2024 League of Legends World Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | League of Legends |
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| Dates | 25 September–2 November |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Host(s) | Berlin (play-ins, swiss stage) Paris (quarterfinals, semifinals) London (Final) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Teams | 20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | T1 |
| Runner-up | Bilibili Gaming |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 14,700 (Finals)[1] |
| MVP | Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (T1) |
The 2024 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the fourteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organised by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from 25 September to 2 November in Berlin, Paris, and London. It marked the fifth time Europe has hosted the tournament, having held the event in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2021.[a] Twenty teams qualified for the event based on placement within their regional leagues and results gained in the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).[2]
The finals took place on 2 November at The O2 Arena in London, where T1 of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) successfully defended their title after defeating Bilibili Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 3–2 to win the organization's record-extending fifth World Championship.[3][4]
Qualification
[edit]The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) and League of Legends Pro League (LPL) will have three directly qualified teams to the Swiss stage, while the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and League Championship Series (LCS) will have two directly qualified teams. The 2024 Mid-Season Invitational champion, Gen.G, earned automatic qualification to the Swiss stage[b], also counting as the additional seed for the LCK. The LPL, as the runner-up region, also earned an additional spot. Four teams from the play-in stage will also qualify to the Swiss stage.[2][5]
Eight teams qualifed for the play-in stage: The top two teams of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) 2024 Summer playoffs, the top two teams of the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) 2024 Summer playoffs, the third place teams in the LCS Championship and LEC Season Finals, the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) 2024 Split 2 champion, and the Liga Latinoamérica (LLA) 2024 Closing Split champion.
This will be the final World Championship where teams from the PCS and VCS qualify for the tournament individually, as they will merge (alongside the League of Legends Japan League (LJL) and League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO)) to form a new Asia-Pacific league in 2025 called League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP).[6] Additionally, the LCS, CBLOL and LLA will be merging under the newly formed League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), which has separated North (LTA North) and South (LTA South) Conferences held in three different splits, with each split held with different formation such as double-elimination tournament and even the "Pick & Play" system that allows teams to select their opponents.[7]
The following tables show qualified teams and their respective qualification paths:[8]
| Region | League | Qualification Path | Team | Pool |
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| Started from Swiss Stage | ||||
| South Korea | LCK | Summer Champion | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 |
| Championship Points | Gen.G[c] | 2 | ||
| Regional Finals Winner | Dplus KIA | 3 | ||
| Regional Finals Runner-Up | T1 | 3 | ||
| China | LPL | Summer Champion | Bilibili Gaming | 1 |
| Championship Points | Top Esports | 2 | ||
| Regional Finals Winner | LNG Esports | 3 | ||
| Regional Finals Runner-Up | Weibo Gaming | 3 | ||
| EMEA | LEC | Season Finals Champion | G2 Esports[d] | 1 |
| Season Finals Runner-Up | Fnatic | 2 | ||
| North America | LCS | Championship Winner | FlyQuest | 1 |
| Championship Runner-Up | Team Liquid | 2 | ||
| Started from Play-in Stage | ||||
| EMEA | LEC | Season Finals 3rd Place | MAD Lions KOI[d] | 1 |
| North America | LCS | Championship 3rd Place | 100 Thieves | 1 |
| Asia-Pacific | PCS | Summer Champion | PSG Talon | 1 |
| Summer Runner-Up | SoftBank Hawks[e] | 2 | ||
| Vietnam | VCS | Summer Champion | GAM Esports | 1 |
| Summer Runner-Up | Vikings Esports | 2 | ||
| Brazil | CBLOL | Split 2 Champion | PaiN Gaming | 2 |
| Latin America | LLA | Closing Champion | Movistar R7[f] | 2 |
Pre-tournament rankings
[edit]Riot Games unveiled its global power ranking ahead of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship. According to Riot Games, Gen.G ranked first with 1,663 points, and Bilibili Gaming ranked second with 1,602 points. Hanwha Life Esports, Top Esports, and G2 Esports followed. T1, the defending champion, was ranked sixth with 1,467 points.[9]
Venues
[edit]Berlin, Paris, and London were chosen to host the competition. The O2 Arena was announced as the finals venue during the 2023 League of Legends World Championship final in Seoul, South Korea.[10][11] The Riot Games Arena, and the Adidas Arena were announced as the venues for the play-in/Swiss stage and the quarterfinals/semifinals on 5 January 2024, respectively.[2]
| Berlin, Germany | Paris, France | London, England |
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| Play-in and Swiss Stage | Quarterfinals and Semifinals | Final |
| Riot Games Arena | Adidas Arena | The O2 Arena |
| Capacity: 210 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Play-in stage
[edit]- Date: 25–29 September
- Venue: Riot Games Arena, Berlin
- 8 teams were put into a double-elimination bracket. Pool 1 teams will play against Pool 2 teams in Opening matches. No two teams from the same region could be placed in the same half of the bracket.
