The Tournament in Review



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Eight top flight teams met in Sin City: Las Vegas, Nevada to face off for a prize of $50,000. The three day LAN was a true landmark for the evolution of eSports with over 200,000 viewers on stream with an additional 150,000 plus in the audience during the Grand Finals.The production value was some of the highest quality and most ambitious we have seen so far for League of Legends and North America. The tournament brought out sponsors like Kingston, AMD, and even included commentators like formerEpiK gamer, Dan 'DanDinh' Dinh , as well as Riot’s own Phreak and Rivington III.Thirty four games, a long and arduous slug fest to the end, crowned Team SoloMid the winner, standing victorious with a comeback from their previous disappointments earlier in the season like Extreme Masters Hannover. Counter Logic Gaming claimed second, followed by Team Dignitas in third.A total of 54 of 95 champions saw a presence in the tournament as either a pick or ban. We saw Lulu, the newly released champion make her debut in professional play, and saw some interesting tactics, like Soraka mid.So what does all of this mean then? Keep on reading to hear the full story behind IPL 4.