The first ever League of Legends World championship was held in Summer of 2011. Season One of the championship was held at Jonkoping, Sweden. It was the first Lan Tournament organised by Riot. Season One of the LoL world championship continues to remain a fan-favourite as it is the only time a European team has won-so far. Season one also remains the only time the championship was conducted in Summer. Since then it has been held annually in September.
The first season of the LoL world champions actually followed a slightly different format than the one in use today. The format was relatively simple. After season 2 the format was modified.
The first season had only eight teams as compared to the twenty-four that participated in the 2019 World Championship. Three North American teams, three European teams and two Asian teams were invited by Riot to play the tournament. Teams that participated in the 2011 World championship are –
Compared to today, Season One’s prize pool looks small. The eight teams mentioned above fought it out for a total prize pool of US$99,500. Winner, Fnatic took home more than half of the prize pool.
Fnatic – US$50,000
Against All authority – US$25,000
Team SoloMid – US$10,000
Epik Gamer – US$7,000
Counter Logic Gaming – US$ 3,500
Team GAMED.DE – US$ 2,000
Team Pacific – US$1,000
Xan– US$1,000
Season One is still the only season when a European team won the championship. This was more special as the tournament happened in Sweden,Europe. Fnatic met Against All authority in an action filled final game. Fnatic beat CLG 2-1 in the quarterfinals, Epik Gamers 2-0 in the semi-finals to advance to the finals.Eventually beating AaA 2-0 to secure the title as the first ever League of Legends World Championships. A title that will always be special.
Despite the small prize fund battles were fought hard and were extremely interesting to watch. I believe this season is also the only time an Asian team didn’t appear in the top 3. Looking back , it is almost impossible to imagine the now larger than life tournament to have such simple beginnings. Since its inception the game has grown in popularity. The League of Legends World Championship has become an annual event that is watched across the world by millions of fans.
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