- All matches are best-of-three.
- Four teams advance to Swiss stage as pool 4. Remaining teams are eliminated.
| Opening Matches | Winner's Match | Advance to Swiss stage | |||||||||||
| Match 1 | |||||||||||||
| MAD Lions KOI | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Match 7 | |||||||||||||
| Vikings Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | MAD Lions KOI | 2 | |||||||||||
| Match 2 | MAD Lions KOI | ||||||||||||
| W2 | PSG Talon | 1 | |||||||||||
| PSG Talon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| PaiN Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Match 3 | |||||||||||||
| GAM Esports | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Match 8 | |||||||||||||
| SoftBank Hawks | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | GAM Esports | 2 | |||||||||||
| Match 4 | GAM Esports | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Movistar R7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 100 Thieves | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Movistar R7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Elimination Matches | Decider Matches | Advance to Swiss stage | |||||||||||
| Match 9 | |||||||||||||
| Match 5 | L8 | Movistar R7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| PaiN Gaming | |||||||||||||
| L1 | Vikings Esports | 0 | W5 | PaiN Gaming | 2 | ||||||||
| L2 | PaiN Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
| Match 10 | |||||||||||||
| Match 6 | L7 | PSG Talon | 2 | ||||||||||
| PSG Talon | |||||||||||||
| L3 | SoftBank Hawks | 0 | W6 | 100 Thieves | 0 | ||||||||
| L4 | 100 Thieves | 2 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Swiss stage
[edit]- Date and time: 3–7 and 10–13 October, start time at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
- Venue: Riot Games Arena, Berlin
- 16 teams play in Swiss-system format with five rounds.
- Round 1, Pool 1 teams will play against Pool 4 teams, while Pool 2 teams will play against Pool 3 teams. Teams from the same region do not play against each other.
- From Round 2 onward, teams with the same record will play each other. Match up will be determined by draw after each round and teams from the same region can play each other. New to this year, teams will not be placed in rematches against previous opponents.
- Teams with three wins advance to knockout stage, while teams with three losses are eliminated.
- All advancement and elimination are best-of-three, with all other matches being best-of-one.
