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Samsung Galaxy Overview
The 2017 League of Legends World Championship was the 7th iteration of the tournament, held across four major cities in China. It is famous for the "Ardent Censer" meta, a massive crowd-funded prize pool, and Samsung Galaxy's historic 3-0 sweep of 
SK Telecom T1 at the Bird's Nest stadium.
Tournament Structure
A 24-team tournament featuring the introduction of the Play-In Stage format.
Regional Slots
- Korea (LCK): 3 Direct Group Stage seeds (Due to previous dominance)
- China (LPL), Europe (EU LCS), NA (NA LCS), LMS: 2 Direct + 1 Play-In seed
- Southeast Asia (GPL): 1 Direct seed (GAM) + 1 Play-In seed (Due to MSI performance)
- Wildcards: 7 regions competing in Play-Ins
Stage 1: Play-In (Sep 23–29)
12 teams split into 4 groups of 3.
- Group Stage: Double Round Robin. Top 2 advance.
- Knockout: Bo5 Qualification Matches.
- 4 teams advance to the Main Group Stage.
Stage 2: Group Stage (Oct 5–15)
16 teams (12 Direct + 4 Play-In) divided into 4 groups.
- Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockouts.
Fnatic made history by qualifying after starting 0-4 (0-3 week 1 + loss in week 2), winning two tiebreakers.
Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Oct 19 – Nov 4)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- The Finals were held at the iconic Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest).
Patch Info: Played on Patch 7.18. Ornn was disabled. The meta heavily revolved around protecting the ADC with Ardent Censer supports (Janna, Lulu, Karma).
Prize Pool
The prize pool skyrocketed to nearly $5 Million USD due to fan contributions via Championship Ashe skin sales:
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $1,855,114 | 37.5% | Samsung Galaxy |
| 🥈 2nd | $667,841 | 13.5% | SK Telecom T1 |
| 🥉 3-4 | $346,288 | 7% |  Royal Never Give Up,  Team WE |
| 5-8 | $197,879 | 4% |  Longzhu Gaming,  Misfits Gaming, Fnatic,  Cloud9 |
| 9-11 | $111,307 | 2.25% |  GIGABYTE Marines,  G2 Esports,  TSM |
| 12-13 | $86,571 | 1.75% |  ahq eSports Club,  EDward Gaming |
| 14-16 | $61,837 | 1.25% |  Immortals,  Fenerbahçe Esports,  Flash Wolves |
| 17-20 | $37,102 | 0.75% |  Lyon Gaming,  Hong Kong Attitude,  Team oNe Esports,  Young Generation |
| 21-24 | $24,735 | 0.5% |  Gambit Esports,  Dire Wolves,  Rampage,  Kaos Latin Gamers |
Participating Teams
Notes: GIGABYTE Marines' performance at MSI 2017 earned the GPL a direct Group Stage spot, pushing the NA LCS 3rd seed into the Play-In stage.
Directly Qualified for Group Stage
- Longzhu Gaming KR Seed 1 · LCK Summer Champion
Longzhu Gaming KR
- TOP
- Khan / Rascal
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- PraY
- SUP
- GorillA
- SK Telecom T1 KR Seed 2 · LCK Champ Points
SK Telecom T1 KR
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Peanut / Blank
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Wolf
- Samsung Galaxy KR Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Samsung Galaxy KR
- TOP
- CuVee
- JNG
- Ambition / Haru
- MID
- Crown
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- EDward Gaming CN Seed 1 · LPL Summer Champion
EDward Gaming CN
- TOP
- Mouse
- JNG
- Clearlove7
- MID
- Scout
- BOT
- iBoy
- SUP
- Meiko
- Royal Never Give Up CN Seed 2 · LPL Champ Points
Royal Never Give Up CN
- TOP
- Letme
- JNG
- Mlxg
- MID
- Xiaohu
- BOT
- Uzi
- SUP
- Ming
- G2 Esports EU Seed 1 · EU LCS Summer Champion
G2 Esports EU
- TOP
- Expect
- JNG
- Trick
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- mithy
- Misfits Gaming EU Seed 2 · EU LCS Champ Points
Misfits Gaming EU
- TOP
- Alphari
- JNG
- Maxlore
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Hans Sama
- SUP
- IgNar
- TSM NA Seed 1 · NA LCS Summer Champion
TSM NA
- TOP
- Hauntzer
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Biofrost
- Immortals NA Seed 2 · NA LCS Champ Points
Immortals NA
- TOP
- Flame
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Pobelter
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- Olleh
- Flash Wolves LMS Seed 1 · LMS Summer Champion
Flash Wolves LMS
- TOP
- MMD
- JNG
- Karsa
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Betty
- SUP
- SwordArT
- ahq eSports Club LMS Seed 2 · LMS Champ Points
ahq eSports Club LMS
- TOP
