Garena Premier League
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| Sport | League of Legends |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2012 |
| Replaced by | SEA Tour |
| Owner(s) | Garena |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Countries |
 (Before 2015 included Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
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| Most titles |
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| Qualification |
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| TV partner(s) | Garena Live, YouTube |
| Sponsor(s) | Riot Games |
| Level on pyramid | Tier 1 |
| International cup(s) |
Mid Season Invitational Rift Rivals World Championship |
| Related competitions |
League of Legends Master Series Vietnam Championship Series |
The Garena Premier League (GPL) is a professional League of Legends league with teams in Southeast Asia (included teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau before 2015). It was founded in 2012. The opening event took place on May 5 with Riot's CEO Brandon Beck, VP of Gaming Dustin Beck, Taiwanese game designer Jeff Lin, and Nikasaur attending personally. The league currently consists of five teams who are the champions of five national leagues in Southeast Asia. The top four teams of group stage are advanced to the playoff, which are held in a best-of-5 single elimination system.[1]
In late 2014 Garena split teams from Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong into their own league, the League of Legends Masters Series, which began play in Spring 2015.[2] Following the changes, the GPL no longer sends any teams directly to the League of Legends World Championship group stage.[3]
Since 2018, the league of Vietnam - Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) - has been separated from GPL. The winner of VCS will qualify for MSI and World Championship without take part in GPL.[4]
The 2018 GPL Spring split will be the last GPL tournament. After this time, GPL is replaced by SEA Tour Championship with a new format. The winner of 2018 SEA Tour Championship Summer split will qualify for World Championship 2018.[5]
Participants of GPL/SEA Tour
Currently
| Region | League |
|---|---|
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LOL Garuda Series (LGS) |
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LOL Championship Malaysia (LCM) |
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Pro Gaming Series (PGS) |
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Singapore Legends Series (SLS) |
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Thailand Pro League (TPL) |
Since 2018 Summer Split, GPL is replaced by SEA Tour Championship, and all leagues of each country are replaced by "SEA Tour National Qualifiers"
Former
| Region | Championship League | Note |
|---|---|---|
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League of Legends Nova League (LNL) | Separated from 2015, became a Major Region (always have 2 slots for World Championship. 3 slots from 2017). LNL was replaced by League of Legends Master Series (LMS). |
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Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) | Separated from 2018, became a Wildcard Region (always have 1 slot for MSI and World Championship). VCS now is a Tier 1 league like GPL. |
Results
| Season | Date | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 GPL Season 1 | 2012 (2012-05-18 – 2012-11-17) | |
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| 2013 GPL Spring | 2013 (2013-01-04 – 2013-04-21) | |
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| 2013 GPL Summer | 2013 (2013-05-10 – 2013-08-11) | |
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| 2014 GPL Winter | 2013/14 (2013-10-30 – 2014-01-11) | |
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| 2014 GPL Spring | 2014 (2014-02-12 – 2014-04-06) | |
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| 2014 GPL Summer | 2014 (2014-06-11 – 2014-08-16) | |
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| After Taiwan-Hong Kong-Macau is separated | |||
| 2015 GPL Spring | 2015 (2015-03-04 – 2015-04-10) | |
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| 2015 GPL Summer | 2015 (2015-06-13 – 2015-08-20) | |
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| 2016 GPL Spring | 2016 (2016-04-06 – 2016-04-09) | |
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| 2016 GPL Summer | 2016 (2016-08-08 – 2016-08-14) | |
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| 2017 GPL Spring | 2017 (2017-04-12 – 2017-04-16) | |
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| 2017 GPL Summer | 2017 (2017-08-21 - 2017-08-27) | |
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| After Vietnam is separated | |||
| 2018 GPL Spring | 2018 (2017-03-28 - 2017-04-01) | |
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References
- ↑ "Garena Premier League (GPL) in 2018 and Beyond". Garena LoL. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Garena to separate Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau from South East Asia for the 2015 GPL Season". yahoo.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "The Philippines just lost another chance to compete in one of the biggest esports events of the year". Inquirer.net. July 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Vietnam is now an independent competitive region". lolesports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ "A New Beginning for Esports in Southeast Asia". Garena LoL. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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