# 2014 GPL season

The 2014 GPL season was the third edition of the Garena Premier League, a Riot Games-organized tournament for League of Legends.

## Winter
### Format

   * Group Stage
      * 12 teams from 6 countries/areas.
      * Divided into 2 groups with 6 teams each.
      * Double Round Robin, Best of One matches.
      * Top four teams of each group advance to the bracket stage.
      * If teams tie-up, rank will be decided by match results between these teams.
      * Extra games will be played if still tied.
   * Tie Break Games
      * 2 Teams: BO1 Match.
      * 3 Teams: Round Robin group, if still tied, play single elimination bracket.
      * 4 Teams: Round of 4 bracket.
      * 5 Teams: Round of 4 bracket with another match before.
   * Bracket Stage
      * Single Elimination.
      * All bracket stage games are best of five.

### Participants

12 teams from 7 countries/areas
| Counties | Team(s) | ID |
| Vietnam | Saigon Jokers | SAJ |
| Vietnam | Saigon Fantastic Five | SF5 |
| Vietnam | Full Louis | FL |
| Taiwan | Taipei Assassins | TPA |
| Taiwan | ahq eSports Club | ahq |
| Taiwan | Taipei Snipers | TPS |
| Hong Kong | HK Attitude | HKA |
| Malaysia | KL Hunters | KLH |
| Singapore | Singapore Sentinels | SGS |
| Thailand | Bangkok Titans | BKT |
| Thailand | Team Infinite | IFN |
| Philippines | Mineski | MSK |

### Results
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| # | Team | ~ | TPA | ahq | SAJ | MSK | KLH | IFN | W | L | ± |
| 1 | Taipei Assassins | TPA | ~ | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | ahq eSports Club | ahq | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 3 | Saigon Joker | SAJ | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Mineski | MSK | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 2−0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | ⁠KL Hunters | KLH | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | ~ | 2−0 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 6 | ⁠⁠Team Infinite | TFN | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 0 | 10 | −10 |
   * Tiebreaker
      * 1st Place Tiebreaker ahq eSports Club 0−1 Taipei Assassins
      * 3rd Place Tiebreaker Saigon Joker 1−0 Mineski

##### Group B

| # | Team | ~ | TPS | HKA | SGS | FL | SF5 | BKT | W | L | ± |
| 1 | Taipei Snipers | TPS | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Attitude | HKA | 1−1 | ~ | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 3 | Singapore Sentinels | SGS | 1−1 | 0−2 | ~ | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | Full Louis | FL | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 5 | Saigon Fantatic 5 | SF5 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 1−1 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| 6 | ⁠⁠Bangkok Titans | BKT | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1 | 9 | −8 |
   * Tiebreaker
      * 1st Place Tiebreaker Hong Kong Attitude 0−1 Taipei Snipers
      * 3rd Place Tiebreaker Singapore Sentinels 1−0 Full Louis
      * 5th Place Tiebreaker Saigon Fantatic 5 1−0 Bangkok Titans

#### Bracket Stage

* Eight teams are drawn into a best-of-five single elimination bracket.
* Teams of the same group can not play each other until the finals.
* All matches are best-of-five.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 4 December | 4 December | | | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | | | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | 18 December | 18 December | | |
| Full Louis | 0 | 18 December | 18 December | |
| Full Louis | 0 | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| 6 December | 6 December | | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| 6 December | 6 December | Saigon Joker | 2 | |
| Saigon Joker | 3 | Saigon Joker | 2 | |
| Saigon Joker | 3 | | | | 11 January | 11 January |
| Hong Kong Attitude | 1 | | | | 11 January | 11 January |
| Hong Kong Attitude | 1 | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 11 December | 11 December | | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 11 December | 11 December | | | | Taipei Snipers | 2 |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | | | | Taipei Snipers | 2 |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | 20 December | 20 December | | | |
| Singapore Sentinels | 0 | 20 December | 20 December | | | |
| Singapore Sentinels | 0 | ahq eSports Club | 0 | | | |
| 13 December | 13 December | | ahq eSports Club | 0 | | | |
| 13 December | 13 December | Taipei Snipers | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Mineski | 0 | Taipei Snipers | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Mineski | 0 | | | | 8 January | 8 January |
| Taipei Snipers | 3 | | | | 8 January | 8 January |
| Taipei Snipers | 3 | | | | Saigon Joker | 1 |
| | | | | | ahq eSports Club | 3 |

