
League of Legends World Championship Rundown
| Tags: League of Legends
| Author Alex Mcalpine

The League of Legends World Championship are underway in South Korea! The tournament will be played using a 24 team format consisting of three stages. The teams will be competing for a prize pool of $2,225,000. 1st place will take home 37.5 % of the total pot ($834,375). The three stages of the LoL World Championship are being played in the following sequence:
The first stage is a play-in stage, the second stage is a group stage and the last stage is the knockout stage. 12 teams will compete in the first round which is a play-in stage with two rounds of different styles.
The group stage consists of 4 groups with 4 teams each. The best 2 teams amongst each group will move on to the knockout stage. The 8 remaining teams will advance to the final phase (the knockout stage), which consists of the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
League of Legends World Championship Schedule:
Plays-in | Seoul | 1-4, 6-7th October 2018
Groups | Busan | 10-17th October 2018
Knockout Stage:
Quarter Finals | Busan | 20-21st October 2018
Semi Finals | Gwangju | 27-28th October 2018
Finals | Incheon | 3rd November 2018
League of Legends Worlds Championship Contenders:
NA LCS:
- Team Liquid
- 100 Thieves
- Cloud9
EU LCS:
- Fnatic
- Team Vitality
- G2 Esports
LCK:
- KT Rolster
- Afreeca Freecs
- Gen.G
LPL:
- Royal Never Give Up
- Invictus Gaming
- Edward Gaming
LMS:
- Flash Wolves
- MAD Team
- G-Rex
VCS:
- Phong V? Buffalo
CBLoL:
- KaBuM! E-Sports
LCL:
- Gambit Esports
LLN:
- Infinity eSports
CLS:
- Kaos Latin Gamers
TCL:
- SuperMassive eSports
LJL:
- DetonatioN FocusMe
OPL:
- Dire Wolves
SEA Tour:
- Ascension Gaming
Top Five Win Rates:
1. Flash Wolvs
2. Detonation FocusMe
3. Invictus Gaming
4. Phong V? Buffalo
5. Gambit Esports
Top Five Creep Score Per Minute:
1. Afreeca Freecs
2. KT Rolster
3. Phong V? Buffalo
4. Team Liquid
5. G2 Esports
Top Five K/D/A Ratios:
1. Flash Wolves
2. Detonation FocusMe
3. Phong V? Buffalo
4. Royal Never Give Up
5. Fnatic
Top Five Gold Per Minute:
1. Phong V? Buffalo
2. Invictus Gaming
3. Flash Wolves
4. Royal Never Give up
5. Fnatic