| 2014 | |
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Taiwan Singapore South Korea |
| Dates | September 18–October 19 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities)
|
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | $2,130,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Samsung Galaxy White |
| Runner-up | Star Horn Royal Club |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Attendance | 40,000+ (final) |
| MVP | Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong (Samsung Galaxy White) [1] |
The 2014 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament held from September 18 to October 19, 2014, for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends . It was the fourth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. Matches were held in Taipei, Singapore, Busan, and Seoul, with grand finals being at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. [2] The 16 teams qualified by either winning a major professional league or a regional qualifying tournament. There was a 16 team round-robin group stage followed by an 8 team single elimination bracket. The games were officially streamed on Twitch and Azubu in several languages and the finals were aired online on ESPN3.
Contents
- Teams
- Venues
- Group stage
- Knockout stage
- Final standings
- Viewership and attendance
- Racism incident
- References
- External links
The group stage began on September 18 in Taipei at the National Taiwan University Sports Center and concluded on September 28 in Singapore at the Singapore EXPO with eight teams advancing to the bracket stage. [3] The bracket stage started on October 3 in Busan, South Korea at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, and concluded on October 19 with the grand finals hosted at the 45,000-seats Seoul World Cup Stadium, [4] [5] where South Korean team Samsung Galaxy White beat the Chinese team Star Horn Royal Club to become the 2014 League of Legends world champions. [6] [ citation needed ]
American band Imagine Dragons contributed the theme song "Warriors" for the tournament, [7] and performed live on the grand finals stage in South Korea. [8] All games were made available for free via live streaming. [9]
The 2014 World Championship games were streamed live by 40 broadcast partners, and cast in 19 languages. The grand finals were watched by 27 million people, with concurrent viewership peaking at over 11 million viewers.
