2019 League of Legends World Championship

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League of Legends
World Championship
2019
LoL Worlds 2019 Logo.png
Tournament information
Sport League of Legends
Location
  • France
  • Germany
  • Spain
DatesOctober 2–November 10
Administrator Riot Games
Tournament
format(s)
12 team double round-robin play-in stage
16 team double round-robin group stage
8 team single-elimination bracket
Venue(s)
4 (in 3 host cities)
Teams24
Final positions
Champion FunPlus Phoenix
Runner-up G2 Esports
Tournament statistics
AttendancePeak viewership: 43.982.055 [1]
MVP Gao "Tian" Tianliang (FunPlus Phoenix)
  2018
2020  

The 2019 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends . It was the ninth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from October 2, 2019, to November 10, 2019, in Berlin, Madrid and Paris. [2] Twenty four teams from 13 regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau with twelve of those teams having to reach the main event via a play-in stage.

Contents

"Phoenix" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Chrissy Costanza and Cailin Russo, while Blanke, Carpenter Brut, and 1788-L produced their own remix versions of "Phoenix". [3] [4] A virtual rap group named "True Damage" was unveiled by Riot Games during the ceremony, with Soyeon from (G)I-dle, Duckwrth, Thutmose, Keke Palmer and Becky G representing the group as its human counterpart and in the live performance of their debut song, "Giants", in the finals. [5]

Qualified teams

Based on the results of the Mid-Season Invitational and the World Championship in the year prior, with the 2018 MSI victory of Royal Never Give Up and 2018 Worlds victory of Invictus Gaming, the third seed team from China (LPL) will start in the group stage, replacing the third seed team from South Korea (LCK) that will now instead begin in the play-in stage. [6] Due to the merger of Latin America North's and Latin America South's professional leagues into a single league (LLA) and the results of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational, Vietnam (VCS) will have a direct spot in the group stage for the summer champions and an additional spot in the play-in stage for the summer runner-up, the same format used in 2017 Worlds. The summer champions of Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) have also been dropped to pool #2. [7]

RegionLeaguePathTeamIDPool
Starting in the main event's group stage
ChinaLPLSummer Champion Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FunPlus Phoenix FPX1
Most Championship Points Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Royal Never Give Up RNG2
Regional Finals Winner Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Invictus Gaming IG
EuropeLECSummer Champion Flag of Europe.svg G2 Esports G21
Regional Finals Winner Flag of Europe.svg Fnatic FNC2
North AmericaLCSSummer Champion Flag of the United States.svg Team Liquid TL1
Most Championship Points Flag of the United States.svg Cloud9 C92
South KoreaLCKSummer Champion Flag of South Korea.svg SK Telecom T1 SKT1
Most Championship Points Flag of South Korea.svg Griffin GRF2
TW/HK/MOLMSSummer Champion Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team JT2
Most Championship Points Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq e-Sports Club AHQ2
VietnamVCSSummer Champion Flag of Vietnam.svg GAM Esports GAM2
Starting in the play-in stage
EuropeLECRegional Finals Runner-up Flag of Europe.svg Splyce SPY1
North AmericaLCSRegional Finals Winner Flag of the United States.svg Clutch Gaming CG
South KoreaLCK Flag of South Korea.svg Damwon Gaming DWG
TW/HK/MOLMS Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude HKA
VietnamVCSSummer Runner-up Flag of Vietnam.svg Lowkey EsportsLK2
CISLCLSummer Champion Flag of Russia.svg Unicorns of Love UOL
Latin AmericaLLA Flag of Argentina.svg Isurus Gaming ISG
TurkeyTCL Flag of Turkey.svg Royal YouthRYL
BrazilCBLOL Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo eSports FLA3
JapanLJL Flag of Japan.svg DetonatioN FocusMe DFM
OceaniaOPL Flag of Australia (converted).svg MammothMMM
Southeast AsiaLST Flag of Thailand.svg MEGA Esports MG

Venues

Berlin, Madrid, Paris were the three cities chosen to host the competition.

Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain Flag of France.svg Paris, France
Play-in StageMain Group StageQuarterfinals & SemifinalsFinals
LEC StudioVerti Music Hall Palacio Vistalegre AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 174Capacity: 2,250Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 20,300
LEC Summer 2019 Week 3 - 03.jpg Friedrichshain Mercedes-Platz Verti Music Hall.jpg Madrid - Carabanchel - Palacio de Vistalegre 4.JPG Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 2007.jpg

Play-in stage

Groups

The group stage took place from 2 to 5 October, with matches beginning at 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) for the first leg and 12:00 for the second. Twelve teams were drawn into four groups of three, with each group playing a double round-robin format and all matches contested as best-of-one. When teams finished with identical win–loss and head-to-head records, a tiebreaker match was held to determine first or second place. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second round, while the third-place team was eliminated.

Group A
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Clutch Gaming532.600Advance to play-in knockouts
2Unicorns of Love633.500
3Mammoth523.400
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record 3) Tiebreaker match(es); 4) Total game victory time [a]
Group B
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Splyce431.750Advance to play-in knockouts
2Isurus Gaming422.500
3DetonatioN FocusMe413.250
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record 3) Tiebreaker match(es); 4) Total game victory time [a]
Group C
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Hong Kong Attitude431.750Advance to play-in knockouts
2Lowkey Esports422.500
3MEGA Esports413.250
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record 3) Tiebreaker match(es); 4) Total game victory time [a]
Group D
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1DAMWON Gaming4401.000Advance to play-in knockouts
2Royal Youth523.400
3Flamengo eSports514.200
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record 3) Tiebreaker match(es); 4) Total game victory time [a]

Knockouts

Round 1
October 7, 13:00 CEST
D1DAMWON Gaming3
C2Lowkey Esports1
October 7, 18:00 CEST
A1Clutch Gaming3
D2Royal Bandits0
October 8, 13:00 CEST
C1Hong Kong Attitude3
B2Isurus Gaming1
October 8, 18:00 CEST
B1Splyce3
A2Unicorns of Love2

Source: Dot Esports

Group stage

The group stage was held at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin from 12 to 20 October. Sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four, with teams from the same region not permitted to be placed in the same group. The stage was played in a double round-robin format, with all matches contested as best-of-one. In cases where teams finished with identical win–loss and head-to-head records, a tiebreaker match was held to determine first or second place. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, while the bottom two were eliminated. [2]

Group A
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Griffin651.833Advance to knockouts
2G2 Esports651.833
3Cloud9624.333
4Hong Kong Attitude606.000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group B
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1FunPlus Phoenix642.667Advance to knockouts
2Splyce642.667
3J Team633.500
4GAM Esports615.167
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group C
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1SK Telecom T1651.833Advance to knockouts
2Fnatic642.667
3Royal Never Give Up633.500
4Clutch Gaming606.000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group D
PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1DAMWON Gaming651.833Advance to knockouts
2Invictus Gaming642.667
3Team Liquid633.500
4ahq Esports Club606.000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage

The knockout stage featured eight teams drawn into a single-elimination bracket. All matches were contested as best-of-five series. Each first-place team from the group stage was matched against a second-place team from a different group. The first-place team selected the side for all odd-numbered games, while the second-place team chose the side for even-numbered games. Teams that had advanced from the same group were placed on opposite sides of the bracket, ensuring that they could not meet until the final.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
October 26
A1 Flag of South Korea.svg Griffin1
November 2
D2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Invictus Gaming3
D2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Invictus Gaming1
October 26
B1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FunPlus Phoenix3
B1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FunPlus Phoenix3
November 10
C2 Flag of Europe.svg Fnatic1
B1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FunPlus Phoenix3
October 27
A2 Flag of Europe.svg G2 Esports0
C1 Flag of South Korea.svg SK Telecom T13
November 3
B2 Flag of Europe.svg Splyce1
C1 Flag of South Korea.svg SK Telecom T11
October 27
A2 Flag of Europe.svg G2 Esports3
D1 Flag of South Korea.svg Damwon Gaming1
A2 Flag of Europe.svg G2 Esports3

Quarterfinals

QuarterfinalsOctober 26Griffin13Invictus GamingMadrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
0Game 11
0Game 21
1Game 30
0Game 41
QuarterfinalsOctober 26FunPlus Phoenix31FnaticMadrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
1Game 10
1Game 20
0Game 31
1Game 40
QuarterfinalsOctober 27SK Telecom T131SplyceMadrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
1Game 10
1Game 20
0Game 31
1Game 40
QuarterfinalsOctober 27Damwon Gaming13G2 EsportsMadrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
0Game 11
1Game 20
0Game 31
0Game 41

