| 2012 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Dates | 18 May 2012–11 November 2012 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Host(s) |  Singapore |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taipei Assassins |
| Runner-up | Singapore Sentinels |
The GPL 2012 Season 1 was Asia's first regional and fully professional League of Legends league. [1] [2] [3] [4]
6 teams from 6 countries/areas
| Counties | Team(s) | ID |
|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | Saigon Jokers | SAJ |
 Philippines | Manila Eagles | ME |
 Malaysia | KL Hunters | KLH |
| Singapore | Singapore Sentinels | SGS |
 Thailand | Bangkok Titans | BKT |
| Taiwan | Taipei Assassins | TPA |
| # | Team | ~ | TPA | SGS | SAJ | KLH | ME | BKT | W | L | ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei Assassins | TPA | ~ | 7−1 | 8−0 | 8−0 | 7−1 | 8−0 | 38 | 2 | +36 | ||
| 2 | Singapore Sentinels | SGS | 1−7 | ~ | 8−0 | 5−3 | 8−0 | 7−1 | 29 | 11 | +18 | ||
| 3 | Saigon Joker | SAJ | 0−8 | 0−8 | ~ | 7−1 | 6−2 | 8−0 | 21 | 19 | +2 | ||
| 4 | KL Hunters | KLH | 0−8 | 3−5 | 1−7 | ~ | 5−3 | 7−1 | 16 | 22 | −4 | ||
| 5 | Manila Eagles | ME | 1−7 | 0−8 | 2−6 | 3−5 | ~ | 6−2 | 12 | 28 | −16 | ||
| 6 | Bangkok Titans | BKT | 0−8 | 1−7 | 0−8 | 1−7 | 2−6 | ~ | 4 | 34 | −30 |
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
| Singapore Sentinels | 2 | |||||
| Saigon Jokers | 0 | |||||
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | |||||
| Singapore Sentinels | 1 | |||||
| Taipei Assassins | W | |||||
| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | Taipei Assassins | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Singapore Sentinels | $7,000 |
| 3rd | Saigon Jokers | $6,500 |
| 4th | KL Hunters | $6,000 |
| 5th | Manila Eagles | $5,500 |
| 6th | Bangkok Titans | $5,000 |
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1 The 2020 Mid-Season Invitational was cancelled and replaced by the 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||
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