League of Legends: Season 3 World Championship

*League of Legends* World Championship
2013
Tournament information
Location	United States
Dates	September 15–October 4
Administrator	Riot Games
Tournament; format(s)	10 team round-robin group stage ; 8 team single-elimination bracket
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Teams	14
Purse	$2,050,000
Final positions
Champions	SK Telecom T1 (1st title)
Runner-up	Royal Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
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The Season 3 World Championship was won by SK Telecom T1 K with the roster of Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong, Chae "Piglet" Gwang-jin, Lee "Easyhoon" Ji-hoon, Lee "PoohManDu" Jeong-hyeon. It was the third iteration of the annual League of Legends World Championship and the last one not to be formally titled after the year it took place.

Teams

The following teams qualified to participate in the tournament's group stage:^[1]^[2]

China (LPL)

Europe (EU LCS)

North America (NA LCS)

South Korea (LCK)

Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau/Southeast Asia (GPL)

International Wildcard

GamingGear.eu

Group stage

The group stage was played in a best of one double round-robin format, with the top two teams from each of the two groups advancing to the knockout stage.

Group A


Pos	Team	Record
1	OMG	7–1
2	SK Telecom	7–1
3	Lemondogs	3–5
4	Team SoloMid	2–6
5	GamingGear.eu	1–7

Group B


Pos	Team	Record
1	Fnatic	7–1
2	Gambit Gaming	6–3
3	Samsung Galaxy Ozone	5–4
4	Vulcun	3–5
5	Mineski	0–8

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

2013-09-24 –

Gamania Bears	0
		2013-09-27 –
SK Telecom T1	2
		SK Telecom T1	3
2013-09-23 –
		NaJin Black Sword	2
Gambit Gaming	1
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NaJin Black Sword	2
				SK Telecom T1	3
2013-09-24 –
				Royal Club	0
Royal Club	2
		2013-09-28 –
OMG	0
		Royal Club	3
2013-09-23 –
		Fnatic	1
Fnatic	2

Cloud9	1

Final standings

Place	Team	Prize money^[3]
1st	SK Telecom T1	$1,000,000
2nd	Royal Club	$250,000
3rd–4th	Fnatic	$150,000
3rd–4th	NaJin Black Sword	$150,000
5–8th	Cloud9	$75,000
	Gamania Bears
	Gambit Gaming
	OMG
9–10th	Lemondogs	$45,000
9–10th	Samsung Galaxy Ozone	$45,000
11–12th	Team SoloMid	$30,000
11–12th	Vulcun	$30,000
13–14th	GamingGear.eu	$25,000
13–14th	Mineski	$25,000

Viewership and attendance

References

^ Jackson, Leah (September 8, 2015). "WORLDS 2014 GROUP STAGE SELECTION RESULTS". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
^ http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/5/4805468/league-of-legends-2013-world-championship-winner-crowned
^ "S3 World Championship Telah Dimulai!" (in Indonesian). Garena. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

External links

Information

[1] Jackson, Leah (September 8, 2015). "WORLDS 2014 GROUP STAGE SELECTION RESULTS". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[2] ttp://www.polygon.com/2013/10/5/4805468/league-of-legends-2013-world-championship-winner-crowned

[3] "S3 World Championship Telah Dimulai!" (in Indonesian). Garena. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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