2019 League of Legends World Championship

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.

League of Legends
World Championship
2019
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
Location
  • France
  • Germany
  • Spain
DatesOctober 2–November 10
AdministratorRiot 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
ChampionFunPlus Phoenix
Runner-upG2 Esports
Tournament statistics
AttendancePeak viewership: 43.982.055[1]
MVPGao "Tian" Tianliang (FunPlus Phoenix)
← 2018
2020 →

"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

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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]

Region League Path Team ID Pool
Starting in the main event's group stage
China LPL Summer Champion   FunPlus Phoenix FPX 1
Most Championship Points   Royal Never Give Up RNG 2
Regional Finals Winner   Invictus Gaming IG
Europe LEC Summer Champion   G2 Esports G2 1
Regional Finals Winner   Fnatic FNC 2
North America LCS Summer Champion   Team Liquid TL 1
Most Championship Points   Cloud9 C9 2
South Korea LCK Summer Champion   SK Telecom T1 SKT 1
Most Championship Points   Griffin GRF 2
TW/HK/MO LMS Summer Champion   J Team JT 2
Most Championship Points   ahq e-Sports Club AHQ 2
Vietnam VCS Summer Champion   GAM Esports GAM 2
Starting in the play-in stage
Europe LEC Regional Finals Runner-up   Splyce SPY 1
North America LCS Regional Finals Winner   Clutch Gaming CG
South Korea LCK   Damwon Gaming DWG
TW/HK/MO LMS   Hong Kong Attitude HKA
Vietnam VCS Summer Runner-up   Lowkey Esports LK 2
CIS LCL Summer Champion   Unicorns of Love UOL
Latin America LLA   Isurus Gaming ISG
Turkey TCL   Royal Youth RYL
Brazil CBLOL   Flamengo eSports FLA 3
Japan LJL   DetonatioN FocusMe DFM
Oceania OPL   Mammoth MMM
Southeast Asia LST   MEGA Esports MG

Venues

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

  Berlin, Germany   Madrid, Spain   Paris, France
Play-in Stage Main Group Stage Quarterfinals & Semifinals Finals
LEC Studio Verti Music Hall Palacio Vistalegre AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 174 Capacity: 2,250 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 20,300
       

Play-in stage

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  • Venue: LEC Studio, Berlin, Germany.[2]

Groups

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  • Date and time: October 2–5, began at 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) in the first leg and 12:00 in the second.
  • Twelve teams are drawn into four groups, with three teams in each group.
  • Double round robin, all matches are best-of-one.
  • If teams have same win–loss record and head to head, they will play a tie-breaker match for first or second-place.
  • The top two teams of each group advance to the second round. The third-place team is eliminated.
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Clutch Gaming 5 3 2 .600 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Unicorns of Love 6 3 3 .500
3 Mammoth 5 2 3 .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
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Splyce 4 3 1 .750 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Isurus Gaming 4 2 2 .500
3 DetonatioN FocusMe 4 1 3 .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
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Hong Kong Attitude 4 3 1 .750 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Lowkey Esports 4 2 2 .500
3 MEGA Esports 4 1 3 .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
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 DAMWON Gaming 4 4 0 1.000 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Royal Youth 5 2 3 .400
3 Flamengo eSports 5 1 4 .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

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  • Eight teams are drawn randomly into a single-elimination match, with first-place teams of each group facing second-place teams of another group.
  • All matches are best-of-five.
  • The first-place team chooses the side for all odd-numbered games, while the second-place team chooses the side of even-numbered games.
  • The winner advances to the main event group stage as pool #3.
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

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  • Venue: Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany[2]
  • Date: October 12–20.
  • Sixteen teams are drawn into four groups with four teams in each group. Teams of the same region cannot be placed in the same group.
  • Double round robin, all matches are best-of-one.
  • If teams have the same win–loss record and head-to-head record, a tiebreaker match is played for first or second place.
  • The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. The bottom two teams are eliminated.
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Griffin 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 G2 Esports 6 5 1 .833
3 Cloud9 6 2 4 .333
4 Hong Kong Attitude 6 0 6 .000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 FunPlus Phoenix 6 4 2 .667 Advance to knockouts
2 Splyce 6 4 2 .667
3 J Team 6 3 3 .500
4 GAM Esports 6 1 5 .167
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 SK Telecom T1 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 Fnatic 6 4 2 .667
3 Royal Never Give Up 6 3 3 .500
4 Clutch Gaming 6 0 6 .000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record
Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 DAMWON Gaming 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 Invictus Gaming 6 4 2 .667
3 Team Liquid 6 3 3 .500
4 ahq Esports Club 6 0 6 .000
Source: Dot Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage

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  • Eight teams are drawn into a single elimination bracket.
  • All matches are best-of-five.
  • The first-place team of each group is drawn against the second-place team of a different group.
  • The first-place team chooses the side for all odd-numbered games, while the second-place team chooses the side of even-numbered games.
  • Teams from same group will be on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning they cannot play each other until the Finals.
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
October 26
A1  Griffin1
November 2
D2  Invictus Gaming3
D2  Invictus Gaming1
October 26
B1  FunPlus Phoenix3
B1  FunPlus Phoenix3
November 10
C2  Fnatic1
B1  FunPlus Phoenix3
October 27
A2  G2 Esports0
C1  SK Telecom T13
November 3
B2  Splyce1
C1  SK Telecom T11
October 27
A2  G2 Esports3
D1  Damwon Gaming1
A2  G2 Esports3

