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TPA takes home trophy in League of Legends World Championship

Jessica Conditt — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:00:00 EST

Taiwan team Taipei Assassins won the League of Legends World Championship on Saturday, walking away with the $1 million grand prize. TPA includes members Chen Hui Chung (MiSTakE), Kurtis Lau (Toyz), Alex Sung (Lilballz), Cheng Bo Wei (Bebeisadog) and Wang June Tsan (Stanley). But you can just call them "The Champions."

TPA defeated South Korean team Azubu Frost in the final round. The League of Legends World Championship tournament saw a snowball of delays, beginning with "connectivity issues" and concluding with reports of cheating. Riot Games issued multiple "unsportsmanlike conduct" warnings and slapped one player, Azubu Frost's Woong, with a $30,000 fine (20 percent of the $150,000 prize for advancing to the semifinals).

Still, the tournament ended on time and with a clear winner. Congratulations, TPA, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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League of Legends playoffs postponed due to 'frequent disconnects'

Mike Suszek — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST

Riot Games announced a delay in the League of Legends season 2 playoffs in a news update yesterday. The delay comes after a "series of connectivity issues" at the event's LA venue.

"We'll be completing the last game of the CLG EU and Team WE quarterfinal match and finishing out the Semifinal Matches in the near future from a new location with a secure Internet connection," the announcement reads. The schedule for the remaining matches will be determined later this week and will still be streamed live, according to the League of Legends eSports Twitter account.

League of Legends playoffs postponed due to 'frequent disconnects' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA: League of Legends playoffs continue today

Mike Suszek — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST

The second season of the League of Legends world championships is happening right now, with quarterfinal and semifinals matches scheduled for today. The world championship match is set for Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. PST. The winning team will take home half of the $2 million prize pool given out to contestants.

Here's the schedule for today's events, viewable on Twitch.tv and the Riot Games site:

12:00 p.m PST - Quarterfinals: WE vs CLG.EU
2:00 p.m. PST - Semifinals: M5 vs TPA
4:00 p.m. PST - Semifinals: Azubu vs TBD

PSA: League of Legends playoffs continue today originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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