As in any good sports event — eSports or the flesh-and-blood kind — the League of Legends World Championship tournament is not without its own storylines and narratives. Regional styles will clash, expected powerhouses will face off with dark-horse underdogs and the very best players in the world will face off against each other. First, let’s look at the tournament format.Fourteen teams have qualified from around the world; four of those have been gifted an automatic spot in the quarterfinal round of eight thanks to winning their respective regions. The only regional winner to not receive a quarterfinal bye is the European team Fnatic due to Europe’s last-place finish at the All-Star tournament held in Shanghai in May.The remaining ten teams have been divided into two groups. In the first part of the tournament, the groups will play one another in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other team in its group twice. The two teams with the best records at the end of the group stages will move on to the quarterfinals where they will face the top-seeded teams already waiting. From there, it becomes a straight single-elimination tournament leading up to the Grand Finals at the…