League of Legends Champions Korea
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| Formerly | League of Legends Champions |
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| Sport | League of Legends |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Owner(s) | Riot Games, KeSPA, OGN |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | Korea |
| Venue(s) | Yongsan e-Sports Stadium |
| Most recent champion(s) | SK Telecom T1 |
| TV partner(s) | Ongamenet |
| Sponsor(s) | Lotte Confectionery |
| Relegation to | Challengers Korea |
| Official website | http://program.interest.me/ongamenet/lolchamps |
League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) (Hangul: 리그 오브 레전드 챔피언스 코리아), previously known as Ongamenet LCK (OGN) from their sponsorship by Ongamenet, is the top level of professional League of Legends competition in Korea. Games are played out of the Yongshan e-Sports Stadium in Yongsan District, Seoul.[1] The LCK is usually regarded as the strongest LoL league in the world.[2][3] League of Legends developer Riot Games provides an English language broadcast of LCK games.[4]
The tournament officially launched in March 2012 and is now in its third season, just recently ending with OLYMPUS Champions Winter 2012–13.[5][6] Continuing their sponsorship from OLYMPUS to hold OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 and eventually switching to Hot6ix to hold Hot6ix Champions Summer 2013. It changed to Pandora to hold Pandora Champions winter 2013 - 2014. After Pandora, sponsor changed to Hot6ix again. Hot6ix holds a Hot6ix Champions spring 2014. Continuing their sponsorship to Hot6ix summer 2014. In 2015, sponsor changed to SBENU. SBENU holds SBENU Champions spring 2015. Also SBENU continued to hold SBENU Champions summer 2015. Recently in 2016, Lotte Confectionery holds a Lotte Confectionery Champions spring 2016.
Contents
Past LoL Champions Korea (2012~2014)
OGN held the LoL Champions Korea in 2012. The first season started with Azubu the Champions Spring 2012. There are three competitions in one year(spring, summer, winter) except at fall when LoL World Championship held.
Past LoL champions Korea was a game to earn the circuit points to enter the LoL World Championship. Teams can earn the circuit point with reaching 1~4place. First place: 400 points, second place: 225 points, third place: 150 points, fourth place: 100 points. There are three competitions in one year, so it means that they add all of the circuit points that teams get in one year.
In Azubu the Champions Spring 2012 and Azubu the Champions Summer 2012, they invited some abroad teams to make Knockout Stage system. After season 3, there was no abroad teams in LoL Champions Korea. Just 12 teams join the game. They divide with two groups and drop the 5,6 places in two groups. Then do the Quarterfinals with 8 teams. The system no longer in works.
In LoL Champions Korea, regular season matches are played in Best of Three matches while in the playoffs it's played as Best of Five matches.
Now LoL Champions Korea(2015~)
Game is played twice a year. It is held in spring and summer. At past, each club can make two teams, but now clubs can make one team in one club. League changed to 10 teams. There is second league named LoL Challengers Korea. At past they used the method of tournaments, but now they do the games with play offs. After 2016, LCK ban the blind pick.
Participants
-SK Telecom T1
-Rox Tigers
-KT Rolster
-Afreeca Freecs
-CJ Entus
-Longzhu Gaming (formerly Incredible Miracle)
-Jin Air Greenwings
-Samsung Galaxy
-Team MVP (promoted from Challengers Korea)
-ESC Ever (promoted from Challengers Korea)
-Sbenu Sonicboom (relegated)
-Kongdoo Monster (formerly known as Najin em-Fire relegated)
2016 Spring Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | Win/Loss | Pct. | Gain/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ROX Tigers | 14-2 | 0.875 | 23 |
| 2nd | KT Rolster | 10-5 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 3rd | Jin Air Green Wings | 10-5 | 0.667 | 9 |
| 4th | SK Telecom T1 | 9-5 | 0.643 | 8 |
| 5th | Samsung | 9-7 | 0.562 | 0 |
| 6th | CJ Entus | 8-8 | 0.500 | -4 |
| 7th | Afreeca Freecs | 7-8 | 0.500 | -1 |
| 8th | Longzhu | 7-8 | 0.467 | 1 |
| 9th | Kongdoo Monster | 1-14 | 0.067 | -23 |
| 10th | SBENU Sonicboom | 1-15 | 0.062 | -23 |
2016 Spring Pentakill awards
| Team | player | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Stitch | Kalista |
| Jin Air Green Wings | Pilot | Kalista |
2015 Summer Regular season standings
| Rank | Team | Win/Loss | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SK Telecom T1 | 12-2 | .857 |
| 2nd | GE Tigers | 11-3[7] | .786 |
| 3rd | CJ Entus | 10-4 | .714 |
| 4th | Jin Air Green Wings | 7-7 | .500 |
| 5th-8th | KT Rolster | 6-8 | .429 |
| 5th-8th | NaJin e-mFire | 5-9 | .428 |
| 5th-8th | Incredible Miracle | 3-11 | .214 |
| 5th-8th | Samsung Galaxy | 2-12 | .142 |
Past winners
| Split | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2012 Spring | MiG Blaze | MiG Frost | Xenics Storm | Team OP |
| 2012 Summer | Azubu Frost | CLG Europe | NaJin Sword | Azubu Blaze |
| 2012-13 Winter | NaJin Sword | Azubu Frost | KT Rolster B | Azubu Blaze |
| 2013 Spring | MVP Ozone | CJ Entus Blaze | SK Telecom T1 2 | CJ Entus Frost |
| 2013 Summer | SK Telecom T1 | KT Rolster Bullets | MVP Ozone | CJ Entus Frost |
| 2013-14 Winter | SK Telecom T1 | Samsung White | KT Rolster Bullets | Najin White Shield |
| 2014 Spring | Samsung Blue | NaJin White Shield | Samsung Ozone | CJ Entus Blaze |
| 2014 Summer | KT Rolster Arrows | Samsung Blue | Samsung White | SK Telecom T1 S |
| 2015 Spring | SK Telecom T1 | CJ Entus | GE Tigers | Jin Air Greenwings |
| 2015 Summer | SK Telecom T1 | KT Rolster | KOO Tigers | CJ Entus |
| 2016 Spring | SK Telecom T1 | ROX Tigers | KT Rolster | Jin Air Greenwings |
History of broadcasting team
Um Jae Kyung commentator
Jeon Yong Jun caster (2012~now)
Lee Hyun Woo commentator (2013.10.24~now)
Kang Min commentator (2012~2015)
Kim Dong Jun commentator (2012~now)
Jung Soo Rim caster(2012~2014)
Seong Seung Hun caster (2012~2013)
References
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