All The Results From The 2018 All-Stars Event

The 2018 All-Stars tournament took place over the weekend and was a great way to cap off an exciting year of competition. We’ve seen the fall of Korea and the rise of China, North America introduced franchising and new teams flourished in a new meta, and Europe well and truly established the fact that they are the dominant Western region when it comes to serious events. But none of that matters when it comes to the All-Stars event, situated as the ultimate in for-fun tournaments that is really just an opportunity for the pro players and community to let their hair down and play some less than serious game modes. Here’s a breakdown of how the tournament and the individual events concluded.

1v1 Tournament

The 1v1 tournament is a great way for players to show off their individual skill at the game. While sometimes the players may put restrictions on themselves, such as playing mirror champions against a friend, ultimately, it’s a great way to see match-ups you might not see in competitive play. After all, when was the last time you got to see Faker take on Doublelift in a lane match-up? There were more than a couple of upsets in this 1v1 tournament, with Jackson "Pabu" Pavone from the OPL proving to be the underdog favorite of the event after knocking down Doublelift, Faker, and Rookie to advance to the finals. Unfortunately for the Aussie battler, he couldn’t seal the deal against his final opponent, with none other than Caps from Fnatic / G2 Esports claiming the top spot.

Charity 2v2 Tournament

Another less than serious event that raised money for a good cause saw the North American pairing of Doublelift and Voyboy claiming victory over Captain Jack and Faker. The end result was a beautiful speech by Voyboy on the importance of taking care of yourself, as the duo raised $100,000 for a very good charity.

Regional Rivalry Show Matches

There’s one thing that the European teams will never take away from North America, the ability to find victory when the match doesn’t really matter that much. The NA LCS managed to secure victory over the LEC just in time to close out the year, while the LPL was once again able to take down the LCK, as if winning the World Championships wasn’t enough of a hint that this was China’s year.

East vs West All-Star Showdown

A best of three event that ran the duration of All-Stars saw the Eastern teams ultimately claim victory over their Western counterparts. It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that this was the result, but nevertheless it’s always nice to see the teams put their best effort forward in these kinds of games.

There were more games played at this event with a mixture of pro players, streamers and community members, and in game modes that are less that serious. You can check out all the action archived on the LoLeventVoDs subreddit, here.

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