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League of Legends World Championship
LOL Worlds logo.svg
Game League of Legends
Founded 2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Founder Riot Games
No. of teams (2011), 12 (2012), 14 (2013), 16 (2014–2016), 24 (2017–2019), 22 (2020)
Venue(s) Rotating locations
Most recent
champion(s)
Damwon Gaming (1st title)
Most titles T1 (3 titles)
Qualification Regional leagues (list)
Related
competitions
Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament format Round-robin groups
Single elimination

The League of Legends World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is the annual professional League of Legends world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the champion title, the 70-pound (32-kilogram) Summoner's Cup, and a multi-million-dollar championship prize. In 2018, the finals were watched by 99.6 million people, breaking 2017's finals' viewer record. The tournament has been praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to its dramatic and emotional nature.

The League of Legends World Championships has gained tremendous success and popularity, making it among the world's most prestigious and watched tournaments, as well as the most watched video game in the world. Due to its success, esports scenes became prominent and widely seen as a potential Olympics event, already being included as a medal event in 2022 Asian Games.

The tournament rotates its venues across different major countries and regions each year. South Korea's T1 is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won three world championships.

Trophy

Riot Games, which owns League of Legends, commissioned the winner's trophy known as the Summoner's Cup. Riot specified that it should weigh 70 pounds, though the actual weight of the finished cup was reduced so it would not be too heavy to lift in victory. Thomas Lyte, having already created the Season Two World Championship Cup in 2012, crafted the winners' trophy for the 2014 games.

Overview

Results

Year Final location Final 3rd–4th
Champion Score Runner-up
2011 Sweden Jönköping Fnatic 2 1 Europe against All authority United States Team SoloMid (3rd) United States Epik Gamer (4th)
2012 United States Los Angeles Taipei Assassins 3 1 Azubu Frost CLG Europe Moscow Five
2013 United States Los Angeles SK Telecom T1 3 0 Royal Club Fnatic NaJin Black Sword
2014 South Korea Seoul Samsung White 3 1 Star Horn Royal Club OMG Samsung Blue
2015 Germany Berlin SK Telecom T1 3 1 KOO Tigers Fnatic Origen
2016 United States Los Angeles SK Telecom T1 3 2 Samsung Galaxy H2k-Gaming ROX Tigers
2017 China Beijing Samsung Galaxy 3 0 SK Telecom T1 Royal Never Give Up Team WE
2018 South Korea Incheon Invictus Gaming 3 0 Fnatic Cloud9 G2 Esports
2019 France Paris FunPlus Phoenix 3 0 G2 Esports Invictus Gaming SK Telecom T1
2020 China Shanghai South Korea Damwon Gaming 3 1 Suning G2 Esports China Top Esports
2021 China TBA TBD TBD TBD TBD
2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Regions which have reached the top four

(*): Region had two teams that finished in 3rd/4th place in this year.

Region Titles Runner-up 3rd–4th
South Korea South Korea (LCK) 6 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020) 4 (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019)
China China (LPL) 2 (2018, 2019) 3 (2013, 2014, 2020) 5 (2014, 2017*, 2019, 2020)
European Union Europe (LEC) 1 (2011) 3 (2011, 2018, 2019) 8 (2012*, 2013, 2015*, 2016, 2018, 2020)
TaiwanHong KongMacauASEAN TW/HK/MO/SEA (PCS) 1 (2012)
United StatesCanada North America (LCS) 3 (2011*, 2018)

Teams which have reached the top four

  *   Background shading indicates a team/organization has been disbanded, acquired or no longer participates in the regional league.

Team Titles Runner-up 3rd–4th
South Korea T1 3 (2013, 2015, 2016) 1 (2017) 1 (2019)
South Korea Gen.G 2 (2014, 2017) 1 (2016) 1 (2014)
European Union Fnatic 1 (2011) 1 (2018) 2 (2013, 2015)
China Invictus Gaming 1 (2018) 1 (2019)
Taiwan J Team 1 (2012)
China FunPlus Phoenix 1 (2019)
South Korea Damwon Gaming 1 (2020)
China Royal Never Give Up 2 (2013, 2014) 1 (2017)
European Union G2 Esports 1 (2019) 2 (2018, 2020)
South Korea Hanwha Life Esports 1 (2015) 1 (2016)
European Union against All authority 1 (2011)
South Korea CJ Entus 1 (2012)
China Suning 1 (2020)
United States Epik Gamer 1 (2011)
United States Team SoloMid 1 (2011)
European Union CLG Europe 1 (2012)
Russia Moscow Five 1 (2012)
South Korea Fredit Brion 1 (2013)
China Oh My God 1 (2014)
European Union Astralis 1 (2015)
European Union H2k-Gaming 1 (2016)
China Team WE 1 (2017)
United States Cloud9 1 (2018)
China Top Esports 1 (2020)



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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de League of Legends para niños

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