World Championship 2018

World Championship 2018
Tournament Information
Organizer	Hi-Rez Studios
Links	Website
Location & Dates
Country	United States
Start Date	2018-01-03
End Date	2018-01-07
Results
Winner	Natus Vincere
Second	Fnatic
Third	Nocturns Gaming Ninjas in Pyjamas

The World Championship 2018 is the conclusion of the 2017 Paladins competitive season.

Overview

The Paladins World Championship 2018 was a LAN (Local Area Network) event that took place in January 2018 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The championship featured 12 Paladins teams competing for the first Paladins World Championship title. Four teams from Europe, two from North America, two from China and one from Brazil, South East Asia and Latin America competed in the tournament. The two teams that made it to the grand finals were both European teams, Fnatic and Natus Vincere. Natus Vincere won the championship with a 4-0 sweep against Fnatic. Na'Vi support player Spunkki won his second title which was also a back-to-back title since he had already won the Paladins Invitational Championship in 2017 with Burrito Esports. His teammate, UNBELIVABLE won his first title but also played in his second final because he had been a sub for District 69, the other finalist in the 2017 Paladins Invitational Championship.

Format

• 12 teams are invited [Show][Hide]
  • 4 from
    EU

     Europe
  • 2 from
    NA

     North America
  • 2 from
    CN

     China
  • 1 from
    OCE

     Oceania
  • 1 from
    LAT

     Latin America
  • 1 from
    BR

     Brazil
  • 1 from
    SEA

     Southeast Asia

• Group Stage
  • Placements (Round 1)
    • Four teams in each group participate
    • Teams are drawn into their respective groups based on seeding
    • Matches are best of three
    • The winners of each placement match advance to Round 2, losers advance to Losers' Round 1.
  • Group stage
    • Twelve teams participate
    • Double Elimination
    • Matches are best of five
    • Winners of Winners' Finals and Losers' Finals from each group advance to Knockout Stage
• Knockout Stage
  • Semifinals
    • The winner of Winners' Finals from Group A play the winner of Losers' Finals from Group B, and vice versa, the winner of Winners' Finals from Group B play the winner of Losers' Finals from Group A
    • Matches are best of seven
  • Finals
    • Matches are best of seven
• Patch Information: v0.63

Date	Event	Format
3rd Jan	Placements	Best of 3
4th Jan	Group Stage	Best of 5
5th Jan	Group Stage	Best of 5
6th Jan	Group Stage & Semifinals	Best of 5, Best of 7
7th Jan	Grand Finals	Best of 7

Prize Pool

Place	Team
1	Natus Vincere
2	Fnatic
3-4	Ninjas in Pyjamas
	Nocturns Gaming
5-6	G2 Esports
	Virtus.pro
7-8	China Dream
	Kanga Esports
9-12	China Honor
	Entity Gaming
	Renegades
	Spacestation Gaming

Participants

Qualifications
R	S	Team	Qualification Date	Qualification Path
EU	1	Virtus.pro	2017-11-17	2017 PPL Fall Split Finals Champion
	5	Ninjas in Pyjamas	2017-11-17	2017 PPL Fall Split Finals Third Place
	6	Natus Vincere	2017-11-19	2018 PWC Qualifiers Winner
	7	Fnatic	2017-11-19	2018 PWC Qualifiers Runner-up
NA	2	G2 Esports	2017-11-17	2017 PPL Fall Split Finals Runner-up
	12	Renegades 2	2017-11-19	2018 PWC Qualifiers Semifinalist
CN	3	China Dream	2017-11-05	Originally JC Gaming, TGA Winter Finals Champion
	9	China Honor	2017-11-05	Originally QG Craze, TGA Winter Finals Runner-up
OCE	4	Kanga Esports	2017-??-??	PAX Aus Oceanic Finals Champion
LAT	8	Nocturns Gaming	2017-??-??	??? Champion
BR	10	Spacestation Gaming	2017-11-11	??? Champion
SEA	11	Entity Gaming	2017-??-??	??? Champion

