League of Legends: Season 2 World Championship
| 2012 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Dates | October 4, 2012–October 13, 2012 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | Galen Center |
| Teams | 12 |
| Purse | $2,000,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Taipei Assassins (Stanley, Lilballz, Toyz, bebe, MiSTakE) |
| Runner-up | Azubu Frost (Shy, CloudTemplar, RapidStar, Woong, MadLife) |
The Season 2 World Championship occurred from October 4–13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California and was the second iteration of the annual League of Legends World Championship. The tournament was won by Taipei Assassins over Azubu Frost in the finals.
After Season 1, Riot announced that US$5,000,000 would be paid out over Season 2. Of this $5 million, $2 million went to Riot's partners including the IGN Pro League and other major esports associations. Another $2 million went to Riot's Season 2 qualifiers and championship. The final $1 million went to other organizers who applied to Riot to host independent League of Legends tournaments.
The Season 2 World Championship was held in early October 2012 in Los Angeles, California to conclude the US$5 million season. Twelve qualifying teams from around the world participated in the championship, which boasted the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports tournaments at the time at US$2 million, US$1 million going to the champions, until The International 2013 beat it the next year. The group stage, quarter-final, and semi-final matches took place between October 4 and 6. The grand final took place a week after, on October 13 in the University of Southern California's Galen Center in front of 10,000 fans, and were broadcast in 13 different languages. In the grand final, Taiwan's professional team Taipei Assassins triumphed over South Korea's Azubu Frost 3-to-1 and claimed the US$1 million in prize money.
Over 8 million viewers tuned in to the Season 2 World Championship broadcast, with a maximum of 1.1 million concurrent viewers during the grand final, making the Season 2 World Championship the most watched esports event in history at the time.
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