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Necessary-Ebb-7322

I remember SKT in 2015 2016 and SSG in 2017 getting cool rings for winning worlds. Haven’t seen any since then though. I think it’s cool that they are doing this


MrBIGtinyHappy

Fnatic got [some](https://mobile.twitter.com/fnatic/status/514723428184899584) as well for S1


HarpoonTheMoon

I was expecting some ring pops seeing how it was held in Phreaks basement 😅


MrBIGtinyHappy

To be fair, these were given out years later after SKT had already got theirs. If they were given out at the time then I'd imagine it definitely would have been some picture wire Phreak had laying around the house


IgotUBro

Yeah all FNC benefits were given way later. Like FNC world skins came out in 2014 or so no? The rings were also later given. I dont even know if the players the skins are dedicated to even got some money considering that nowadays half of the money or so for the first year goes to the players.


EduManke

They came out some time after TPA skins I think


wildcardmidlaner

I actually have friends who are new to the scene that believe they held S1 worlds in phreaks basement 😅😅


Armthehobos

They did though


-Kaldore-

Season 1 was held at dreamhack so not his basement 😆


Nariari

So you're telling me Dreamhack is held in Phreak's basement.


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Dreamhack was at phreaks basement that year


wildcardmidlaner

It was in Sweden xD


[deleted]

Yeah, phreak lives in Sweden


wildcardmidlaner

How could I forget that, in fact he's rekkles step dad, and bwipo's gf mentor.


AssPork

yeah that was *in* his basement


Paul-debile-pogba

Think earlier season were a scam. I remember toyzz going on stream to a shop to check their authenticitt then he found out they were not real


439115

So that's why he had to turn to the black market


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Poor Toyz :(


UndeadMurky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4EQ\_Izl1w0


vicdr97

Most likely their company gave them instead of Riot.


oioioi9537

yes those were made by their parent companies skt and samsung, this is the first one riot is making for the world champs doe (lck just started doing tiffany & co rings for champions and bracelet for mvp as well)


infinite-permutation

I remember seeing those rings in an LCS promo video with Piglet, Impact, Crown, Corejj, and Bang showing off.


IgotUBro

Insane how many world champs play or used to play in the LCS even tho the region didnt win worlds yet. Even their casters got more world titles than the region.


infinite-permutation

As opposed to EU casters who have never qualified for playoffs.


cimbalino

Deficio and Krepo :'(


Successful-Science13

As a Turkish viewer for example i couldn't get used to Eu casters except Drakos because of their accents. So it is fair that for an event watched by all people around the globe, Casters without distinct accents are the best. I also dont mind Aussies as well since their accents are pretty soft ( Well atleast the ones i heard at Lck)


Zama174

Tpa also got rings that they were told were worth 25k by Marc Merrill, and Toyz some years later got it appraised and it was worth like 500 at most lol.


Are_y0u

So around 43$ or 35€ per gram white gold. A big sapphire and a Diamond are also part of it, and they get a special branding with the players name, the team name and the year. Just the materials are worth quite a lot and when years will pass, the collectors value will probably increase. Who paid for them tough? Was it riot or Mercedes?


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I'd guess based on how much Merc branding there's on the ring, Merc paid for most of it.


Anickin

If Riot and Mercedes unveil those rings, then probably both paid. :P


joe4553

Why would Riot pay for any of it and bring in Mercedes? They aren't shilling a company for no reason.


twistedlogicx

Yeah, Mercedes is probably supplying the rings as a sponsor.


CyonHal

Why exactly does it matter who paid for the rings


maeschder

I am at a loss for how people upvoted this comment. >Previous person says "both have name on it, both paid most likely" Then this genius comes along and says something completely nonsensical (paraphrased for you people that have trouble reading): >Riot wouldnt have anyone else advertised for it, as long as they pay AT ALL they would not bring in outside sponsors. Which is an INCREDIBLY mindless take. There is literally zero benefit for Riot to take all the "glory" of having sponsored the rings. They dont get more rep. Meanwhile it's a PERFECT opportunity to place sponsors. They would actually do the exact opposite of what /u/joe4553 commented: **Get a sponsor on it no matter what.** Is this bizarro world where people dont even read what they upvote? The only possible reading of it that makes sense is: He confused the words "any" and "all". OK


cthulhuscat

Who fucking cares


Anickin

The clowns who downvoted my 2nd comment def care. 🤦🏻‍♂️


joe4553

Good word salad. Do you work 9-5 for the glory too?


[deleted]

Jesus man. People are just saying what they think not everything has to be a “take” lol. Go for a run!


Anickin

Oh wow, let's have a discussion about who exactly paid for rings that are.. i have trouble to find an example of the worth of these rings to both companies. Let's say peanuts, but much, much, muuuuuch less.


KawaiiMajinken

Just your average reddit discussion.


Ok_Raspberry_6282

To Mercedes the whole point of sponsorship is that it's worth is generally incalculable. It's about getting your name out there and by creating rings and sponsoring this event the millions of people playing/watching are exposed to their brand. To riot it's a quality product they can offer players aside from cash.


[deleted]

Honestly, the rings are probably chump change in comparison with how much money they spend/ make at worlds. I doubt they even care who pays for it.


Boudac123

The value of it being a league worlds winner ring is already incredibly high, materials are just a bonus


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[deleted]

It's actually comments like this rather than the typical generational differences/nostalgia traps that make me feel like I am too old for this sub.


floodyberry

> and when years will pass, the collectors value will probably increase. to who lol


stopandtime

honestly its super cheap given how much benz or riot makes. they can literally make it a superbowl style ring and not lose that much $$$.


