2017 League of Legends World Championship

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League of Legends World Championship
2017
Tournament information
LocationChina
DatesSeptember 23–November 4
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[1]
Venue(s)
4 (in 4 host cities)
Teams24
Purse$4,596,591[2]
Final positions
ChampionSamsung Galaxy
Runner-upSK Telecom T1
MVPPark "Ruler" Jae-hyuk (Samsung Galaxy)
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The 2017 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the seventh iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from September 23 – November 4, 2017, in cities across China. Twenty four teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in North America, Europe, South Korea, and China, with twelve of those teams having to reach the group stage via a play-in round.

The finals featured a rematch of last year's competitors, and in 2017, Samsung Galaxy secured their second championship win after defeating the three-time world champion SK Telecom T1, with a 3–0 sweep in a best of five final series. Samsung has previously won the 2014 League of Legends World Championship. Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk, the AD carry of Samsung, was named the MVP of the tournament for his outstanding performances.[3]

Against The Current and Jay Chou collaborated with Riot Games to produce two exclusive songs titled "Legends Never Die" and "Hero" respectively for the tournament, while Alan Walker also produced his own remix of "Legends Never Die".

The 2017 World Championship was praised for its ceremonial performances,[4][5] while receiving attention worldwide due to the high quality of the tournament, its multiple dramatic and emotional series,[6][7][8][9] and SK Telecom T1's tributary moments.[10] The finals was watched by 60 million unique viewers, breaking 2016's viewer record.[11] A donation of US$2.35 million was also raised through the sales of Worlds 2017 Championship Ashe skin.[12]

Teams and qualifications

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Based on the results of MSI and the World Championship in the previous two years, all teams from South Korea (LCK) were seeded directly into the group stage and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) received an extra seed. With the ranking of the 2017 Mid Season Invitational, Southeast Asia (GPL) received a group stage seed for the summer champion team and one more slot in the play-in stage for the summer runner-up team, and the North American (NA LCS) summer split champion team was seeded to Pool 2 due to not qualifying for the top 4 at the MSI.

Region League Path Start in Pool Teams ID
China LPL Summer Champion Group stage 1 Edward Gaming EDG
Championship Points 2 Royal Never Give Up RNG
Regional Finals Play-in stage 3 Team WE WE
Europe EU LCS Summer Champion Group stage 1 G2 Esports G2
Championship Points 2 Misfits Gaming MSF
Regional Finals Play-in stage 3 Fnatic FNC
North America NA LCS Summer Champion Group stage 2 Team SoloMid TSM
Championship Points Immortals IMT
Regional Finals Play-in stage 3 Cloud9 C9
South Korea LCK Summer Champion Group stage 1 Longzhu Gaming LZ
Championship Points 2 SK Telecom T1 SKT
Regional Finals Samsung Galaxy SSG
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau 		LMS Summer Champion Group stage 1 Flash Wolves FW
Championship Points 2 ahq e-Sports Club AHQ
Regional Finals Play-in stage 3 Hong Kong Attitude HKA
Vietnam
►Southeast Asia 		VCS►GPL Summer Champion Group stage 2 GIGABYTE Marines GAM
Summer Runner-up Play-in stage 4 Young Generation YG
Brazil CBLOL Summer Champion Team oNe Esports ONE
CIS LCL Gambit Esports GMB
Turkey TCL 1907 Fenerbahçe FB
Japan LJL 5 Rampage RPG
Latin America North LLN Lyon Gaming LYN
Latin America South CLS Kaos Latin Gamers KLG
Oceania OPL Dire Wolves DW

Venues

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Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing were the four cities chosen to host the competition.[13]

 China
Wuhan, Hubei Guangzhou, Guangdong Shanghai Beijing
Play-ins and Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium Guangzhou Gymnasium Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Beijing National Stadium
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 18,200 Capacity: 91,000
Sep 23 – Oct 15 Oct 19 – Oct 22 Oct 28 – Oct 29 Nov 4

Play-in stage

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Groups

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Team WE 4 4 0 1.000 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Lyon Gaming 4 2 2 .500
3 Gambit Esports 4 0 4 .000
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Cloud9 4 4 0 1.000 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Team One Esports 5 2 3 .400
3 Dire Wolves 5 1 4 .200
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Fnatic 4 3 1 .750 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Young Generation 4 2 2 .500
3 Kaos Latin Gamers 4 1 3 .250
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 1907 Fenerbahçe Espor 5 4 1 .800 Advance to play-in knockouts
2 Hong Kong Attitude 5 3 2 .600
3 Rampage 4 0 4 .000
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)

Knockouts

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Round 1
Team WE3
Young Generation0
Cloud93
Lyon Gaming0
Fnatic3
Hong Kong Attitude0
1907 Fenerbahçe3
Team oNe Esports1

Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)

Group stage

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 SK Telecom T1 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 Cloud9 6 3 3 .500
3 ahq e-Sports Club 6 2 4 .333
4 Edward Gaming 6 2 4 .333
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Longzhu Gaming 6 6 0 1.000 Advance to knockouts
2 Fnatic 8 4 4 .500
3 GIGABYTE Marines 7 2 5 .286
4 Immortals 7 2 5 .286
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Royal Never Give Up 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 Samsung Galaxy 6 4 2 .667
3 G2 Esports 6 3 3 .500
4 1907 Fenerbahçe Espor 6 0 6 .000
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)
Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Team WE 6 5 1 .833 Advance to knockouts
2 Misfits Gaming 7 4 3 .571
3 Team SoloMid 7 3 4 .429
4 Flash Wolves 6 1 5 .167
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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The stage for the finals between SKT T1 and Samsung Galaxy in the Beijing National Stadium
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1SK Telecom T13
D2Misfits Gaming2
SK Telecom T13
Royal Never Give Up2
C1Royal Never Give Up3
B2Fnatic1
SK Telecom T10
Samsung Galaxy3
D1Team WE3
A2Cloud92
Team WE1
Samsung Galaxy3
B1Longzhu Gaming0
C2Samsung Galaxy3

