



The 2019 World Championship is the crowning event of League of Legends esports for the year. The tournament welcomes 24 teams from all regions of the game in a months-long race for the Summoner’s Cup.

This year’s world championship is held in three European capitals: Berlin, Germany; Madrid, Spain; and Paris, France. It is also the first time Worlds returns to the continent since 2015, after a trip to China and Korea in 2017 and 2018. The initial prize pool of the tournament is $2.225M, which stands to grow even larger through in-game item sales.

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Qualification 24 teams from professional leagues will qualify for the event. 13 region winners and 1 runner-up of the recent split The winners of Brazil (CBLOL), Commonwealth of Independent States (LCL), Japan (LJL), Latin America (LLA), Oceania (OPL), Southeast Asia (LST), Turkey (TCL) will qualify for the Play-In Stage. The runner-up of Vietnam (VCS) will qualify for the Play-In Stage as the region's second seed. The winners of China (LPL), Europe (LEC), Korea (LCK), North America (LCS), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and Vietnam (VCS) will qualify for the Group Stage as the region's first seed. 4 Championship Point seeds Championship Points are awarded to teams based on their Spring and Summer performances in Korea (LCK), China (LPL), Europe (LEC), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and North America (LCS) The teams with the highest Championship Points in Korea (LCK), China (LPL), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and North America (LCS) will qualify for the Group Stage as the region's second seed. The teams with the highest Championship Points in Europe (LEC) will qualify, but not be decided region's second seed or third seed until Regional Finals final match. The remaining teams can qualify for the Regional Finals depending on their point ranking. 5 Regional Finals winners and 1 runner-up The winner of the Europe (LEC) Regional Finals will qualify for the Group Stage as the region's second seed. The winner of the China (LPL) Regional Finals will qualify for the Group Stage as the region's third seed. The winners of the Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS), North America (LCS) and the runner-up of Europe (LEC) Regional Finals will qualify for the Play-In Stage as the region's third seed.





Play-In Round 1 - October 2nd - 5th in LEC Studio, Twelve teams are divided into four groups where they play a Double Round Robin format. All matches are played in a Bo1 . Top two teams in each group advance to Play-In: Round 2. Bottom team in each group is eliminated.





- Play-In Round 2 - October 7th - 8th in LEC Studio, Eight teams from Play-In: Round 1. The 1st place in each group of Play-In: Round 1 will be randomly drawn against a 2nd place from another group. All matches are played in a Bo5 . Four winners will advance to Group Stage. Four losers will be eliminated.





- Group Stage - October 12th - 15th and 17th - 20th in Verti Music Hall, Four teams from Play-In Round 2 join twelve teams with direct entry from Korea, China, Europe, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau, North America and Vietnam. All sixteen teams are divided into four groups where they play a Double Round Robin format. All matches are played in a Bo1 . Top two teams in each group advance to Knockout Stage. Bottom two teams in each group are eliminated.





- Knockout Stage - October 25th - 27th and November 2nd - 3rd in Palacio Vistalegre, Eight teams play in a single elimination bracket over five matchdays. All matches are Bo5 .

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Worlds Draw Show [ edit ]

The Worlds Draw Show held on was the process by which teams were placed into groups for the Play-In Stage and the Group Stage of the 2019 World Championship.

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Prize Pool [ edit ]

The initial prize pool of the tournament is $2,225,000 USD .

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Results [ edit ]

Play-In: Round 1 [ edit ]

Click here for more information about the Play-In: Round 1 matches.

Play-In: Round 2 [ edit ]

Play-In: Round 2 DAMWON Gaming 3 Lowkey Esports 1 Clutch Gaming 3 Royal Youth 0 Hong Kong Attitude 3 Isurus Gaming 1 Splyce 3 Unicorns Of Love 2 Qualified for Group Stage DAMWON Gaming Clutch Gaming Hong Kong Attitude Splyce





Group Stage [ edit ]

Click here for more information about the Group Stage matches.

Playoffs [ edit ]

Quarterfinals (Bo5) Quarterfinals (Bo5) DAMWON Gaming 1 G2 Esports 3 SK Telecom T1 3 Splyce 1 Griffin 1 Invictus Gaming 3 FunPlus Phoenix 3 Fnatic 1 Semifinals (Bo5) Semifinals (Bo5) G2 Esports 3 SK Telecom T1 1 Invictus Gaming 1 FunPlus Phoenix 3 Finals (Bo5) Finals (Bo5) G2 Esports 0 FunPlus Phoenix 3





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