Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki
Advertisement
Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki
Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki
205,080
pages
in: American Tournaments, Competitions, Premier Events

Worlds Season 2

Sign in to edit
v · eSeason 2 World Championship Cycle
International
  • Season 2 World Championship
Regional Finals
South Korea
South East Asia & Taiwan
Europe
Open Circuits
2011 MLG
2012 MLG
IPL
IEM
v · eRiot Games' League of Legends World Championship
World Championships
Main Event
Regional Finals
Overview
Team Rosters
Picks & Bans
Scoreboards
VODs
Match History
Champion Stats
Player Stats
Season 2 World Championship
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
Location & Dates
Region
INT
International
Event TypeOffline
Country
United States
AddressLos Angeles, California
Start Date2012-10-04
End Date2012-10-13
Broadcast
ScheduleSpoiler-Free Schedule
Export to Google Calendar
Social Media & Links

The Season 2 World Championship was held in early October of 2012 in Los Angeles, California to conclude the $5 million USD season. Twelve qualifying teams from around the world participated in the championship, which boasted the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports tournaments at $2 million USD. The grand finals took place on October 13 at the Galen Center on the campus of the University of Southern California, while all group stage, quarterfinal, and semifinal matches took place the week before, between October 4 and 6th. The matches were cast by Deman, Phreak, Jatt, and Rivington while the event being hosted by veteran hosts Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham and Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico.[1][2] 8.2 million viewers tuned in to the World Championship broadcast, with a maximum of 1.1 million concurrent viewers, making the Season 2 World Championship the most watched esports event in history at the time.[3] This record was later surpassed by the Season 3 World Championship.[4]

Overview

Format

  • Of the five first seeds (Team SoloMid, Moscow Five, Team WE, Taipei Assassins, and Azubu Frost) a random drawing was done to determine which four teams skip the group stage
    • The random drawing determined that Azubu Frost would go to the group stage while the others received a bye
  • Eight teams were divided into two groups of four
  • Group stage was round robin, best of one matches
  • Top two teams of each group advance to the bracket stage
    • In case of a tie, a single sudden death elimination game would be played between the tied teams. In case of a three way tie, the teams would play a round robin until a winner is decided. [5]
  • Grand Finals were best of five, all other bracket matches were best of three
  • All matches were played on the v1.0.0.147 World Championship Hotfix Patch with Rengar, Syndra and Kha'Zix globally banned.[6]

Prize Pool

$ 2,000,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:

Local • Euro
PlacePrizePrize (%)Team
1$1,000,000€770,00050%⁠⁠Taipei Assassins
2$250,000€192,50012.5%⁠⁠Azubu Frost
3-4$150,000€115,5007.5%⁠⁠Moscow Five
⁠⁠CLG Europe
5-8$75,000€57,7503.75%⁠⁠Invictus Gaming
⁠⁠NaJin Sword
⁠⁠TSM
⁠⁠Team WE
9-10$50,000€38,5002.5%⁠⁠CLG Prime
⁠⁠Saigon Jokers
11-12$25,000€19,2501.25%⁠⁠SK Gaming
⁠⁠Dignitas

Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on October 13, 2012, as follows:

  • $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.77 Euros

Participants

Qualifications
Region Seed Team Qualification Date Qualification Path
CN
China		 1 ⁠⁠Team WE ??? China Circuit Points
2 ⁠⁠Invictus Gaming 2012-07-27 Season 2 China Regional Finals
EU
Europe		 1 ⁠⁠Moscow Five 2012-08-18 Season 2 Europe Regional Finals
2 ⁠⁠SK Gaming
3 ⁠⁠CLG Europe 2012-08-19
KR
Korea		 1 ⁠⁠Azubu Frost 2012-09-08 Champions 2012 Summer Champion
2 ⁠⁠NaJin Sword 2012-09-21 Season 2 Korea Regional Finals
NA
North America		 1 ⁠⁠TSM 2012-09-01 Season 2 North America Regional Finals
2 ⁠⁠Dignitas
3 ⁠⁠CLG Prime 2012-09-02
SEA
Southeast Asia		 1 ⁠⁠Saigon Jokers 2012-09-09 Season 2 Southeast Asia Regional Finals
LMS
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao		 1 ⁠⁠Taipei Assassins 2012-09-01 Season 2 Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao Regional Finals
Show RostersHide Rosters
Rosters By Game
Player Chart
⁠⁠


