Worlds 2016

2016 World Championship
2016 World Championship
Tournament Information
Organizer	Riot Games
Rulebook	Rulebook
Sponsor(s)	Acer
Format	Group Stage + Playoffs
Location & Dates
Region	INTInternational
Event Type	Offline
Country	; United States
Start Date	2016-09-29
End Date	2016-10-29
Broadcast
Streams	; Twitch; Full List
Schedule	Spoiler-Free Schedule; Export to Google Calendar
Social Media & Links

Overview[]

Format[]

16 teams participate: [Show][Hide]

Group Stage
- Teams are divided into four groups of four: [Show seeding information][Hide seeding information]

Double Round Robin
Matches are best of one
Top two teams from each group advance to Knockout Stage

Knockout Stage
- Single elimination
- Matches are best of five

Prize Pool[]

Initial prize pool $2,130,000 USD (Approximately € 1,896,990 EUR)
25% of sales from Championship Zed skins & Championship ward skins increase the prize pool.
In the event that a tie cannot be broken between Group Stage teams, prize pool money is averaged.
On October 9, the prize pool reached $4,145,000 USD (Approximately € 3,708,927.12 EUR).
On October 28, the prize pool reached $5,070,000 USD (Approximately € 4,621,122.46 EUR).

$ 5,070,000 US Dollars (as of October 28, 2016) are spread among the teams as seen below:

Local • Euro

Place	Prize	Prize (%)	Team
1	$2,028,000€1,845,480	40%	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1
2	$760,500€692,055	15%	⁠⁠Samsung Galaxy
3-4	$380,250€346,027.50	7.5%	⁠⁠ROX Tigers
3-4	$380,250€346,027.50	7.5%	⁠⁠H2k-Gaming
5-8	$202,800€184,548	4%	⁠⁠Cloud9
			⁠⁠RNG
			⁠⁠EDward Gaming
			⁠⁠Albus NoX Luna
9-12	$114,075€103,808.25	2.25%	⁠⁠CLG
			⁠⁠ahq eSports Club
			⁠⁠TSM
			⁠⁠I May
13-16	$63,375€57,671.25	1.25%	⁠⁠G2 Esports
			⁠⁠INTZ
			⁠⁠Splyce
			⁠⁠Flash Wolves

Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on October 29, 2016, as follows:

$ 1 US Dollar = € 0.91 Euros

Tournament MVP[]

Player	KDA	Most Played Champs
⁠⁠ Faker	3.65	Orianna Viktor Syndra

Participants[]

Qualifications
Region	Seed	Pool¹	Team	Qualification Date	Qualification Path
CN China	1	1	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	2016-08-14 (Q) 2016-08-26 (Seed)	LPL Summer Split Champion
	2	2	⁠⁠Royal Never Give Up	2016-08-14 (Q) 2016-08-26 (Seed)	Championship Points
	3	2	⁠⁠I May	2016-08-28	Regional Finals
KR Korea	1	1	⁠⁠ROX Tigers	2016-08-05 (Q) 2016-08-20 (Seed)	LCK Summer Split Champion
	2	2	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	2016-08-20	Championship Points
	3	2	⁠⁠Samsung Galaxy	2016-09-03	Regional Finals
EU Europe	1	2	⁠⁠G2 Esports	2016-08-16 (Q) 2016-08-28 (Seed)	EU LCS Summer Split Champion
	2	2	⁠⁠H2k-Gaming	2016-08-28	Championship Points
	3	3	⁠⁠Splyce	2016-09-05	Regional Finals
NA North America	1	1	⁠⁠TSM	2016-08-21 (Q) 2016-08-28 (Seed)	NA LCS Summer Split Champion
	2	2	⁠⁠Counter Logic Gaming	2016-08-28	Championship Points
	3	3	⁠⁠Cloud9	2016-09-05	Regional Finals
LMS Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao	1	1	⁠⁠Flash Wolves	2016-08-21	LMS Summer Split Champion
LMS Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao	2	2	⁠⁠ahq eSports Club	2016-09-04	Regional Finals
IWC International Wildcard	-	3	⁠⁠INTZ BR	2016-09-03	International Wildcard Qualifier
IWC International Wildcard	-	3	⁠⁠Albus NoX Luna CIS	2016-09-04	International Wildcard Qualifier²
Notes
¹ Pools for some seeds are determined based on the results of the Mid-Season Invitational. ² The qualification path for the top IWC seed depends on MSI results. See here for additional information.

