World Championship
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The World Championship is held yearly in October and November to determine the best team in the world. It is hosted by Riot Games.
Overview[edit]
| Event | Date & Finals Venue | Prize Pool | Winner | Runner-Up | Score | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 World Championship | 2011-06-18 — 2011-06-20 DreamHack, Jönköping |
$ 99,500 |  Fnatic
|
 against All authority
|
2 - 1 | Shushei |
| Season 2 World Championship | 2012-10-04 — 2012-10-13 Galen Center, Los Angeles |
$ 2,000,000 |  Taipei Assassins
|
 Azubu Frost
|
3 - 1 | not officially assigned |
| Season 3 World Championship | 2013-09-15 — 2013-10-04 Staples Center, Los Angeles |
$ 2,050,000 |  SK Telecom T1
|
 Royal Club
|
3 - 0 | not officially assigned |
| 2014 World Championship | 2014-09-18 - 2014-10-19 World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
$ 2,130,000 |  Samsung White
|
Star Horn Royal Club
|
3 - 1 | Mata |
| 2015 World Championship | 2015-10-01 — 2015-10-31 Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Berlin |
$ 2,130,000 | SK Telecom T1
|
 KOO Tigers
|
3 - 1 | MaRin |
| 2016 World Championship | 2016-09-29 — 2016-10-29 Staples Center, Los Angeles |
$ 5,070,000 | SK Telecom T1
|
Samsung Galaxy
|
3 - 2 | Faker |
| 2017 World Championship | 2017-09-23 — 2017-11-04 Bird's Nest, Beijing |
$ 4,596,591 | Samsung Galaxy
|
SK Telecom T1
|
3 - 0 | Ruler |
| 2018 World Championship | 2018-10-01 — 2018-11-03 Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
$ 6,450,000 |  Invictus Gaming
|
Fnatic
|
3 - 0 | Ning |
| 2019 World Championship | 2019-10-02 — 2019-11-10 AccorHotels Arena, Paris |
 FunPlus Phoenix
|
 G2 Esports
|
3 - 0 | Tian | |
| 2020 World Championship | 2020-09-25 — 2020-10-31 Pudong Football Stadium, Shanghai |
 DAMWON Gaming
|
 Suning
|
3 - 1 | Canyon |
Organizations By Appearances[edit]
- Organizations with at least four appearances are listed.
| Org | # | Team | # | 2011 (S1) | 2012 (S2) | 2013 (S3) | 2014 (S4) | 2015 (S5) | 2016 (S6) | 2017 (S7) | 2018 (S8) | 2019 (S9) | 2020 (S10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
8 |  FNC |
8 | 1 | 3 - 4 | 12 - 13 | 3 - 4 | 5 - 8 | 2 | 5 - 8 | 5 - 8 | ||
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8 |  TSM |
8 | 3 | 5 - 8 | 11 - 12 | 5 - 8 | 14 - 16 | 9 - 12 | 9 - 12 | 13 - 16 | ||
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7 |  C9 |
7 | 5 - 8 | 5 - 8 | 9 - 11 | 5 - 8 | 5 - 8 | 3 - 4 | 9 - 12 | |||
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6 |  RYL |
1 | 2 | |||||||||
| SHR |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
 RNG |
4 | 5 - 8 | 3 - 4 | 5 - 8 | 9 - 12 | ||||||||
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5 |  CLG |
3 | 5 | 12 - 13 | 9 - 12 | |||||||
 CLG.EU |
1 | 3 - 4 | |||||||||||
| CLG.P |
1 | 9 - 10 | |||||||||||
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5 |  ahq |
5 | 9 - 11 | 5 - 8 | 9 - 12 | 12 - 13 | 13 - 16 | |||||
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5 |  EDG |
5 | 5 - 8 | 5 - 8 | 5 - 8 | 12 - 13 | 5 - 8 | |||||
| |
5 |  G2 |
5 | 13 - 16 | 9 - 11 | 3 - 4 | 2 | 3 - 4 | |||||
| |
5 |  SSW |
2 | 9 - 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| SSB |
1 | 3 - 4 | |||||||||||
| SSG |
2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| |
5 |  SKT |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 - 4 | |||||
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4 |  FW |
4 | 5 - 8 | 13 - 16 | 13 - 16 | 9 - 12 | ||||||
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4 |  TPA |
2 | 1 | 14 - 16 | ||||||||
 SAJ |
1 | 9 - 10 | |||||||||||
 BKT |
1 | 14 - 16 | |||||||||||
| |
4 |  iG |
4 | 5 - 8 | 14 - 16 | 1 | 3 - 4 |
Organizations By Prize Amount[edit]
- Organizations with at least $ 200,000 won are listed.
