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League Of Legends Pro League
The ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL) is the top-level professional league for '' League of Legends'' in China. The first season of the LPL was the 2013 Spring season. The top three finishers of the playoff tournament receive automatic bids to the ''League of Legends'' World Championship. Playoffs are an eight team single elimination with each step a best-of-five series. The total prize pool is ¥2,350,000. In 2014 Riot Games began providing an English language broadcast. The format is modeled after the ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea format in South Korea. In September 2015 it was announced that Riot Games was in negotiations with Tencent to take over operations of the league. In 2019, Riot Games and Tencent created joint venture, TJ Sports, to focus on all ''League of Legends'' esports business in China, including tournament organizing, talent management, and venues. Format For the 2015 spring season the LPL adopted a best-of-two series. Teams compete in a double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by '' Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League''s main mode, Summoner's Rift, a team wins by pushing through to the enemy bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning " ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times (as is the case in almost all of the major United States professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Esports
Top Esports, previously known as Topsports Gaming, is a Chinese esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. It was founded on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports. History The Topsports Gaming brand was unveiled on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports, which had acquired the LPL spot of DAN Gaming. The team's first tournament was the 2017 Demacia Championship, where they placed ninth to fifteenth after losing in the third round to Suning Gaming. Topsports was a member of the LPL's eastern conference during the 2018 spring season, placing seventh with a 3–16 record. For the 2018 summer season, Topsports was moved to the western conference where they placed third with a 10–9 record, qualifying for playoffs. The team lost in the first round to Royal Never Give Up. Topsports was one of eight teams that participated in the 2018 Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team WE
Team WE, formerly known as World Elite, is a Chinese esports organisation based in Xi'an. It is one of the oldest esports organisations in China. ''League of Legends'' Roster Tournament highlights * 2nd – Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – World Championship Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – World Championship Katowice, also known as IEM Season IX World Championship took place in 2015. Intel Extreme Masters World Championship was held in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from March 12 to March ... ''Warcraft III'' Former players References External links * {{League of Legends Pro League Esports teams based in China League of Legends Pro League teams Hearthstone teams Warcraft III teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Never Give Up
Royal Never Give Up (RNG) is a Chinese esports organization whose '' League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Pro League. It was established in May 2015. RNG won the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, and is the champion of the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. Its sister team is Royal Club. The organization also has a ''Dota 2'' team, which participated in The International 2019. ''League of Legends'' History 2016 By gaining a champion and a runner-up in spring and summer, RNG won the qualification to participate in the 2016 World Championship. 2017 In the 2017 LPL Spring Season, RNG was placed in the Group A and won first place. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs, RNG defeated EDG in semifinals with a score of 3:1. However, they were beaten by WE in finals with a score of 0:3. They lost the ticket to 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. In June, RNG won the Demacia Cup Summer 2017 Playoffs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vici Gaming
Vici Gaming (VG) is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Shanghai. It has teams competing in ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''WarCraft III'', ''FIFA'', ''Hearthstone'' and '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''. Vici Gaming's ''Dota 2'' team has been a top contender in numerous tournaments, most notably as runners-up of The International 2014. ''Dota 2'' History 2012 Vici Gaming was founded on 21 September 2012 with the help of "Fengdidi", who previously played in PanDarea Gaming under the name PanPan, handpicking skilled players that were highly ranked on the Chinese DotA ladder at the time. The players had no previous professional experience at the time with the exception of sydm who had played under the banner of TyLoo. Their mid lane player Cty had shown promise by winning a 1v1 tournament organized by 2009, in which he beat famous players like Ferrari_430, Sylar, Hao, and other top Chinese players shortly before getting recruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OMG (esports)
OMG (short for Oh My God) is a Chinese esports organization. Their '' League of Legends'' division was formed in May 2012 and competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL). The team made its first appearance at the ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2013 and qualified again the following year. History In May 2012, the Chinese eSports organization OMG picked up their first League of Legends team. That roster was short lived as the organization picking up Noah's Ark in August. One of their first major tournaments they attended was CPL Shenyang 2012. Able to conquer the Korean team of MVP White, they went on to lose against veteran Chinese powerhouse, Invictus Gaming 2–1, and followed up by facing MVP White again but losing the rematch, placing 3rd in the tournament. The following months led to strong showings at various small events and tournaments. A big opportunity to showcase their talents was when they would replace Azubu Frost in G-League 2012 Season 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNG Esports
LNG Esports is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. It was known as Snake Esports from its creation in 2013 until its acquisition by sportswear company Li-Ning in 2019. LNG's main ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. LNG plays its home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou. History Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that they had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that they were rebranding as LNG Esports. Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuanjun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jianxin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively. LNG placed seventh in the 2019 LPL Summer regular season, quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGD Gaming
LGD Gaming is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Hangzhou. It is one of the oldest esports organizations in China and currently has players competing in ''Dota 2'', '' Honor of Kings'', ''League of Legends'', ''Overwatch'', and ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. LGD's ''Dota 2'' team, PSG.LGD, is in a partnership with PSG Esports, and is known for making it to the grand finals of The International 2018. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. ''Dota 2'' LGD Gaming's original ''Dota 2'' division was founded along with the organization in 2009. In April 2018, French football club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. partnered with LGD, sponsoring and rebranding the ''Dota 2'' team to PSG.LGD. After winning two Dota Pro Circuit majors in 2017 and 2018, the team secured a directive invite to The International 2018, where they advanced to the grand finals but lost to O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invictus Gaming
Invictus Gaming (IG, sometime stylized as iG, zh, s=iG电子竞技俱乐部, l=iG Esports Club) is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong. They are primarily known for their ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', and ''StarCraft II'' teams. IG's ''Dota'' team won The International 2012, and its ''League of Legends'' team won the 2018 World Championship. History Invictus Gaming was founded in 2011 by Wang Sicong, son of Wang Jianlin, one of the wealthiest men in China and Asia, who bought the team formerly known as Catastrophic Cruel Memory (CCM) at about US$6 million, in order to promote and ameliorate the professional esports scene in China. Now Invictus Gaming consist of squads for ''Dota 2'', ''League of Legends'', ''Crossfire'', and ''StarCraft II''. ''Dota'' & ''Dota 2'' ''Defense of the Ancients'' The creation of iG.Y after poaching YYF, Chuan, 830 and CH of LGD, historically one of the strongest teams in China, came day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by video game developer FunPlus. It has teams competing in ''League of Legends'', '' Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Fortnite Battle Royale'' and '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. FPX was founded on 20 December 2017 following FunPlus' acquisition of a spot in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in China. On 10 November 2019, FPX's ''League of Legends'' team won the 2019 ''League of Legends'' World Championship after sweeping G2 Esports in the grand finals. ''League of Legends'' History On 20 December 2017, FunPlus' esports division announced the creation of FPX and its acquisition of a spot in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL). FPX's inaugural roster consisted of top laner Kim "GimGoon" Han-saem, jungler Hu "Pepper" Zhiwei, mid laner Feng "bing" Jinwei, bot laner Lin "Lwx" Weixiang, and support Liu "Crisp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