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Player Chart

Group A 1 Virtus.pro  eLvenpath  Sizze  CogCog  isbittenner  Sephicloud   4 Kanga Esports  Haydz  DiGeDoG  Kronicx  Joelz  joshkent   5 Ninjas in Pyjamas  Shipa  PERDO  Bird  Laizy  Bonkar   8 Nocturns Gaming  Puleule  etaceH  crims0n  Saadhak  FuzzyL0gic   9 China Honor  Maomao  Mikasa  Hanyuyu  Doge  Pidan   12 Renegades  Ethereall  Lokii  Stormtroopey  Cliku  ShadeeyShades   Group B 2 G2 Esports  WarDoom  Evulli  Kusqt  doesupz  iDropBodies   3 China Dream  Kami  GuaGua  Mumo  Ufo  Popi   6 Natus Vincere  UNBELIVABLE  Mutu  spunkki  Faenex  Creativs2   7 Fnatic  Thiel  Fisheko  gerrah  bugzy  Cybe8   10 Spacestation Gaming  RECHAO  Ar3z  Dhiren  frzgod  Mittow   11 Entity Gaming  UNF0RG0TTEN  Boft  Lichic  MOMOjee  iShawshanks   Click "Show" to view player swaps and roster changes here. [Show][Hide] 1 Sizze subbed in for Simsiloo due to a medical emergency. 2 Flashpoint Esports was unable to attend due to visa issues. Renegades replaces them due to being the highest ranked team among teams that did not qualify through the PWC 2018 Qualifiers after Purity's disbandment. Results Group A Placements NG 2 NG CHIN 4 0 Stone Keep 4 0 Serpent Beach CHIN 0 NiP 2 NiP RNG 4 0 Frozen Guard 4 0 Stone Keep RNG 0 Round 2 VP 3 VP NG 4 1 Brightmarsh 4 1 Stone Keep 4 0 Ice Mines NG 0 Kanga 0 Kanga NiP 3 4 Ice Mines 1 4 Frozen Guard 3 4 Timber Mill NiP 3 Winners' Finals VP 0 VP NiP 0 4 Stone Keep 1 4 Frozen Guard 3 4 Serpent Beach NiP 3     Losers' Round 1 CHIN 0 CHIN Kanga 0 4 Brightmarsh 0 4 Frog Isle 0 4 Serpent Beach Kanga 3 NG 3 NG RNG 4 0 Stone Keep 4 3 Jaguar Falls 4 0 Frozen Guard RNG 0 Losers' Round 2 Kanga 0 Kanga NG 3 4 Frozen Guard 1 4 Timber Mill 1 4 Brightmarsh NG 3 Losers' Finals VP 1 VP NG 0 4 Brightmarsh 3 4 Frozen Guard 4 3 Splitstone Quarry 2 4 Stone Keep NG 3 Group B Placements FNC 2 FNC SSG 3 4 Frog Isle 4 0 Splitstone Quarry 4 3 Serpent Beach SSG 1 NaVi 2 NaVi ETT 4 0 Splitstone Quarry 4 0 Frog Isle ETT 0 Round 2 G2 3 G2 FNC 4 1 Fish Market 4 3 Stone Keep 1 4 Jaguar Falls 4 0 Frog Isle FNC 1 CHIN 1 CHIN NaVi 1 4 Jaguar Falls 1 4 Brightmarsh 4 2 Frog Isle 0 4 Stone Keep NaVi 3 Winners' Finals G2 1 G2 NaVi 1 4 Frog Isle 0 4 Brightmarsh 4 3 Serpent Beach 0 4 Stone Keep NaVi 3     Losers' Round 1 SSG 0 SSG CHIN 0 4 Jaguar Falls 1 4 Serpent Beach 1 4 Fish Market CHIN 3 FNC 3 FNC ETT 4 0 Serpent Beach 4 1 Brightmarsh 4 0 Jaguar Falls ETT 0 Losers' Round 2 CHIN 2 CHIN FNC 1 4 Jaguar Falls 4 3 Serpent Beach 4 2 Stone Keep 1 4 Frog Isle 0 4 Brightmarsh FNC 3 Losers' Finals