| Org | Prize money | Team | Prize money | 2011 (S1) | 2012 (S2) | 2013 (S3) | 2014 (S4) | 2015 (S5) | 2016 (S6) | 2017 (S7) | 2018 (S8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
4,695,841 $ | SKT |
4,695,841 $ | 1,000,000 $ | 1,000,000 $ | 2,028,000 $ | 667,841 $ | ||||
| |
3,810,614 $ | SSW |
1,045,000 $ | 45,000 $ | 1,000,000 $ | ||||||
| SSB |
150,000 $ | 150,000 $ | |||||||||
| SSG |
2,615,614 $ | 760,500 $ | 1,855,114 $ | ||||||||
| |
2,518,750 $ | iG |
2,518,750 $ | 75,000 $ | 25,000 $ | 2,418,750 $ | |||||
| |
1,453,629 $ | FNC |
1,453,629 $ | 50,000 $ | 150,000 $ | 35,000 $ | 150,000 $ | 197,879 $ | 870,750 $ | ||
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1,307,088 $ | RYL |
250,000 $ | 250,000 $ | |||||||
| SHR |
250,000 $ | 250,000 $ | |||||||||
| RNG |
807,088 $ | 202,800 $ | 346,288 $ | 258,000 $ | |||||||
| |
1,100,000 $ | TPA |
1,025,000 $ | 1,000,000 $ | 25,000 $ | ||||||
| SAJ |
50,000 $ | 50,000 $ | |||||||||
| BKT |
25,000 $ | 25,000 $ | |||||||||
| |
1,047,179 $ | C9 |
1,047,179 $ | 75,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 45,000 $ | 202,800 $ | 197,879 $ | 451,500 $ | ||
| |
697,371 $ | EDG |
697,371 $ | 75,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 202,800 $ | 86,571 $ | 258,000 $ | |||
| |
630,250 $ |  KOO |
250,000 $ | 250,000 $ | |||||||
 ROX |
380,250 $ | 380,250 $ | |||||||||
| |
626,182 $ | G2 |
626,182 $ | 63,375 $ | 111,307 $ | 451,500 $ | |||||
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440,382 $ | TSM |
440,382 $ | 10,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 30,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 25,000 $ | 114,075 $ | 111,307 $ | |
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425,250 $ |  H2K |
425,250 $ | 45,000 $ | 380,250 $ | ||||||
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421,288 $ |  WE |
421,288 $ | 75,000 $ | 346,288 $ | ||||||
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352,575 $ | CLG.P |
202,575 $ | 3,500 $ | 50,000 $ | 35,000 $ | 114,075 $ | ||||
| CLG.EU |
150,000 $ | 150,000 $ | |||||||||
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345,337 $ | FW |
345,337 $ | 75,000 $ | 63,375 $ | 61,837 $ | 145,125 $ | ||||
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333,000 $ |  KT |
333,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 258,000 $ | ||||||
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320,646 $ | ahq |
320,646 $ | 45,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 114,075 $ | 86,571 $ | ||||
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300,000 $ |  NJBS |
225,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 150,000 $ | ||||||
 NJWS |
75,000 $ | 75,000 $ | |||||||||
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258,000 $ |  AF |
258,000 $ | 258,000 $ | |||||||
|
250,000 $ |  AZF |
250,000 $ | 250,000 $ | |||||||
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225,000 $ |  OMG |
225,000 $ | 75,000 $ | 150,000 $ | ||||||
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202,800 $ |  ANX |
202,800 $ | 202,800 $ |
- Garena is included because in addition to running the GPL, they own several teams - a full list can be found here.