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Rosters By Game

Player Chart

Pool 1


EDward Gaming¹
⁠⁠
Mouse
Koro1
Clearlove
PawN
Scout
Deft
Meiko
RapidStar


Flash Wolves
⁠⁠
MMD
Karsa
Maple
NL
SwordArt
Fluidwind


ROX Tigers
⁠⁠
Smeb
Peanut
Kuro
PraY
GorillA
NoFe


TSM
⁠⁠
Hauntzer
Svenskeren
Bjergsen
Doublelift
Biofrost
Parth

Pool 2


ahq eSports Club
⁠⁠
Ziv
Mountain
Westdoor
Chawy
AN
Albis
GreenTea


CLG
⁠⁠
Darshan
Xmithie
Huhi
Stixxay
aphromoo
Zikzlol


G2 Esports
⁠⁠
Expect
Trick
Perkz
Zven
mithy
YoungBuck


H2k-Gaming
⁠⁠
Odoamne
Jankos
Ryu
FORG1VEN
Vander
pr0lly


I May
⁠⁠
AmazingJ
Avoidless
Athena
BaeMe
Jinjiao
Road
Kezman


RNG
⁠⁠
Looper
Mlxg
Xiaohu
Uzi
Mata
Fly


Samsung Galaxy
⁠⁠
CuVee
Ambition
Crown
Ruler
Wraith
CoreJJ
Edgar


SK Telecom T1
⁠⁠
Duke
Bengi
Blank
Faker
Bang
Wolf
kkOma

Pool 3


Albus NoX Luna
⁠⁠
Smurf
PvPStejos
Kira
aMiracle
Likkrit
Ansva


Cloud9
⁠⁠
Impact
Meteos
Jensen
Sneaky
Smoothie
Reapered


INTZ
⁠⁠
Yang
Revolta
tockers
micaO
Jockster
Abaxial


Splyce
⁠⁠
Wunder
Trashy
Sencux
Kobbe
Mikyx
YamatoCannon

¹ Koro1 was allowed to replace Mouse, who returned to China due to the loss of a family member.

Results[]

Group Stage[]

Group A
	Team	Games		Str
1	KR ⁠⁠ROX Tigers	4 - 2	67%	1W
2	CIS ⁠⁠Albus NoX Luna	4 - 2	67%	1L
3	NA ⁠⁠Counter Logic Gaming	3 - 3	50%	1L
4	EU ⁠⁠G2 Esports	1 - 5	17%	1W

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		2 - 0	1 - 1	1 - 1	4 - 2	66.67%
⁠⁠	0 - 2		2 - 0	1 - 1	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	0 - 2		0 - 2	1 - 5	16.67%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1	2 - 0		4 - 2	66.67%

Group B
	Team	Games		Str
1	KR ⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	5 - 1	83%	3W
2	NA ⁠⁠Cloud9	3 - 3	50%	1W
3	CN ⁠⁠I May	2 - 4	33%	2L
4	LMS ⁠⁠Flash Wolves	2 - 4	33%	1L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	2 - 0	0 - 2	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	2 - 0		0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 0		5 - 1	83.33%

Group C
	Team	Games		Str
1	EU ⁠⁠H2k-Gaming	4 - 2	67%	3W
2	CN ⁠⁠EDward Gaming	4 - 2	67%	1W
3	LMS ⁠⁠ahq eSports Club	3 - 3	50%	1L
4	BR ⁠⁠INTZ	1 - 5	17%	5L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 0	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		1 - 1	1 - 1	4 - 2	66.67%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1		2 - 0	4 - 2	66.67%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	1 - 1	0 - 2		1 - 5	16.67%

Group D
	Team	Games		Str
1	KR ⁠⁠Samsung Galaxy	5 - 1	83%	4W
2	CN ⁠⁠Royal Never Give Up	3 - 3	50%	1W
3	NA ⁠⁠TSM	3 - 3	50%	1L
4	EU ⁠⁠Splyce	1 - 5	17%	2L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 0	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		2 - 0	1 - 1	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	0 - 2		0 - 2	1 - 5	16.67%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 0		3 - 3	50%

