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FunPlus Phoenix Overview
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship was the 9th iteration of the tournament. Held across Berlin, Madrid, and Paris, it featured a European tour that culminated in a historic final in France. This year solidified the rise of the LPL and LEC as dominant forces in the global scene.
Tournament Structure
The event spanned three stages with 24 teams from across the globe.
Regional Slots
- China (LPL), Korea (LCK), Europe (LEC), NA (LCS): 3 teams each
- LMS: 3 teams
- Vietnam (VCS): 2 teams
- Wildcards: 1 team each from BR, CIS, LATAM, JP, OCE, SEA, TR
Stage 1: Play-In (Oct 2–8)
12 teams split into 4 groups of 3.
- Group Stage: Double Round Robin. Top 2 from each group advance to Knockouts.
- Knockout: 1st place from one group faces 2nd place from another in a Bo5 series.
- 4 winners advance to the Main Group Stage.
Stage 2: Group Stage (Oct 12–20)
16 teams (12 Direct + 4 Play-In) divided into 4 groups (A, B, C, D).
- Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-one.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockouts.
- Tiebreaker Rules: Head-to-head or tiebreaker matches played for seeding/advancement.
Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Oct 26 – Nov 10)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- Quarterfinals & Semifinals were held in Madrid; Finals in Paris.
Patch Info: Played on Patch 9.19. Pantheon was disabled.
Prize Pool
The base prize pool was over $2,225,000 USD (excluding revenue share):
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $834,375 | 37.5% | FunPlus Phoenix |
| 🥈 2nd | $300,375 | 13.5% |  G2 Esports |
| 🥉 3-4 | $155,750 | 7% |  Invictus Gaming,  SK Telecom T1 |
| 5-8 | $89,000 | 4% |  Griffin,  Fnatic,  Splyce,  DAMWON Gaming |
| 9-12 | $50,062 | 2.25% |  J Team,  Cloud9,  Royal Never Give Up,  Team Liquid |
| 13-16 | $27,812 | 1.25% |  GAM Esports,  Hong Kong Attitude,  Clutch Gaming,  ahq e-Sports Club |
| 17-20 | $16,687 | 0.75% |  Lowkey Esports,  Royal Youth,  Isurus,  Unicorns of Love |
| 21-24 | $11,125 | 0.5% |  DetonatioN FocusMe,  MAMMOTH,  MEGA,  Flamengo Esports |
Participating Teams
Notes: This was the final year for the LMS region before merging with SEA to form the PCS.
Directly Qualified for Group Stage
- FunPlus Phoenix CN Seed 1 · LPL Summer Champion
FunPlus Phoenix CN
- TOP
- GimGoon
- JNG
- Tian
- MID
- Doinb
- BOT
- Lwx
- SUP
- Crisp
- Royal Never Give Up CN Seed 2 · LPL Champ Points
Royal Never Give Up CN
- TOP
- Langx
- JNG
- Karsa
- MID
- Xiaohu
- BOT
- Uzi
- SUP
- Ming
- Invictus Gaming CN Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Invictus Gaming CN
- TOP
- TheShy
- JNG
- Leyan / Ning
- MID
- Rookie
- BOT
- JackeyLove
- SUP
- Baolan
- G2 Esports EU Seed 1 · LEC Summer Champion
G2 Esports EU
- TOP
- Wunder
- JNG
- Jankos
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Perkz
- SUP
- Mikyx
- Fnatic EU Seed 2 · LEC Championship Points
Fnatic EU
- TOP
- Bwipo
- JNG
- Broxah
- MID
- Nemesis
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- Hylissang
- SK Telecom T1 KR Seed 1 · LCK Summer Champion
SK Telecom T1 KR
- TOP
- Khan
- JNG
- Clid
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Teddy
- SUP
- Effort / Mata
- Griffin KR Seed 2 · LCK Champ Points
Griffin KR
- TOP
- Sword
- JNG
- Tarzan
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Lehends
- Team Liquid AME Seed 1 · LCS Summer Champion
Team Liquid AME
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- Cloud9 AME Seed 2 · LCS Champ Points
Cloud9 AME
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Svenskeren / Blaber
- MID
- Nisqy
- BOT
- Sneaky / Deftly
- SUP
- Zeyzal
- J Team LMS Seed 1 · LMS Summer Champion
J Team LMS
- TOP
- Rest
- JNG
- Hana
- MID
- FoFo
- BOT
- Lilv
- SUP
- Koala
- ahq e-Sports Club LMS Seed 2 · LMS Champ Points
ahq e-Sports Club LMS
- TOP
- Ziv
- JNG
- Alex
- MID
- Rainbow / Apex
- BOT
- Wako
- SUP
- Ysera
- GAM Esports VN Seed 1 · VCS Summer Champion
GAM Esports VN
- TOP
- Zeros / Yoshino
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Kiaya
- BOT
