Riot Games has revealed
the prize pool for its League of Legends World Championship event that will be
taking place in October this year. Revealed in the 2014 World Championship
rulebook that was recently made available, the prize pool exceeds $2 million
dollars in total.
The team who grabs
first place at the grand finals will be awarded $1 million dollars, with second
place to be rewarded with $250,000 and third and fourth place earning $150,000.
Teams in fifth to eight place will each earn $75,000.
The prize money on
offer may seem staggering to some, but is in line with statistics that indicate
League of Legends was the most watched game on Twitch in May. More coverage on
the competitive League of Legends scene in the lead-up to the World
Championship can be found at GameSpot's sister site, onGamers.
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