2017 League of Legends World Championship


The 2017 League of Legends World Championship was the seventh world championship for League of Legends, a video game developed by Riot Games. It was held from September 23November 4, 2017, in cities across China. Twenty four teams qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in North America, Europe, South Korea, and China, with twelve of those teams having to reach the group stage via a play-in round.
Samsung Galaxy secured their second championship win after defeating the three-time world champion SK Telecom T1, 3-0 in a best of five final series. They previously won the 2014 League of Legends World Championship. Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk, the AD carry of Samsung, was named the MVP of the tournament for his outstanding performances.
Against the Current and Jay Chou collaborated with Riot Games to produce two exclusive songs titled "Legends Never Die" and "Heroes" respectively for the tournament, while Alan Walker also produced his own remix of "Legends Never Die".
The 2017 Worlds has been widely praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to the high quality of the tournament, its multiple dramatic and emotional series, and SK Telecom T1's tributary moments. The finals gained a solid following of 60 million unique viewers, breaking 2016's viewer record. A donation of US$2 million was also raised through the sales of Worlds 2017 Championship Ashe skin, reaching out to different charities and receiving commendations.

Teams and qualifications

Based on the results of MSI and the World Championship in the previous two years, all teams from South Korea were seeded directly into the group stage and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau received an extra seed. With the ranking of the 2017 Mid Season Invitational, Southeast Asia received a group stage seed for the summer champion team and one more slot in the play-in stage for the summer runner-up team.
RegionLeaguePathStart inPoolTeamsID
ChinaLPLSummer ChampionGroup stage1 Edward GamingEDG
ChinaLPLChampionship PointsGroup stage2 Royal Never Give UpRNG
ChinaLPLRegional FinalsPlay-in stage3 Team WEWE
EuropeEU LCSSummer ChampionGroup stage1 G2 EsportsG2
EuropeEU LCSChampionship PointsGroup stage2 Misfits GamingMSF
EuropeEU LCSRegional FinalsPlay-in stage3 FnaticFNC
North AmericaNA LCSSummer ChampionGroup stage2 Team SoloMidTSM
North AmericaNA LCSChampionship PointsGroup stage2 ImmortalsIMT
North AmericaNA LCSRegional FinalsPlay-in stage3 Cloud9C9
South KoreaLCKSummer ChampionGroup stage1 Longzhu GamingLZ
South KoreaLCKChampionship PointsGroup stage2 SK Telecom T1SKT
South KoreaLCKRegional FinalsGroup stage2 Samsung GalaxySSG
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau		LMSSummer ChampionGroup stage1 Flash WolvesFW
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau		LMSChampionship PointsGroup stage2 ahq e-Sports ClubAHQ
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau		LMSRegional FinalsPlay-in stage3 Hong Kong AttitudeHKA
Vietnam
►Southeast Asia		VCS►GPLSummer ChampionGroup stage2 GIGABYTE MarinesGAM
Vietnam
►Southeast Asia		VCS►GPLSummer Runner-upPlay-in stage4 Young GenerationYG
BrazilCBLOLSummer ChampionPlay-in stage4 Team oNe EsportsONE
CISLCLSummer ChampionPlay-in stage4 Gambit EsportsGMB
TurkeyTCLSummer ChampionPlay-in stage4 1907 Fenerbahçe eSportsFB
JapanLJLSummer ChampionPlay-in stage5 RampageRPG
Latin America NorthLLNSummer ChampionPlay-in stage5 Lyon GamingLYN
Latin America SouthCLSSummer ChampionPlay-in stage5 Kaos Latin GamersKLG
OceaniaOPLSummer ChampionPlay-in stage5 Dire WolvesDW

Rosters

Venues

, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing were the four cities chosen to host the competition.

Play-in stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Elimination

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Final standings

League of Legends Live

League of Legends Live was held on the eve of the finals, November 3, in Beijing National Aquatics Center to commemorate the tournament, featuring international artists and League of Legends community musicians. It featured performances of a wide variety of music from League of Legends, including Get Jinxed, hits from Pentakill, DJ Sona, Warsongs, Star Guardian, The Curse Of The Sad Mummy, medleys of a wide variety of Worlds and Champion themes, DJ and music producer Alan Walker, and many other tracks over the course of the 90-minute show.

Reception of performances

During the opening ceremony of the finals, dancers were decked out in different masks, unified as the ground around them exploded with visual effects and colors. It was followed by Jay Chou's Worlds 2017 remix Hero performance, and a live version of Legends Never Die by Against the Current, with Chou playing the piano behind. An augmented reality dragon also flew and soared around the arena halfway through the performance, with a giant Summoner's Cup rising from the grounds of the stadium at the same time, catching the stadium's audience and global fans by surprise. The closing ceremony featured Alan Walker performing his own remix of Legends Never Die, with Chrissy Costanza on the vocals. The overall performances of the ceremony received widespread praises.

Legacy

The finals had 60 million unique viewers worldwide, breaking 2016's viewer record.
League of Legends fans raised over US$2 million for three different charities with the sales of the "Worlds 2017 Championship Ashe" skin.
The loss of SK Telecom T1 in a 0-3 defeat, as well as Faker's emotional moment resulted in one of the greatest upsets in League of Legends' history, and have noticeably caught the attention of League of Legends' fans throughout the world, with many support and tributes given to the team and Faker for their success.