G2 looks to avenge a semifinal loss to last year's eventual champion Invictus Gaming.
That dominance has mainly come in the form of SK Telecom T1 (SKT) who won three of the five titles in that span.
These are the League of Legends Worlds groups: As you can see, the four groups for League of Legends Worlds are absolutely stacked with talent.
The 2019 World Championship is the crowning event of League of Legends esports for the year. Invictus Gaming (LPL | Worlds Appearance: Fourth). Chinese teams make up three of the top six betting favorites with region as a whole coming in at 12-5 to lift the Summoner's Cup. The 2019 League of Legends World Championship was the ninth world championship for League of Legends, an esports tournament for the video game developed by Riot Games. Teams are seeded either into the play-in event or directly into the group stage based on a few factors. 2014 was the only year in which Fnatic failed to advance out of its group, which was also the only year in which Fnatic was drawn into a group with both a Chinese and a South Korean team. The 2019 Season World Championship (Worlds 2019) is the conclusion of the 2019 League of Legends esports season.
It’s the biggest, most-watched event in all of esports. He will look to improve upon his 0-6 performance from last year. DAMWON Gaming (LCK | Worlds Appearance: First). Alternatively, you can view all the action from the League of Legends website, where you can also sign up for Pro View. They are looking to join SKT as the only two teams to complete the international double, winning both MSI and worlds in a calendar year. Royal Youth (TCL | | Worlds Appearance: First). SKT is 10-5 against Royal Never Give Up and 4-2 against Fnatic in international play. The two Worlds spots reserved for the top teams from Vietnam will be empty after the VCS revealed its teams would not be attending the tournament due to travel concerns amid the ongoing pandemic. Detonation FocusMe and Isurus Gaming have met once before, with Detonation FocusMe coming out on top in a 2016 Wild Card Invitational group stage match.
The four play-in stage winners will be joined by 12 qualified teams to create four groups of four. Isurus Gaming (LLA | Worlds Appearance: First).
Despite being 35-16 against teams from emerging regions (leagues outside of the five major regions which include LCK, LPL, LEC, LCS, and LMS), North American teams are just 4-7 against Russian teams all time. More details on the format changes can be found in this article. Jamie Hore Each team in a group will play each other once, with the top team in each group booking a spot in the Worlds group stage and the bottom team being eliminated.
Flamengo Esports (CBLOL | Worlds Appearance: First).
MAMMOTH entirely revamped its roster heading into 2019 and now feature midlaner Stephen "Triple" Li and ADC Calvin "k1ng" Truong from last year's Oceania worlds qualifier, Dire Wolves. The League of Legends World Championship will take place in Shanghai, China, with the finals being hosted at the Pudong Soccer Stadium. Cloud9's odds to win worlds went from 50-1 to 150-1, according to Bet365, after being drawn into Group A with Griffin and G2 Esports.
FunPlus Phoenix will look to take care of business in it its first international appearance.
While the venue for the play-ins and group stages haven’t been announced, Riot has confirmed that the brand new Pudong Soccer Stadium will be the venue for the finals. This allows you to watch the action unfold in real-time from whichever angles and perspectives you want, including a POV from any of the players in a game. GAM Esports (VCS | Worlds Appearance: Second).
Team Liquid's ADC Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng has made four straight worlds appearances. Team Liquid (LCK | Worlds Appearance: Second).
Meanwhile, Europe is 5-1 against Latin American teams. Fnatic (LEC | Worlds Appearance: Seventh). Tournament data is based on information published on the internet. MEGA will be looking to claim Southeast Asia's first win at worlds since Xan defeated Team SoloMid (LCS) in the 2011 group stage. The reigning World Champions have been slotted into what is widely considered a fairly tame group.
The remaining teams are drawn into a single elimination bracket where all matches are best of five. Click here for more information about the Main Event.
A similar model to each of the past three world championships, this prize pool will aim to eclipse last year's record-setting figure of $6.5 million. The LoL Worlds final will be the first event to ever be held at the brand new stadium, which will be the future home of Shanghai SIPG football club. The LCK region in South Korea has historically dominated the world championship, winning five straight Summoner's Cups from 2013-2017 before failing to make the final last season. ahq eSports (LMS | Worlds Appearance: Fifth).