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Samsung White Overview
The 2014 League of Legends World Championship was the 4th iteration of the tournament, held across Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea. It is defined by the absolute dominance of the "Samsung Sister Teams" (White and Blue) and features one of the most famous upsets in esports history: 
KaBuM! Esports defeating 
Alliance.
Tournament Structure
The event featured 16 teams. Regional seeds were placed into pools to determine the group draw.
Regional Slots
- Major Regions: 3 seeds for Korea, China, Europe, North America.
- LMS: 2 seeds (
Taipei Assassins & ahq). - Wildcards: 2 seeds determined by IWC tournaments (Gamescom & PAX).
Stage 1: Group Stage (Sep 18 – 28)
16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4.
- Split between Taipei (Groups A/B) and Singapore (Groups C/D).
- Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockouts.
- Historical Moment: In Group D, Alliance (EU #1) played a perfect game against
NaJin White Shield, but was then eliminated after losing to Brazilian wildcard KaBuM! Esports.
Stage 2: Knockout Stage (Oct 3 – 19)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- Played across Busan and Seoul.
- Samsung White is statistically considered one of the most dominant teams in history, losing only two games during the entire tournament (15-2 record).
Patch Info: Played on Patch 4.14. Alistar top and Zilean mid were high priority picks.
Prize Pool
The total prize pool was $2,130,000 USD:
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $1,000,000 | 46.95% | Samsung White |
| 🥈 2nd | $250,000 | 11.74% |  Star Horn Royal Club |
| 🥉 3-4 | $150,000 | 7.04% |  Samsung Blue,  Oh My God |
| 5-8 | $75,000 | 3.52% |  TSM,  Cloud9,  EDward Gaming, NaJin White Shield |
| 9-11 | $45,000 | 2.11% |  ahq eSports Club,  SK Gaming, Alliance |
| 12-13 | $35,000 | 1.64% |  Fnatic,  LMQ |
| 14-16 | $25,000 | 1.17% |  Dark Passage, Taipei Assassins, KaBuM! Esports |
Participating Teams
Notes: SK Gaming (EU #3) played the first half of groups without their main jungler Svenskeren due to a suspension. LMQ competed as an NA team despite having a full Chinese roster.
Group Stage Seeds (Major Regions)
- Samsung Blue KR Seed 1 · Circuit Points
Samsung Blue KR
- TOP
- Acorn
- JNG
- Spirit
- MID
- Dade
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Heart
- Samsung White KR Seed 2 · Circuit Points
Samsung White KR
- TOP
- Looper
- JNG
- Dandy
- MID
- PawN
- BOT
- imp
- SUP
- Mata
- NaJin White Shield KR Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
NaJin White Shield KR
- TOP
- Save
- JNG
- Watch
- MID
- Ggoong
- BOT
- Zefa
- SUP
- GorillA
- EDward Gaming CN Seed 1 · Regional Finals Winner
EDward Gaming CN
- TOP
- Koro1
- JNG
- Clearlove
- MID
- U
- BOT
- NaMei
- SUP
- Fzzf
- Star Horn Royal Club CN Seed 2 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
Star Horn Royal Club CN
- TOP
- Cola
- JNG
- inSec
- MID
- corn
- BOT
- Uzi
- SUP
- Zero
- Oh My God CN Seed 3 · Regional Finals 3rd
Oh My God CN
- TOP
- Gogoing
- JNG
- Loveling
- MID
- cool
- BOT
- san
- SUP
- DaDa777 / Cloud
- Alliance EU Seed 1 · EU LCS Summer Champion
Alliance EU
- TOP
- Wickd
- JNG
- Shook
- MID
- Froggen
- BOT
- Tabzz
- SUP
- Nyph
- Fnatic EU Seed 2 · EU LCS Summer Runner-Up
Fnatic EU
- TOP
- sOAZ
- JNG
- Cyanide
- MID
- xPeke
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- YellOwStar
- SK Gaming EU Seed 3 · EU LCS Summer 3rd
SK Gaming EU
- TOP
- fredy122
- JNG
- Gilius / Svenskeren
- MID
- Jesiz
- BOT
- CandyPanda
- SUP
- nRated
- TSM NA Seed 1 · NA LCS Summer Champion
TSM NA
- TOP
- Dyrus
- JNG
- Amazing
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Lustboy
- Cloud9 NA Seed 2 · NA LCS Summer Runner-Up
Cloud9 NA
- TOP
- Balls
- JNG
- Meteos
- MID
- Hai
- BOT
- Sneaky
- SUP
- LemonNation
- LMQ NA Seed 3 · NA LCS Summer 3rd
LMQ NA
- TOP
- ackerman
- JNG
- NoName
- MID
- XiaoWeiXiao
- BOT
- Vasilii
- SUP
- Mor
- Taipei Assassins LMS Seed 1 · GPL Summer Champion
Taipei Assassins LMS
- TOP
- Achie
- JNG
- Winds
- MID
- Morning
- BOT
- BeBe
- SUP
- Jay
- ahq eSports Club LMS Seed 2 · Regional Finals Winner
ahq eSports Club LMS
- TOP
- Prydz
- JNG
- NAZ
- MID
- westdoor
- BOT
- GarnetDevil
- SUP
- GreenTea
International Wildcard Qualifiers
- Dark Passage TR Seed 1 · IWCQ (Gamescom) Winner
Dark Passage TR
- TOP
- fabFabulous
- JNG
- Crystal
- MID
- Naru
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Touch
- KaBuM! Esports BR Seed 1 · IWCQ (PAX) Winner
KaBuM! Esports BR
- TOP
- LEP
- JNG
- Danagorn
- MID
- TinOwns
- BOT
- Minerva
- SUP
- dans
Results: Group Stage
Group C featured a legendary 70-minute game between Fnatic and OMG where Fnatic's nexus was left at 1 HP. Group D saw the first-ever victory for a Brazilian team at Worlds (KaBuM!).
Group A
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Samsung White | 6-0 |
| EDward Gaming | 3-3 |
| ahq eSports Club | 3-3 |
| Dark Passage | 0-6 |
Group B
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Star Horn Royal Club | 5-1 |
| TSM | 4-2 |
| SK Gaming | 2-4 |
| Taipei Assassins | 1-5 |
Group C
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Samsung Blue | 5-1 |
| Oh My God | 3-3 |
| Fnatic | 2-4 |
| LMQ | 2-4 |
Group D
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| NaJin White Shield | 4-2 |
| Cloud9 | 4-2 |
| Alliance | 3-3 |
| KaBuM! Esports | 1-5 |
Finals: Samsung White defeated Star Horn Royal Club 3-1 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Support player Mata was named the tournament MVP.
Samsung White TSM Samsung Blue Cloud9 Star Horn Royal Club EDward Gaming NaJin White Shield Oh My God Samsung White Samsung Blue Star Horn Royal Club Oh My God Samsung White Star Horn Royal Club Samsung White wins the 2014 World Championship Venues
Groups A & B
Capacity: 4,200
Taipei, Taiwan
Groups C & D
Capacity: 10,000
Tampines, Singapore
Quarterfinals
Capacity: 4,000
Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
Grand Final
Capacity: 66,000
Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea