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| NACS 2014 Spring Series 1 | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | Riot Games |
| Sponsor(s) | American Express Serve Coke Zero Plantronics Gaming |
| Links | Website |
| Location & Dates | |
| Region | North America |
| Event Type | Online/Offline |
| Country | United States |
| Address | 1600 Rosecrans Avenue Stage 22 Manhattan Beach CA 90266 |
| Start Date | 2014-01-17 |
| End Date | 2014-02-16 |
| Broadcast | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar |
Overview[]
The 2014 NA Challenger Series is a Challenger league that runs alongside the LCS for the entire 2014 season and a direct bridge into the LCS. Twenty teams from the Challenger 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.
Format[]
- Play-In 1
- Top 20 teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder are split into five brackets of four.
- Each match is a Best of One.
- Each bracket winner advances into the Challenger Series #1.
- Challenger Series #1
- Round of 8, Single Elimination
- Three teams pre-qualified who dropped from the Promotion Tournament
- Five teams from Play-In #1.
- Each match is a Best of Three.
- Winning teams earn cash prizes and points based on their finish
- Top three teams advance to Challenger Series #2.
- Round of 8, Single Elimination
Prize Pool[]
$ 20,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | CP | Qualification | Team |
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 1 | $6,000€4,380 | 30% | 9 | Challenger Series #2 |  LMQ |
 2 | $4,000€2,920 | 20% | 7 | Challenger Series #2 |  compLexity.Black |
 3 | $3,000€2,190 | 15% | 5 | Challenger Series #2 |  compLexity.Red |
| 4 | $2,000€1,460 | 10% | 4 |  COGnitive Gaming | |
| 5-8 | $1,250€912.50 | 6.25% | 1 |  Cloud9 Tempest | |
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| 9-13 |  COGnitive Forge | ||||
 Girlfriends | |||||
 No Big Deal | |||||
 TINT Gaming | |||||
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Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on February 16, 2014, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.73 Euros
Play In[]
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 Challenger8
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 COGnitive Gaming Forge
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 compLexity Academy
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 Crossover eSports
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 Curse Academy
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 Girlfriends
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Jet Fuel
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kimchi 2 spicy
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 LMQ
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 No Big Deal
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 Pink Pwnys
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 Skyline
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 Team 8
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 Team Green Forest
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 Team LoLPro
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 Team Tempest
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 TINT Gaming
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 vVv Gaming Red
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vVv Gaming White
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 y so E-Sports
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COGnitive Forge   |
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Grim Samurai |
Wappa |
nubbypoohbear |
[[Diamond|Diamond]] |
AtomicN |
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Bee Sin |
PorpoisePops |
CheesdBeluga |
DontMashMe |
Rockblood |
Results[]
Challenger Series #1[]
From Promotion Tournament[]
From Play-In[]
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[[Sphinx|Sphinx]] |
LGhunter |
Mikasa |
Alextheman |
tic |
- 1 compLexity.Black acquires the roster of Determined Gaming prior the semifinals.
- 2 compLexity.Red acquires the roster of Skyline prior the semifinals.
Results[]
C9T
SKL
YSO
LMQ
DTG
CA
COG
VW
CLRLMQ
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Additional Content[]
Interviews[]
- Rhosilyn Interview with RiotGames
- XiaoWeiXiao / Vasilii Interview with RiotGames