### Final standings

$200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Team | Circuit Points | Prize money |
| 1st | Taipei Assassins | 400 | $50,000 |
| 2nd | Taipei Snipers | 200 | $25,000 |
| 3rd | ahq eSports Club | 150 | $10,000 |
| 4th | Saigon Jokers | 100 | $5,000 |
| 5−8 | Mineski | 100 | $2,500 |
| 5−8 | ⁠Singapore Sentinels | 100 | $2,500 |
| 5−8 | HK Attitude | 100 | $2,500 |
| 5−8 | Full Louis | 100 | $2,500 |
| 9−10 | KL Hunters | 40 | $2,500 |
| 9−10 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 40 | $2,500 |
| 11−12 | Team Infinite | 20 | $2,500 |
| 11−12 | Bangkok Titans | 20 | $2,500 |

## Spring
### Format

   * Group Stage
   * 12 teams from 5 countries/areas.
   * Divided into 2 groups with 6 teams each.
      * Double Round Robin, Best of One matches.
      * Top four teams of each group advance to the bracket stage.
      * If teams tie-up, rank will be decided by match results between these teams.
         * Extra games will be played if still tied.
   * Tie Break Games
      * 2 Teams: Best-of-One Match.
      * 3 Teams: Round Robin group, if still tied, play single elimination bracket.
      * 4 Teams: Round of 4 bracket.
      * 5 Teams: Round of 4 bracket with another match before.
   * Bracket Stage
      * Single Elimination.
      * All bracket stage matches are best of five.
      * The final game is Blind Pick while other games are Draft Pick

### Participants

12 teams from 5 countries/areas
| Counties | Team(s) | ID |
| Taiwan | Taipei Assassins | TPA |
| Taiwan | Taipei Snipers | TPS |
| Taiwan | ahq eSports Club | ahq |
| Taiwan | yoe Flash Wolves | yFW |
| Vietnam | Saigon Jokers | SAJ |
| Vietnam | Saigon Fantastic Five | SF5 |
| Vietnam | Full Louis | FL |
| Singapore | Singapore Sentinels | SGS |
| Singapore | Insidious Gaming | iS |
| Philippines | Imperium Pro Team | IPT |
| Philippines | Manila Eagles | MLE |
| Thailand | Bangkok Titans | BKT |

### Results
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| # | Team | ~ | ahq | TPS | SAJ | iS | BKT | IPT | W | L | ± |
| 1 | ahq eSports Club | TPA | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 2 | Taipei Snipers | ahq | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 3 | Saigon Joker | SAJ | 1−1 | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | Insidious Gaming | MSK | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 5 | Bangkok Titans | BKT | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 6 | Imperium Pro Team | IPT | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 0 | 10 | −10 |

##### Group B

| # | Team | ~ | TPA | SF5 | yFW | SGS | FL | MLE | W | L | ± |
| 1 | Taipei Assassins | TPA | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| 2 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | SF5 | 0−2 | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 3 | yoe Flash Wolves | yFW | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | ⁠Singapore Sentinels | SGS | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 5 | Full Louis | FL | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 6 | Manila Eagles | MLE | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | ~ | 2 | 8 | −6 |

#### Bracket Stage

* Eight teams are drawn into a best-of-five single elimination bracket.
* Teams of the same group can not play each other until the finals.
* All matches are best-of-five.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 March | 19 March | | | |
| Taipei Snipers | 3 | | | |
| Taipei Snipers | 3 | 5 April | 5 April | | |
| yoe Flash Wolves | 0 | 5 April | 5 April | |
| yoe Flash Wolves | 0 | Taipei Snipers | 2 | |
| 21 March | 21 March | | Taipei Snipers | 2 | |
| 21 March | 21 March | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | | | | 6 April | 6 April |
| Insidious Gaming | 0 | | | | 6 April | 6 April |
| Insidious Gaming | 0 | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 26 March | 26 March | | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 26 March | 26 March | | | | ahq eSports Club | 2 |
| Saigon Joker | 3 | | | | ahq eSports Club | 2 |
| Saigon Joker | 3 | 5 April | 5 April | | | |
| Saigon Fantastic 5 | 0 | 5 April | 5 April | | | |
| Saigon Fantastic 5 | 0 | Saigon Joker | 1 | | | |
| 28 March | 28 March | | Saigon Joker | 1 | | | |
| 28 March | 28 March | ahq eSports Club | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | ahq eSports Club | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | | | | 6 April | 6 April |
| Singapore Sentinels | 0 | | | | 6 April | 6 April |
| Singapore Sentinels | 0 | | | | Taipei Snipers | 3 |
| | | | | | Saigon Joker | 1 |

### Final standings

$200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Team | Circuit Points | Prize money |
| 1st | Taipei Assassins | 600 | $80,000 |
| 2nd | ahq eSports Club | 300 | $40,000 |
| 3rd | Taipei Snipers | 225 | $25,000 |
| 4th | Saigon Jokers | 150 | $15,000 |
| 5−8 | nsidious Gaming | 105 | $8,000 |
| 5−8 | ⁠Singapore Sentinels | 105 | $8,000 |
| 5−8 | yoe Flash Wolves | 105 | $8,000 |
| 5−8 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 105 | $8,000 |
| 9−10 | Bangkok Titans | 60 | $3,000 |
| 9−10 | Full Louis | 60 | $3,000 |
| 11−12 | Imperium Pro Team | 30 | $1,000 |
| 11−12 | Manila Eagles | 30 | $1,000 |

