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Premier Tournaments


Premier Tournaments offer an outstanding prize pool and feature the best players from all over the world. They are commonly held by well-established franchises and are considered especially prestigious amongst the community.

Tournaments[edit]

2020[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
LCS LCS Summer 2020
Jun 13 - Sep 13, 2020
 
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Los Angeles, United States
  TBD
  TBD
LEC LEC Summer 2020
Jun 12 - Sep 6, 2020
$215960
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Sweden Malmö, Sweden
  TBD
  TBD
LoL Pro League LPL Summer 2020
Jun 5 - Jul 1, 2020
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17 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  TBD
  TBD
Mid-Season Cup 2020
May 28 - 31, 2020
$600000
8 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  TBD
  TBD
LoL Pro League LPL Spring 2020
Jan 13 - May 2, 2020
$496524
17 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  JDG
  TES
LCK LCK Spring 2020
Feb 5 - Apr 25, 2020
$222874
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  T1
  Gen.G
LEC LEC Spring 2020
Jan 24 - Apr 19, 2020
$217200
10 teams
Germany Berlin, Germany
  G2
  FNC
LCS LCS Spring 2020
Jan 25 - Apr 19, 2020
$200000
10 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  C9
  FLY
LCK LCK Summer 2020
Jun 17 - May 16, 2020
 
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  TBD
  TBD
World Championship 2020 World Championship
May 16, 2020
 
24 teams
China Shanghai, China
  TBD
  TBD

2019[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2019 World Championship
Oct 2 - Nov 10, 2019
$2225000
24 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Spain Madrid, Spain
  FPX
  G2
LEC LEC Summer 2019
Jun 7 - Sep 8, 2019
$220540
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Greece Athens, Greece
  G2
  FNC
LoL Pro League LPL Summer 2019
Jun 1 - Sep 6, 2019
$491435
16 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  FPX
  RNG
LCK LCK Summer 2019
Jun 5 - Aug 31, 2019
$276704
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  GRF
LoL Master Series LMS Summer 2019
Jun 14 - Aug 31, 2019
$87463
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  JT
  ahq
LCS LCS Summer 2019
Jun 1 - Aug 25, 2019
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Detroit, United States
  TL
  C9
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2019: LCK vs LPL vs LMS vs VCS
Jul 4 - 7, 2019
$144000
12 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  LCK
  LPL
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2019: NA vs EU
Jun 27 - 29, 2019
$75000
6 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  LEC
  NA LCS
Mid-Season Invitational Mid-Season Invitational 2019
May 1 - 19, 2019
$1000000
13 teams
 
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
  G2
  TL
LoL Pro League LPL Spring 2019
Jan 14 - Apr 21, 2019
$520870
16 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  iG
  JDG
LoL Master Series LMS Spring 2019
Jan 17 - Apr 20, 2019
$87463
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  MAD
LEC LEC Spring 2019
Jan 18 - Apr 14, 2019
$224698
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
  G2
  OG
LCS LCS Spring 2019
Jan 26 - Apr 13, 2019
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States St. Louis, United States
  TL
  TSM
LCK LCK Spring 2019
Jan 16 - Apr 13, 2019
$276704
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  GRF

2018[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2018 World Championship
Oct 1 - Nov 3, 2018
$6450000
24 teams
 
South Korea Seoul, South Korea
South Korea Busan, South Korea
  iG
  FNC
LoL Master Series LMS Summer 2018
Jun 23 - Sep 15, 2018
$97417
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  MAD
LoL Pro League LPL Summer 2018
Jun 11 - Sep 14, 2018
$510521
14 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  RNG
  iG
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2018
Jun 16 - Sep 9, 2018
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Oakland, United States
  TL
  C9
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2018
Jun 15 - Sep 9, 2018
$231294
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Spain Madrid, Spain
  FNC
  S04
LoL Champions Korea LCK Summer 2018
Jun 12 - Sep 8, 2018
$261625
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  KT
  GRF
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2018: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
Jul 5 - 8, 2018
$144000
12 teams
China Dalian, China
  LPL
  LCK
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2018: LLN vs CLS vs CBLOL
Jul 4 - 8, 2018
$42500
6 teams
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
  CBLOL
  CLS
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2018: LCL vs TCL vs VCS
Jul 4 - 7, 2018
$72000
9 teams
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
  TCL
  LCL
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2018: NA vs EU
Jul 5 - 7, 2018
$75000
6 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  LEC
  NA LCS
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2018: SEA vs LJL vs OPL
Jul 2 - 5, 2018
$60000
9 teams
Australia Sydney, Australia
  OPL
  SEA
Mid-Season Invitational Mid-Season Invitational 2018
May 3 - 20, 2018
$1370520
14 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
France Paris, France
  RNG
  KZ
LoL Pro League LPL Spring 2018
Jan 15 - Apr 28, 2018
$553391
14 teams
 
