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[Edwardo]

Welcome everyone to the 2014 League of Legends World Championship! Sixteen qualified teams from around the world will be competing over the next month to determine the Season 4 World Champions.


How to watch
Twitch
YouTube
Azubu


VODs
lolesports.com VODs
Reddit LoL Event VODs


Schedule
Sep 17 - Worlds Preview Show
Sep 18-21 - Groups A + B
Sep 25-28 - Groups C + D
Oct 5-6 - Quarterfinals
Oct 11-12 - Semifinals
Oct 19 - Finals


Location
The finals will be taking place at Seoul's Sangnam Stadium


Participants
NA: TSM | Cloud 9 | LMQ
EU: Alliance | Fnatic | SK Gaming
Korea: Samsung Blue | Samsung White | NaJin White Shield
China: Edward Gaming | Star Horn Royal Club | OMG
Taiwan: Taipei Assassins | ahq E-Sports Club
Turkey: Dark Passage
Brazil: KaBuM! e-sports


Format
16 participating teams battle in a double round robin
Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Bracket Stage
All Bracket Stage matches are Best of Five


Group Stage






Knockout Stage

Prize Pool
1st $1,000,000
2nd $250,000
3rd - 4th $150,000
5th - 8th $75,000
9th - 12th $45,000
13th - 16th $25,000




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[bokn]

Full Schedule: http://na.lolesports.com/schedule/2014-09-15
Rebroadcasts begin 8 hours after the start of each live event.

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NEWS
- OGN will only allow one team per organisation next season.
- EDG Namei has gone to hospital a few times.
- SK Svenskeren is a stupid kid who happened to be casually racist. Pending investigation if he will be allowed to play at Worlds. new: Suspended for first 3 games
- Samsung Blue Deft says that TSM was the toughest foreign team to scrim.
- SHRC Coach believes TPA is stronger than TSM and SK.
- The Industry Predicts the groups: http://program.interest.me/ongamenet/ognglobal/10/Board/View?b_seq=6&page=1&p_size=5
- Locodoco released a Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4LqzshBPw
- Interview with TPA Winds - "European teams are not weaker than the Korean Teams" http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueofleg...tpa_winds_european_teams_are_not_weaker_than/

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LoL ESports Documentary:
Part 3 of ROAD TO WORLDS is out!


For those who missed them,
Chapter 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0wEW6NAPuE
Chapter 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8AnjrGRmAQ

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Worlds Hype Video: Glass will be broken.Click:


Official Song of Worlds 2014: Warriors - Imagine Dragons. Click:

 

[HORRORSHØW]

korean hype train! choo choo!

 

[minty_jpg]

Lets go Samsung Blue!!!!

 

[Einbroch]

KABUM WILL TAKE THIS

 

[TomShoe]

NA ALL DAY.

Btw rebroadcasts will be my friend. 4AM first game ugh.

 

[GloriousBagel]

korean hype train! choo choo!

WOOO

 

[brian!]

ggchronicle is doing previews for the teams, it's pretty useful for the lesser known teams

 

[clemenx]

Yeeey. So excited, even though in Group Stage I'l probably just watch the first matches live.

I believe in Alliance!

 

[Leezard]

Nice! Hopefully I'll be able to catch most games despite being deep into work at uni.

 

[Edwardo]

Ya match times suck this year. They start right when I'm leaving for work.

jk, I just realized I have thursdays and fridays off now.

 

[bokn]

Peaceful Froggen will save us all.

 

[PhillipCostigan]

ALLIANCE HYPE TRAINNNNNNNN

 

[brian!]

is his body a wonderland

 

[Hubb]

I'll be watching the entire thing via VODs, too bad I can't watch them at work. Even just listening to the audio would be nice. Oh well, hopefully I can at least watch them before I get spoiled on the winners.

 

[Edwardo]

The world is a safe place with Froggen watching over

 

[bokn]

I'll be watching the entire thing via VODs, too bad I can't watch them at work. Even just listening to the audio would be nice. Oh well, hopefully I can at least watch them before I get spoiled on the winners.

Make sure you use LoLeventVods rather than lolesports. Sometimes the official site will spoil it.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

I hate that most of this is going on while I'm on vacation.

That said, really looking forward to watching the VODs.

 

[zkylon]

watch is my waifu

 

[PhillipCostigan]

is his body a wonderland

mine is a temple

 

[bokn]

Breaking NEWS:
- SK Svenskeren is a stupid kid. Pending investigation if he will be allowed to play at Worlds.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

Well if watch wins Worlds he might be able to have a girlfriend.