Bracket
[edit]| Advance to knockouts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | LNG Esports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Gen.G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–0 | G2 Esports | 0 | Gen.G | 2 | Advance to knockouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Dplus KIA | 0 | 2–1 | Top Esports | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PSG Talon | 0 | Dplus KIA | 1 | LNG Esports | 2 | Dplus KIA | 0 | Hanwha Life Esports | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FlyQuest | 1 | FlyQuest | 0 | Top Esports | 2 | T1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAM Esports | 0 | Gen.G | 1 | 1–1 | G2 Esports | 0 | Advance to knockouts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G2 Esports | 1 | Top Esports | 0 | Bilibili Gaming | 0 | T1 | 2 | 2–2 | Weibo Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||
| PaiN Gaming | 0 | Bilibili Gaming | 0 | T1 | 1 | Hanwha Life Esports | 2 | Dplus KIA | 1 | Bilibili Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bilibili Gaming | 1 | LNG Esports | 1 | PSG Talon | 0 | FlyQuest | 1 | Weibo Gaming | 2 | FlyQuest | ||||||||||||||||||
| MAD Lions KOI | 0 | FlyQuest | 1 | FlyQuest | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top Esports | 1 | 0–1 | Top Esports | 1 | 1–2 | Team Liquid | 1 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T1 | 0 | T1 | 1 | Fnatic | 0 | Team Liquid | 2 | G2 Esports | 1 | Dplus KIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 0 | PaiN Gaming | 0 | Weibo Gaming | 0 | GAM Esports | 1 | Bilibili Gaming | 2 | G2 Esports | ||||||||||||||||||
| LNG Esports | 1 | PSG Talon | 1 | G2 Esports | 1 | Weibo Gaming | 2 | Team Liquid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fnatic | 0 | MAD Lions KOI | 0 | Fnatic | 1 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dplus KIA | 1 | Weibo Gaming | 1 | 0–2 | Bilibili Gaming | 2 | PSG Talon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gen.G | 1 | Team Liquid | 0 | PaiN Gaming | 0 | PSG Talon | 0 | Fnatic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weibo Gaming | 0 | Fnatic | 1 | Team Liquid | 2 | GAM Esports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAM Esports | 0 | MAD Lions KOI | 1 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAM Esports | 2 | MAD Lions KOI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PaiN Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Knockout stage
[edit]- Date and time: 17–20 and 26–27 October, 2 November, start time at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
- Eight teams from Swiss stage are drawn into a single-elimination bracket.
- Two teams with a 3–0 record in the Swiss stage are on opposite sides of the bracket and face those with a 3–2 record, while all remaining teams will be seeded randomly.
- Venue: Adidas Arena in Paris (Quarterfinals-Semifinals); The O2 Arena in London (Finals)
- All matches are best-of-five.
- The members of the winning team will lift the Summoner's Cup, earning their title as the 2024 League of Legends World Champions.
Qualified teams
[edit]Eight teams qualify for the playoff portion of the tournament from the Swiss stage.
| Pools | Teams | |
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| Pool 1 (3–0) |
LNG Esports | |
| Gen.G | ||
| Pool 2 (3–1) |
Top Esports | |
| Hanwha Life Esports | ||
| T1 | ||
| Pool 3 (3–2) |
Weibo Gaming | |
| Bilibili Gaming | ||
| FlyQuest | ||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 17 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | |||||||||||||
| LNG Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | |||||||||||||
| Weibo Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Weibo Gaming | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | |||||||||||||
| Bilibili Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 November, 15:00 CET – London | |||||||||||||
| Bilibili Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Bilibili Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | |||||||||||||
| T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Top Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | |||||||||||||
| T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | |||||||||||||
| Gen.G | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||
| FlyQuest | 2 | ||||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Ranking
[edit]A base prize pool of $2,250,000 USD is offered for the tournament. This pool is to be further increased based on sales of an event pass within the League of Legends store.[12] The prize pool is spread among the teams as seen below:[13]
| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |
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| 1st | T1 | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 20% | $450,000 |
| 2nd | Bilibili Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 16% | $360,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Gen.G | – | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 8% | $180,000 | |
| Weibo Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | ||||
| 5th–8th | LNG Esports | – | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4.5% | $101,250 | ||
| Hanwha Life Esports | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | |||||
| FlyQuest | – | 3–2 | 2–3 | |||||
| Top Esports | – | 3–1 | 0–3 | |||||
| 9th–11th | G2 Esports | – | 2–3 | 3.5% | $78,750 | |||
| Dplus KIA | – | 2–3 | ||||||
| Team Liquid | – | 2–3 | ||||||