 Shy


 CloudTemplar


 RapidStar


 Woong


 MadLife
⁠⁠


 Wickd


 Snoopeh


 Froggen


 yellowpete


 Krepo
⁠⁠


 Voyboy


 HotshotGG


 bigfatlp


 Doublelift


 Chauster
⁠⁠


 Crumbzz


 IWDominate


 scarra


 imaqtpie


 Patoy
⁠⁠


 PDD


 illuSioN


 Zzitai


 Kid


 XiaoXiao
⁠⁠


 Darien


 Diamond


 Alex Ich


 Genja


 GoZu
⁠⁠


 MaKNooN


 Watch


 SSONG


 PraY


 Cain
⁠⁠


 QTV


 Violet


 NIXWATER


 Archie


 Junie
⁠⁠


 kev1n


 Araneae


 ocelotee


 YellOwStar


 Nyph1
⁠⁠


 Dyrus


 TheOddOne


 Reginald


 Chaox


 Xpecial
⁠⁠


 Stanley


 Lilballz


 Toyz


 Bebe


 MiSTakE
⁠⁠


 Caomei


 ClearLove


 Misaya


 Weixiao


 Fzzf
All-Star Showmatch Rosters
Team BLUE Team RED
Voyboy MaKNooN
Diamondprox illuSioN
ocelote scarra
Chaox Weixiao
Krepo Junie

Results

Group Stage

Group A
Legend
Playoffs
Eliminated
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
⁠⁠Azubu Frost
3 - 0100%3W
2
CN
⁠⁠Invictus Gaming
2 - 167%2W
3
NA
⁠⁠CLG Prime
1 - 233%1L
4
EU
⁠⁠SK Gaming
0 - 30%3L
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TotalWR %
⁠⁠
1 - 0 
1 - 0 
1 - 0 
3 - 0
100%
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
1 - 2
33.33%
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
1 - 0 
2 - 1
66.67%
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
0 - 3
0%
Group B
Legend
Playoffs
Eliminated
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
⁠⁠NaJin Sword
3 - 0100%3W
2
EU
⁠⁠CLG Europe
2 - 167%1W
3
SEA
⁠⁠Saigon Jokers
1 - 233%1L
4
NA
⁠⁠Dignitas
0 - 30%3L
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TotalWR %
⁠⁠
1 - 0 
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
2 - 1
66.67%
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
0 - 3
0%
⁠⁠
1 - 0 
1 - 0 
1 - 0 
3 - 0
100%
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
0 - 1 
1 - 2
33.33%

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
EU
⁠⁠M5
2
CN
⁠⁠iG
0
LMS
⁠⁠TPA
2
KR
⁠⁠NJ SWD
0
NA
⁠⁠TSM
0
KR
⁠⁠AZF
2
CN
⁠⁠WE
1
EU
⁠⁠CLG.EU
2
Semifinals
EU
⁠⁠M5
1
LMS
⁠⁠TPA
2
KR
⁠⁠AZF
2
EU
⁠⁠CLG.EU
1
Finals
LMS
⁠⁠TPA
3
KR
⁠⁠AZF
1

All-Star Showmatch

Showmatch
Team BLUE
1
Team RED
0

Controversy

During the World Championship Playoffs, five matches were found to have rule violations that required investigation. The five incidents all involved players looking away from their monitors and are as follows:

In the cases of Weixiao, Zz1tai, Dyrus, and Stanley, it was determined that the players gained no advantage and the first three players were issued warnings for unsportsmanlike conduct; Stanley was not given a warning since it was determined that he was adjusting to monitor glare. In the case of Woong, it was determined that his actions had an impact on the game, although not the overall outcome of the Azubu Frost vs. Team SoloMid match. Azubu Frost was issued a fine of $30,000 USD. More detailed information on each case can be found on Riot's official forum.

