S3 Path to Pro Online Qualifier this weekend.

With the online ladder completing a few days ago, we are nearing the first big event of the S3 Path to Pro series: The Online Qualifier!

This event will run from January 4-5 and feature the top 32 qualifying teams from the North American Ladder and top 16 Team from EUW/EUNE battling it out for a spot in the next event, edging them one stop closer to earning one of the remaining spots  in the S3 Championship Series! For a bracket of the qualified NA teams, follow this link. For a bracket of the qualified EU teams, follow this link.

Unfortunately, none of these qualifier matches will be shout casted by Riot but several Rioters will be doing "directed camera" ( i.e them moving the camera around, spectating the match ) steams.

Here is Magnus, an eSports manager, with some details on the upcoming online qualifier and the following events next week.

"Hey all,

For the online tournament coming up on January 4th and 5th, Riot organizers (Tiza, Janook, Rara, Phreak, and more) will provide directed camera streams of as many of these matches as we can. These online qualifying matches will not be casted by Riot, but any casters who would like to rebroadcast the matches should feel free to do so.

We’ll be streaming the January 11th North American Qualifiers and January 25th EU Qualifiers in full force.

Stay tuned for details. Best of luck to the teams competing in the online tournament."

Once the event starts, the previously mentioned streams will be available HERE.

Edit: Magnus has added more information into his previous post. Continue reading for schedules, format, etc.

"This Friday and Saturday, the highest-ranked teams in NA and EU will compete online for the chance to earn a spot as a League of Legends Championship Series professional team.

In each region, the top 32 teams from the ranked team 5v5 ladder will play in online tournaments. The top eight teams from the online tournaments in each region will then advance to the qualifiers. The North American qualifier will be held in Los Angeles from January 11-13 and the European qualifier in Warsaw, Poland from January 25-27. The top five from each of qualifier will become professional teams in the League of Legends Championship Series.

To see which European teams will make it to Warsaw and which North American teams will earn their slot in Los Angeles, check out the matches on the following Rioters’ live-streams:

For North American Matches:

• Janook
• RiotRara
• RiotTiza
• Phreak
• Qvdeman
• LiquidStripes

For European matches:

• ZenonTheStoic
• Medroid
• RiotMoonLeaf

See below for the tournament brackets and featured-game schedule:

European Bracket

North American Bracket


Friday, January 4 (Round of 32)

02:00am Pacific – EU Heat 1

• eLobLade vs ClanlessKnights
• Bajona Robimy w 15 vs CatXXX and the gang
• CHILLOUT6GGMIX vs DifferentDimension
• Mysie Pysie2 vs IorNMostToxicEUW1488
• heyijustmetyouuu vs eEriness

05:00am Pacific – EU Heat 2

• Test Your Limits vs LowLandLions
• ROTE WURST GESCHWADER vs Storm Games Clan
• Team WinRar vs BipbipBOOP
• Agaist All Autho vs Robot TheFive
• Mad Gods vs SNOGARD Dragons

08:00am Pacific – EU Heat 3

• DragonBornsEUW vs GooGooMooMoo
• GamingGear EU vs Caffiene
• Team roll1ng vs Gruzowe Chrabonszcze
• CounterCounter Clockwise vs Enemy eSports
• Kdmialeteam vs Revenge Served Cold
• Smutaha Premadeaha vs NieOrgarniamyPatcha

10:00am Pacific – NA Heat 1

• Young Based God vs Sleeping Robot Gaming
• Small Dads GO to heaven vs Chiefs rowing club
• The Salad Bar vs endless variety
• Falafel Gaming vs The Cheater Chans
• FXOpen vs Team Undergeared
• EPIK Gamer vs The Bunny Squad

01:00pm Pacific – NA Heat 2

• 1 Trick Ponies vs Team Goat Zoo
• Game too hard vs Rachel Starr
• Team TowerdiveTV vs Team ThreeSports
• Motion Gaming 32 vs Extra Chrispy
• Abnormalize vs Hypebeast City Pt 4

04:00pm Pacific – NA Heat 3

• Necessary Evil vs MarnCatz
• United Serenus Gaming vs top 16 na team inc
• DVS Spark vs Team Try Again
• Objective eSports 2 vs Heating up
• Dednakai Gaming vs we fly high no lie

Saturday, January 5 (Round of 16 followed by Quarterfinal Seeding, Four matches per bullet)

02:00am Pacific – EU Heat 1

• Winner of 1/32 vs Winner of 16/17
• Winner of 2/31 vs Winner of 15/18
• Winner of 3/30 vs Winner of 14/19
• Winner of 4/29 vs Winner of 13/20

05:00am Pacific – EU Heat 2

• Winner of 5/28 vs Winner of 12/21
• Winner of 6/27 vs Winner of 11/22
• Winner of 7/26 vs Winner of 10/23
• Winner of 8/25 vs Winner of 9/24

08:00am Pacific – EU Seeding Matches

10:00am Pacific – NA Heat 1

• Winner of 1/32 vs Winner of 16/17
• Winner of 2/31 vs Winner of 15/18
• Winner of 3/30 vs Winner of 14/19
• Winner of 4/29 vs Winner of 13/20

01:00pm Pacific – NA Heat 2

• Winner of 5/28 vs Winner of 12/21
• Winner of 6/27 vs Winner of 11/22
• Winner of 7/26 vs Winner of 10/23
• Winner of 8/25 vs Winner of 9/24

04:00pm Pacific – NA Seeding Matches"