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| 2019 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location |
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| Dates | October 2–November 10 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | 12 team double round-robin play-in stage 16 team double round-robin group stage 8 team single-elimination bracket |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities)
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| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | FunPlus Phoenix |
| Runner-up | G2 Esports |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | Peak viewership: 43.982.055[1] |
| MVP | Gao "Tian" Tianliang (FunPlus Phoenix) |
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the ninth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. It was held from October 2, 2019, to November 10, 2019, in Berlin, Madrid and Paris.[2] Twenty four teams from 13 regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau with twelve of those teams having to reach the main event via a play-in stage.
"Phoenix" was the tournament's theme song, put together by Chrissy Costanza and Cailin Russo, while Blanke, Carpenter Brut, and 1788-L produced their own remix versions of "Phoenix".[3][4] A virtual rap group named "True Damage" was unveiled by Riot Games during the ceremony, with Soyeon from (G)I-dle, Duckwrth, Thutmose, Keke Palmer and Becky G representing the group as its human counterpart and in the live performance of their debut song, "Giants", in the finals.[5]
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- ^ "2019 World Championship Cities, Venues, & Dates". nexus.leagueoflegends.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "League of Legends Worlds 2019's theme is called Phoenix, listen here". Dexerto. October 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Riot release new remixes for League of Legends Worlds song Phoenix". Dexerto. October 31, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Riot Games drops first True Damage single 'Giants'". Inven Global.