2014 Season World Championship
| 2014 | |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location |
 Taiwan Singapore South Korea
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| Dates | September 18–October 19 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
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Tournament
format(s) |
16 team round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | $2,130,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Samsung White (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Star Horn Royal Club |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Attendance | 40,000+ (final) |
| MVP |
Cho "Mata" Se-Hyeong (Samsung White) |
| Highest KDA |
Jang "Looper" Hyeong-seok (Samsung White) |
| Highest GPM |
Heo "Pawn" Won-seok (Samsung White) |
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The 2014 League of Legends World Championship was the world championship that was held from September 18, 2014 to October 19, 2014 for the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game League of Legends. It was the fourth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship. Matches were held in Taipei, Singapore, and Seoul, with grand finals being at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The 16 teams qualified by either winning a major professional league or a regional qualifying tournament. There was a 16 team round-robin group stage followed by an 8 team single elimination bracket. The games were officially streamed on twitch.tv and Azubu in several languages and the finals were aired online on ESPN3.
The group stage began September 18 in Taipei at the National Taiwan University Sports Center and concluded September 28 in Singapore at the Singapore EXPO with eight teams advancing to the bracket stage. The bracket stage started on October 3 in Busan, South Korea at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, and concluded on October 19 with the grand finals hosted at the 45,000-seats Seoul World Cup Stadium, where South Korean team Samsung Galaxy White beat the Chinese team Star Horn Royal Club to become the 2014 League of Legends world champions.
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