Group A Tiebreaker

KR

⁠

⁠ROX

1

CIS

⁠

⁠ANX

0

Group C Tiebreaker

EU

⁠

⁠H2K

1

CN

⁠

⁠EDG

0

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

3

CN

⁠

⁠RNG

1

KR

⁠

⁠ROX

3

CN

⁠

⁠EDG

1

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

3

NA

⁠

⁠C9

0

EU

⁠

⁠H2K

3

CIS

⁠

⁠ANX

0

Semifinals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

3

KR

⁠

⁠ROX

2

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

3

EU

⁠

⁠H2K

0

Finals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

3

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

2

Player of the Series[]

Series	Player	KDA	Champions Played
⁠⁠SSG vs. ⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠ CuVee	6.2	Ekko Kennen Poppy
⁠⁠SKT vs. ⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠ Bang	11.0	Ezreal Jhin
⁠⁠ROX vs. ⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠ Peanut	8.0	Lee Sin Olaf
⁠⁠H2K vs. ⁠⁠ANX	⁠⁠ Odoamne	5.0	Jayce
⁠⁠SKT vs. ⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠ Bengi	4.1	Olaf Nidalee Lee Sin
⁠⁠SSG vs. ⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠ Ambition	3.5	Olaf Nidalee
⁠⁠SKT vs. ⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠ Faker	2.9	Orianna Ryze Viktor

Match Schedule[]

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Results|Schedule

CD|You|PST|CET|KST

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[showhide] Day 1
Thu 29 SepFri 30 SepFri 30 Sep2016,9,29,23,30 - 2016,9,30,04,30

Thu 2016-09-29
Fri 2016-09-30
Fri 2016-09-30
2016,9,29,23,30
G2⁠⁠	0	1	29 September 2016 23:30:00 +0000-2016,9,29,23,3016:3001:3008:30	⁠⁠CLG
2016,9,30,00,30
ROX⁠⁠	1	0	30 September 2016 00:30:00 +0000-2016,9,30,00,3017:3002:3009:30	⁠⁠ANX
2016,9,30,01,30
H2K⁠⁠	0	1	30 September 2016 01:30:00 +0000-2016,9,30,01,3018:3003:3010:30	⁠⁠ahq
2016,9,30,02,30
ITZ⁠⁠	1	0	30 September 2016 02:30:00 +0000-2016,9,30,02,3019:3004:3011:30	⁠⁠EDG
2016,9,30,03,30
SSG⁠⁠	1	0	30 September 2016 03:30:00 +0000-2016,9,30,03,3020:3005:3012:30	⁠⁠SPY
2016,9,30,04,30
TSM⁠⁠	0	1	30 September 2016 04:30:00 +0000-2016,9,30,04,3021:3006:3013:30	⁠⁠RNG

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[showhide] Day 2
Fri 30 SepSat 1 OctSat 1 Oct2016,9,30,23,00 - 2016,10,01,04,00

Fri 2016-09-30
Sat 2016-10-01
Sat 2016-10-01
2016,9,30,23,00
SKT⁠⁠	1	0	30 September 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,9,30,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠C9
2016,10,01,00,00
FW⁠⁠	0	1	1 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠IM
2016,10,01,01,00
TSM⁠⁠	1	0	1 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠SSG
2016,10,01,02,00
RNG⁠⁠	1	0	1 October 2016 02:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,02,0019:0004:0011:00	⁠⁠SPY
2016,10,01,03,00
H2K⁠⁠	1	0	1 October 2016 03:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,03,0020:0005:0012:00	⁠⁠ITZ
2016,10,01,04,00
EDG⁠⁠	1	0	1 October 2016 04:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,04,0021:0006:0013:00	⁠⁠ahq

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[showhide] Day 3
Sat 1 OctSun 2 OctSun 2 Oct2016,10,01,23,00 - 2016,10,02,04,00

Sat 2016-10-01
Sun 2016-10-02
Sun 2016-10-02
2016,10,01,23,00
CLG⁠⁠	0	1	1 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,01,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠ANX
2016,10,02,00,00
ROX⁠⁠	1	0	2 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠G2
2016,10,02,01,00
FW⁠⁠	0	1	2 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠C9
2016,10,02,02,00
IM⁠⁠	0	1	2 October 2016 02:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,02,0019:0004:0011:00	⁠⁠SKT
2016,10,02,03,00
SPY⁠⁠	0	1	2 October 2016 03:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,03,0020:0005:0012:00	⁠⁠TSM
2016,10,02,04,00
RNG⁠⁠	0	1	2 October 2016 04:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,04,0021:0006:0013:00	⁠⁠SSG

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[showhide] Day 4
Sun 2 OctMon 3 OctMon 3 Oct2016,10,02,23,00 - 2016,10,03,04,00

Sun 2016-10-02
Mon 2016-10-03
Mon 2016-10-03
2016,10,02,23,00
ahq⁠⁠	1	0	2 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,02,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠ITZ
2016,10,03,00,00
EDG⁠⁠	1	0	3 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,03,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠H2K
2016,10,03,01,00
ANX⁠⁠	1	0	3 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,03,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠G2
2016,10,03,02,00
CLG⁠⁠	1	0	3 October 2016 02:00:00 +0000-2016,10,03,02,0019:0004:0011:00	⁠⁠ROX
2016,10,03,03,00
SKT⁠⁠	0	1	3 October 2016 03:00:00 +0000-2016,10,03,03,0020:0005:0012:00	⁠⁠FW
2016,10,03,04,00
C9⁠⁠	1	0	3 October 2016 04:00:00 +0000-2016,10,03,04,0021:0006:0013:00	⁠⁠IM

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[showhide] Day 5
Thu 6 OctFri 7 OctFri 7 Oct2016,10,06,23,00 - 2016,10,07,05,00

Thu 2016-10-06
Fri 2016-10-07
Fri 2016-10-07
2016,10,06,23,00
G2⁠⁠	0	1	6 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,06,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠ROX
2016,10,07,00,00
ANX⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠CLG
2016,10,07,01,00
CLG⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠G2
2016,10,07,02,00
ANX⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 02:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,02,0019:0004:0011:00	⁠⁠ROX
2016,10,07,03,00
G2⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 03:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,03,0020:0005:0012:00	⁠⁠ANX
2016,10,07,04,00
ROX⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 04:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,04,0021:0006:0013:00	⁠⁠CLG
2016,10,07,05,00
ROX⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 05:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,05,0022:0007:0014:00	⁠⁠ANX

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[showhide] Day 6
Fri 7 OctSat 8 OctSat 8 Oct2016,10,07,23,00 - 2016,10,08,05,00

Fri 2016-10-07
Sat 2016-10-08
Sat 2016-10-08
2016,10,07,23,00
EDG⁠⁠	1	0	7 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,07,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠ITZ
2016,10,08,00,00
ahq⁠⁠	0	1	8 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠H2K
2016,10,08,01,00
H2K⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠EDG
2016,10,08,02,00
ITZ⁠⁠	0	1	8 October 2016 02:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,02,0019:0004:0011:00	⁠⁠ahq
2016,10,08,03,00
ITZ⁠⁠	0	1	8 October 2016 03:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,03,0020:0005:0012:00	⁠⁠H2K
2016,10,08,04,00
ahq⁠⁠	0	1	8 October 2016 04:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,04,0021:0006:0013:00	⁠⁠EDG
2016,10,08,05,00
H2K⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 05:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,05,0022:0007:0014:00	⁠⁠EDG

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[showhide] Day 7
Sat 8 OctSat 8 Oct - Sun 9 OctSun 9 Oct2016,10,08,20,00 - 2016,10,09,01,00

Sat 2016-10-08
Sat 2016-10-08
Sun 2016-10-09
2016,10,08,20,00
SSG⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 20:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,20,0013:0022:0005:00	⁠⁠TSM
2016,10,08,21,00
SPY⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 21:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,21,0014:0023:0006:00	⁠⁠RNG
Sun 2016-10-09
2016,10,08,22,00
TSM⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠SPY
2016,10,08,23,00
SSG⁠⁠	1	0	8 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,08,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠RNG
2016,10,09,00,00
SPY⁠⁠	0	1	9 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠SSG
2016,10,09,01,00
RNG⁠⁠	1	0	9 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠TSM

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[showhide] Day 8
Sun 9 OctSun 9 Oct - Mon 10 OctMon 10 Oct2016,10,09,20,00 - 2016,10,10,01,00

Sun 2016-10-09
Sun 2016-10-09
Mon 2016-10-10
2016,10,09,20,00
IM⁠⁠	1	0	9 October 2016 20:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,20,0013:0022:0005:00	⁠⁠FW
2016,10,09,21,00
C9⁠⁠	0	1	9 October 2016 21:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,21,0014:0023:0006:00	⁠⁠SKT
Mon 2016-10-10
2016,10,09,22,00
C9⁠⁠	0	1	9 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠FW
2016,10,09,23,00
SKT⁠⁠	1	0	9 October 2016 23:00:00 +0000-2016,10,09,23,0016:0001:0008:00	⁠⁠IM
2016,10,10,00,00
IM⁠⁠	0	1	10 October 2016 00:00:00 +0000-2016,10,10,00,0017:0002:0009:00	⁠⁠C9
2016,10,10,01,00
FW⁠⁠	0	1	10 October 2016 01:00:00 +0000-2016,10,10,01,0018:0003:0010:00	⁠⁠SKT

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[showhide] Quarterfinals
Thu 13 Oct - Sun 16 OctFri 14 Oct - Mon 17 OctFri 14 Oct - Mon 17 Oct2016,10,13,22,00 - 2016,10,16,22,00

Thu 2016-10-13
Fri 2016-10-14
Fri 2016-10-14
2016,10,13,22,00
SSG⁠⁠	3	0	13 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,13,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠C9
Fri 2016-10-14
Sat 2016-10-15
Sat 2016-10-15
2016,10,14,22,00
SKT⁠⁠	3	1	14 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,14,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠RNG
Sat 2016-10-15
Sun 2016-10-16
Sun 2016-10-16
2016,10,15,22,00
ROX⁠⁠	3	1	15 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,15,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠EDG
Sun 2016-10-16
Mon 2016-10-17
Mon 2016-10-17
2016,10,16,22,00
H2K⁠⁠	3	0	16 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,16,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠ANX

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[showhide] Semifinals
Fri 21 Oct - Sat 22 OctSat 22 Oct - Sun 23 OctSat 22 Oct - Sun 23 Oct2016,10,21,22,00 - 2016,10,22,22,00

Fri 2016-10-21
Sat 2016-10-22
Sat 2016-10-22
2016,10,21,22,00
SKT⁠⁠	3	2	21 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,21,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠ROX
Sat 2016-10-22
Sun 2016-10-23
Sun 2016-10-23
2016,10,22,22,00
SSG⁠⁠	3	0	22 October 2016 22:00:00 +0000-2016,10,22,22,0015:0000:0007:00	⁠⁠H2K

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[showhide] Finals
Sat 29 OctSun 30 OctSun 30 Oct2016,10,29,23,30 - 2016,10,29,23,30

Sat 2016-10-29
Sun 2016-10-30
Sun 2016-10-30
2016,10,29,23,30
SKT⁠⁠	3	2	29 October 2016 23:30:00 +0000-2016,10,29,23,3016:3001:3008:30	⁠⁠SSG

VODs & Match Links[]

