Gamepedia Wrote:Starting in September groups stages will be played in Taipei and Singapore. The tournament then moves on with its bracket stages being played in South Korea, Busan (Quarter-finals) and Seoul (Semifinals and Final).

The 16 qualified teams were drawn into four groups (four teams per group). Two groups will play all their group stage games in Taiwan (18-21st Sept), and the other two groups will play their group stage games in Singapore (25-28th Sept). Each team will play every other team in the group twice (once on blue side, once on purple). This sums up to each team playing 6 group stage games for a total of 12 matches in one group and 24 games per location.

The tournament then moves on to South Korea with quarter finals being played on 3-6th of October, semifinals on 11-12th of October and the final on the 19th of October.

Format

• 16 Teams
  
• Three teams from NA, EU, Korea, and China
  
• Two teams from Taiwan or SEA
  
• Two global wild cards
  
• The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4
  
• Top two teams of each group advance to the Bracket Stage
  

 Group Drawings

 The teams playing in in Taiwan

 Group A

• Dark Passage
  
• AHQ
  
• Samsung Galaxy White
  
• Edward Gaming
  

 Group B

• SK Gaming
  
• Star Horn Royal Club
  
• Taipei Assassins
  
• Team Solo Mid
  

 Teams playing in Singapore

 Group C

• LMQ
  
• Fnatic
  
• OMG
  
• Samsung Galaxy Blue
  

 Group D

• KaBuM! e-sports
  
• Cloud 9
  
• Alliance
  
• Najin White Shield
  

 Worlds Anthem For Season 4 World Championship 2014

[video=youtube;fmI_Ndrxy14]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmI_Ndrxy14[/video]

 World Finals

 Saturday, Oct 18

 A spoiler for for the spoiler

(3) vs (1)

byakugan Wrote:The main reason I'll be watching Worlds this year and the thing I'm expecting the most is a change in the meta, even if slightly. I'm sick of EU/NA's meta of "everyone support the hyper carry" which obligates to play supports in all pineappleing lanes. Worst part is that the champion pool is so freaking limited, each lane only counts with around like 3 to 4 champions, specially top. I know the difference in the meta isn't that big from western to eastern league, but I also know asian teams play some champions which western teams can't seem to make work (cough Rengar cough). I'll be following any team that shows a champion pool different than what we are used to see.

I've been a Fnatic fan since I started watching League tournaments, however I must recognize they seem weaker than last year and so their chances of getting as far as they did in the last Worlds seem dire (they feel like a stronger version of CLG, centering their strategies around Rekkles hoping he can manage to carry them through). Hopefully after these months their other laners have gotten better too, specially Soaz.

Other than that, the only other thing I'm looking forward to see is if the Dade hype labeling him as Faker 2014 is requited.

ImagineAll Wrote:Let's be real here, nobody is going to beat the Koreans. lol.

Nion Wrote:Never forget Season 2.

EDIT:

 Spoiler

Those team fights showed that EDG had the potential but they couldn't do it with the amounts of missed shockwaves from U.

Nion Wrote:Yup. Namei did the best dish of damage out of everyone.

 Spoiler

Even though Amazing missed some skill shots here and there, you got to appreciate him pressuring heavily in the enemy's jungle. TSM seems to be a opponent to fear from the West.

VerrKol Wrote:I find this amusing because we've actually seen far more champion diversity this season top lane than we did last season. In any case, international tournaments always bring some meta clashing which is cool to watch.

I'm definitely feeling the hype this year and have been talking about everything with my fellow interns at work.

Nion Wrote:While the Samsung teams are predicted to make it out, I want to see a TPA story happening. A team that no one expected and underestimate sweep the Championship and prove that just because they're the underdogs doesn't make them weak.

 Spoiler

didnt expect LMQ to show up as big as they did!! Day 1 of week 2 did not disappoint me.. well For the NA teams.. Alliance and Fnatic was kinda a let down..