Match Schedule

Show AllHide All
Results|Schedule
CD|You|PST|CET|KST
[showhide]
Group Stage
Thu 4 OctThu 4 Oct - Fri 5 OctFri 5 Oct2012,10,04,16,00 - 2012,10,05,03,00
    
Thu 2012-10-04
Thu 2012-10-04
Fri 2012-10-05
2012,10,04,16,00
AZF⁠⁠102012,10,04,16,0009:0018:0001:00⁠⁠iG
2012,10,04,17,00
CLG.P⁠⁠012012,10,04,17,0010:0019:0002:00⁠⁠iG
2012,10,04,18,00
AZF⁠⁠102012,10,04,18,0011:0020:0003:00⁠⁠SK
2012,10,04,19,00
SK⁠⁠012012,10,04,19,0012:0021:0004:00⁠⁠CLG.P
2012,10,04,20,00
CLG.P⁠⁠012012,10,04,20,0013:0022:0005:00⁠⁠AZF
2012,10,04,21,00
SK⁠⁠012012,10,04,21,0014:0023:0006:00⁠⁠iG
Fri 2012-10-05
2012,10,04,22,00
DIG⁠⁠012012,10,04,22,0015:0000:0007:00⁠⁠CLG.EU
2012,10,04,23,00
NJ SWD⁠⁠102012,10,04,23,0016:0001:0008:00⁠⁠SAJ
2012,10,05,00,00
NJ SWD⁠⁠102012,10,05,00,0017:0002:0009:00⁠⁠CLG.EU
2012,10,05,01,00
DIG⁠⁠012012,10,05,01,0018:0003:0010:00⁠⁠SAJ
2012,10,05,02,00
CLG.EU⁠⁠102012,10,05,02,0019:0004:0011:00⁠⁠SAJ
2012,10,05,03,00
NJ SWD⁠⁠102012,10,05,03,0020:0005:0012:00⁠⁠DIG
[showhide]
Quarterfinals
Fri 5 Oct - Wed 10 OctFri 5 Oct - Thu 11 OctSat 6 Oct - Thu 11 Oct2012,10,05,19,00 - 2012,10,11,00,00
    
Fri 2012-10-05
Fri 2012-10-05
Sat 2012-10-06
2012,10,05,19,00
M5⁠⁠202012,10,05,19,0012:0021:0004:00⁠⁠iG
2012,10,05,21,00
TPA⁠⁠202012,10,05,21,0014:0023:0006:00⁠⁠NJ SWD
Sat 2012-10-06
2012,10,05,23,00
TSM⁠⁠022012,10,05,23,0016:0001:0008:00⁠⁠AZF
Wed 2012-10-10
Thu 2012-10-11
Thu 2012-10-11
2012,10,11,00,00
WE⁠⁠122012,10,11,00,0017:0002:0009:00⁠⁠CLG.EU
[showhide]
Semifinals
Wed 10 OctThu 11 OctThu 11 Oct2012,10,11,02,00 - 2012,10,11,04,00
    
Wed 2012-10-10
Thu 2012-10-11
Thu 2012-10-11
2012,10,11,02,00
M5⁠⁠122012,10,11,02,0019:0004:0011:00⁠⁠TPA
2012,10,11,04,00
AZF⁠⁠212012,10,11,04,0021:0006:0013:00⁠⁠CLG.EU
[showhide]
Finals
Sat 13 OctSun 14 OctSun 14 Oct2012,10,14,00,30 - 2012,10,14,00,30
    
