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2014 EU Challenger Series
CS EU logo
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
Sponsor(s)American Express Serve
Coke Zero
Plantronics Gaming
Location & Dates
Region
EU
Europe
Event TypeOnline/Offline
Country
Germany
AddressMMC Studios
Am Coloneum 1
Studio 35
50829 Cologne
Start Date2014-01-16
End Date2014-08-08
Social Media & Links
Infobox Homepagelogo std

The 2014 EU Challenger Series is the first Challenger Series run by Riot Games.

Overview[]

The Challenger Series is a talent building league and a direct bridge into the LCS. Twenty teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder will be placed into five brackets of four, where the top five teams will be placed into Challenger Series #1. The teams will then play in a single elimination bracket; the top three teams from this bracket will advance into Challenger Series #2, where they will be joined by another five teams from another twenty team qualifier identical to the one for Challenger Series #1.

Teams earn points from finishes in each Challenger Series. The top six teams with the most points will compete against each other, where the top three will earn a spot in the next LCS Promotion Tournament.

The Challenger Series will air following each LCS broadcast on Thursday and Friday.

Format[]

The Challenger Series runs alongside the LCS for the entire 2014 season, with the Promotion Tournament serving as the window between both leagues. To participate in the Challenger Series, teams must first prove their worth by being one of the top 20 eligible teams on the Ranked 5s Team Ladder before the ladder freeze date. For each regular LCS split, there will be two Challenger Series that feeds top teams into the Challenger Playoffs based on cumulative points over both series. The Challenger Playoffs will crown that split’s champion and also promote three teams into the Promotion Tournament for their shot into the LCS.

  • Play-In 1

The top 20 teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder are split into five brackets of four. Each bracket plays down to one winner in a best-of-one series. One team from each bracket, a total of five, advances into Challenger Series 1.

  • Challenger Series #1

The top five teams from Play-In 1 and three pre-qualified teams who dropped from the Promotion Tournament compete in a six week series earning cash prizes and points based on their finish.

  • Play-In 2

Another set of top 20 teams are pulled from the Ranked 5s Team Ladder. After a best-of-one showdown, five more teams advance into Challenger Series 2.

  • Challenger Series #2

The top five teams from Play-In 2 and top three from Challenger Series 1 battle in another series bracket earning cash prizes and more points.

  • Challenger Playoffs

Top six teams with the highest points across both series are seeded into a playoff bracket. The playoffs hold a similar structure to the LCS playoffs. The winner is crowned the series champion and additionally, the top three teams advance into the Promotion Tournament.

  • Promotion Tournament

The bottom three teams of the LCS and the top three of Challenger Playoffs duke it out for a spot in the LCS with the LCS teams choosing their Challenger opponent. Winners of this tournament proceed into the LCS and losers are guaranteed a spot in the next Challenger Series.

Tournament Information[]

Prize Pool[]

Place Prize Team
Spring Playoffs Summer Playoffs
PlacementIcon11st $ 16,000 Cloud9 Eclipselogo stdCloud9 Eclipse H2k-Gaminglogo stdH2k-Gaming
PlacementIcon22nd $ 10,000 Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime
PlacementIcon33rd $ 8,000 Denial eSports EUlogo stdDenial eSports EU Unicorns of Lovelogo stdUnicorns of Love
PlacementIcon44th $ 3,000 Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas
5th/6th $ 1,250 Team Coast Goldlogo stdTeam Coast Gold Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming
Mousesportslogo stdmousesports Gamers2logo stdGamers2

Series Points[]

2014 Season Challenger Series
Place Spring Season Total Place Summer Season Total
Team CS #1 CS #2 Team CS #1 CS #2
1. Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas 7 12 19 1. Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas 7 10 17
2. Cloud9 Eclipselogo stdCloud9 Eclipse 9 2 11 2. H2k-Gaminglogo stdH2k-Gaming 9 7 16
3. Denial eSports EUlogo stdDenial eSports EU1&2 1 10 11 3. Gamers2logo stdGamers2 5 8 13
4. Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming - 8 8 4. SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime 1 12 13
5. Mousesportslogo stdmousesports3 5 2 7 5. Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming 4 - 4
5. Team Coast Goldlogo stdTeam Coast Gold - 7 7 6. Playing Duckslogo stdPlaying Ducks4 1 2 3
7. Tick Trick and Ducklogo stdTick Trick and Duck 4 - 4 7. Unicorns of Lovelogo stdUnicorns of Love 1 2 3
8. Gamers2logo stdGamers2 - 2 2 8. 4everzenzyglogo std4everzenzyg - 2 2
8. Logo stdSteve Bakes Cookies - 2 2 8. Millenium Spiritlogo stdMillenium Spirit5 - 2 2
10. EYES ON Ulogo stdEYES ON U 1 - 1 10. Denial eSports EUlogo stdDenial eSports EU 1 - 1
10. SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime 1 - 1 - - - -
10. Storm Games Clanlogo stdStorm Games Clan 1 - 1 - - - -
Place Points
Series #1 Series #2
1. 9 12
2. 7 10
3. 5 8
4. 4 7
5.-8. 1 2
Note: denotes the minimum possible points that teams will gain in either a current tournament or future tournament for which they have qualified.
Note: signifies that the team has been promoted to LCS.
1 Departed acquired the roster of Pulse eSports prior to the Spring Challenger Series #2.
2 Denial eSports.Europe acquired the roster of Departed prior the finals of Spring Challenger Series #2
3 MeetYourMakers left the organization and were acquired by mousesports prior to the Spring Challenger Series #2
4 Playing Ducks acquired the roster of Shantao macht Wau following Summer Challenger Series #1.
5 Millenium Spirit acquired the roster of GG Call Nash following Challenger Series #2.

Participants[]

Spring Season
Challenger Series #1 Challenger Series #2
Cloud9 Eclipselogo stdCloud9 Eclipse EYES ON Ulogo stdEYES ON U Cloud9 Eclipselogo stdCloud9 Eclipse Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas
Lublin Shorelogo stdLublin Shore Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas Mousesportslogo stdmousesports Gamers2logo stdGamers2
Pulse Esportslogo stdPulse Esports SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime Team Coast Goldlogo stdTeam Coast Gold Denial eSports EUlogo stdDenial eSports EU
Storm Games Clanlogo stdStorm Games Clan Tick Trick and Ducklogo stdTick Trick and Duck Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming Logo stdSteve Bakes Cookies
Summer Season
Challenger Series #1 Challenger Series #2
Denial eSports EUlogo stdDenial eSports EU Gamers2logo stdGamers2 H2k-Gaminglogo stdH2k-Gaming Gamers2logo stdGamers2
H2k-Gaminglogo stdH2k-Gaming Reason Gaminglogo stdReason Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime
Ninjas in Pyjamaslogo stdNinjas in Pyjamas Logo stdShantao macht Wau GG Call Nashlogo stdGG Call Nash Playing Duckslogo stdPlaying Ducks
SK Gaming Primelogo stdSK Gaming Prime Unicorns of Lovelogo stdUnicorns of Love 4everzenzyglogo std4everzenzyg Unicorns of Lovelogo stdUnicorns of Love

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