ShiroKaisen Profile Joined June 2011 United States 222 Posts January 10 2015 06:53 GMT #1



Japan's largest tournament for the world's #1 eSports title, the League of Legends Japan League 2015 (put on by SANKO) will begin on January 24, 2015. We are intending to provide a more powered-up product, so we hope all of our fans will please look forward to the new season.



Teams



DetonatioN FocusMe (2014 Grand Champion)

Rascal Jester (2014 Runner Up)

Ozone Rampage

DetonatioN RabbitFive

Salvage Javelin (Qualified from Challenger Tournament)

7th Heaven (Qualified from Challenger Tournament)



Overall Prize Pool: 2,000,000 yen (roughly $17,000 USD)



Season 1 Format



Each team will play each other team in two Bo1s across a ten week season, once on each side of the map. There will be three matches a day. From Week 2 on, these will start at 6:00 PM JST. Ranking will be determined by the number of wins. After 10 weeks, there will be a playoff between the top 3 teams spanning the next two weeks.



During the playoff, the #2 and #3 teams will play a Bo3. The winner will then face off with the #1 team in a Bo5 for the championship.



Grand Championship



There are two seasons throughout the year, which feed into a Grand Championship at the end of the year. The two teams with the most Championship Points at the end will play off for the Grand Championship.



Championship Points distribution



First Place: 100

Second Place: 60

Third Place: 30



Prize Pool Distribution



Grand Championship:



1st: 1,000,000 yen ($8,400 USD)

2nd: 300,000 yen ($2,500 USD)



Each Season:



1st: 200,000 yen x2 ($1,700 USD)

2nd: 100,000 yen x2 ($844 USD)

3rd 50,000 yen x2 ($422 USD)



Total: 2,000,000 yen ($17,000 USD)



Kickoff Broadcast Information



Saturday, Saturday, Jan 24 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)



04:00 GMT (+00:00): Opening Ceremony

04:40 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN RabbitFive vs 7th Heaven

06:20 GMT (+00:00): Ozone Rampage vs Salvage Javelin

08:00 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN FocusMe vs Rascal Jester

09:30 GMT (+00:00): Closing Ceremony



Twitch Stream:

Nicovideo Stream: Not yet announced



Address (Free to attend live):

e-Sports SQUARE AKIHABARA

101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, Sotokanda 3-2-12 Box'R AKIBA Building 2nd Floor



For more information, check out



Source: http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150109_release.jpg DetonatioN FocusMe (2014 Grand Champion)Rascal Jester (2014 Runner Up)Ozone RampageDetonatioN RabbitFiveSalvage Javelin (Qualified from Challenger Tournament)7th Heaven (Qualified from Challenger Tournament)(roughly $17,000 USD)Each team will play each other team in two Bo1s across a ten week season, once on each side of the map. There will be three matches a day. From Week 2 on, these will start at 6:00 PM JST. Ranking will be determined by the number of wins. After 10 weeks, there will be a playoff between the top 3 teams spanning the next two weeks.During the playoff, the #2 and #3 teams will play a Bo3. The winner will then face off with the #1 team in a Bo5 for the championship.There are two seasons throughout the year, which feed into a Grand Championship at the end of the year. The two teams with the most Championship Points at the end will play off for the Grand Championship.Championship Points distributionFirst Place: 100Second Place: 60Third Place: 30Grand Championship:1st: 1,000,000 yen ($8,400 USD)2nd: 300,000 yen ($2,500 USD)Each Season:1st: 200,000 yen x2 ($1,700 USD)2nd: 100,000 yen x2 ($844 USD)3rd 50,000 yen x2 ($422 USD)Total: 2,000,000 yen ($17,000 USD)Saturday, Saturday, Jan 24 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)04:00 GMT (+00:00): Opening Ceremony04:40 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN RabbitFive vs 7th Heaven06:20 GMT (+00:00): Ozone Rampage vs Salvage Javelin08:00 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN FocusMe vs Rascal Jester09:30 GMT (+00:00): Closing CeremonyTwitch Stream: www.twitch.tv/ljlofficial Nicovideo Stream: Not yet announcedAddress (Free to attend live):e-Sports SQUARE AKIHABARA101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, Sotokanda 3-2-12 Box'R AKIBA Building 2nd FloorFor more information, check out http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/ Writer Dame da na, zenzen dame da ze!

ShiroKaisen Profile Joined June 2011 United States 222 Posts January 10 2015 07:10 GMT #3 So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow! Writer Dame da na, zenzen dame da ze!

Fionn Profile Joined October 2009 United States 3012 Posts January 10 2015 07:11 GMT #4 On January 10 2015 16:10 ShiroKaisen wrote:

So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow!



I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win. I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win. https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire

ShiroKaisen Profile Joined June 2011 United States 222 Posts January 10 2015 07:14 GMT #6 On January 10 2015 16:11 Fionn wrote:

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On January 10 2015 16:10 ShiroKaisen wrote:

So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow!



I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win. I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win.



They're all right here!



http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/teamandplayers/



I'm gonna translate this section (team information) later this weekend/next week. They're all right here!I'm gonna translate this section (team information) later this weekend/next week. Writer Dame da na, zenzen dame da ze!

itsjustatank Profile Joined November 2010 Hong Kong 22 Posts January 10 2015 07:17 GMT #8 clearly the playboy bunny "im a fucking big fat dirty whale" -EternaLEnVy

MattBarry Profile Joined March 2011 United States 1747 Posts January 10 2015 07:25 GMT #9 If there's one thing I know about Japan, it's that they love waifus, and league has plenty of those. I'm predicting league to take off there Platinum Support GOD

Danger Sensei Profile Joined January 2015 United States 1 Post January 10 2015 07:31 GMT #10 Rascal Jester will forever be da best

SoulDra Profile Joined May 2014 United States 2 Posts January 10 2015 07:37 GMT #11 I don't know if he still plays, but there was a Jungler on Detonation RF named Awakerr. If he's still on the team, then people should really look out for him. Life is like an RPG. Strive to improve your character everyday!

manisier Profile Joined May 2013 Australia 160 Posts Last Edited: 2015-01-10 07:38:50 January 10 2015 07:38 GMT #12 Rascal Jesters hype train! They're going to go full sports anime and win through the power of friendship. ESPORTS JOURNALISM

Waxangel Profile Joined September 2002 United States 260 Posts January 10 2015 07:38 GMT #13 I'll always be amused by the disproportionate amount of attention japan gets in anything gaming related Administrator Hey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?

ShiroKaisen Profile Joined June 2011 United States 222 Posts January 10 2015 07:45 GMT #15 On January 10 2015 16:37 SoulDra wrote:

I don't know if he still plays, but there was a Jungler on Detonation RF named Awakerr. If he's still on the team, then people should really look out for him.



Yup, Awaker is still the jungler for RF. Did you play with him before or something? Yup, Awaker is still the jungler for RF. Did you play with him before or something? Writer Dame da na, zenzen dame da ze!

Asce Profile Joined January 2015 16 Posts January 10 2015 08:17 GMT #16 Its awesome to see how much they are investing while still not having a server, hopefully Riot finally gets things going. CJ Entus, LGD, AHQ, SK Gaming and Team Liquid

itsjustatank Profile Joined November 2010 Hong Kong 22 Posts January 10 2015 17:03 GMT #19 is that an actual representation of their trophy "im a fucking big fat dirty whale" -EternaLEnVy

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