| 12th–14th | Fnatic | – | 1–3 | 3% | $67,500 | |||
| GAM Esports | 2–0 | 1–3 | ||||||
| PSG Talon | 2–1 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 15th–16th | MAD Lions KOI | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2.5% | $56,250 | |||
| PaiN Gaming | 2–1 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 17th–18th | 100 Thieves | 1–2 | 1.75% | $39,375 | ||||
| Movistar R7 | 1–2 | |||||||
| 19th–20th | SoftBank Hawks | 0–2 | 1% | $22,500 | ||||
| Viking Esports | 0–2 | |||||||
| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |
Marketing
[edit]Official song
[edit]"Heavy Is the Crown", performed by Linkin Park, was announced as the tournament's theme song on 24 September 2024.[14] A day later, Riot Games and Linkin Park released the song's music video, featuring the most recent champions T1 of the LCK, consisting of reigning Finals MVP Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok. The video also featured players from the winners of major professional regions during the Spring and Summer Splits, such as Gen.G's Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon of the LCK, Bilibili Gaming's Chen "Bin" Zebin of the LPL, G2 Esports's Rasmus "Caps" Winther of the LEC, and FlyQuest's Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek of the LCS. Diego "Brance" Amaral of the CBLOL's Red Canids was also included, despite the team not qualifying for the tournament.[15]
Despite being on tour for their at-the-time upcoming album From Zero,[16] Linkin Park performed the song as part of the opening ceremony for the final between Bilibili Gaming and T1.[17] They previously performed at the O2 Arena for their album tour, during which they performed the same track.[18]
Slogan
[edit]The tournament's official slogan, Make Them Believe, was unveiled on 31 August 2024 alongside a format explainer video on YouTube.
Sponsorship
[edit]| Riot Games Esports Partners | LoL Esports Partners |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The 2021 edition was held in Reykjavík, Iceland, with all games of the tournament being held at the Laugardalshöll. No fans were in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland.
- ^ This qualification was activated when Gen.G qualified for the 2024 LCK Summer playoffs.
- ^ Gen.G automatically qualified for the tournament by winning the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational and qualifying for the 2024 LCK Summer Playoffs. Their pool is decided by placement in both LCK Summer Playoffs and Regional Championship Points
- ^ a b G2 Esports automatically qualified for the tournament by winning the 2024 LEC Summer Split. As such, their slot for being the 2024 LEC Season Finals Champion was instead given to the third-place team in LEC 2024 Season Finals.
- ^ The team's official name is Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Gaming, the esports division of Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. SoftBank Hawks qualified for the PCS Summer Playoffs by winning the LJL 2024 Summer Split.
- ^ The team's official name is Rainbow7 and is owned by Just Toys International. It competed with "Movistar R7" due to being sponsored by Movistar.
References
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- ^ Mike Stubbs (3 November 2024). "T1 Wins The 'League Of Legends' World Championship… Again". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2 November 2024.
- ^ Rijit Banerjee (3 November 2024). "Faker goes above and beyond as T1 defend LoL Worlds title". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Daniels, Tom (5 January 2024). "Riot Games announces MSI and Worlds 2024 locations, Hall of Fame and format changes". Esports Insider. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "INTRODUCING LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP PACIFIC!". LOL Esports. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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- ^ Tom Richardson (19 November 2023). "League of Legends Worlds 2024 final to be held at London's O2 Arena". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "League of Legends - Worlds 2024 - League of Legends Support". 16 September 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Esguerra, Tyler (17 September 2024). "LoL Worlds 2024 prize pool – Full amount, breakdown, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (22 September 2024). "Riot Games taps Linkin Park for 2024 League of Legends World Championship anthem". Venture Beat. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Tuting, Kristine (25 September 2024). "Is Heavy Is The Crown a hit or a miss? Fans debate over Linkin Park's Worlds 2024 song". ONE Esports. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Carter, Emily (27 September 2024). "Linkin Park unleash new single Heavy Is The Crown, announce more 2024 shows". Kerrang!. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Worlds 2024 Opening Ceremony Presented by Mastercard". LOL Esports. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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- ^ "Riot Games Teams Up With AWS To Reimagine Esports Experiences Through Esports Broadcast Stats, Power Rankings, And More". Sports Video Group. 18 July 2022.
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External links
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Media related to 2024 League of Legends World Championship at Wikimedia Commons
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