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2014 NA Challenger Series
CS NA logo
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
Sponsor(s)American Express Serve
Coke Zero
Plantronics Gaming
Location & Dates
Region
NA
North America
Event TypeOnline/Offline
Country
United States
Address1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Stage 22
Manhattan Beach CA 90266
Start Date2014-01-17
End Date2014-08-24
Social Media & Links
Infobox Homepagelogo std

The 2014 NA Challenger Series is the first Challenger Series run by Riot Games.

Overview[]

The 2014 NA Challenger Series is a talent building league and a direct bridge into the LCS. Twenty teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder will be placed into five brackets of four, where the top five teams will be placed into Challenger Series #1. The teams will then play in a single elimination bracket; the top three teams from this bracket will advance into Challenger Series #2, where they will be joined by another five teams from another twenty team qualifier identical to the one for Challenger Series #1.

Teams earn points from finishes in each Challenger Series. The top six teams with the most points will compete against each other, where the top three will earn a spot in the next LCS Promotion Tournament.

The Challenger Series will air following each LCS broadcast on Thursday and Friday.

Format[]

The Challenger Series runs alongside the LCS for the entire 2014 season, with the Promotion Tournament serving as the window between both leagues. To participate in the Challenger Series, teams must first prove their worth by being one of the top 20 eligible teams on the Ranked 5s Team Ladder before the ladder freeze date. For each regular LCS split, there will be two Challenger Series that feeds top teams into the Challenger Playoffs based on cumulative points over both series. The Challenger Playoffs will crown that split’s champion and also promote three teams into the Promotion Tournament for their shot into the LCS.

  • Play-In 1

The top 20 teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder are split into five brackets of four. Each bracket plays down to one winner in a best-of-one series. One team from each bracket, a total of five, advances into Challenger Series 1.

  • Challenger Series #1

The top five teams from Play-In 1 and three pre-qualified teams who dropped from the Promotion Tournament compete in a six week series earning cash prizes and points based on their finish.

  • Play-In 2

Another set of top 20 teams are pulled from the Ranked 5s Team Ladder. After a best-of-one showdown, five more teams advance into Challenger Series 2.

  • Challenger Series #2

The top five teams from Play-In 2 and top three from Challenger Series 1 battle in another series bracket earning cash prizes and more points.

  • Challenger Playoffs

Top six teams with the highest points across both series are seeded into a playoff bracket. The playoffs hold a similar structure to the LCS playoffs. The winner is crowned the series champion and additionally, the top three teams advance into the Promotion Tournament.

  • Promotion Tournament

The bottom three teams of the LCS and the top three of Challenger Playoffs duke it out for a spot in the LCS with the LCS teams choosing their Challenger opponent. Winners of this tournament proceed into the LCS and losers are guaranteed a spot in the next Challenger Series.

Tournament Information[]

Prize Pool[]

Place Prize Team
Spring Playoffs Summer Playoffs
PlacementIcon11 $ 16,000 LMQlogo stdLMQ Team 8logo stdTeam 8
PlacementIcon22 $ 10,000 Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy
PlacementIcon33 $ 8,000 CompLexity.Blacklogo stdcompLexity.Black Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast
PlacementIcon44 $ 3,000 Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro
5/6 $ 1,250 VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv Gaming XDG Gaminglogo stdXDG Gaming
CompLexity.Redlogo stdcompLexity.Red Denial eSportslogo stdDenial eSports

Series Points[]

2014 Challenger Series
Place Spring Season Total Summer Season Total
Team Series 1 Series 2 Team Series 1 Series 2
1. LMQlogo stdLMQ 9 12 21 Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast 9 12 21
2. Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest 1 10 11 Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy 5 10 15
3. CompLexity.Blacklogo stdcompLexity.Black 7 2 9 Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro 7 7 14
3. Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy 1 8 9 Team 8logo stdTeam 8 - 8 8
5. VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv Gaming 1 7 8 XDG Gaminglogo stdXDG Gaming 4 2 6
6. CompLexity.Redlogo stdcompLexity.Red 5 2 7 Denial eSportslogo stdDenial eSports - 2 2
7. COGnitive Gaminglogo stdCOGnitive Gaming 4 - 4 COGnitive Gaminglogo stdCOGnitive Gaming - 2 2
8. Team 8logo stdTeam 8 - 2 2 Zenith Esportslogo stdZenith Esports - 2 2
8. Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro - 2 2 Area of Effect eSportslogo stdArea of Effect eSports 1 - 1
10. Y so E-Sportslogo stdy so E-Sports 1 - 1 Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest 1 - 1
10. - - - Team Green Forestlogo stdTeam Green Forest 1 - 1
10. - - - XDG Gaminglogo stdXDG Gaming 1 - 1
Place Points
Series 1 Series 2
1. 9 12
2. 7 10
3. 5 8
4. 4 7
5.-8. 1 2

Participants[]

Spring Season
Series 1 Series 2
Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest COGnitive Gaminglogo stdCOGnitive Gaming CompLexity.Blacklogo stdcompLexity.Black CompLexity.Redlogo stdcompLexity.Red
CompLexity.Blacklogo stdcompLexity.Black CompLexity.Redlogo stdcompLexity.Red LMQlogo stdLMQ Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy
Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy LMQlogo stdLMQ Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest Team 8logo stdTeam 8
VVv Gaming Whitelogo stdvVv Gaming White Y so E-Sportslogo stdy so E-Sports Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro VVv Gaminglogo stdvVv Gaming
Summer Season
Series 1 Series 2
Area of Effect eSportslogo stdArea of Effect eSports Cloud9 Tempestlogo stdCloud9 Tempest COGnitive Gaminglogo stdCOGnitive Gaming Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy
Curse Academylogo stdCurse Academy Frank Fang Gaminglogo stdFrank Fang Gaming Denial eSportslogo stdDenial eSports Team 8logo stdTeam 8
Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast Team Green Forestlogo stdTeam Green Forest Team Coastlogo stdTeam Coast Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro
Team LoLPrologo stdTeam LoLPro XDG Gaminglogo stdXDG Gaming Wazabi Gaminglogo stdWazabi Gaming Zenith Esportslogo stdZenith Esports

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