- Zin
- SUP
- Hieu3 / Slay
Qualified for Play-In Stage
- DAMWON Gaming KR Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
DAMWON Gaming KR
- TOP
- Nuguri
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Nuclear
- SUP
- BeryL
- Splyce EU Seed 3 · LEC Regional Finals Winner
Splyce EU
- TOP
- Vizicsacsi
- JNG
- Xerxe
- MID
- Humanoid
- BOT
- Kobbe
- SUP
- Norskeren
- Clutch Gaming AME Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Clutch Gaming AME
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Lira
- MID
- Damonte
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Hong Kong Attitude LMS Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Hong Kong Attitude LMS
- TOP
- 3Z
- JNG
- Crash
- MID
- M1ssion
- BOT
- MnM / Unified
- SUP
- Kaiwing
- Lowkey Esports VN Seed 2 · VCS Summer Runner-Up
Lowkey Esports VN
- TOP
- Hani
- JNG
- DNK
- MID
- Artifact
- BOT
- Celebrity
- SUP
- Venus
- Unicorns of Love CIS Seed 1 · LCL Summer Champion
Unicorns of Love CIS
- TOP
- BOSS
- JNG
- AHaHaCiK
- MID
- Nomanz
- BOT
- Innaxe
- SUP
- Edward
- Royal Youth TR Seed 1 · TCL Summer Champion
Royal Youth TR
- TOP
- Armut
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Cyeol
- BOT
- Pilot
- SUP
- Tolerant
- Isurus LAT Seed 1 · LLA Closing Champion
Isurus LAT
- TOP
- Buggax
- JNG
- Oddie
- MID
- Seiya
- BOT
- Warangelus
- SUP
- Slow
- Flamengo Esports BR Seed 1 · CBLOL Split 2 Champion
Flamengo Esports BR
- TOP
- Robo
- JNG
- Shrimp
- MID
- Goku
- BOT
- brTT
- SUP
- Luci
- DetonatioN FocusMe JP Seed 1 · LJL Summer Champion
DetonatioN FocusMe JP
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Yutapon
- SUP
- Gaeng
- MAMMOTH OCE Seed 1 · OPL Split 2 Champion
MAMMOTH OCE
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Babip
- MID
- Triple
- BOT
- k1ng
- SUP
- Destiny
- MEGA SEA Seed 1 · LST Summer Champion
MEGA SEA
- TOP
- Rockky
- JNG
- Lloyd
- MID
- G4
- BOT
- DeuL
- SUP
- PoP
Results: Play-In Stage
All four major region seeds (DWG, SPY, CG, HKA) successfully qualified for the main event. DAMWON Gaming looked particularly dominant, dropping only one game throughout the stage.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clutch Gaming | 2-2 |
| 2 | Unicorns of Love | 2-2 |
| 3 | MAMMOTH | 2-2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splyce | 3-1 |
| 2 | Isurus | 2-2 |
| 3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 1-3 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Attitude | 3-1 |
| 2 | Lowkey Esports | 2-2 |
| 3 | MEGA | 1-3 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMWON Gaming | 4-0 |
| 2 | Royal Youth | 1-3 |
| 3 | Flamengo Esports | 1-3 |
Qualification Matches (Bo5)
Results: Group Stage
Group C was dubbed the "Group of Death". RNG was eliminated in groups for the first time in years. Griffin and FunPlus Phoenix required tiebreakers to secure 1st seeds.
Group A
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| Griffin | 5-1 |
| G2 Esports | 5-1 |
| Cloud9 | 2-4 |
| Hong Kong Attitude | 0-6 |
Group B
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| FunPlus Phoenix | 4-2 |
| Splyce | 4-2 |
| J Team | 3-3 |
| GAM Esports | 1-5 |
Group C
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 | 5-1 |
| Fnatic | 4-2 |
| Royal Never Give Up | 3-3 |
| Clutch Gaming | 0-6 |
Group D
| Team | Rec |
|---|---|
| DAMWON Gaming | 5-1 |
| Invictus Gaming | 4-2 |
| Team Liquid | 3-3 |
| ahq e-Sports Club | 0-6 |
Knockout Stage
Finals: FunPlus Phoenix silenced the home crowd in Paris, sweeping G2 Esports 3-0 to win China's second consecutive World Championship.
DAMWON Gaming G2 Esports SK Telecom T1 Splyce Griffin Invictus Gaming FunPlus Phoenix Fnatic G2 Esports SK Telecom T1 Invictus Gaming FunPlus Phoenix G2 Esports FunPlus Phoenix FunPlus Phoenix claims the 2019 World Championship title Venues
Play-In Stage
Capacity: 170
Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
Group Stage
Capacity: 2,250
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
Quarterfinals & Semifinals
Capacity: 15,000
Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain
Grand Final
Capacity: 20,300
Bercy, Paris, France