | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Netherlands | Norway | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Taiwan | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Regional Records[]
| | | | | | | Total | WR % | |
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| 1 - 5 | 16.67% | |||||||
| 16 - 10 | 61.54% | |||||||
| 7 - 11 | 38.89% | |||||||
| 25 - 9 | 73.53% | |||||||
| 12 - 15 | 44.44% | |||||||
| 0 - 6 | 0% | |||||||
| 4 - 9 | 30.77% |
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Schedule[]
Region | Dates | PDT | EDT | CEST | KST |
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Group Stage (Taiwan) | September 18 - 21 | Start: 10:00 End: 16:00 |
Start: 13:00 End: 19:00 |
Start: 19:00 End: 01:00 |
Start: 02:00 End: 08:00 |
Group Stage (Singapore) | September 25 - 28 | ||||
Quarterfinals | October 3 - 6 | ||||
Semifinals | October 11 - 12 | ||||
Finals | October 19 |
Infographs[]
eSportspedia[]
Azubu[]
Additional Content[]
- September
- October
- November
- December
- September 9, Breaking down Group D by , and on LoL Esports
- September 9, Breaking down Group A by , and on LoL Esports
- September 10, Power Rankings: Worlds Edition by , and on LoL Esports
- September 10, Breaking down Group B by , and on LoL Esports
- September 10, Lukas Schenke (SK's sports psychologist) Interview (Video) with , and on SK Gaming
- September 11, Monte Cristo Interview (Video) with , and on SK Gaming
- September 11, Monte Cristo Interview (Video) with , and on Global OGN
- September 12, Breaking down Group C by , and on LoL Esports
- September 12, World Championship Preview: Samsung White – Brothers of the Kings (Group A) by , and on Cloth5
- September 12, World Championship Preview: Samsung Blue – All Aboard the Hype-Train (Group C) by , and on Cloth5
- September 12, Doa Interview (Video) with , and on Global OGN
- September 13, World Championship Preview: LMQ – The American Dream (Group C) by , and on Cloth5
- September 13, World Championship Preview: NaJin White Shield – The Korean Dark Horse (Group D) by , and on Cloth5
- September 14, World Championship Preview: Team SoloMid – Fanboys Unite (Group B) by , and on Cloth5
- September 14, World Championship Preview: Cloud 9 – Consistently Consistent (Group D) by , and on Cloth5
- September 15, Season Four World Championship Preview: Team SoloMid by , and on ggChronicle
- September 15, Season Four World Championship Preview: AHQ E-Sports Club by , and on ggChronicle
- September 15, World Championship Preview: Taipei Assassins – A Great Deal To Prove (Group B) by , and on Cloth5
- September 15, World Championship Preview: ahq e-Sports Club – From The Assassins' Shadow (Group A) by , and on Cloth5
- September 16, Season Four World Championship Preview: Taipei Assassins by , and on ggChronicle
- September 16, Season Four World Championship Preview: Samsung White by , and on ggChronicle
- September 16, World Championship Preview: Dark Passage – Laying It All On The Line (Group A) by , and on Cloth5
- September 16, World Championship Preview: KaBuM eSports – Brazilian Hope (Group D) by , and on Cloth5
- September 17, Season Four World Championship Preview: Edward Gaming by , and on ggChronicle
- September 17, Season Four World Championship Preview: SK Gaming by , and on ggChronicle
- September 17, Season Four World Championship Preview: Dark Passage by , and on ggChronicle
- September 17, Season Four World Championship Preview: StarHorn Royal Club by , and on ggChronicle
- September 17, World Championship Preview: SK Gaming – Cool and Collected (Group B) by , and on Cloth5
- September 17, League of Legends World Championship Preview – Group A by , and on Azubu
- September 17, League of Legends World Championship Preview – Group B by , and on Azubu
- September 18, Summoning Insight Episode 24 with , and on onGamers
- September 18, Worlds Daily Breakdown Day 1 - w/ Thorin, Spellsy and CLG's Dexter with , and on onGamers
- September 18, EDG and TPA impress in close games Day 1 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 18, SSW Mata Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 18, TPA Bebe Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 18, DP HolyPhoenix Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 19, World's Daily Breakdown Day 2 w/Thorin, Spellsy and Vander with , and on onGamers
- September 19, TSM and Samsung White dominate Day 2 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 19, InSec Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 19, SSW Imp Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 19, SK nRated Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 19, SSW Dandy Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 19, SHR InSec / Zero Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 19, SSW Imp Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 19, Cany Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 19, Sjokz Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, Worlds Daily Breakdown Day 3 w/ Thorin, Spellsy, Hunter and Youngbuck with , and on onGamers