## Summer
### Format

   * Group Stage
   * 12 teams from 5 countries/areas.
   * Divided into 2 groups with 6 teams each.
      * Double Round Robin, Best of One matches.
      * Top four teams of each group advance to the bracket stage.
      * If teams tie-up, rank will be decided by match results between these teams.
         * Extra games will be played if still tied.
   * Tie Break Games
      * 2 Teams: Best-of-One Match.
      * 3 Teams: Round Robin group, if still tied, play single elimination bracket.
      * 4 Teams: Round of 4 bracket.
      * 5 Teams: Round of 4 bracket with another match before.
   * Bracket Stage
      * Single Elimination.
      * All bracket stage matches are best of five.
      * The final game is Blind Pick while other games are Draft Pick
      * Finals will hold in Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei.

### Participants

12 teams from 5 countries/areas
| Counties | Team(s) | ID |
| Taiwan | Taipei Assassins | TPA |
| Taiwan | Logitech G Fighter | AF |
| Taiwan | ahq eSports Club | ahq |
| Taiwan | Machi Esports | MCX |
| Vietnam | Saigon Jokers | SAJ |
| Vietnam | Saigon Fantastic Five | SF5 |
| Vietnam | Full Louis | FL |
| Singapore | Insidious Rebirth | iSR |
| Singapore | Insidious Legends | iSL |
| Philippines | Imperium Pro Team | IPT |
| Philippines | Wargods | WG |
| Thailand | Bangkok Titans | BKT |

### Results
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| # | Team | ~ | TPA | AF | SAJ | BKT | iSL | IPT | W | L | ± |
| 1 | Taipei Assassins | TPA | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 2 | Logitech G Fighter | AF | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 3 | Saigon Joker | SAJ | 1−1 | 0−2 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | Bangkok Titans | BKT | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | ~ | 1−1 | 2−0 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 5 | Insidious Gaming Legends | iSL | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1−1 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 6 | Imperium Pro Team | IPT | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 1 | 9 | −8 |

##### Group B

| # | Team | ~ | ahq | SF5 | FL | iSR | MCX | WG | W | L | ± |
| 1 | ahq eSports Club | ahq | ~ | 0−2 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | SF5 | 2−0 | ~ | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 | ⁠Full Louis | FL | 0−2 | 1−1 | ~ | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | ⁠⁠Insidious Gaming Rebirth | iSR | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | ~ | 0−2 | 2−0 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 5 | Machi Esports | MCX | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | ~ | 0−2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 6 | ⁠Wargods | WG | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | ~ | 3 | 7 | −4 |
      * Tiebreakers
| # | Team | ~ | iSR | MCX | WG | W | L | ± |
| 1 | ⁠⁠Insidious Gaming Rebirth | iSR | ~ | 1−0 | 1−0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2 | Machi Esports | MCX | 0−1 | ~ | 1−0 | 1 | 1 | +0 |
| 3 | ⁠Wargods | WG | 0−1 | 0−1 | ~ | 0 | 2 | −2 |

#### Bracket Stage

* Eight teams are drawn into a best-of-five single elimination bracket.
* Teams of the same group can not play each other until the finals.
* All matches are best-of-five.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 16 July | 16 July | | | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | | | |
| Taipei Assassins | 3 | 30 July | 30 July | | |
| Insidious Rebirth | 0 | 30 July | 30 July | |
| Insidious Rebirth | 0 | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| 18 July | 18 July | | Taipei Assassins | 3 | |
| 18 July | 18 July | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 1 | |
| Saigon Joker | 2 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 1 | |
| Saigon Joker | 2 | | | | 8 August | 8 August |
| Saigon Fantastic 5 | 3 | | | | 8 August | 8 August |
| Saigon Fantastic 5 | 3 | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 24 July | 24 July | | | | | Taipei Assassins | 3 |
| 24 July | 24 July | | | | ahq eSports Club | 0 |
| Logitech G Fighter | 1 | | | | ahq eSports Club | 0 |
| Logitech G Fighter | 1 | 6 August | 6 August | | | |
| Full Louis | 3 | 6 August | 6 August | | | |
| Full Louis | 3 | Logitech G Fighter | 1 | | | |
| 25 July | 25 July | | Logitech G Fighter | 1 | | | |
| 25 July | 25 July | ahq eSports Club | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | ahq eSports Club | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| ahq eSports Club | 3 | | | | 16 August | 16 August |
| Bangkok Titans | 0 | | | | 16 August | 16 August |
| Bangkok Titans | 0 | | | | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | Logitech G Fighter | 3 |
* ↑ Full Louis got disqualified from GPL for using players under the age of 17 (SofM and Jeff). Logitech G Fighter replace them in the semifinals.

