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Samsung White claim LoL 2014 Championship

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I really planned on watching the League of Legends final this past weekend. Problem is, it took place in South Korea, so the time difference was something I completely forgot about. By the time I arrived home from my morning cycle, a champion had already been determined. Korean team, Samsung Galaxy White, defeated the Chinese Star Horn Royal Club to take the top spot.

The final result was 3-1 to Samsung White, and it was quite convincing (via LoL eSports)

Closing out its indomitable 2014 post-season run, Samsung White ran away with the League of Legends 2014 World Championship, defeating Star Horn Royal Club in a 3-1 rout. Though Uzi and his Royal Club did manage an impressive Game 3 win, today’s outcome means a second year in a row in which the team finished second place in the World Final.

Though it could have just as easily been awarded to jungler DanDy, the night ended with Samsung White support Mata taking home the 2014 World Championship MVP. He finished the tournament 18/27/253, with a 10.04 KDA, all the while serving as Samsung White’s strategic mastermind and shotcaller.

For Star Horn Royal Club, it must have been heart breaking to make the final a second time, but be denied victory once again. Maybe next year will be their year?

Stadium

The final was held at Sangam Stadium in front of nearly 50 000 people. That in itself is not something to scoff at, but the concurrents reached on streaming services are even more impressive (via The Daily Dot)

The result was perhaps expected—the Korean team were heavy favorites entering the final. But the spectacle was bigger than anything ever seen in esports.

A quick glance at viewership numbers on streaming platforms around the globe shows fans agreed. In China, over 2 million concurrent viewers watched the event on Chinese streaming platform Douyu. The Western audience topped 1 million concurrent viewers, with nearly 800,000 of them on Twitch.

Three million concurrents? That’s crazy! The way eSport keeps growing, it’s a number that is only going to get bigger and bigger. Samsung White walk away with a cool $1 million dollars, while Star Horn Royal Club get $250 000, which quite frankly, is still a fair amount of money.

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Last Updated: October 20, 2014

12 Comments

  1. [Insert moba-matty trolling comment]

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    • hairyknees

      October 20, 2014 at 10:24

      Ah yes, I’ve been expecting you 😛

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      • Admiral Chief 0

        October 20, 2014 at 11:15

        In my minds eye I see you on a turning office chair, fake leather, stroking a hairless cat while saying that

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  2. Spaffy

    October 20, 2014 at 10:26

    a Cabbage on a bike…

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    • hairyknees

      October 20, 2014 at 10:55

      I miss my childhood days 🙁

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  3. Alien Emperor Trevor

    October 20, 2014 at 10:26

    WHITE POWER! Wait… O_o

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    • Hammersteyn

      October 20, 2014 at 10:33

      Yeah, I thought they were yellow…. Wait… O_o

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      • Thats_how_I_Troll

        October 20, 2014 at 11:09

        Hey Guys, please stop being lacist, Geoff might just stop squinting and read your comments…

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  4. Matthew Holliday

    October 20, 2014 at 10:46

    Korean home side advantage is serious business, starcraft gamers have been LEGIT celebrities in the country for years, can you imagine how the crowd must react to a championship on this scale?

    i remember watching a starcraft tournament with 100 000 people present, the gamers walked through the crowd to get to the stage and they had to have bodyguards and bouncers around them for protection, the one dude had a Puma sponsorship, he looked like an Asian Kanye West and the people treated him like he was Psy, was crazy.

    can you imagine being a competing foreigner in that?

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  5. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    October 20, 2014 at 12:05

    I have played LoL and watched the tournaments a few times and I still do not understand why people choose this over DOTA2…

    I guess it is probably, because it is easier to learn and less intense.

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    • z1n

      October 20, 2014 at 13:30

      Yep. It’s not quite as stunning as DotA (see what I did there).

      I get annoyed with that silly 5v5 posturing thing that happens in LoL where they’re running back and forth in tight circles waiting for something to happen.

      Meanwhile in DotA… “BLLAAACKHOOOOOOOLEE” – Tobiwan.

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    • Nicholas Rowan

      October 20, 2014 at 13:46

      I used to play Dota 1 exclusively for a number of years. Then I tried moving onto HoN and the community was horrific. From there I moved to LoL and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I do occasionally play some Dota 2 but I really prefer LoL. I think it’s possibly to do with their focus on counter-play and while it is definitely more forgiving in certain areas it does have it’s share of really incredible mechanics. I don’t quite agree with the less intense bit, maybe call it a bit less stressful? In Dota 2 there are some mind numbingly brutal combos that will leave you with no answer. In LoL there’s much more counter-play.

      Other differences LoL has a more fixed meta Dota doesn’t. LoL doesn’t allow denying and doesn’t have abilities that can mess over a teammate (ahem Tiny). LoL doesn’t like the idea of being able to troll a team mate. LoL usually lets you spam skills, in Dota 2 you’re usually out of mana after two or three casts. In Dota stuns can be an unavoidable 5 seconds in LoL they’re generally skill shots that only stun for 2.5 seconds.

      To be totally honest though they’re slowly becoming different games and should stop comparing themselves to each other.

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