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Japan's largest tournament for the world's #1 eSports title, the League of Legends Japan League 2015 (put on by SANKO) will begin on January 24, 2015. We are intending to provide a more powered-up product, so we hope all of our fans will please look forward to the new season.
Teams
DetonatioN FocusMe (2014 Grand Champion) Rascal Jester (2014 Runner Up) Ozone Rampage DetonatioN RabbitFive Salvage Javelin (Qualified from Challenger Tournament) 7th Heaven (Qualified from Challenger Tournament)
Overall Prize Pool: 2,000,000 yen (roughly $17,000 USD)
Season 1 Format
Each team will play each other team in two Bo1s across a ten week season, once on each side of the map. There will be three matches a day. From Week 2 on, these will start at 6:00 PM JST. Ranking will be determined by the number of wins. After 10 weeks, there will be a playoff between the top 3 teams spanning the next two weeks.
During the playoff, the #2 and #3 teams will play a Bo3. The winner will then face off with the #1 team in a Bo5 for the championship.
Grand Championship
There are two seasons throughout the year, which feed into a Grand Championship at the end of the year. The two teams with the most Championship Points at the end will play off for the Grand Championship.
Championship Points distribution
First Place: 100 Second Place: 60 Third Place: 30
Prize Pool Distribution
Grand Championship:
1st: 1,000,000 yen ($8,400 USD) 2nd: 300,000 yen ($2,500 USD)
Each Season:
1st: 200,000 yen x2 ($1,700 USD) 2nd: 100,000 yen x2 ($844 USD) 3rd 50,000 yen x2 ($422 USD)
Total: 2,000,000 yen ($17,000 USD)
Kickoff Broadcast Information
Saturday, Saturday, Jan 24 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
04:00 GMT (+00:00): Opening Ceremony 04:40 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN RabbitFive vs 7th Heaven 06:20 GMT (+00:00): Ozone Rampage vs Salvage Javelin 08:00 GMT (+00:00): DetonatioN FocusMe vs Rascal Jester 09:30 GMT (+00:00): Closing Ceremony
Twitch Stream: www.twitch.tv/ljlofficial Nicovideo Stream: Not yet announced
Address (Free to attend live): e-Sports SQUARE AKIHABARA 101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, Sotokanda 3-2-12 Box'R AKIBA Building 2nd Floor
For more information, check out http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/
Source: http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150109_release.jpg
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United States23455 Posts
I am on the RabbitFive bandwagon. Let's go Rabbits!
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So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow!
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United States23455 Posts
On January 10 2015 16:10 ShiroKaisen wrote: So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow!
I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win.
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Hong Kong9136 Posts
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On January 10 2015 16:11 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +On January 10 2015 16:10 ShiroKaisen wrote: So covering LJL is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and through LiquidLegends I've got a great vehicle to bring you guys news about my favorite underground scene. These guys have been pushing really hard to establish themselves without even having a server to play on, and they've managed to put together an amazing league with pro teams, team houses, and an offline studio with a live audience and broadcasters. The prize pool might not be that big, and they don't have a seed to the Wild Cards yet, but with the Japanese Server launch supposedly coming in 2015, I'm hoping we can show them some support and watch them grow! I need to see all the teams logos to decide which one will win.
They're all right here!
http://e-sports-square.com/ljl/teamandplayers/
I'm gonna translate this section (team information) later this weekend/next week.
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United States23455 Posts
Holy wow, RabbitFive have the legit best logo in League.
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Hong Kong9136 Posts
clearly the playboy bunny
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If there's one thing I know about Japan, it's that they love waifus, and league has plenty of those. I'm predicting league to take off there
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Rascal Jester will forever be da best
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I don't know if he still plays, but there was a Jungler on Detonation RF named Awakerr. If he's still on the team, then people should really look out for him.
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Rascal Jesters hype train! They're going to go full sports anime and win through the power of friendship.
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United States32487 Posts
I'll always be amused by the disproportionate amount of attention japan gets in anything gaming related
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Bearded Elder29875 Posts
Ozone Rampage, pretty nice name. The more thing to watch, the better ^^
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On January 10 2015 16:37 SoulDra wrote: I don't know if he still plays, but there was a Jungler on Detonation RF named Awakerr. If he's still on the team, then people should really look out for him.
Yup, Awaker is still the jungler for RF. Did you play with him before or something?
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Its awesome to see how much they are investing while still not having a server, hopefully Riot finally gets things going.
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The Rabbit 5 logo is actually amazing.
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Hong Kong9136 Posts
is that an actual representation of their trophy
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Now's my chance to become the Kelsey Moser of Japan. Must pay attention!
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