League of Legends World Championship

The League of Legends World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is an annual professional League of Legends world championship tournament. It is hosted by Riot Games. It comes at the end of each season. Teams compete for the champion title, the  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. It has received attention worldwide because of its dramatic and emotional nature.

The League of Legends World Championships has been very successful and popular. It is one of the world's most prestigious and watched tournaments and the most watched video games in the world. Because of its success, esports became prominent and widely seen as a potential Olympics event. It is already included as a medal event in 2022 Asian Games.

The tournament is held in 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 , though the actual weight of the finished cup was reduced so it would not be too heavy to lift in victory. Thomas Lyte created the Season Two World Championship Cup in 2012. He made the winners' trophy for the 2014 games.

 Overview 

 Results 
 Year Final location Final 3rd–4thChampion ScoreRunner-up2011 Jönköping Fnatic21 against All authority Team SoloMid (3rd) Epik Gamer (4th)2012 Los Angeles Taipei Assassins 3 1 Azubu Frost CLG Europe Moscow Five2013 Los Angeles SK Telecom T1 30 Royal Club Fnatic NaJin Black Sword2014 Seoul Samsung White 31 Star Horn Royal Club OMG Samsung Blue2015 Berlin SK Telecom T1 31 KOO Tigers Fnatic Origen2016 Los Angeles SK Telecom T1 32 Samsung Galaxy H2k-Gaming ROX Tigers2017 Beijing Samsung Galaxy 30 SK Telecom T1 Royal Never Give Up Team WE2018  Incheon  Invictus Gaming 3 0  Fnatic  Cloud9  G2 Esports2019  Paris  FunPlus Phoenix 3 0  G2 Esports  Invictus Gaming  SK Telecom T12020  Shanghai  Damwon Gaming 3 1  Suning  G2 Esports  Top Esports2021  TBA TBD – – TBD TBD TBD2022link=|alt=|23x15px 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 (LCK)6 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)4 (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019) China (LPL)2 (2018, 2019)3 (2013, 2014, 2020)5 (2014, 2017*, 2019, 2020) Europe (LEC)1 (2011)3 (2011, 2018, 2019)8 (2012*, 2013, 2015*, 2016, 2018, 2020) TW/HK/MO/SEA (PCS)1 (2012) 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.
TeamTitlesRunner-up3rd–4th T13 (2013, 2015, 2016)1 (2017)1 (2019) Gen.G2 (2014, 2017)1 (2016)1 (2014) Fnatic1 (2011)1 (2018)2 (2013, 2015) Invictus Gaming1 (2018)1 (2019) J Team1 (2012) FunPlus Phoenix1 (2019) Damwon Gaming1 (2020) Royal Never Give Up2 (2013, 2014)1 (2017) G2 Esports1 (2019)2 (2018, 2020) Hanwha Life Esports1 (2015)1 (2016) against All authority1 (2011) CJ Entus1 (2012) Suning1 (2020) Epik Gamer1 (2011) Team SoloMid1 (2011) CLG Europe1 (2012) Moscow Five1 (2012)  Fredit Brion1 (2013) Oh My God1 (2014) Astralis1 (2015) H2k-Gaming1 (2016) Team WE1 (2017) Cloud91 (2018) Top Esports1 (2020)
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 References 

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