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| Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | Riot Games |
| Location & Dates | |
| Region | International |
| Event Type | Offline |
| Country | United States |
| Address | Riot North American Studios 12312 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
| Start Date | 2018-07-05 |
| End Date | 2018-07-08 |
| Broadcast | |
| Streams | Twitch Full List |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar |
Overview
Format
- Group Stage
- Each EU team plays each NA team once
- Matches are best of one
- Finals - Relay Race
- Every team plays at least once in a best of five to determine a winning region with the following parameters:
- The better performing region from groups gets to counter pick teams for the first three games
- For the final two games, teams for each region will be selected at the same time with no chance of counter picks
- Every team plays at least once in a best of five to determine a winning region with the following parameters:
Prize Pool
$ 75,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $20,000€17,151.50 | 26.67% |  Fnatic |
 G2 Esports | |||
 Splyce | |||
 2 | $5,000€4,287.88 | 6.67% |  Team Liquid |
 Echo Fox | |||
 100 Thieves |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on Jul 5, 2018, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.857575 Euros
Participants
Results
Group Stage
Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU Standings | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 |  Europe LCS | 5 - 4 | 56% | |
| 2 |  North America LCS | 4 - 5 | 44% | |
2v2 Matches
Best of the West 2v2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
2
Finals
Bracket Stage
Finals
EU LCS
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3 | 1 |  NA LCS
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G2 |
0 | 1 |  FOX
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FNC |
1 | 0 |  100T
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SPY |
1 | 0 |  TL
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| FNC |
1 | 0 | FOX
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AR URF Showmatch
Participants
Pigeon's Peeps   |
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Huni |
Levi |
Pobelter |
Doublelift |
aphromoo |
Results
Finals
PIGE
PIGE1
OTHE
OTHE0
Match Schedule
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| Thu 5 JulThu 5 Jul - Fri 6 JulFri 6 Jul2018,7,05,19,30 - 2018,7,05,22,30 | |||||
| Thu 2018-07-05 | |||||
| Thu 2018-07-05 | |||||
| Fri 2018-07-06 | |||||
| 2018,7,05,19,30 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,05,19,3012:3021:3004:30 | FOX | |
| 2018,7,05,20,30 | |||||
| TL | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,05,20,3013:3022:3005:30 | SPY | |
| 2018,7,05,21,30 | |||||
| G2 | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,05,21,3014:3023:3006:30 | 100T | |
| Fri 2018-07-06 | |||||
| 2018,7,05,22,30 | |||||
| FOX | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,05,22,3015:3000:3007:30 | SPY | |
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| Fri 6 JulFri 6 Jul - Sat 7 JulSat 7 Jul2018,7,06,19,30 - 2018,7,06,23,30 | |||||
| Fri 2018-07-06 | |||||
| Fri 2018-07-06 | |||||
| Sat 2018-07-07 | |||||
| 2018,7,06,19,30 | |||||
| TL | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,06,19,3012:3021:3004:30 | FNC | |
| 2018,7,06,20,30 | |||||
| G2 | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,06,20,3013:3022:3005:30 | FOX | |
| 2018,7,06,21,30 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,06,21,3014:3023:3006:30 | 100T | |
| Sat 2018-07-07 | |||||
| 2018,7,06,22,30 | |||||
| TL | 0 | 1 | 2018,7,06,22,3015:3000:3007:30 | G2 | |
| 2018,7,06,23,30 | |||||
| 100T | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,06,23,3016:3001:3008:30 | SPY | |
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| Sat 7 JulSat 7 Jul - Sun 8 JulSun 8 Jul2018,7,07,19,30 - 2018,7,07,22,30 | |||||
| Sat 2018-07-07 | |||||
| Sat 2018-07-07 | |||||
| Sun 2018-07-08 | |||||
| 2018,7,07,19,30 | |||||
| G2 | 0 | 1 | 2018,7,07,19,3012:3021:3004:30 | FOX | |
| 2018,7,07,20,30 | |||||
| 100T | 0 | 1 | 2018,7,07,20,3013:3022:3005:30 | FNC | |
| 2018,7,07,21,30 | |||||
| SPY | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,07,21,3014:3023:3006:30 | TL | |
| Sun 2018-07-08 | |||||
| 2018,7,07,22,30 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 0 | 2018,7,07,22,3015:3000:3007:30 | FOX | |
VODs & Match Links
Media
Streams
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Articles & Videos
- July 3, Rift Rivals Flowchart: A Guide to Fandom by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
- July 4, LoL Rift Rivals Power Rankings: NA vs EU by Darin Kwilinski and Emily Rand on ESPN
- July 6, The battle for the west has begun—these are the best teams at Rift Rivals so far by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- July 6, Narrative Wake Episode 37: 100 Thieves and 30 Guys (feat. cabramaravilla) by Thorin and Kelsey Moser on YouTube
- July 10, Fnatic's Bwipo: "I feel like we have a lot of individually strong mechanical players and we're not scared to fight." by Emily Rand on ESPN
- July 11, It’s official: EU > NA by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- July 11, The Doublelift curse, where my adc's at, Rekkles benches himself, and more - Hotline League 35 by Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 18, The hangover of Rift Rivals by Emily Rand on ESPN