- September 20, Revisiting Alliance vs. KaBuM! e-Sports One Year Later by , and on Follow eSports
- September 20, 2014 World Championship Group A&B Update by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 20, EDG takes the edge on Day 3 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 20, “The storm approaches” - Janna at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- September 20, SSW Imp Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, SK nRated Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, ClearLove Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 20, SSW Yoon sang Choi Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, TPA Sung soo Sim Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, TSM LustBoy Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, Eun jeong Jo Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 20, DP HolyPhoenix Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 21, Off the Rift: OMG's Cool talks support Annie with Katana on YouTube
- September 21, World's Daily Breakdown Day 4 w/ Thorin, Kelsey Moser and LS with , and on onGamers
- September 21, The top 20 players at Worlds 2014 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 21, Group A & B Conclude for the Season 4 World Championships by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 21, Surprise Upsets and Stormy Finale on Day 4 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 21, Three of Four teams lock their spots in Worlds playoffs by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 21, TPA Chawy Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 21, DP HolyPhoenix Interview (Video) with , and on SK Gaming
- September 22, Worlds Daily Breakdown Day w/ Frostkurinn, Alex Ich, and Nukeduck with , and on onGamers
- September 22, Worlds 2014 Refresher by , and on LoL Esports
- September 22, SK Fredy122 Interview (Video) with , and on SK Gaming
- September 23, Lessons learned so far from the comebacks at Worlds by , and on LoL Esports
- September 23, Season Four World Championship Preview: Samsung Blue by , and on ggChronicle
- September 23, Season Four World Championship Preview: KaBuM! e-Sports by , and on ggChronicle
- September 23, League of Legends World Championship Preview – Group D by , and on Azubu
- September 23, League of Legends World Championship Preview – Group C by , and on Azubu
- September 24, Exploding onto the Scene: KaBuM! e-Sports with , and on LoL Esports
- September 24, Opinion: TSM’s Worst Enemy – Themselves by , and on Azubu
- September 24, The Art of Champion Select: Team Comps at Worlds by , and on LoL Esports
- September 24, Season Four World Championship Preview: NaJin White Shield by , and on ggChronicle
- September 24, Season Four World Championship Preview: Alliance by , and on ggChronicle
- September 24, Ten questions to have in mind while watching Group C and D by , and on Paravine
- September 24, Grading the Group Stages – Groups A and B by , and on Paravine
- September 24, ahq westdoor Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 25, The Penta: Impin' Ain't Easy with , and on LoL Esports
- September 25, A Look Back: Impressions on Taiwan with , and on LoL Esports
- September 25, Trial by Fire: Hai trains in Korean Solo Queue with , and on LoL Esports
- September 25, Summoning Insight Episode 25 Worlds Group A and B with , and on onGamers
- September 25, LMQ steal the show in Singapore Day One by , and on LoL eSports
- September 25, TSM's evolving champ select secures a Quarters berth by , and on LoL eSports
- September 25, Worlds Week Two, Day One Roundup by , and on ggChronicle
- September 25, A Froggen Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 25, NJWS GorillA Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 25, C9 Meteos Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 25, C9 Hai Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 25, SSB Spirit Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 25, LMQ Vasilii Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 25, A Nyph Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 26, Shaking up the Competition: Alliance's Shook with , and on LoL Esports
- September 26, The Daily Breakdown - September 26 with , and on onGamers
- September 26, North America's ascension at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- September 26, Why are so many top laners being banned at Worlds? by , and on LoL eSports
- September 26, Tyrants: Samsung White’s Group Domination by , and on LoL eSports
