Garena Premier League
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| Sport | League of Legends |
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| Inaugural season | 2012 |
| Owner(s) | Garena |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Countries | Southeast Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Saigon Jokers |
| Most titles | Taipei Assassins |
| Qualification | Promotion tournament |
| Sponsor(s) | Riot Games |
| Related competitions | League of Legends Master Series |
The Garena Premier League (GPL) is a professional League of Legends league with teams in Southeast Asia. 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 twelve teams playing in two groups of six. Most games are played online.[1] The top four teams of both groups advance to the playoffs, which are held in a best-of-5 single elimination system.[2]
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. Following the changes, the Garena Premier League no longer sends any teams directly to the League of Legends World Championship.[3]
Results
Seasons
| Team League | Date | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 2012 GPL Season 1 | 2012 (2012-05-18 – 2012-11-17) | Taipei Assassins | Singapore Sentinels |
| 2013 GPL Spring | 2013 (2013-01-04 – 2013-04-21) | Taipei Assassins | Singapore Sentinels |
| 2013 GPL Summer | 2013 (2013-05-10 – 2013-08-11) | ahq e-Sports Club | Singapore Sentinels |
| 2014 GPL Winter | 2013/14 (2013-10-30 – 2014-01-11) | Taipei Assassins | Taipei Snipers |
| 2014 GPL Spring | 2014 (2014-02-12 – 2014-04-06) | Taipei Assassins | ahq e-Sports Club |
| 2014 GPL Summer | 2014 (2014-06-11 – 2014-08-16) | Taipei Assassins | ahq e-Sports Club |
| 2015 GPL Spring | 2015 (2015-03-04 – 2015-04-10) | Saigon Fantastic Five | Bangkok Titans |
| 2015 GPL Summer | 2015 (2015-06-13 – 2015-08-20) | Bangkok Titans | Saigon Jokers |
| 2016 GPL Spring | 2016 (2016-04-06 – 2016-04-09) | Saigon Jokers | Bangkok Titans |
Other Events
| Team League | Date | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 2012 GPL Opening Event | 2012 (2012-05-05) | Taipei Assassins | Singapore Sentinels |
| 2013 GPL Championship | 2013 (2013-08-29) | ahq e-Sports Club | Taipei Assassins |
References
- ↑ "News". Garena LoL Esports. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Kaiwei (May 2013). "Garena League of Legends Premier League". Counter Logic Gaming. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
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