Players By Appearances[edit]
- Players with at least four appearances are listed.
| Player | Position | Number of Participations |
2011 (S1) | 2012 (S2) | 2013 (S3) | 2014 (S4) | 2015 (S5) | 2016 (S6) | 2017 (S7) | 2018 (S8) | 2019 (S9) | 2020 (S10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doublelift |
ADC/Support | 8 |  EPIK |
CLG |
CLG |
TSM |
TSM |
 TL |
TL |
TSM
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Sneaky |
ADC | 7 | C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
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ClearLove |
Jungle | 6 | WE |
EDG |
EDG |
EDG |
EDG |
EDG |
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Impact |
Top | 6 | SKT |
C9 |
C9 |
TL |
TL |
TL
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Jensen |
Mid | 6 | C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
C9 |
TL |
TL
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Karsa |
Jungle | 6 | FW |
FW |
FW |
RNG |
RNG |
 TES
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Rekkles |
ADC | 6 | FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
FNC
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sOAZ |
Top | 6 |  aAa |
FNC |
FNC |
 OG |
FNC |
FNC |
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SwordArt |
Support | 6 |  GAB |
FW |
FW |
FW |
FW |
 SN
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Uzi |
ADC | 6 | RYL |
SHR |
RNG |
RNG |
RNG |
RNG |
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Xmithie |
Jungle | 6 |  VUL |
CLG |
CLG |
 IMT |
TL |
TL |
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Bjergsen |
Mid | 5 | TSM |
TSM |
TSM |
TSM |
TSM
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CoreJJ |
Support | 5 | SSG |
SSG |
 GEN |
TL |
TL
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Deft |
ADC | 5 | SSB |
EDG |
EDG |
KT |
 DRX
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Dyrus |
Top | 5 | EPIK |
TSM |
TSM |
TSM |
TSM |
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Faker |
Mid | 5 | SKT |
SKT |
SKT |
SKT |
SKT |
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Maple |
Mid | 5 | GAB |
FW |
FW |
FW |
FW |
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Mata |
Support | 5 | SSO |
SSW |
RNG |
KT |
SKT |
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Perkz |
Mid/ADC | 5 | G2 |
G2 |
G2 |
G2 |
G2
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PraY |
ADC | 5 |  NJ SWD |
NJBS |
KOO |
ROX |
 LZ |
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Svenskeren |
Jungle | 5 |  SK |
TSM |
TSM |
C9 |
C9 |
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YellOwStaR |
Support/ADC | 5 | aAa |
SK |
FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
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Broxah |
Jungle | 4 | FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
TL
