League of Legends: Season 1 World Championship
| 2011 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Dates | June 18, 2011–June 20, 2011 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | Elmia Exhibition and Convention Centre |
| Teams | 8 |
| Purse | 99,500 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Fnatic |
| Runner-up |  against All authority[1] |
The Season 1 World Championship occurred on June 18-20, 2011, in Jönköping, Sweden at Dreamhack. It was the first iteration of the annual League of Legends World Championship which was won by Fnatic led by Enrique xPeke Cedeño Martinez.
Format[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
8 teams qualified to battle for season 1 League of Legends World Championship title: 3 from Europe, 3 from North America, and 2 from Southeast Asia. These teams were divided into 2 random groups of 4 playing against their opponents only once in a best-of-one match. Last placed teams from both groups don't get a spot at the playoffs while first placed teams get right into the semifinals of the playoffs.
Playoffs[edit]
Playoffs of season 1 World Championship is double elimination with all matches being best-of-three. First round is a relegation round whereas semifinals and final's losers having another shot at the tournament in the losers' bracket. [2]
Prize Pool[edit]
| Pos | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fnatic
|
$50,000 |
| 2 | against All authority
|
$25,000 |
| 3 |  Team SoloMid
|
$10,000 |
| 4 | Epik Gamer
|
$7,000 |
| 5 | CLG
|
$3,500 |
| 6 |  Team GAMED.DE
|
$2,000 |
| 7-8 |  Team Xan
|
$1,000 |
| 7-8 |  Pacific eSports
|
$1,000 |
References[edit]
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