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LEC 2014

Archived data for LEC 2014.

LEC 2014
Series LEC
Location EMEA

EU LCS 2014 Season Overview

The 2014 Season was the second year of the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS). This year is best remembered for the formation of the "Superteam" Alliance, led by Froggen, and their historic victory in Summer which ended Fnatic's streak of consecutive titles.

Detailed Tournament Format

Regular Season Structure:

  • Two splits: Spring and Summer. Each split featured a Quadruple Round Robin (teams play each other 4 times).
  • All matches were Best-of-One (Bo1). Total of 28 matches per team per split.
  • The Top 6 teams qualified for the Playoffs, while the bottom teams faced the Promotion Tournament.

Worlds Qualification:

  • Unlike later years, there were no Championship Points. The top 3 finishers of the Summer Playoffs qualified directly for the World Championship in South Korea.

Participating Teams

Spring roster

  • Alliance
  • Fnatic
  • SK Gaming
  • Team ROCCAT
  • SUPA HOT CREW
  • Millennium
  • Gambit Gaming
  • Copenhagen Wolves

Summer roster

kaSing is retained as the documented support rotation for SUPA HOT CREW.

  • Alliance
  • Fnatic
  • SK Gaming
  • Team ROCCAT
  • SUPA HOT CREW
  • Millennium
  • Gambit Gaming
  • Copenhagen Wolves
EU LCS Spring 2014

Spring Regular Season Standings

#TeamW-LWin %Streak
1
SK Gaming
18 - 1064%7W
2
Fnatic
17 - 1161%2W
3
Alliance
16 - 1257%3L
4
Team ROCCAT
15 - 1354%2L
5
Gambit Gaming
14 - 1450%1L
6
Copenhagen Wolves
13 - 1546%1L
7
Millennium
13 - 1546%1W
8
SUPA HOT CREW
6 - 2221%4L

Spring Playoffs

Fnatic defended their crown in Paris, defeating SK Gaming in the final to maintain their status as the kings of Europe.

Quarterfinals
Team ROCCAT
2
Gambit Gaming
0
Alliance
2
Copenhagen Wolves
1
Semifinals
SK Gaming
2
Team ROCCAT
1
Fnatic
2
Alliance
1
Final
SK Gaming
1
Fnatic
3
Fnatic: Spring Champions
EU LCS Summer 2014

Summer Regular Season Standings

#TeamW-LWin %Streak
1
Alliance
21 - 775%4W
2
Fnatic
19 - 968%1L
3
SUPA HOT CREW
16 - 1257%1W
4
SK Gaming
15 - 1354%1W
5
Millennium
13 - 1546%1L
6
Team ROCCAT
12 - 1643%1L
7
Gambit Gaming
8 - 2029%3L
8
Copenhagen Wolves
8 - 2029%1L

Summer Playoffs (Gamescom, Cologne)

Alliance historically defeated Fnatic 3-1 to crown themselves as the new champions. This split was crucial as the top 3 teams earned their spots at Worlds 2014.

Quarterfinals
SUPA HOT CREW
1
Team ROCCAT
3
SK Gaming
3
Millennium
0
Semifinals
Alliance
3
Team ROCCAT
1
Fnatic
3
SK Gaming
2
Final
Alliance
3
Fnatic
1
Alliance: Summer Champions
Worlds 2014 Qualification

European Seeds

Seed #1: Alliance
Summer Champion
Seed #2: Fnatic
Summer Runner-up
Seed #3: SK Gaming
3rd Place Winner (Def. ROCCAT 3-0)

Tournament Prizepool

Place Prize Spring Playoffs Summer Playoffs
1st $50,000
Fnatic
Alliance
2nd $25,000
SK Gaming
Fnatic
3rd $15,000
Team ROCCAT
SK Gaming
4th $10,000
Alliance
Team ROCCAT
5th -
Gambit Gaming
SUPA HOT CREW
6th -
Copenhagen Wolves
Millennium
7th -
SUPA HOT CREW
Gambit Gaming
8th -
Millennium
Copenhagen Wolves

Historical Context

The 2014 World Championship was a bittersweet moment for Europe. Despite the high expectations for Alliance and Fnatic, both teams were eliminated in the group stage. Alliance's tournament was highlighted by a perfect game against Najin White Shield, but was marred by a shock loss to the Brazilian wildcards KaBuM! e-Sports, which led to their elimination.