G2 1 G2 FNC 1 4 Serpent Beach 2 4 Frog Isle 4 2 Brightmarsh 1 4 Jaguar Falls FNC 3 Playoffs Semifinals NaVi 4 NaVi NG 4 0 Brightmarsh 3 4 Stone Keep 4 0 Jaguar Falls 3 4 Frozen Guard 4 2 Serpent Beach 3 4 Ice Mines 4 1 Splitstone Quarry NG 3 NiP 1 NiP FNC 4 2 Frozen Guard 1 4 Jaguar Falls 2 4 Serpent Beach 2 4 Splitstone Quarry 1 4 Timber Mill FNC 4 Finals NaVi 4 Navi FNC 4 0 Jaguar Falls 4 2 Frog Isle 4 2 Stone Keep 4 1 Serpent Beach FNC 0 Schedule Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Finals Game Schedule Round Match Result Date YOU PST CET KST Countdown VoDs/Stream Discussion Group A NG vs. CH 2:0 2018,1,03,17,30 2018,1,03,17,30 09:30 18:30 02:30 1 - Group A NiP vs. RNG 2:0 2018,1,03,18,30 2018,1,03,18,30 10:30 19:30 03:30 1 - Group B FNC vs. SSG 2:1 2018,1,03,19,30 2018,1,03,19,30 11:30 20:30 04:30 1 - Group B NaVi vs. ETT 2:0 2018,1,03,20,30 2018,1,03,20,30 12:30 21:30 05:30 1 - Group A VP vs. NG 3:0 2018,1,04,21,00 2018,1,04,21,00 13:00 22:00 06:00 1 - Group A Kanga vs. NiP 0:3 2018,1,04,22,30 2018,1,04,22,30 14:30 23:30 07:30 1 - Group B G2 vs. FNC 3:1 2018,1,05,00,00 2018,1,05,00,00 16:00 01:00 09:00 1 - Group B CHIN vs. NaVi 1:3 2018,1,04,13,30 2018,1,04,13,30 05:30 14:30 22:30 1 - Group A RNG vs. NG 0:3 2018,1,05,14,30 2018,1,05,14,30 06:30 15:30 23:30 1 - Group A CHIN vs. Kanga 0:3 2018,1,05,16,00 2018,1,05,16,00 08:00 17:00 01:00 1 - Group B ETT vs. FNC 0:3 2018,1,05,17,30 2018,1,05,17,30 09:30 18:30 02:30 1 - Group B SSG vs. CHIN 0:3 2018,1,05,19,00 2018,1,05,19,00 11:00 20:00 04:00 1 - Group A VP vs. NiP 0:3 2018,1,05,20,30 2018,1,05,20,30 12:30 21:30 05:30 1 - Group B CHIN vs. FNC 2:3 2018,1,05,22,00 2018,1,05,22,00 14:00 23:00 07:00 1 - Game Schedule Round Match Result Date YOU PST CET KST Countdown VoDs/Stream Discussion QF NG vs. Kanga 3:0 2018,1,07,02,30 2018,1,07,02,30 18:30 03:30 11:30 1 - QF NG vs. VP 3:1 2018,1,07,04,00 2018,1,07,04,00 20:00 05:00 13:00 1 - QF G2 vs. NaVi 1:3 2018,1,06,17,30 2018,1,06,17,30 09:30 18:30 02:30 1 - QF G2 vs. FNC 1:3 2018,1,06,19,00 2018,1,06,19,00 11:00 20:00 04:00 1 - Game Schedule Round Match Result Date YOU PST CET KST Countdown VoDs/Stream Discussion SF NaVi vs. NG 4:3 2018,1,06,20,30 2018,1,06,20,30 12:30 21:30 05:30 1 - SF FNC vs. NiP 4:1 2018,1,06,23,00 2018,1,06,23,00 15:00 00:00 08:00 1 - Game Schedule Round Match Result Date YOU PST CET KST Countdown VoDs/Stream Discussion Finals NaVi vs. FNC 4:0 2018,1,07,17,45 2018,1,07,17,45 09:45 18:45 02:45 1 - Media Streams Articles & Videos Interviews Announcements Additional Content Additional Links References