China Shanghai, China
China Hangzhou, China
  RNG
  EDG
LoL Master Series LMS Spring 2018
Jan 20 - Apr 22, 2018
$101699
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  GRX
LCK LCK Spring 2018
Jan 16 - Apr 14, 2018
$276704
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  KZ
  AFs
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2018
Jan 19 - Apr 8, 2018
$233461
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
  FNC
  G2
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2018
Jan 20 - Apr 8, 2018
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Miami, United States
  TL
  100

2017[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2017 World Championship
Sep 23 - Nov 4, 2017
$4596591
24 teams
 
China Wuhan, China
China Guangzhou, China
  SSG
  SKT
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2017
Jun 1 - Sep 3, 2017
$224200
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
France Paris, France
  G2
  MSF
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2017
Jun 2 - Sep 3, 2017
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Boston, United States
  TSM
  IMT
LoL Pro League LPL Summer 2017
Jun 8 - Sep 1, 2017
$508290
12 teams
China Shanghai, China
  EDG
  RNG
LCK LCK Summer 2017
May 30 - Aug 26, 2017
$261231
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  LZ
  SKT
LoL Master Series LMS Summer 2017
Jun 2 - Aug 25, 2017
$98567
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  ahq
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2017: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
Jul 6 - 9, 2017
$144000
12 teams
Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  LPL
  LCK
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2017: LCL vs TCL
Jul 6 - 9, 2017
$75000
6 teams
Russia Moscow, Russia
  TCL
  LCL
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2017: NA vs EU
Jul 5 - 8, 2017
$75000
6 teams
Germany Berlin, Germany
  NA LCS
  LEC
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2017: LLN vs CLS vs CBLOL
Jul 5 - 8, 2017
 
6 teams
Chile Santiago, Chile
  CBLOL
  CLS
Rift Rivals Rift Rivals 2017: GPL vs LJL vs OPL
Jul 3 - 6, 2017
 
9 teams
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  LJL
  GPL
Mid-Season Invitational Mid-Season Invitational 2017
Apr 28 - May 21, 2017
$1690000
13 teams
 
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  SKT
  G2
LoL Pro League LPL Spring 2017
Jan 19 - Apr 29, 2017
$493690
12 teams
China Shanghai, China
  WE
  RNG
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2017
Jan 20 - Apr 23, 2017
$200000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
Canada Vancouver, Canada
  TSM
  C9
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2017
Jan 19 - Apr 23, 2017
$203300
Germany Berlin, Germany
Germany Hamburg, Germany
  G2
  UOL
LoL Master Series LMS Spring 2017
Jan 21 - Apr 23, 2017
$98567
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  ahq
LCK LCK Spring 2017
Jan 17 - Apr 22, 2017
$264234
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  KT
Intel Extreme Masters IEM Season XI - World Championship
Feb 25 - 26, 2017
$150000
8 teams
Poland Katowice, Poland
  FW
  G2

2016[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2016 World Championship
Sep 29 - Oct 29, 2016
$5070000
16 teams
 
United States San Francisco, United States
United States Chicago, United States
  SKT
  SSG
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2016
Jun 2 - Aug 28, 2016
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Poland Kraków, Poland
  G2
  SPY
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2016
Jun 3 - Aug 28, 2016
$100000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
Canada Toronto, Canada
  TSM
  C9
LoL Master Series LMS Summer 2016
Jun 9 - Aug 21, 2016
$98567
8 teams
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
  FW
  JT
LCK LCK Summer 2016
May 25 - Aug 20, 2016
$266090
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  ROX
  KT
Mid-Season Invitational Mid-Season Invitational 2016
May 4 - 15, 2016
$450000
6 teams
China Shanghai, China
  SKT
  CLG
LoL Pro League LPL Spring 2016
Jan 14 - Apr 23, 2016
$511357
12 teams
China Shanghai, China
  RNG
  EDG
LoL Champions Korea LCK Spring 2016
Jan 13 - Apr 23, 2016
$259010
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  ROX
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2016
Jan 16 - Apr 17, 2016
$100000
10 teams
 