- Ziv
- JNG
- Mountain
- MID
- Westdoor / Chawy
- BOT
- AN
- SUP
- Albis
- GIGABYTE Marines SEA Seed 1 · GPL Summer Champion
GIGABYTE Marines SEA
- TOP
- Archie
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Optimus
- BOT
- Noway
- SUP
- Nevan / Sya
Qualified for Play-In Stage
- Team WE CN Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Team WE CN
- TOP
- 957
- JNG
- Condi
- MID
- xiye
- BOT
- Mystic
- SUP
- Ben / Zero
- Fnatic EU Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Fnatic EU
- TOP
- sOAZ
- JNG
- Broxah
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- Jesiz
- Cloud9 NA Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Cloud9 NA
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Sneaky
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Hong Kong Attitude LMS Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Hong Kong Attitude LMS
- TOP
- Riris
- JNG
- Godkwai / Gemini
- MID
- M1ssion
- BOT
- Unified
- SUP
- Kaiwing
- Team oNe Esports BR Seed 1 · CBLOL Winter Champion
Team oNe Esports BR
- TOP
- VVvert
- JNG
- 4LaN
- MID
- Brucer / Marf
- BOT
- Absolut
- SUP
- RedBert
- Gambit Esports CIS Seed 1 · LCL Summer Champion
Gambit Esports CIS
- TOP
- PvPStejos
- JNG
- Diamondprox
- MID
- Kira
- BOT
- Blasting
- SUP
- EDward
- Rampage JP Seed 1 · LJL Summer Champion
Rampage JP
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Tussle
- MID
- Ramune
- BOT
- YutoriMoyasi
- SUP
- Dara
- Lyon Gaming LAN Seed 1 · LLN Closing Champion
Lyon Gaming LAN
- TOP
- Jirall
- JNG
- Oddie
- MID
- Seiya
- BOT
- WhiteLotus
- SUP
- Genthix
- Kaos Latin Gamers LAS Seed 1 · CLS Closing Champion
Kaos Latin Gamers LAS
- TOP
- MANTARRAYA
- JNG
- Tierwulf
- MID
- Plugo
- BOT
- Fix
- SUP
- Slow
- Dire Wolves OCE Seed 1 · OPL Split 2 Champion
Dire Wolves OCE
- TOP
- Chippys
- JNG
- shernfire
- MID
- Phantiks
- BOT
- k1ng
- SUP
- Destiny
- Young Generation SEA Seed 2 · GPL Summer Runner-Up
Young Generation SEA
- TOP
- Ren / NhocTy
- JNG
- Venus
- MID
- Naul
- BOT
- BigKoro
- SUP
- Palette
- Fenerbahçe Esports TR Seed 1 · TCL Summer Champion
Fenerbahçe Esports TR
- TOP
- Thaldrin
- JNG
- Crash
- MID
- Frozen
- BOT
- padden
- SUP
- Japone
Results: Play-In Stage
Fenerbahçe Esports became the first Turkish team to qualify for Groups. All three major region seeds (WE, FNC, C9) successfully advanced through the bracket stage.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team WE | 4-0 |
| 2 | Lyon Gaming | 2-2 |
| 3 | Gambit Esports | 0-4 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Team oNe Esports | 1-3 |
| 3 | Dire Wolves | 1-3 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fnatic | 3-1 |
| 2 | Young Generation | 2-2 |
| 3 | Kaos Latin Gamers | 1-3 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe Esports | 3-1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Attitude | 3-1 |
| 3 | Rampage | 0-4 |
Qualification Matches (Bo5)
Results: Group Stage
Group B saw a historic 3-way tie for 2nd place; Fnatic miraculously advanced. Misfits Gaming upset TSM in a tiebreaker to escape Group D.
Group A
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 | 5-1 |
| Cloud9 | 3-3 |
| ahq eSports Club | 2-4 |
| EDward Gaming | 2-4 |
Group B
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Longzhu Gaming | 6-0 |
| Fnatic | 2-4 |
| GIGABYTE Marines | 2-4 |
| Immortals | 2-4 |
Group C
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Royal Never Give Up | 5-1 |
| Samsung Galaxy | 4-2 |
| G2 Esports | 3-3 |
| Fenerbahçe Esports | 0-6 |
Group D
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Team WE | 5-1 |
| Misfits Gaming | 3-3 |
| TSM | 3-3 |
| Flash Wolves | 1-5 |
Finals: Samsung Galaxy avenged their 2016 loss by sweeping SK Telecom T1 3-0, ending the SKT dynasty in front of 40,000+ fans in Beijing.
SK Telecom T1 Misfits Gaming Royal Never Give Up Fnatic Longzhu Gaming Samsung Galaxy Team WE Cloud9 SK Telecom T1 Royal Never Give Up Samsung Galaxy Team WE SK Telecom T1 Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy claims the 2017 World Championship title Venues
Play-In & Group Stage
Capacity: 13,000
Zhuankou, Wuhan, China
Quarterfinals
Capacity: 10,000
Baiyun District, Guangzhou, China
Semifinals
Capacity: 18,000
Pudong, Shanghai, China
Grand Final
Capacity: 80,000
Chaoyang, Beijing, China