[show allhide all] VODs & Match Links
[showhide] Day 1
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠CLG	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠ANX	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠ahq	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ITZ	⁠⁠EDG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠SPY	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠RNG	0 - 1	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 2
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠C9	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠FW	⁠⁠IM	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠SSG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠SPY	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠ITZ	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠ahq	1 - 0	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 3
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠CLG	⁠⁠ANX	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠G2	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠FW	⁠⁠C9	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠IM	⁠⁠SKT	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SPY	⁠⁠TSM	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠SSG	0 - 1	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 4
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠ahq	⁠⁠ITZ	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠H2K	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ANX	⁠⁠G2	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠CLG	⁠⁠ROX	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠FW	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠IM	1 - 0	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 5
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠ROX	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ANX	⁠⁠CLG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠CLG	⁠⁠G2	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ANX	⁠⁠ROX	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠ANX	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠CLG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠ANX	1 - 0	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 6
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠EDG	⁠⁠ITZ	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ahq	⁠⁠H2K	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠EDG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ITZ	⁠⁠ahq	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ITZ	⁠⁠H2K	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠ahq	⁠⁠EDG	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠EDG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 7
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠TSM	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SPY	⁠⁠RNG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠SPY	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠RNG	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SPY	⁠⁠SSG	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠RNG	⁠⁠TSM	1 - 0	Link	Vod
[showhide] Day 8
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠IM	⁠⁠FW	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠SKT	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠FW	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠IM	1 - 0	Link	Vod
⁠⁠IM	⁠⁠C9	0 - 1	Link	Vod
⁠⁠FW	⁠⁠SKT	0 - 1	Link	Vod
[showhide] Quarterfinals
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠C9	3 - 0	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠RNG	3 - 1	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod
⁠⁠ROX	⁠⁠EDG	3 - 1	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod
⁠⁠H2K	⁠⁠ANX	3 - 0	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
[showhide] Semifinals
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠ROX	3 - 2	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠H2K	3 - 0	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
[showhide] Finals
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠SSG	3 - 2	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod
				Vod

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

BR

Brazil

CN

China

CIS

EU

Europe

KR

Korea

NA

North America

LMS

Qualified

1

3

1

3

2

Quarterfinals

2

1

3

1

Semifinals

1

3

Finals

2

Winner

1

Players[]

Nationality
Country of Birth
Residency

Brazil

Canada

China

Croatia

Denmark

Greece

Hong Kong

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Taiwan

Ukraine

United States

Qualified

5

2

7

1

8

1

2

1

2

1

26

1

10

3

8

Quarterfinals

1

6

1

2

1

2

21

3

2

Semifinals

1

2

1

16

Finals

10

Winner

5

Brazil

Canada

China

Croatia

Denmark

France

Greece

Hong Kong

Philippines

Poland

Romania

Russia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Taiwan

Ukraine

United States

Qualified

5

2

8

1

8

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

25

1

10

3

6

Quarterfinals

1

6

1

2

1

2

21

3

2

Semifinals

1

2

1

16

Finals

10

Winner

5

BR

Brazil

CN

China

CIS

EU

Europe

KR

Korea

NA

North America

LMS

Qualified

5

9

5

14

25

12

10

Quarterfinals

6

5

21

3

Semifinals

4

16

Finals

10

Winner

5

Note: Only the 5 players who played the most games for each team are counted.

Regional Records[]

	BR ⁠⁠	CIS ⁠⁠	CN ⁠⁠	EU ⁠⁠	KR ⁠⁠	NA ⁠⁠	LMS ⁠⁠	Total	WR %
BR ⁠⁠		0 - 0	1 - 1	0 - 2	0 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 2	1 - 5	16.67%
CIS ⁠⁠	0 - 0		0 - 0	1 - 4	1 - 2	2 - 0	0 - 0	4 - 6	40%
CN ⁠⁠	1 - 1	0 - 0		2 - 3	2 - 10	2 - 2	4 - 0	11 - 16	40.74%
EU ⁠⁠	2 - 0	4 - 1	3 - 2		0 - 7	0 - 4	1 - 1	10 - 15	40%
KR ⁠⁠	0 - 0	2 - 1	10 - 2	7 - 0		7 - 2	1 - 1	27 - 6	81.82%
NA ⁠⁠	0 - 0	0 - 2	2 - 2	4 - 0	2 - 7		1 - 1	9 - 12	42.86%
LMS ⁠⁠	2 - 0	0 - 0	0 - 4	1 - 1	1 - 1	1 - 1		5 - 7	41.67%

Note: Each individual game of the tournament in which a team from one region plays a team from another is included. Games between teams from the same region are not included, so there may be some discrepancy between the sum of individual team records within a region and the net records shown here.

Media[]

Streams[]

Due to a high volume of content, click here for articles, interviews, and videos.