### Final standings

$200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize money | Circuit Points | Qualification | Team |
| 1st | $80,000 | 800 | 2014 World Championship | Taipei Assassins |
| 2nd | $40,000 | 400 | | ahq eSports Club |
| 3rd | $25,000 | 225 | | Logitech G Fighter |
| 4th | $15,000 | 200 | | ⁠Saigon Fantastic 5 |
| 5−7 | $8,000 | 140 | | Saigon Jokers |
| 5−7 | $8,000 | 140 | | Bangkok Titans |
| 5−7 | $8,000 | 140 | | Insidious Rebirth |
| 8−9 | $3,000 | 80 | | Insidious Legends |
| 8−9 | $3,000 | 80 | | Machi Esports |
| 10−11 | $1,000 | 40 | | Imperium Pro Team |
| 10−11 | $1,000 | 40 | | Wargods |
| DQ | | | | Full Louis |

## Circuit points

The top 4 teams with the most Circuit Points at the end of the year will qualify for the 2014 Season Garena Regional Finals
   * Two team slots have been allocated for Garena Regions in League of Legends Worlds 2014 .
      * Champion of 2014 GPL Summer
      * Champion of 2014 Regional Finals
| Seed | Team | Season | Total | Qualification |
| Winter | Spring | Summer |
| 1 | Taipei Assassins | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1800 | Worlds 2014 |
| 2 | ahq eSports Club | 150 | 300 | 400 | 850 | 2014 Regional Finals |
| 3 | Taipei Snipers | 200 | 225 | − | 425 | 2014 Regional Finals |
| 4 | Saigon Jokers | 100 | 150 | 140 | 390 | 2014 Regional Finals |
| 5 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 40 | 105 | 200 | 345 | 2014 Regional Finals |
| 6 | Logitech G Fighter | − | − | 300 | 300 | |
| 7 | Bangkok Titans | 20 | 60 | 140 | 220 | |
| 8 | Insidious Legends | − | 105 | 80 | 195 | |
| 9 | Singapore Sentinels | 70 | 105 | − | 185 | |
| 10 | Insidious Rebirth | − | − | 140 | 140 | |
| 11 | Full Louis | 70 | 60 | 0 | 130 | |
| 12 | yoe Flash Wolves | − | 105 | − | 105 | |
| 13 | Machi Esports | − | − | 80 | 80 | |
| 14 | HK Attitude | 70 | − | − | 70 | |
| 14 | Mineski | 70 | − | − | 70 | |
| 14 | Imperium Pro Team | − | 30 | 40 | 70 | |
| 17 | KL Hunters | 40 | − | − | 40 | |
| 17 | Wargods | − | − | 40 | 40 | |
| 19 | Manila Eagles | − | 30 | − | 30 | |
| 20 | Team Infinite | 20 | − | − | 20 | |

## Regional Finals
### Locations

   * Round 1
      * Aces Gaming Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
   * Round 2 and Final
      * Garena Stadium, Singapore, Singapore

### Format

   * The 1st to 4th ranked teams without the winners of 2014 GPL Summer of GPL Circuit Points will qualify
   * Single elimination tournament with seeding based on Challenger Circuit ranks
   * All matches in the bracket are Best of Five and all games are Draft Pick
   * All games will be played on Patch 4.13 , with Sona disabled.

### Participants

4 teams from 2 countries/areas
| Counties | Team(s) | ID |
| Taiwan | Taipei Snipers | TPS |
| Taiwan | ahq eSports Club | ahq |
| Vietnam | Saigon Jokers | SAJ |
| Vietnam | Saigon Fantastic Five | SF5 |

### Results

* All matches are best-of-five.
| Round 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Round 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Round 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Round 2 Singapore | Round 2 Singapore | Round 2 Singapore | Final Singapore | Final Singapore | Final Singapore |
| | | | August 23 | August 23 | August 23 | | | |
| August 19 | August 19 | August 19 | Taipei Snipers | Taipei Snipers | 2 | | | |
| Saigon Joker | Saigon Joker | 1 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 3 | August 24 | August 24 | August 24 |
| Saigon Fantastic 5 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 3 | | | | ahq eSports Club | ahq eSports Club | 3 |
| | | | | | | Saigon Fantastic 5 | Saigon Fantastic 5 | 0 |
| | | | ahq eSports Club | ahq eSports Club | W | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Team | Qualification |
| 1st | ahq eSports Club | Worlds 2014 |
| 2nd | Saigon Fantatic 5 | |
| 3rd | Taipei Snipers | |
| 4th | Saigon Jokers | |