Interviews
- June 29, Playing for the Academy and Now the Starters. 100 Thieves Levi and Brandini Speaks About the 2018 Rift Rivals with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, James "Bick" Hong, and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- July 2, 100 Thieves pr0lly Talks About Roster Changes Hours Before Meteos' Tweet. with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 2, 100T Ssumday thoughts on Rift Rivals "I have a lot of complaints. (Laughs) Still, it was the team’s decision, so I’m going with that." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 3, TL Cain: "Doublelift’s performance is not as good as you think when it comes to playing other champions. He is in the process of practicing it." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 3, Echo Fox Huni: "I will show everyone that NA is better than EU. NA’s performance at MSI was pretty bad but that is because I wasn’t there (laughs)" with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 5, FNC Caps: "Honestly, I think my team will sub me down bot lane and I’ll s*** on Doublelift (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 6, Doublelift: "Fnatic & G2 look super strong. EU is decently ahead in terms of meta adaptation." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 6, Huni: "I told Rekkles to try gold funneling, Vayne top, or literally anything he wanted to." with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 6, Olleh views Rift Rivals as his revenge match against Fnatic with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 7, G2 Perkz: "The sky is blue...airplanes can fly... EU players are better than NA players." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 7, Broxah: “When we play Team Liquid, it’s always really hype because we are so close skill-wise.” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 7, Jankos: "With Nocturne you can kill people, but with Braum, you can make them really mad." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 7, G2 Wadid Gives His Thoughts On Perkz/EU Team's Culture And What He Felt In NA. with Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim, James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 7, TL Pobelter: "There are no good mid laners in NA, unfortunately." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 7, Perkz: I think NA solo queue is really horrible, I don't know how to fix it with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 8, Nisqy: "NA teams play slowly. They think they have time. Whereas EU teams just go in." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 8, Dardoch, Xmithie, Pobelter and more NA players reflect on what went wrong for them at Rift Rivals with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 8, sOAZ And Hylissang: "I believe the way for NA to improve is to pick Heimerdinger because that champion is really broken (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 8, Doublelift and Olleh: "There will be a moment when an American team, hopefully Team Liquid, will shine, and it will all be worth it." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 9, Wadid delivers banter towards Jankos: "Braum isn't that hard to play, which is why I play Rakan!" with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 9, FNC Bwipo Compares NA Trash Talk To EU: "In EU, it is more like 'You dirty inter' (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- July 9, Rekkles: why he benched HIMSELF, NA's impending ADC doom, and more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 10, Kasing: "I appreciate every single comment from you fans, negative and positive" with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- July 10, Soaz: why TEEMO and Shaco won't be competitive even if Heimerdinger is with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 11, Jankos says NA has worse mechanics, maybe because they suck with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 11, Caps believes Rift Rivals will help EU prepare for Worlds with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 11, Ovilee on Rift Rivals, that time she cried at LCS, and anime escape rooms with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 12, Dardoch: NA is stronger in standard play, EU understands the new niche meta more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 12, Doublelift, Rekkles, Perkz eat crab, talk life and death of MARKSMEN with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- July 16, Caps about Jetlag from Rift Rivals: “Dylan didn't sleep for 30 hours before our game vs. Splyce” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- July 17, Odoamne: "LA is sucking you into this vacation mode. That's probably why you suck once you go to NA" with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
Announcements
- April 20, Rift Rivals: NA vs. EU Returns
Additional Content
- July 12, Rift Rivals by the numbers: How it went wrong for NA by ESPN Stats and Info
Additional Links
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 234 196 |
| English Streams | 174 083 |
| Russian Streams | 952 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 170 753 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 2 549 330 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 151 445 |