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals October 26 Griffin 1 3 Invictus Gaming Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
0 Game 1 1
0 Game 2 1
1 Game 3 0
0 Game 4 1
Quarterfinals October 26 FunPlus Phoenix 3 1 Fnatic Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
1 Game 1 0
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
Quarterfinals October 27 SK Telecom T1 3 1 Splyce Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
1 Game 1 0
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
Quarterfinals October 27 Damwon Gaming 1 3 G2 Esports Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
0 Game 1 1
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
0 Game 4 1

Semifinals

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Semifinals November 3 Invictus Gaming 1 3 FunPlus Phoenix Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
0 Game 1 1
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
0 Game 4 1
Semifinals November 3 G2 Esports 3 1 SK Telecom T1 Madrid, Spain
   Source Palacio Vistalegre
1 Game 1 0
0 Game 2 1
1 Game 3 0
1 Game 4 0

Final

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Final November 10 FunPlus Phoenix 3 0 G2 Esports Paris, France
   Source AccorHotels Arena
1 Game 1 0
1 Game 2 0
1 Game 3 0

Ranking

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Team ranking

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  • (*) Not include tie-break games.
Place Region Team PS1 PS2 GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD)
1st LPL   FunPlus Phoenix* 4–2 3–1 3–1 3–0 37.5% $834,375
2nd LEC   G2 Esports* 5–1 3–1 3–1 0–3 13.5% $300,375
3rd–4th LCK   SK Telecom T1 5–1 3–1 1–3 7% $155,750
LPL   Invictus Gaming 4–2 3–1 1–3
5th–8th LCK   Damwon Gaming 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 4% $89,000
LCK   Griffin* 5–1 1–3
LEC   Splyce* 3–1 3–2 4–2 1–3
LEC   Fnatic 4–2 1–3
9th–12th LMS   J Team 3–3 2.25% $50,062.50
LPL   Royal Never Give Up 3–3
LCS   Team Liquid 3–3
LCS   Cloud9 2–4
13th–16th VCS   GAM Esports 1–5 1.25% $27,812.50
LMS   ahq e-Sports Club 0–6
LMS   Hong Kong Attitude 3–1 3–1 0–6
LCS   Clutch Gaming* 2–2 3–0 0–6
17th–20th LCL   Unicorns of Love* 2–2 2–3 0.75% $16,687.50
VCS   Lowkey Esports 2–2 1–3
LLA   Isurus Gaming 2–2 1–3
TCL   Royal Youth* 1–3 0–3
21st–24th OPL   Mammoth* 2–2 0.5% $11,125
CBLOL   Flamengo eSports* 1–3
LJL   DetonatioN FocusMe 1–3
LST   MEGA Esports 1–3
Place Region Team PS1 PS2 GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD)

Regional ranking

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  • The win-ratio is determined by number of won games compared the number of games played.
  • Bracket stage wins are prioritized.
  • (*) Does not include tiebreaker games.
Place Region League Teams Play-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)
1st China LPL 3G 3 teams
13W-7L
(65%)
2 teams
6W-2L
(75%)
2 teams
4W-4L
(50%)
3W-0L

(100%)

2nd Europe LEC 2G+1P 1 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%)

3rd Korea LCK 2G+1P 1 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%)

4th North America LCS 2G+1P 1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
1 team
3W-0L
(100%)
3 teams
5W-13L
(27.77%)
5th TW/HK/MO LMS 2G+1P 1 team
3W-1L
(75%)
1 team
3W-1L
(75%)
3 teams
3W-15L
(16.66%)
6th Vietnam VCS 1G+1P 1 team
2W-2L
(50%)
1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
1 team
1W-5L
(16.66%)
7th CIS LCL 1P 1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
1 team
2W-3L
(40%)
8th Latin America LLA 1P 1 team
2W-2L
(50%)
1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
9th Turkey TCL 1P 1 team
1W-3L
(25%)*
1 team
0W-3L
(0%)
10th Oceania OPL 1P 1 team
2W-2L
(50%)*
11th–13th Brazil CBLOL 1P 1 team
1W-3L
(25%)*
Japan LJL 1P 1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
Southeast Asia LST 1P 1 team
1W-3L
(25%)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d 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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  1. ^ "League of Legends Esports Breaks World Championship Viewership Record". Riot Games. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 World Championship Cities, Venues, & Dates". nexus.leagueoflegends.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "League of Legends Worlds 2019's theme is called Phoenix, listen here". Dexerto. October 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Riot release new remixes for League of Legends Worlds song Phoenix". Dexerto. October 31, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Riot Games drops first True Damage single 'Giants'". Inven Global.
  6. ^ Kang, Ashley (June 17, 2019). "According to sources, the LCK third seed will start at Group Stages for 2019 Worlds". Korizon. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Which teams are competing in the 2019 World Championship?". nexus.leagueoflegends.com. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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