Worlds 2017

2017 World Championship
2017 World Championship
Tournament Information
Organizer	Riot Games
Rulebook	Rulebook
Location & Dates
Region	INTInternational
Event Type	Offline
Country	; China
Start Date	2017-09-23
End Date	2017-11-04
Broadcast
Streams	; Twitch ; ; Link
Social Media & Links

Overview

Play-In

Main Event

New to League

The 2017 Season World Championship is the conclusion of the 2017 League of Legends competitive season.

Overview[]

Format[]

24 teams are invited: [Show][Hide]

Play-In (Seeding Information)
- Group Stage (Round 1)
  - Twelve teams participate
  - Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding
  - Double Round Robin
  - Matches are best of one
  - Top two teams per group advance to Round 2
- Round 2
  - Eight teams participate
  - 1st place teams from the group stage each face a 2nd place team
  - Matches are best of five
  - Winners advance to Main Event
Group Stage
- Teams are divided into four groups (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
Patch Information: v7.18 with Ornn disabled.

Prize Pool[]

Initial prize pool $ 2,250,000 USD (approx. € 1,896,990 EUR)
25% of sales from Championship Ashe 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 19, the prize pool reached $ 4,072,101 USD^[1] (approx. € 3,502,007 EUR).
On November 2, the prize pool reached $ 4,596,591 USD^[2] (approx. € 3,942,407 EUR).
Final Prize pool: $ 4,946,970 USD^[3] (approx. € 4,177,196 EUR)

$ 4,946,970 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:

Local • Euro

Place	Prize	Prize (%)	Team
1	$1,855,114€1,595,398.04	37.5%	⁠⁠Samsung Galaxy
2	$667,841€574,343.26	13.5%	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1
3-4	$346,288€297,807.68	7%	⁠⁠RNG
3-4	$346,288€297,807.68	7%	⁠⁠Team WE
5-8	$197,879€170,175.94	4%	⁠⁠Longzhu Gaming
			⁠⁠Misfits Gaming
			⁠⁠Fnatic
			⁠⁠Cloud9
9-11	$111,307€95,724.02	2.25%	⁠⁠GIGABYTE Marines
			⁠⁠G2 Esports
			⁠⁠TSM
12-13	$86,571€74,451.06	1.75%	⁠⁠ahq eSports Club
12-13	$86,571€74,451.06	1.75%	⁠⁠EDward Gaming
14-16	$61,837€53,179.82	1.25%	⁠⁠Immortals
			⁠⁠Fenerbahçe
			⁠⁠Flash Wolves
17-20	$37,102€31,907.72	0.75%	⁠⁠Lyon Gaming
			⁠⁠HK Attitude
			⁠⁠Team oNe eSports
			⁠⁠Young Generation
21-24	$24,735€21,272.10	0.5%	⁠⁠Gambit Esports
			⁠⁠Dire Wolves
			⁠⁠Rampage
			⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers

Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on November 4, 2017, as follows:

$ 1 US Dollar = € 0.86 Euros

Participants[]

Qualified for Group Stage
Region	Seed	Pool	Team	Qualification Date	Qualification Path
KR Korea	1	1	⁠⁠Longzhu Gaming	2017-08-26	2017 LCK Summer Champion
	2	2	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	2017-08-19 (Q) 2017-08-26 (Seed)	2017 Championship Points
	3	2	⁠⁠Samsung Galaxy	2017-09-02	2017 Regional Finals
CN China	1	1	⁠⁠EDward Gaming	2017-08-26 (Q) 2017-09-01 (Seed)	2017 LPL Summer Champion
CN China	2	2	⁠⁠Royal Never Give Up	2017-08-25 (Q) 2017-09-01 (Seed)	2017 Championship Points
EU Europe	1	1	⁠⁠G2 Esports	2017-08-26 (Q) 2017-09-03 (Seed)	2017 EU LCS Summer Champion
EU Europe	2	2	⁠⁠Misfits Gaming	2017-08-27 (Q) 2017-09-03 (Seed)	2017 Championship Points
NA North America	1	2	⁠⁠TSM	2017-08-19 (Q) 2017-09-03 (Seed)	2017 NA LCS Summer Champion
NA North America	2	2	⁠⁠Immortals	2017-08-27 (Q) 2017-09-03 (Seed)	2017 Championship Points
LMS Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao	1	1	⁠⁠Flash Wolves	2017-08-06 (Q) 2017-08-25 (Seed)	2017 LMS Summer Champion
LMS Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao	2	2	⁠⁠ahq eSports Club	2017-08-20 (Q) 2017-08-25 (Seed)	2017 Championship Points
SEA Southeast Asia	1	2	⁠⁠GIGABYTE Marines	2017-08-26	2017 GPL Summer Champion
INT World Championship	Q	3	⁠⁠Cloud9	2017-09-28	Qualified from Play-In Stage
	Q	3	⁠⁠Fnatic	2017-09-28	Qualified from Play-In Stage
	Q	3	⁠⁠Fenerbahçe Esports	2017-09-29	Qualified from Play-In Stage
	Q	3	⁠⁠Team WE	2017-09-29	Qualified from Play-In Stage