Semifinals

SemifinalsNovember 3Invictus Gaming13FunPlus PhoenixMadrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
0Game 11
1Game 20
0Game 31
0Game 41
SemifinalsNovember 3G2 Esports31SK Telecom T1Madrid, Spain 
    Source Palacio Vistalegre  
1Game 10
0Game 21
1Game 30
1Game 40

Final

FinalNovember 10FunPlus Phoenix30G2 EsportsParis, France 
    Source AccorHotels Arena  
1Game 10
1Game 20
1Game 30

Ranking

Team ranking

PlaceRegionTeamPS1PS2GSQFSFFinalsPrize (%)Prize (USD)
1stLPL Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg FunPlus Phoenix*4–23–13–13–037.5%$834,375
2ndLEC Flag of Europe.svg G2 Esports*5–13–13–10–313.5%$300,375
3rd–4thLCK Flag of South Korea.svg SK Telecom T15–13–11–37%$155,750
LPL Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Invictus Gaming4–23–11–3
5th–8thLCK Flag of South Korea.svg Damwon Gaming4–03–15–11–34%$89,000
LCK Flag of South Korea.svg Griffin*5–11–3
LEC Flag of Europe.svg Splyce*3–13–24–21–3
LEC Flag of Europe.svg Fnatic4–21–3
9th–12thLMS Flag of the Republic of China.svg J Team3–32.25%$50,062.50
LPL Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Royal Never Give Up3–3
LCS Flag of the United States.svg Team Liquid3–3
LCS Flag of the United States.svg Cloud92–4
13th–16thVCS Flag of Vietnam.svg GAM Esports1–51.25%$27,812.50
LMS Flag of the Republic of China.svg ahq e-Sports Club0–6
LMS Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Attitude3–13–10–6
LCS Flag of the United States.svg Clutch Gaming*2–23–00–6
17th–20thLCL Flag of Russia.svg Unicorns of Love*2–22–30.75%$16,687.50
VCS Flag of Vietnam.svg Lowkey Esports2–21–3
LLA Flag of Argentina.svg Isurus Gaming2–21–3
TCL Flag of Turkey.svg Royal Youth*1–30–3
21st–24thOPL Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mammoth*2–20.5%$11,125
CBLOL Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo eSports*1–3
LJL Flag of Japan.svg DetonatioN FocusMe1–3
LST Flag of Thailand.svg MEGA Esports1–3
PlaceRegionTeamPS1PS2GSQFSFFinalsPrize (%)Prize (USD)

Regional ranking

PlaceRegionLeagueTeamsPlay-in Round 1
(4 games total)
Play-in Round 2
(Best-of-five)
Group stage
(6 games total)
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-five)
Semifinals
(Best-of-five)
Finals
(Best-of-five)
1stChinaLPL3G3 teams
13W-7L
(65%)
2 teams
6W-2L
(75%)
2 teams
4W-4L
(50%)
3W-0L

(100%)

2ndEuropeLEC2G+1P1 team
3W-1L
(75%)*
1 team
3W-2L
(60%)
3 teams
13W-5L
(72.22%)
3 teams
5W-7L
(41.66%)
1 team

3W-1L

(75%)

0W-3L

(0%)

3rdKoreaLCK2G+1P1 team
4W-0L
(100%)*
1 team
3W-1L
(75%)
3 teams
15W-3L
(83.33%)
3 teams
5W-7L
(41.66%)
1 team

1W-3L

(25%)

4thNorth AmericaLCS2G+1P1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
1 team
3W-0L
(100%)
3 teams
5W-13L
(27.77%)
5thTW/HK/MOLMS2G+1P1 team
3W-1L
(75%)
1 team
3W-1L
(75%)
3 teams
3W-15L
(16.66%)
6thVietnamVCS1G+1P1 team
2W-2L
(50%)
1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
1 team
1W-5L
(16.66%)
7thCISLCL1P1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
1 team
2W-3L
(40%)
8thLatin AmericaLLA1P1 team
2W-2L
(50%)
1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
9thTurkeyTCL1P1 team
1W-3L
(25%)*
1 team
0W-3L
(0%)
10thOceaniaOPL1P1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
11th–13thBrazilCBLOL1P1 team
1W-3L
(25%)*
JapanLJL1P1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
Southeast AsiaLST1P1 team
1W-3L
(25%)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The total amount of time it took a team to win their games against all other teams in the tiebreaker

References

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