$2,000,000 League of Legends Season 3 World Championships begin

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$2,000,000 League of Legends Season 3 World Championships begin

Added: 15.09.2013 21:28 | 23 views | 0 comments

Competition begins, as 14 of the best teams from the world over battle for seven-figure purse.

Today kicks off the Season 3 World Championships, where 14 of the best teams from North America, Europe, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia will compete for $2,000,000 and the title of best League of Legends team in the world.

The Season 3 finals begin with six days of group stage matches, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Quarterfinals to meet with the first-place finishers of each region. Teams in the group stage include Team SoloMid and Team Vulcun from the United States, Samsung Galaxy Ozone and SK Telecom T1 from South Korea, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming (Russia), Lemondogs (Sweden), GamingGear (Lithuania) from Europe, OMG from China, and Mineski from the Philippines. Cloud 9 from the United States, Gamania Bears from Taiwan, Najin Sword from South Korea, and Royal Club from China await in the Quarterfinals.

Group A begins with .

Professional players whos teams have been eliminated from the playoffs will be analysts for the event, including Counter Logic Gaming#146;s Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, Evil Geniuses Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis, and SK Gaming#146;s Carlos "ocelote" Rodr&iĂ„â€šÄąâ€šguez Santiago. They will join Riot Games#146; broadcasters Leigh #146;Deman#146; Smith, David #146;Phreak#146; Turley, and Joshua "Jatt" Leesman.

Games started at 3 p.m. EST/12 Noon PST and can be watched live on .

will be providing live coverage and updates every day from the Season 3 Championships.