- September 26, A Wickd Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 26, FNC Rekkles Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 26, KaBuM LEP Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 26, OMG Cool on the Chinese teams, their chances to get out of groups, and worlds midlaners with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 26, A Froggen Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 26, OMG Gogoing Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 26, NJWS Watch Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 26, FNC xPeke Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 27, Training Day: Fnatic Goes to Bootcamp with , and on LoL Esports
- September 27, How teams are adapting for Day 4 by , and on LoL eSports
- September 27, Underdogs rebound in Singapore Day Two by , and on LoL eSports
- September 27, KaBuM LEP Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 27, SSB dade Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 28, China Talk Episode 16 with , and on onGamers
- September 28, Day 4 sees big upsets as Quarterfinals are locked by , and on LoL eSports
- September 28, Worlds Group Stage - Who's hot and Who's Not by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 28, Group C&D Come to a close, quarterfinals bracket is filled for Worlds by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 28, C9 Owner Jack Etienne Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 28, SSB Acorn Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 28, KaBuM Tin0wns Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 28, KaBuM LEP Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- September 28, FNC Rekkles / SSB Deft Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- September 29, Full Dmg to Champions Data for Worlds Group Stage by , and on onGamers
- September 29, Full warding data for Worlds Group Stage by , and on onGamers
- September 29, Using Warding Stats to Assess Vision Control by , and on onGamers
- September 29, Which runes and masteries are the pros using at Worlds? by , and on LoL eSports
- September 30, Pick a Side – Star Horn Royal Club vs EDward Gaming by , and on Azubu
- September 30, Pick a Side – Samsung White vs Team SoloMid by , and on Azubu
- September 30, Best and worst from the Groups stage by , and on LoL eSports
- September 30, Worlds 2014 Knockout Stage Event Primer by , and on LoL eSports
- September 30, How the underdogs can take victory in the Quarterfinals by , and on LoL eSports
- September 30, The Power of Picks and bans: Featuring Alliance vs KaBuM! eSports by , and on Esports Heaven
- September 30, Riot Nick Allen Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 1, Experience Breakdown for the Worlds Group Stage by , and on Esports Heaven
- October 1, Chinese rivals meet one last time in Busan by , and on LoL eSports
- October 2, Pick a Side – Samsung Blue vs Cloud9 by , and on Azubu
- October 2, The Evolution of an Underdog and What KaBuM! e-Sports’ Victory Means for Brazil by , and on ggChronicle
- October 2, This is Worlds' Elite Eight by , and on LoL eSports
- October 2, LoL eSports Imp's Impressive 57 Kills and other stats from the Worlds 2014 Group Stage by , and
- October 2, By the Numbers: ADCs at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- October 2, The surprising esports culture of Korea by , and on LoL eSports
- October 2, The top 10 games from the group stages of the Season 4 World Championship by , and on onGamers
- October 2, Worlds Group C Statistics: The Numbers Behind the Group of Death by , and on Cloth5
- October 3, Summoning Insight Episode 26 VOD, with special guest Freeze with , and on onGamers
- October 3, The Daily Breakdown - October 3, 2014 with , and on onGamers
- October 3, Perfect Storm: Cloud9 Makes the Quarterfinals with , and on LoL Esports
- October 3, Second Chances: Samsung White's Return to Worlds with , and on LoL Esports
- October 3, The Penta: Rekkoning at Worlds with , and on LoL Esports
- October 3, Just one American team left at Worlds after Samsung Galaxy White win by , and on The Daily Dot
- October 3, Samsung White continues dominance vs. TSM by , and on LoL eSports
- October 3, NA LCS Pros' favorite moments from the Worlds 2014 Group Stage by , and on LoL eSports
- October 3, SSW Mata Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 3, EG Krepo Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 3, OGN Chobra Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 3, Riot QuickShot Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 3, SSW Imp Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 4, The Daily Breakdown - October 4 with , and on onGamers
- October 4, Samsung Galaxy Blue survive scrappy Cloud9 to reach semifinals at Worlds by , and on The Daily Dot