Qualified for Play-In Stage
Region	Seed	Pool	Team	Qualification Date	Qualification Path
CN China	3	1	⁠⁠Team WE	2017-09-03	2017 Regional Finals
EU Europe	3	1	⁠⁠Fnatic	2017-09-10	2017 Regional Finals
NA North America	3	1	⁠⁠Cloud9	2017-09-10	2017 Regional Finals
LMS Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao	3	1	⁠⁠Hong Kong Attitude	2017-08-28	2017 Regional Finals
BR Brazil	1	2	⁠⁠Team oNe eSports	2017-09-02	2017 CBLOL Split 2 Champion
CIS CIS	1	2	⁠⁠Gambit Esports	2017-09-03	2017 LCL Summer Champion
SEA Southeast Asia	2	2	⁠⁠Young Generation	2017-08-27	2017 GPL Summer 2nd Place
TR Turkey	1	2	⁠⁠Fenerbahçe Esports	2017-08-19	2017 TCL Summer Champion
JP Japan	1	3	⁠⁠Rampage	2017-08-26	2017 LJL Summer Champion
LAN Latin America - North	1	3	⁠⁠Lyon Gaming	2017-08-26	2017 LLN Closing Champion
LAS Latin America - South	1	3	⁠⁠Kaos Latin Gamers	2017-08-19	2017 CLS Closing Champion
OCE Oceania	1	3	⁠⁠Dire Wolves	2017-09-02	2017 OPL Split 2 Champion

Results[]

Play-In Stage[]

Group Stage (Round 1)[]

Group A

Team

Games

Str

1

CN

⁠

⁠Team WE

4 - 0

100%

4W

2

LAN

⁠

⁠Lyon Gaming

2 - 2

50%

1W

3

CIS

⁠

⁠Gambit Esports

0 - 4

0%

4L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 4	0%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		0 - 2	2 - 2	50%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	2 - 0		4 - 0	100%

Group B

Team

Games

Str

1

NA

⁠

⁠Cloud9

4 - 0

100%

4W

2

BR

⁠

⁠Team oNe eSports

1 - 3

25%

1W

3

OCE

⁠

⁠Dire Wolves

1 - 3

25%

2L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		2 - 0	2 - 0	4 - 0	100%
⁠⁠	0 - 2		1 - 1	1 - 3	25%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	1 - 1		1 - 3	25%

Group C

Team

Games

Str

1

EU

⁠

⁠Fnatic

3 - 1

75%

1L

2

SEA

⁠

⁠Young Generation

2 - 2

50%

2W

3

LAS

⁠

⁠Kaos Latin Gamers

1 - 3

25%

3L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		2 - 0	1 - 1	3 - 1	75%
⁠⁠	0 - 2		1 - 1	1 - 3	25%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1		2 - 2	50%

Group D

Team

Games

Str

1

TR

⁠

⁠Fenerbahçe Esports

3 - 1

75%

1L

2

LMS

⁠

⁠Hong Kong Attitude

3 - 1

75%

2W

3

JP

⁠

⁠Rampage

0 - 4

0%

4L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	2 - 0	3 - 1	75%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		2 - 0	3 - 1	75%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	0 - 2		0 - 4	0%

Group B Tiebreaker

OCE

⁠

⁠DW

0

BR

⁠

⁠ONE

1

Group D Tiebreaker

LMS

⁠

⁠HKA

0

TR

⁠

⁠FB

1

Round 2[]

Match 1

Qualification Match

NA

⁠

⁠C9

3

LAN

⁠

⁠LYN

0

Match 2

Qualification Match

EU

⁠

⁠FNC

3

LMS

⁠

⁠HKA

0

Match 3

Qualification Match

TR

⁠

⁠FB

3

BR

⁠

⁠ONE

1

Match 4

Qualification Match

CN

⁠

⁠WE

3

SEA

⁠

⁠YGE

0

Click here for more information about the Play-In.

Main Event[]

Group Stage[]

Group A

Team

Games

Str

1

KR

⁠

⁠SK Telecom T1

5 - 1

83%

2W

2

NA

⁠

⁠Cloud9

3 - 3

50%

1W

3

LMS

⁠

⁠ahq eSports Club

2 - 4

33%

2L

3

CN

⁠

⁠EDward Gaming

2 - 4

33%

1L

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

Group B

Team

Games

Str

1

KR

⁠

⁠Longzhu Gaming

6 - 0

100%

6W

2

EU

⁠

⁠Fnatic

2 - 4

33%

2W

3

SEA

⁠

⁠GIGABYTE Marines

2 - 4

33%

2L

4

NA

⁠

⁠Immortals

2 - 4

33%

3L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	1 - 1	0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		1 - 1	0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1		0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	2 - 0	2 - 0		6 - 0	100%