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Caps |
Mid | 4 | FNC |
FNC |
G2 |
G2
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Diamondprox |
Jungle | 4 |  M5 |
 GMB |
 GMB |
GMB |
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Edward |
Support | 4 | M5 |
GMB |
GMB |
 UOL |
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GorillA |
Support | 4 | NJWS |
KOO |
ROX |
LZ |
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Jankos |
Jungle | 4 | H2K |
G2 |
G2 |
G2
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Meiko |
Support | 4 | EDG |
EDG |
EDG |
EDG |
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mithy |
Support | 4 |  LD |
OG |
G2 |
G2 |
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Ruler |
ADC | 4 | SSG |
SSG |
GEN |
GEN
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westdoor |
Mid | 4 | ahq |
ahq |
ahq |
ahq |
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WildTurtle |
ADC | 4 | TSM |
TSM |
TSM |
 FLY
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Wunder |
Top | 4 |  SPY |
G2 |
G2 |
G2
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Xiaohu |
Mid | 4 | RNG |
RNG |
RNG |
RNG |
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xPeke |
Mid/Top | 4 | FNC |
FNC |
FNC |
OG |
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Ziv |
Top | 4 | ahq |
ahq |
ahq |
ahq |
Top 20 Players[edit]
Official Top 20 players before tournament. (Starting in 2018, the time of publishing changed to after the Play-In)
| 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Role | Player |
| 1 | Mid |  Dade
|
| 2 | Mid |  Cool
|
| 3 | Support | Mata
|
| 4 | ADC |  NaMei
|
| 5 | ADC |  Uzi
|
| 6 | Mid |  Froggen
|
| 7 | Jungle | Dandy
|
| 8 | ADC |  Rekkles
|
| 9 | Jungle | Loveling
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| 10 | Mid |  Bjergsen
|
| 11 | ADC | Deft
|
| 12 | Jungle | Spirit
|
| 13 | Top |  Save
|
| 14 | Support | Yellowstar
|
| 15 | ADC | Imp
|
| 16 | Mid |  XiaoWeiXiao
|
| 17 | Top | Gogoing
|
| 18 | Jungle | Watch
|
| 19 | ADC |  Sneaky
|
| 20 | Jungle | Clearlove
|
| 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Role | Player |
| 1 | Mid |  Faker
|
| 2 | ADC |  Imp
|
| 3 | Jungle |  Kakao
|
| 4 | Mid | GODV
|
| 5 | Mid | Rookie
|
| 6 | Support | Pyl
|
| 7 | ADC | Deft
|
| 8 | Support | Yellowstar
|
| 9 | Mid | Pawn
|
| 10 | Jungle | Clearlove
|
| 11 | Mid |  Westdoor
|
| 12 | Top | MaRin
|
| 13 | Top | Huni
|
| 14 | Top |  Ssumday
|
| 15 | Mid | Bjergsen
|
| 16 | Top | Ziv
|
| 17 | Support | Piccaboo
|
| 18 | Support |  Aphromoo
|
| 19 | ADC | Bang
|
| 20 | ADC | Doublelift
|
| 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Role | Player |
| 1 | Top |  Smeb
|
| 2 | Mid | Faker
|
| 3 | ADC | Deft
|
| 4 | Jungle | Clearlove
|
| 5 | Jungle | Peanut
|
| 6 | ADC | Bang
|
| 7 | Support | Gorilla
|