 

[Hubb]

Make sure you use LoLeventVods rather than lolesports. Sometimes the official site will spoil it.

Good to know. I am going to bookmark that site, thanks for the heads up.

 

[zkylon]

no viewing parties in argieland cos all argies are lazy fucks that can't wake up at 6 am lol

 

[PsychoSoldier]

Breaking NEWS:
- SK Svenskeren is a stupid kid. Pending investigation if he will be allowed to play at Worlds.

It really shows how young all of the people involved are when they constantly just do insanely dumb shit for no good reason.

How many people have gotten kicked out of LCS or near-LCS teams because of being toxic or just doing dumb dumb things is amazing.

 

[Nista]

Worlds is like watching OGN on PST time, gotta either have insomnia or just watch it on rebroadcast first thing in the morning at work.

Seriously kids, if you're in a pro tournament at least TRY to act professional and not troll people. So dumb.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

If Svenskeren actually ends up in the tournament SK is going to get major heel heat in Taipei.

Not sure if Korea would react the same way to them but so dumb to do when you're going to be playing in Taiwan.

 

[cHinzo]

Hope Alliance and the other western teams do well! GET HYPED!

 

[bokn]

Funfact!
- Samsung Blue Acorn says that TSM was the toughest foreign team to scrim.

 

[brian!]

If Svenskeren actually ends up in the tournament SK is going to get major heel heat in Taipei.

Not sure if Korea would react the same way to them but so dumb to do when you're going to be playing in Taiwan.

I definitely think of worlds to some extent through a heel and face lens

 

[Leezard]

Funfact!
- Samsung Blue Acorn says that TSM was the toughest foreign team to scrim.

TSM is 1/5th Korean, of course.

 

[Diprosalic]

this is over the course of a month? what do they think they are, the world cup?

Breaking NEWS:
- SK Svenskeren is a stupid kid. Pending investigation if he will be allowed to play at Worlds.

whatever

 

[Subtle]

My body is so ready. Let's go Cloud 9. Let's win one game this time!

 

[Laieon]

I can't wait, I'm attending the final game in person this year. It's going to be awesome.

Hopefully it's not a knock-out like last year's final was though.

 

[zkylon]

so is uzi playing or not :/

 

[PsychoSoldier]

so is uzi playing or not :/

I haven't seen anything to suggest he won't. All the China Talk people think he'll be there.

I think the consensus is that he just had an outburst, basically.

 

[Edwardo]

I'm excited to see Star Horn play because it's been a while since I've seen any matches with insec.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

I'm excited to see Star Horn play because it's been a while since I've seen any matches with insec.

Hopefully someone will be dumb enough to let him have Lee Sin once.

 

[bokn]

I'm excited to see Star Horn play because it's been a while since I've seen any matches with insec.

I don't think you should expect very much. SHRC is rife with communication issues and it makes Insec look pretty dumb whenever he goes in deep without the commitment of his team.

 

[Edwardo]

I don't think you should expect very much. SHRC is rife with communication issues and it makes Insec look pretty dumb whenever he goes in deep without the commitment of his team.

Yea I remember hearing about that.

 

[Renekton]

Hope Alliance and the other western teams do well! GET HYPED!

Hoping for Alliance as well.

 

[AcridMeat]

Yay

Yayyyy

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Froggod, Bjergsus, St. Ballser, bring us to the promised land.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

These are the players who couldn't qualify for worlds:

KaKAO pls. ;-;

Flame-senpai pls. ;-;

Madlife pls. ;-;

FAKER PLS! T_____T

 

[brian!]

 

[Edwardo]

Just watched parts one and two of Road to Worlds. I definitely recommend.

Gonna watch part three and go to bed.

 

[Wolf Akela]

FAKER PLS! T_____T

This still stings. ;_;

 

[zkylon]

These are the players who couldn't qualify for worlds:

KaKAO pls. ;-;

Flame-senpai pls. ;-;

Madlife pls. ;-;

FAKER PLS! T_____T

hurts so much

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

This still stings. ;_;

We get #CuteBoy tho

 

[kasane]

HYPE TRAIN FOR THE GUY WHO MADE PIG BABY CRY

Edit: I meant piglet not pigbaby, this aint starcraft

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Mortals, gaze upon the face of evil and despair.