Group C

Team

Games

Str

1

CN

⁠

⁠Royal Never Give Up

5 - 1

83%

2W

2

KR

⁠

⁠Samsung Galaxy

4 - 2

67%

1L

3

EU

⁠

⁠G2 Esports

3 - 3

50%

1W

4

TR

⁠

⁠Fenerbahçe Esports

0 - 6

0%

6L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 6	0%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		1 - 1	0 - 2	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	1 - 1		2 - 0	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	2 - 0	0 - 2		4 - 2	66.67%

Group D

Team

Games

Str

1

CN

⁠

⁠Team WE

5 - 1

83%

4W

2

EU

⁠

⁠Misfits Gaming

3 - 3

50%

2L

3

NA

⁠

⁠TSM

3 - 3

50%

1L

4

LMS

⁠

⁠Flash Wolves

1 - 5

17%

1W

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

Group B Tiebreaker[]

Tiebreaker

EU

⁠

⁠FNC

1

NA

⁠

⁠IMT

0

Tiebreaker

SEA

⁠

⁠GAM

0

EU

⁠

⁠FNC

1

Note: GIGABYTE Marines advances as the highest seed in the tiebreaker due to shortest combined game victory time.

Group D Tiebreaker[]

Group D Tiebreaker

EU

⁠

⁠MSF

1

NA

⁠

⁠TSM

0

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

3

EU

⁠

⁠MSF

2

CN

⁠

⁠RNG

3

EU

⁠

⁠FNC

1

KR

⁠

⁠LZ

0

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

3

CN

⁠

⁠WE

3

NA

⁠

⁠C9

2

Semifinals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

3

CN

⁠

⁠RNG

2

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

3

CN

⁠

⁠WE

1

Finals

KR

⁠

⁠SKT

0

KR

⁠

⁠SSG

3

Click here for more information about the Main Event.

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

BR

Brazil

CN

China

CIS

EU

Europe

JP

Japan

KR

Korea

LAN

LAS

NA

North America

OCE

Oceania

SEA

LMS

TR

Turkey

Qualified

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

2

3

1

Main

3

1

2

1

Quarterfinals

2

3

1

Semifinals

2

Finals

2

Winner

1

Players[]

Nationality
Country of Birth
Residency

Qualified

3

1

3

6

2

3

12

1

7

2

1

3

1

2

1

33

1

12

3

2

7

1

12

Qualified

3

1

3

6

3

14

1

7

2

1

3

1

2

1

33

1

12

3

2

6

1

12

BR

Brazil

CN

China

CIS

EU

Europe

JP

Japan

KR

Korea

LAN

LAS

NA

North America

OCE

Oceania

SEA

LMS

TR

Turkey

Qualified

6

12

4

15

3

33

3

7

10

5

12

16

3

Players who played at least one game are listed here.

Media[]

Announcements[]

February 7, 2017 International Events
February 7, 2017 World Championship Update
August 18, How Do Teams Qualify for Worlds 2017?
August 21, Which Teams Are Competing in the 2017 World Championship?
August 28, Worlds 2017: Wuhan International Tickets
September 6, The 2017 World Championship news and updates
September 6, Worlds 2017: A Procedural Guide to the Group Draw
September 6, Worlds 2017: Draw Show Primer
September 8, Meet the Worlds 2017 on-air team
September 14, Worlds 2017: Rebroadcast Schedule
September 22, Riot partners with T-Mobile for Worlds 2017
September 23, Emergency roster addition for 1907 Fenerbahçe
September 25, Tech Issues on Play-In Day 3
September 28, Worlds 2017: Quarterfinals International Tickets
September 28, Worlds 2017: Semifinals International Tickets
October 18, Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool

Other[]

For additional content, please see the stage-specific pages - Play-In and Main Event.

Venues[]

Play-In / Groups	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Wuhan, Hubei	Guangzhou, Guangdong	Shanghai	Beijing
Wuhan Gymnasium	Guangzhou Gymnasium	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center	Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Capacity - 13,000	Capacity - 10,000	Capacity - 18,000	Capacity - 80,000

Tiyu Rd, Caidian Dist., Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430056	783 Baiyun S Ave, Baiyun Dist., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510405	701 Yaoti Rd, Pudong Dist., Shanghai, China	1 National Stadium S Rd, Chaoyang Dist., Beijing, China, 100101

References[]

↑ Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool lolesports.com
↑ Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool lolesports.com
↑ 2017 Events by the Numbers lolesports.com

[1] Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool lolesports.com

[2] Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool lolesports.com

[3] 2017 Events by the Numbers lolesports.com

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Worlds 2017

Contents

Overview[]

Format[]

Prize Pool[]

Participants[]

Results[]

Play-In Stage[]

Group Stage (Round 1)[]

Round 2[]

Main Event[]

Group Stage[]

Group B Tiebreaker[]

Group D Tiebreaker[]

Playoffs[]

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

Players[]

Media[]

Announcements[]

Other[]

Venues[]

References[]

Fan Feed