| 8 | Mid | Bjergsen
|
| 9 | ADC | Pray
|
| 10 | Top | Duke
|
| 11 | ADC |  Uzi
|
| 12 | Support | Meiko
|
| 13 | Top | Looper
|
| 14 | Jungle |  Trick
|
| 15 | Support | Mata
|
| 16 | ADC | Zven
|
| 17 | Support | Mithy
|
| 18 | ADC | Doublelift
|
| 19 | Mid | Crown
|
| 20 | Jungle |  Karsa
|
| 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Role | Player |
| 1 | Mid | Faker
|
| 2 | ADC |  Pray
|
| 3 | Support | Gorilla
|
| 4 | Top | Khan
|
| 5 | Mid | Xiaohu
|
| 6 | Mid | Bdd
|
| 7 | Support | Wolf
|
| 8 | Top | Cuvee
|
| 9 | Support | Meiko
|
| 10 | Mid | Bjergsen
|
| 11 | ADC |  Mystic
|
| 12 | ADC | Bang
|
| 13 | Mid | Crown
|
| 14 | ADC | Uzi
|
| 15 | Jungle | Ambition
|
| 16 | ADC | Zven
|
| 17 | Support | SwordArt
|
| 18 | Jungle | Condi
|
| 19 | Mid | Scout
|
| 20 | ADC | Doublelift
|
| 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Role | Player |
| 1 | ADC | Uzi
|
| 2 | Mid | Rookie
|
| 3 | Jungle | Score
|
| 4 | Top |  Kiin
|
| 5 | ADC |  Ruler
|
| 6 | Top | Smeb
|
| 7 | Support | SwordArt
|
| 8 | Support | Ming
|
| 9 | Mid | Caps
|
| 10 | Top | CuVee
|
| 11 | Jungle | Karsa
|
| 12 | ADC | Deft
|
| 13 | Support | Mata
|
| 14 | Top | TheShy
|
| 15 | Mid | Maple
|
| 16 | Mid | Kuro
|
| 17 | Mid | Xiaohu
|
| 18 | Mid | Scout
|
| 19 | Mid | Ucal
|
| 20 | ADC |  Doublelift
|
| 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jatt | Vedius | |||
| Place | Role | Player | Role | Player |
| 1 | Mid | Faker
|
Mid | Faker
|
| 2 | Mid |  Doinb
|
ADC | Perkz
|
| 3 | ADC | Uzi
|
ADC | Uzi
|
| 4 | Jungle | Clid
|
Mid | Doinb
|
| 5 | Jungle |  Tarzan
|
Jungle | Clid
|
| 6 | Jungle | Tian
|
Jungle | Tian
|
| 7 | ADC | Perkz
|
ADC | JackeyLove
|
| 8 | Mid | Chovy
|
Top |  Nuguri
|
| 9 | ADC | Lwx
|
Jungle | Jankos
|
| 10 | Top | TheShy
|
Mid | Chovy
|
| 11 | Top | Nuguri
|
Jungle | Tarzan
|
| 12 | Mid | Caps
|
Mid | ShowMaker
|
| 13 | Mid | ShowMaker
|
ADC | Teddy
|
| 14 | Jungle | Jankos
|
ADC | Lwx
|
| 15 | Mid | Rookie
|
Support | Mikyx
|
| 16 | Support | Ming
|
Support | Ming
|
| 17 | Support | Crisp
|
Top | Wunder
|
| 18 | ADC | Teddy
|
Top | TheShy
|
| 19 | ADC | JackeyLove
|
Mid | Rookie
|
| 20 | ADC | Viper
|
Support | Hylissang
|
Players with Multiple Nominations[edit]
- Ordered by number of nominations.
| Player | Position | Number of Nominations |
Number of Participations Since 2014 |
2014 (S4) | 2015 (S5) | 2016 (S6) | 2017 (S7) | 2018 (S8) | 2019 (S9) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uzi |
ADC | 5 | 5 | SHR |
5 | RNG |
11 | RNG |
14 | RNG |
1 | RNG |
3 | ||
Bjergsen |
Mid | 4 | 4 | TSM |
10 | TSM |
15 | TSM |
8 | TSM |
10 | ||||
Deft |
ADC | 4 | 4 | SSB |
11 | EDG |
7 | EDG |
3 | KT |
12 | ||||
Doublelift |
ADC | 4 | 5 | CLG |
20 | CLG |
18 | TSM |
20 | TL |
20 | ||||
Faker |
Mid | 4 | 4 | SKT |
1 | SKT |
2 | SKT |
1 | SKT |
1 | ||||
Bang |