United States Los Angeles, United States
United States Las Vegas, United States
  CLG
  TSM
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2016
Jan 14 - Apr 17, 2016
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
  G2
  OG
Intel Extreme Masters IEM Season X - World Championship
Mar 4 - 6, 2016
$100000
8 teams
Poland Katowice, Poland
  SKT
  FNC

2015[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2015 World Championship
Oct 1 - 31, 2015
$2130000
16 teams
 
France Paris, France
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
  SKT
  KOO
LCK LCK Summer 2015
May 20 - Aug 29, 2015
$250141
10 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  KT
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2015
May 30 - Aug 23, 2015
$100000
10 teams
 
  CLG
  TSM
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2015
May 28 - Aug 23, 2015
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
  FNC
  OG
Mid-Season Invitational Mid-Season Invitational 2015
May 7 - 10, 2015
$200000
6 teams
United States Florida, United States
  EDG
  SKT
LCK LCK Spring 2015
Jan 7 - May 2, 2015
$259418
8 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT
  KOO
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2015
Jan 22 - Apr 19, 2015
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Spain Madrid, Spain
  FNC
  UOL
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2015
Jan 24 - Apr 19, 2015
$100000
10 teams
 
  TSM
  C9

2014[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship 2014 World Championship
Sep 18 - Oct 19, 2014
$2130000
16 teams
 
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
Singapore Singapore, Singapore
  SSW
  SHRC
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2014
May 23 - Sep 1, 2014
$100000
8 teams
United States offline, United States
  TSM
  C9
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2014
May 20 - Aug 17, 2014
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
Germany Cologne, Germany
  [A]
  FNC
LCK Champions Summer 2014
Jun 18 - Aug 16, 2014
$263879
16 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  KT A
  SSB
LoL Champions Korea Champions Spring 2014
Mar 12 - May 24, 2014
$249931
16 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SSB
  NJWS
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2014
Jan 16 - Apr 20, 2014
$100000
8 teams
United States offline, United States
  C9
  TSM
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2014
Jan 14 - Apr 17, 2014
$100000
10 teams
 
Germany Berlin, Germany
  FNC
  SK
Intel Extreme Masters IEM Season VIII - World Championship
Mar 14 - 16, 2014
$150000
8 teams
Poland Katowice, Poland
  KT B
  FNC

2013[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Battle Of The Atlantic 2013
Dec 14 - 22, 2013
 
10 teams
 
Germany Cologne, Germany
United States Los Angeles, US
  LEC
  NA LCS
World Championship Season 3 World Championship
Sep 15 - Oct 4, 2013
$2050000
14 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  SKT K
  RYL
NA LCS NA LCS Summer 2013
Jun 12 - Sep 1, 2013
$100000
8 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  C9
  TSM
LCK Champions Summer 2013
Jul 3 - Aug 31, 2013
$243265
16 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  SKT K
  KT B
EU LCS EU LCS Summer 2013
Jun 15 - Aug 25, 2013
$100000
8 teams
Germany Cologne, Germany
  FNC
  LD
LCK Champions Spring 2013
Apr 3 - Jun 15, 2013
$239425
16 teams
South Korea Seoul, Korea
  MVP O
  CJB
EU LCS EU LCS Spring 2013
Feb 9 - Apr 28, 2013
$100000
8 teams
Germany Cologne, Germany
  FNC
  GMB
NA LCS NA LCS Spring 2013
Feb 7 - Apr 28, 2013
$100000
8 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  TSM
  GGU
Intel Extreme Masters IEM Season VII - World Championship
Mar 6 - 9, 2013
$150000
12 teams
Germany Hanover, Germany
  CJB
  CJF

2012[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
IGN ProLeague IGN Pro League Season 5
Nov 29 - Dec 2, 2012
$100000
16 teams
United States Las Vegas, United States
  WE
  FNC
World Championship Season 2 World Championship
Oct 4 - 13, 2012
$2000000
12 teams
United States Los Angeles, United States
  TPA
  AZF
Intel Extreme Masters IEM Season VI - World Championship
Mar 6 - 10, 2012
$100000
12 teams
Germany Hanover, Germany
  M5
  DIG

2011[edit]

Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
World Championship Riot Season 1 Championship
Jun 18 - 20, 2011
$98500
8 teams
Sweden Jönköping, Sweden
  FNC
  aAa
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