Worlds 2018
(Redirected from 2018 World Championship)
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2018 World Championship | |
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Tournament Information | |
Organizer | Riot Games |
Rulebook | Rulebook |
Links | Website |
Location & Dates | |
Region | International |
Event Type | Offline |
Country | ![]() |
Start Date | 2018-10-01 |
End Date | 2018-11-03 |
Broadcast | |
Stream(s) | ![]() ![]() Full List |
Results | |
Winner | ![]() |
Second | ![]() |
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The 2018 Season World Championship ("Worlds 2018") is the conclusion of the 2018 League of Legends competitive season.
Overview
Format
- 24 teams are invited [Show]
- Play-In is played in Seoul
- Group Stage (Round 1)
- Twelve teams participate
- Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding
- Double Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top two teams per group advance to Round 2
- Knockout Stage (Round 2)
- Eight teams participate
- 1st place teams from the group stage each face a 2nd place team
- Matches are best of five
- Winners advance to the Main Event
- Main Event
- Group Stage is played in Busan
- Teams are divided into four groups
- Double Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
- Knockout Stage
- Quarterfinals are played in Busan
- Semifinals are played in Gwangju
- Finals are played in Incheon
- Single elimination bracket
- Matches are best of five
- Official Rulebook
- Patch Information: v8.19
Prize Pool
- Initial prize pool is $ 2,250,000 USD (approx. € 1,950,734 EUR)
- 12.5% of sales from Championship Kha'Zix skins & Championship ward skins is added to the prize pool.
- Another 12.5% of sales of the aforementioned skins will be shared between all teams at the event.
- In the event that a tie cannot be broken between Group Stage teams, prize pool money is averaged.
- Approximate final prize pool is $ 6,450,000 USD
$ 6,450,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) | ≈Prize (EUR) | Team |
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37.5% | $ 2,418,750 | € 2,097,039.32 | ![]() |
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13.5% | $ 870,750 | € 754,934.15 | ![]() |
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7% | $ 451,500 | € 391,447.34 | ![]() |
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4% | $ 258,000 | € 223,684.19 | ![]() |
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9-12 | 2.25% | $ 145,125 | € 125,822.36 | ![]() |
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13-16 | 1.25% | $ 80,625 | € 69,901.31 | ![]() |
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17-20 | 0.75% | $ 48,375 | € 41,940.79 | ![]() |
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21-24 | 0.5% | $ 32,250 | € 27,960.52 | ![]() |
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- Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on October 3, 2018, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollars = € 0.866993 Euros
Participants
Qualified for Group Stage | |||||
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Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path |
Korea | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-08-15 (Q) 2018-09-08 (Seed) |
2018 LCK Summer Champion |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-08 | 2018 Championship Points | |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-16 | 2018 Regional Finals | |
China | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-09-09 (Q) 2018-09-14 (Seed) |
2018 LPL Summer Champion |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-10 | 2018 Championship Points | |
Europe | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-08-25 (Q) 2018-09-09 (Seed) |
2018 EU LCS Summer Champion |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-09 | 2018 Championship Points | |
North America | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-02 (Q) 2018-09-09 (Seed) |
2018 NA LCS Summer Champion |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-09 | 2018 Championship Points | |
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-08-04 (Q) 2018-09-15 (Seed) |
2018 LMS Summer Champion |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-09 | 2018 Championship Points | |
Vietnam | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-22 | 2018 VCS Summer Champion |
World Championship | Q | 3 | ![]() |
2018-10-06 | Qualified from Play-In Stage |
Q | 3 | ![]() |
2018-10-06 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | |
Q | 3 | ![]() |
2018-10-07 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | |
Q | 3 | ![]() |
2018-10-07 | Qualified from Play-In Stage |
Qualified for Play-In Stage | |||||
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Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path |
China | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-09-16 | 2018 Regional Finals |
Europe | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-09-16 | 2018 Regional Finals |
North America | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-09-16 | 2018 Regional Finals |
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
2018-09-22 | 2018 Regional Finals |
Brazil | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-08 | 2018 CBLOL Winter Champion |
CIS | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-02 | 2018 LCL Summer Champion |
Latin America - North | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-08 | 2018 LLN Closing Champion |
Turkey | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
2018-09-16 | 2018 TCL Summer Champion |
Japan | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
2018-09-15 | 2018 LJL Summer Champion |
Latin America - South | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
2018-09-09 | 2018 CLS Closing Champion |
Oceania | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
2018-09-02 | 2018 OPL Split 2 Champion |
Southeast Asia | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
2018-08-19 | 2018 SEA Tour Champion |
Results
Play-In Stage
Group Stage (Round 1)
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 75% | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 - 2 | 50% | ||
3 | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 25% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 75% | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 - 1 | 75% | ||
3 | ![]() | 0 - 4 | 0% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 4 - 0 | 100% | ||
2 | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 25% | ||
3 | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 25% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 4 - 0 | 100% | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 - 2 | 50% | ||
3 | ![]() | 0 - 4 | 0% |
Round 2
Click here for more information about the Play-In.
Main Event
Group Stage
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 4 - 2 | 67% | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 - 3 | 50% | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 - 3 | 50% | ||
4 | ![]() | 2 - 4 | 33% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 4 - 2 | 67% | ||
2 | ![]() | 4 - 2 | 67% | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 - 3 | 50% | ||
4 | ![]() | 1 - 5 | 17% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 5 - 1 | 83% | ||
2 | ![]() | 4 - 2 | 67% | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 - 3 | 50% | ||
4 | ![]() | 0 - 6 | 0% |
Legend
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Team | Games | ||||
1 | ![]() | 5 - 1 | 83% | ||
2 | ![]() | 5 - 1 | 83% | ||
3 | ![]() | 2 - 4 | 33% | ||
4 | ![]() | 0 - 6 | 0% |
Knockout Stage
Click here for more information about the Main Event.
Regional Distribution
- For full regional breakdown of teams and players per round see Play-In & Main Event.
Teams
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Players
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Winner |
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- Players who played at least one game are listed here.
Media
Streams
Announcements
- February 27, 2018 Global Esports Event Announcement
- July 31, 2018 World Championship Korea Cities & Dates
- July 31, On The Worlds Korea Announcement Delay
- August 16, 2018 World Championship Tickets & Venues
- September 18, Worlds 2018 Draw Show Guide
- September 28, Worlds 2018: Play-In Schedule Modification
Additional Content
- See Media.