Organizer
Confirmed by Riot Games and Leaguepedia.[1]
Tournament edition
League of Legends World Championship 2011
The inaugural League of Legends World Championship was held in Jönköping, Sweden from Jun 18 to 20, 2011, with 8 teams competing. Fnatic won the title.
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Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Jönköping, Sweden · Jun 18–20, 2011
Riot’s official event materials and Leaguepedia list the host route and event dates.[1][2]
Champion
Fnatic
Leaguepedia’s historical tournament index records the champion.[2]
Announced prize pool
$100,000
Riot announced $100,000; Leaguepedia’s listed award rows total $98,500.[3][2]
Games
Participant scale
8 teams
Leaguepedia records this edition’s field size.[2]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
Category
Organizer
Partner
Riot GamesCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[4]
Category
Gaming hardware
Partner
AlienwareCommercial note
Official tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[2]
PTG Database Analysis
The 2011 League of Legends World Championship was held in Jönköping, Sweden from Jun 18–20, 2011. The field comprised 8 teams; Fnatic won the championship. Eight teams played a group stage followed by a double-elimination playoff. Riot’s retrospective describes the inaugural final at DreamHack in Jönköping; Leaguepedia records the full event dates and result.[1][2]
References4
- [1]The Final Fight: Season 1 Champ Fnatic — LoL Esports
- [2]Worlds 2011 — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia
- [3]League of Legends championship draws nearly 1.7 million viewers — Riot Games (release republished by Engadget)
- [4]LoL Esports — Relationship evidence
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