ADC | 3 | 3 | SKT |
19 | SKT |
6 | SKT |
12 | ||||||
ClearLove |
Jungle | 3 | 5 | EDG |
20 | EDG |
10 | EDG |
4 | ||||||
Mata |
Support | 3 | 4 | SSW |
3 | RNG |
15 | KT |
13 | ||||||
Rookie |
Mid | 3 | 3 | iG |
5 | iG |
2 | iG |
15 & 19 | ||||||
Caps |
Mid | 2 | 3 | FNC |
9 | G2 |
12 | ||||||||
Crown |
Mid | 2 | 3 | SSG |
19 | SSG |
13 | ||||||||
CuVee |
Top | 2 | 3 | SSG |
8 | GEN |
10 | ||||||||
Gorilla |
Support | 2 | 4 | ROX |
7 | LZ |
3 | ||||||||
Imp |
ADC | 2 | 2 | SSW |
15 |  LGD |
2 | ||||||||
Karsa |
Jungle | 2 | 5 | FW |
20 | RNG |
11 | ||||||||
Meiko |
Support | 2 | 4 | EDG |
12 | EDG |
9 | ||||||||
Ming |
Support | 2 | 3 | RNG |
8 | RNG |
16 | ||||||||
PraY |
ADC | 2 | 3 | ROX |
9 | LZ |
2 | ||||||||
Scout |
Mid | 2 | 3 | EDG |
19 | EDG |
18 | ||||||||
Smeb |
Top | 2 | 3 | ROX |
1 | KT |
6 | ||||||||
SwordArt |
Support | 2 | 4 | FW |
17 | FW |
7 | ||||||||
TheShy |
Top | 2 | 2 | iG |
14 | iG |
10 & 18 | ||||||||
Xiaohu |
Mid | 2 | 4 | RNG |
5 | RNG |
17 | ||||||||
YellOwStaR |
Support | 2 | 2 | FNC |
14 | FNC |
8 | ||||||||
Zven |
ADC | 2 | 3 | G2 |
16 | G2 |
16 | ||||||||
Players By World Championship Wins[edit]
| No. | Win(s) | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bengi |
 (2013, 2015, 2016)
|
| 1 | 3 | Faker |
(2013, 2015, 2016)
|
| 3 | 2 | Bang |
(2015, 2016)
|
| 3 | 2 | Duke |
(2016) (2018)
|
| 3 | 2 | Wolf |
(2015, 2016)
|
| Click for Full Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Win(s) | Player | Team |
| 6 | 1 | Ambition |
 (2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | Baolan |
(2018)
|
| 6 | 1 | BeBe |
 (2012)
|
| 6 | 1 | BeryL |
 (2020)
|
| 6 | 1 | Blank |
(2016)
|
| 6 | 1 | Canyon |
(2020)
|
| 6 | 1 | CoreJJ |
(2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | Crisp |
 (2019)
|
| 6 | 1 | Crown |
(2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | Cuvee |
(2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | Cyanide |
 (2011)
|
| 6 | 1 | DanDy |
(2014)
|
| 6 | 1 | Doinb |
(2019)
|
| 6 | 1 | Easyhoon |
(2015)
|
| 6 | 1 | Ghost |
(2020)
|
| 6 | 1 | GimGoon |
(2019)
|
| 6 | 1 | Haru |
(2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | imp |
(2014)
|
| 6 | 1 | Impact |
(2013)
|
| 6 | 1 | JackeyLove |
(2018)
|
| 6 | 1 | Lwx |
(2019)
|
| 6 | 1 | LamiaZealot |
(2011)
|
| 6 | 1 | Lilballz |
(2012)
|
| 6 | 1 | Looper |
(2014)
|
| 6 | 1 | MaRin |
(2015)
|
| 6 | 1 | Mata |
(2014)
|
| 6 | 1 | Mellisan |
(2011)
|
| 6 | 1 | MiSTakE |
(2012)
|
| 6 | 1 | Ning |
(2018)
|
| 6 | 1 | Nuguri |
(2020)
|
| 6 | 1 | PawN |
(2014)
|
| 6 | 1 | Piglet |
(2013)
|
| 6 | 1 | PoohManDu |
(2013)
|
| 6 | 1 | Rookie |
(2018)
|
| 6 | 1 | Ruler |
(2017)
|
| 6 | 1 | ShowMaker |
(2020)
|
| 6 | 1 | Shushei |
(2011)
|
| 6 | 1 | Stanley |
(2012)
|
| 6 | 1 | TheShy |
(2018)
|
| 6 | 1 | Tian |
(2019)
|
| 6 | 1 | Toyz |
(2012)
|
| 6 | 1 | xPeke |
(2011)
|