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals October 19 Longzhu Gaming 0 – 3 Samsung Galaxy Guangzhou, China
   Source Guangzhou Gymnasium
0 Game 1 1
0 Game 2 1
0 Game 3 1
Quarterfinals October 20 SK Telecom T1 3 – 2 Misfits Gaming Guangzhou, China
   Source Guangzhou Gymnasium
1 Game 1 0
0 Game 2 1
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
1 Game 5 0
Quarterfinals October 21 Royal Never Give Up 3 – 1 Fnatic Guangzhou, China
   Source Guangzhou Gymnasium
1 Game 1 0
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
Quarterfinals October 22 Team WE 3 – 2 Cloud9 Guangzhou, China
   Source Guangzhou Gymnasium
1 Game 1 0
0 Game 2 1
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
1 Game 5 0

Semifinals

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Semifinals October 28 SK Telecom T1 3 – 2 Royal Never Give Up Shanghai, China
   Source Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
0 Game 1 1
1 Game 2 0
0 Game 3 1
1 Game 4 0
1 Game 5 0
Semifinals October 29 Team WE 1 – 3 Samsung Galaxy Shanghai, China
   Source Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
1 Game 1 0
0 Game 2 1
0 Game 3 1
0 Game 4 1

Final

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Final November 4 SK Telecom T1 0 – 3 Samsung Galaxy Beijing, China
   Source Beijing National Stadium
0 Game 1 1
0 Game 2 1
0 Game 3 1

Final standings

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Final standings, 2017[14]
Places Team Prize (USD)
1st Samsung Galaxy $1,855,114
2nd SK Telecom T1 $667,841
3rd–4th Royal Never Give Up $346,288
Team WE
5–8th Longzhu Gaming $197,879
Misfits Gaming
Fnatic
Cloud9
9–11th Team SoloMid $111,307
G2 Esports
GIGABYTE Marines
12–13th Edward Gaming $86,571
ahq e-Sports Club
14–16th Flash Wolves $61,837
Immortals
1907 Fenerbahçe
17–20th Lyon Gaming $37,102
Hong Kong Attitude
Team oNe Esports
Young Generation
21–24th Rampage $24,735
Kaos Latin Gamers
Dire Wolves
Gambit Esports
Total $4,946,970

Entertainment

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League of Legends Live

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League of Legends Live was held on the eve of the finals, November 3, in Beijing National Aquatics Center (or known as the Water Cube) to commemorate the tournament, featuring international artists and League of Legends community musicians. It featured performances of a wide variety of music from League of Legends, including Get Jinxed, hits from Pentakill, DJ Sona, Warsongs, Star Guardian, The Curse Of The Sad Mummy, medleys of a wide variety of Worlds and Champion themes, DJ and music producer Alan Walker, and many other tracks over the course of the 90-minute show.[15]

Opening and closing ceremonies

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During the opening ceremony of the finals, dancers wore different masks, as the ground around them had visual effects and colors. It was followed by Jay Chou's Worlds 2017 remix Hero performance, and a live version of Legends Never Die by Against the Current, with Chou playing the piano behind. An augmented reality dragon (modeled after the in-game Elder Drake) also flew around the arena halfway through the performance, with the Summoner's Cup rising from the grounds of the stadium at the same time. The closing ceremony featured Alan Walker performing his own remix of Legends Never Die, with Chrissy Costanza on the vocals.[16] The overall performances of the ceremonies were well received.[4][5]

Legacy

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The finals had 60 million unique viewers worldwide, breaking 2016's viewer record.[11]

League of Legends fans raised over US$2 million for three different charities (BasicNeeds, Learning Equality and the Raspberry Pi Foundation) with the sales of the "Worlds 2017 Championship Ashe" skin.[17]

The loss of SK Telecom T1 in a 0–3 defeat, as well as Faker's emotional moment is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in League of Legends' history, and noticeably caught the attention of League of Legends' fans throughout the world, with many tributes given to the team and Faker for their success.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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. ^ "24 teams complete the lineup for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship". www.invenglobal.com.
  2. ^ "Update: Fan Contribution to Worlds 2017 Prize Pool".
  3. ^ "Ruler is our MVP of Worlds 2017 – here's why". Red Bull.
  4. ^ a b Allen, Eric Van. "League of Legends World Finals Had A Freaking Dragon". Compete.
  5. ^ a b "The opening ceremony for the 2017 World Championship finals had a live performance and a dragon". The Rift Herald.
  6. ^ "GIGABYTE Marines pull out the support Zilean and almost take down Longzhu – Dot Esports". dotesports.com.
  7. ^ Dwan, Hannah (October 19, 2017). "The League of Legends 2017 World Championship quarter finals have started | Where to watch, our predictions, and the results so far". The Telegraph.
  8. ^ "LoL Worlds: Fenerbahçe shines on Day 4". ESPN.com.
  9. ^ "'League of Legends' 2017 world championships, semi final recap SKT vs RNG". Blasting News.
  10. ^ a b "How a dynasty was toppled at the League of Legends World Championship". pcgamer.
  11. ^ a b "The League of Legends Worlds final reached 60 million unique viewers". Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Over $2 million raised for charity from Championship Ashe proceeds". November 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "2017 International Events". lolesports.com. Riot Games.
  14. ^ "Worlds 2017: Finals News and Updates".
  15. ^ "League of Legends Live | League of Legends". na.leagueoflegends.com.
  16. ^ "LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com.
  17. ^ "2017 Worlds Charity Fundraiser".
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