Sat 2012-10-13
Sun 2012-10-14
Sun 2012-10-14
2012,10,14,00,30
TPA⁠⁠312012,10,14,00,3017:3002:3009:30⁠⁠AZF

VODs & Match Links

Regional Distribution

Teams

CN
China
EU
Europe
KR
Korea
NA
North America
SEA
SEA
LMS
LMS
Groups
232311
Quarterfinals
22211
Semifinals
211
Finals
11
Winner
1

Players

  • Nationality
  • Country of Birth

Armenia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Groups
1141021314102411015
Quarterfinals
112102111410413
Semifinals
112114541
Finals
154
Winner
14

Armenia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Groups
1131121314102411015
Quarterfinals
111112111410413
Semifinals
112114541
Finals
154
Winner
14
Players who played at least one game are listed here.

Regional Game Records

CN
⁠⁠
EU
⁠⁠
KR
⁠⁠
NA
⁠⁠
SEA
⁠⁠
LMS
⁠⁠		TotalWR %
CN
⁠⁠
2 - 4 
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
0 - 0 
0 - 0 
3 - 5
37.5%
EU
⁠⁠
4 - 2 
1 - 4 
1 - 1 
1 - 0 
1 - 2 
8 - 9
47.06%
KR
⁠⁠
1 - 0 
4 - 1 
4 - 0 
1 - 0 
1 - 5 
11 - 6
64.71%
NA
⁠⁠
0 - 1 
1 - 1 
0 - 4 
0 - 1 
0 - 0 
1 - 7
12.5%
SEA
⁠⁠
0 - 0 
0 - 1 
0 - 1 
1 - 0 
0 - 0 
1 - 2
33.33%
LMS
⁠⁠
0 - 0 
2 - 1 
5 - 1 
0 - 0 
0 - 0 
7 - 2
77.78%
Note: Each individual game 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

Broadcast Talent

English


  •  Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham – Host

  •  Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico – Host

  •  Leigh "Deman" Smith – Play-by-Play Caster

  •  Rivington "Rivington" Bisland III – Play-by-Play Caster

  •  David "Phreak" Turley – Play-by-Play Caster

  •  Joshua "Jatt" Leesman – Color Caster

Mandarin (Taiwan)


  •  Clement "Clement" Chu – Color Caster

Videos and Photos

v · eSeason 2 World Championship
Interviews
State of the League
ggChronicle
Chobra
Press Conf.
SK Gaming
Sjokz
Press Conf.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
IPL
Nick Allen
Press Conf.
Quarterfinals
Finals
Reign of Gaming
Tuck
Cyber Sports Network
TorcH
Seltzer
GameSpot
ESFI World
Yosef Bruer
Jeb Boone
Photos
Team Dignitas
Moscow Five
ESFI World
Penny Arcade
Leaguepedia
  • Event Gallery
RiotNarya

Articles

Previews

Live Coverage

Other

Recaps

Venues

Groups / Quarterfinals Semifinals / Finals
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA
L.A. Live Galen Center
Capacity - 2,300 Capacity - 10,258
800 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 3400 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90089

External Links

References

  1. ↑ RiotMagus Tweet twitter.com
  2. ↑ Slasher Tweet twitter.com
  3. ↑ Riot: League of Legends Season 2 Championships most watched eSports event of all timegamespot.com
  4. ↑ 'League of Legends' eSports finals watched by 32 million people
  5. ↑ RiotRedBeard Reddit Post reddit.com
  6. ↑ RiotMarcou Forum Post na.leagueoflegends.com
Fandom's League of Legends Esports wiki covers tournaments, teams, players, and personalities in League of Legends. Pages that were modified between April 2014 and June 2016 are adapted from information taken from Esportspedia.com. Pages modified between June 2016 and September 2017 are adapted from information taken from EsportsWikis.com. Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms
Advertisement