Announcements[]

February 16, 2016 World Championship hits North America
April 15, MSI 2016 Update and Worlds 2016 Implications
July 13, How to get your 2016 World Championship Tickets
July 18, Worlds 2016 - Group Stage tickets
July 25, Worlds 2016 - Quarterfinals tickets
August 1, Worlds 2016 - Semifinals tickets
August 8, Worlds 2016 - Finals tickets
September 8, Last Chance: Worlds 2016 Tickets
September 10, Group Draw Show Results
September 10, Group Stage Draw
September 15, Worlds 2016: On-Air Team
September 28, Player Experience Streams for Worlds 2016
October 9, Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds Prize Pool
October 11, Coke Esports returns with World Finals big-screen viewing parties
October 13, Worlds Quarterfinals Alt Streams
October 21, Worlds Semifinals Alt Streams
October 25, Worlds 2016: Finals Survival Guide
October 25, Win a gaming chair used throughout Worlds 2016!
October 27, Worlds Finals Alt Streams
October 27, Riot partners with Acer for Worlds 2016 and the All-Star Event
October 28, Update: Fan Contributions to Worlds Prize Pool

Peak Viewers[]

Data about number of viewers is based on information from Esports Charts^[2]:

The tournament's Overall peak was 28 263 260 viewers
The tournament's peak Without Chinese viewers was 1 585 072 viewers
English streams peak was 922 673 viewers
Russian streams peak was 16 015 viewers
Chinese streams peak was 26 820 666 viewers
Twitch.tv peak was 971 092 viewers

Additional Links[]

Locations & Broadcast[]

Group Stage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
San Francisco, CA	Chicago, IL	New York, NY	Los Angeles, CA
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium	The Chicago Theatre	Madison Square Garden	Staples Center
Capacity - 7,000	Capacity - 3,880	Capacity - 18,200	Capacity - 18,188

99 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102	175 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60601	4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001	1111 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015

On-Air Talent[]

Riot
- English
  - North America (NA LCS)
    - Casters/Analysts - Rivington, Phreak, Jatt, Kobe, Zirene, Dash, PastryTime, and Azael
    - Player Experience Guest Analysts - Matt, Inori, Froggen, Alex Ich, Gate, KiWiKiD, and zig
  - Europe (EU LCS) - Quickshot, Deficio, Sjokz, Krepo, PiraTechnics, Pulse, Stress, and Tsepha
  - Korea (LCK) - PapaSmithy (OGN) and LastShadow (SPOTV)
  - Oceania (LPL/OPL) - Atlus, Rusty, Spawn, and Froskurinn
  - Taiwan (LMS) - Clement Chu (Garena)
- Spanish
  - Latin America (CLS/CLN) - Corsario, Rafamaik, XavyBecker, Skyshock, Nosfeh, JJ EX, and Raytone
- Portuguese
  - Brazil (CBLOL)
    - Casters/Analysts - Schaeppi, Toboco, Tixinha, Skeat, Melao13, gstv1 and Gustavo Docil
    - Guest - Kami
- Korean
  - Korea (OGN)
    - Guest Analysts - CloudTemplar, Spirit, Acorn, GBM, and Jeon Yong-jun (전용준)
- Taiwanese
  - Garena (LMS)
    - Guest Analysts - Lilballz and Mistake
- Cantonese
  - iGamers (LMS)
    - Casters/Analysts - Gavin, Colour, LoSing, and DexterW
- Russian
  - Commonwealth of Independent States (LCL)
    - Casters - Olsior and ATRemains
    - Analysts - Cpt Coldstar, FlashInTheNight, CowBoyZak and Genes1s
    - Guests - LeX and Archie2b

References[]

↑ MSI 2016 Update and Worlds 2016 Implications lolesports.com
↑ 2016 World Championship esc.watch

[1] MSI 2016 Update and Worlds 2016 Implications lolesports.com

[2] 2016 World Championship esc.watch

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Worlds 2016

Contents

Overview[]

Format[]

Prize Pool[]

Tournament MVP[]

Participants[]

Results[]

Group Stage[]

Playoffs[]

Player of the Series[]

Match Schedule[]

VODs & Match Links[]

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

Players[]

Regional Records[]

Media[]

Streams[]

Announcements[]

Peak Viewers[]

Additional Links[]

Locations & Broadcast[]

On-Air Talent[]

References[]

Fan Feed