- October 4, Hyenas or Lemmings: China vs NaJin White Shield by , and on onGamers
- October 4, OMG to use Cloud in Quarter Finals vs Najin White Shield by , and on onGamers
- October 4, Pick a Side – NaJin White Shield vs OMG by , and on Azubu
- October 4, Samsung Blue edges out Cloud9 3-1 by , and on LoL eSports
- October 4, C9 LemonNation Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 4, SSB Spirit Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 4, SSB Heart Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 4, C9 Sneaky Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 5, Daily Breakdown - October 5, 2014 with , and on onGamers
- October 5, China Talk Episode 17 VOD with , and on onGamers
- October 5, Royal Club rides Uzi into the semifinals at Worlds by , and on The Daily Dot
- October 5, Uzi carries SHRC to victory over EDG by , and on LoL eSports
- October 5, Riot Phreak Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 6, Daily Breakdown October 6, Najin White Shield vs OMG with , and on onGamers
- October 6, http://na.lolesports.com/articles/thresh-hooks-heard-around-world by , and on LoL eSports
- October 6, OMG's historic upset guarantees a China vs. Korea final at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- October 6, Gogoing and OMG dominate NaJin White Shield by , and on LoL eSports
- October 6, OMG Cloud Interview (Video) with , and on OGN Global
- October 7, The Cloud Effect: OMG's new support takes the stage by , and on LoL eSports
- October 7, Helping hands: Supports at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- October 8, By the Numbers: Namei's performance at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- October 9, Gogoing: Pride of the Top Lane by , and on LoL eSports
- October 9, Pick a Side: Semi-Finals – Samsung Blue vs Samsung White by , and on Azubu
- October 9, Samsung White's Sewer Rat: Imp's Twitch at Worlds by , and on LoL eSports
- October 10, “Journey’s End” – The LoL World Championships 2014 with , and on Azubu
- October 10, 2014 World Championships: A Look Back at Samsung White with , and on Azubu
- October 10, 2014 World Championships: A Look Back at Samsung Blue with , and on Azubu
- October 10, Uzi’s Calm Before the Semifinal by , and on LoL eSports
- October 10, Hype vs. Trophies: The Battle of Samsungs by , and on LoL eSports
- October 10, Statistical Breakdown of the Final 4 Teams at the World Championship by , and on onGamers
- October 10, Pick a Side: Semi-Finals – OMG vs Star Horn Royal Club by , and on Azubu
- October 10, SHR Zero Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 10, OMG Gogoing (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 10, SSB Spirit Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
- October 11, Samsung White routs Samsung Blue in the Semifinal by , and on LoL eSports
- October 11, Samsung Blue face miserable defeat to their sister team by , and on EsportsHeaven
- October 11, Familiarity Builds Respect - OMG vs Royal by , and on LoL eSports
- October 11, Imp on Samsung White vs Blue and Travis's Worlds luck with , and on onGamers
- October 12, SHRC advances to 2014 World Championship Final by , and on LoL eSports
- October 13, Zero on making it to finals and his desire to join a western team with , and on onGamers
- October 18, Krepo takes us behind the desk and share his insight on Samsung White vs. StarHorn Royal Club with , and on onGamers
- October 19, The Big Show: Caster Jun Talks Worlds with , and on LoL Esports
- November 20, Behind the scenes of the 2014 World Final by , and on LoL Esports
- December 1, 27 million people watched the League of Legends World Championships by , and on DailyDot
- December 1, LEAGUE WORLD FINALS SEES 11.2 MILLION CONCURRENT VIEWERS by , and on Azubu
- December 1, League of Legends 2014 World Championship Viewer Numbers (Infograph) by , and on OnGamers
- December 1, Worlds 2014 by the numbers by , and on Riot Games
- December 2, 'League of Legends' ratings top NBA Finals, World Series game averages by , and on ESPN
Viewership Numbers[]
- Cumulative daily unique impressions: 288 million[1]
- Total hours watched: 179 million[1]
- Finals peak concurrent viewers: 11.2 million[1]
- Finals total unique viewers: 27 million[1]
- Finals average viewtime: 67 minutes[1]
Venues[]
External Links[]
- Reddit post with travel information
- 2014 World Championship Rules
- World Championship 2014 - Tickets
- More of the 2014 Worlds Group Draw
- On the 2014 Worlds Group Draw
- Welcome to the World Championship!
- World Championship 2014 Preliminary Schedule
- 2014 World Final Heads to Seoul's World Cup Stadium
- 2014 Championship rebroadcast schedule
- 2014 World Championship Music Playlist
- 2014 World Championship Music - SoundCloud
- Official Statement: Fnatic-OMG