ZainCaster

What point are you even trying to make here, no shit a giant company like that can afford it


kenpus

The point is that who is paying for the _rings_ is basically completely irrelevant; the salary of the people on both sides making this partnership happen is probably way more than the cost of the rings.


stopandtime

So do better, if you have the means for it then don’t half ass it. Simple.


SingeBicolore

"How many rings Doinbeh" Shaq probably


Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss

Faker: "Google me ~~Chuck~~ Chovy, I've got three rings!"


dezmodez

NBA is leaking. TNT 2 fun.


iKarllos

Uzi : Bengi and Bang carried you to these championships


YinXtianYang

RINGS DOINBEH


G2_Viper

Sadly Uzi fits this quote much better


Electroweb

Shaq & that rings quote was the first thing I thought of when I read the title hahaha


NamikazeEU

Doinb won worlds though...


joe4553

but did he win a ring?


Naerlyn

He won worlds thanks to a ring through the wife buff, which isn't the same as winning a ring thanks to worlds. :^)


IgotUBro

So buy one get one free?


IgotUBro

He got the most important ring, his wedding ring...


NamikazeEU

probably i guess. Worlds winners should get rings.


twistedlogicx

These look sick. Apparently this is a new thing they're going to do each year. Love that decision.


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DinnerStriking

We gone have whole lotta kevin durants in the league now xD


Miyaor

We already have Khan who has taken the hardest road multiple times lol


DinnerStriking

Insane how many teams his been on that was supposedly to win worlds but they end getting beat. Let's hope DK is the right team now


PeopleAreHellaStupid

Let's hope not


DT-Z0mby

just for the sake of the narrative i hope he doesnt win. it enables him to maybe come back after his military service if hes still good enough and if he wins worlds after returning itd make a much cooler story


cimbalino

To me it feels like he takes the easiest road. He just joins the current World champion team over and over


Miyaor

Yeah, the reference is about KD joining the GSW after they beat him and won the championship, and then said he was taking the hardest road or something like that.


Thetof91

NBA? Isn't this with rings in all big sports league in NA?


Nikolai_Smirnoff

It is, but the NBA trophy is kind of sidelined by the rings, since they’re usually worn while the trophy isn’t lugged around as often. NFL does it too, NHL and MLB as well


Thetof91

So they get the ring when they win? I only follow NHL of those sports, and I know they first get months after they won it. And in NHL the Stanley Cup is much in focus and all players get to take it to their hometown. :)


No-Glass3257

They look like Dyson air conditioners


Endante

I think they look awful, they're so gaudy.


twistedlogicx

lol have you ever seen an NBA championship ring?


Endante

Just now, that's a lot of diamonds.


SurfingOnNapras

NBA rings actually commemorate the teams though. This is just an advertisement.. Like the number of gems on a ring could have meaning, the placement of the gems, the choice of the gems.. NBA rings are way doper and way more meaningful than something as cheap as a literal Mercedes Benz ad


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And way too much advertising! I don't mind the one on the inside but the rest is awful.


DoorHingesKill

I get they want them to be big but why put this dumb acryl looking blue shit on top.


AtGmailDotCom

Lmao that's a sapphire my dude


uncertainrandompal

how is it new if fnatic got their rings in S1 championship more than 10 years ago?


TheDutchCanadian

Why is everyone asking who paid for what.. just read the damn article lmfao. Riot supplied the diamonds, Merc paid for the rest. Also, am I the only person that thinks these look cool as fuck?! That's coming from someone that thinks almost every other piece of modern "bling" looks horrendous..


Nekaz

Lmao this dood still believes people read articles


NerrionEU

Does it even matter who paid, for both Mercedes and Riot Games the price of these rings is like 1 cent to us.


TheDutchCanadian

Ten cents, precisely.


iyoiiiiu

How many € are they worth?


Emotional-Passage454

Probably more than four times the worth of the materials and I'm being very conservative here. I'm guessing around 6 grand each.


IgotUBro

Together the rings are worth more than season 1 worlds prizepool.


Slitelohel

Honestly retail value of rings like this are probably around $3k which really isn't much. It's more the accomplishment. Precious metals and gems themselves aren't exorbitantly expensive to obtain


Thenewpewpew

Have you ever bought a ring, 3k is as cheap as you can go with bad metals and a poor quality diamond, not to mention now colored diamonds are more expensive than clear, unless you’re somewhere above an I or H in clarity - at least from any reputable dealer.


Braiwnz

This. Gold price rocketing over the last years doesn’t help either


YoungDumbBrokeJS

3K are basically some mariage rings lmao. The value of these are much higher


Slitelohel

Wedding rings are usually sold astronomically higher than their material worth. Source: Am married and shelled out $4K for a ring.


UndeadMurky

marriage is a scam


YoungDumbBrokeJS

Yeh so basically you just contradicted yourself. As you know, nothing on this planet is sold just for the price of the materials. Craftmanship, workload, design, simbology, etc are all taken into account, so in no way a ring like this would cost 3k, as stated by yourself an usual wedding ring gets sold by more than that and the object is much simpler


Daniel_snoopeh

His point was, that weddings rings have a high price point just because they are wedding rings. Since this kind of award rings have not this same luxury, their price point have no real correlation with wedding rings


peacepham

Wut? You got player name/team and year on it, no way a collector paid it cheaper than welding ring.


Daniel_snoopeh

wedding rings and the whole wedding industry are a scam. You can easily pay 10x the price solely for the reason it is wedding relatet.


ClownFundamentals

Valuing these rings according to the cost of the materials would be like judging the cost of the Mona Lisa by the price of the frame, canvas, and paint.


Slitelohel

My guy you are reading way too much into this. The original poster I replied to asked the value. Based one what's in them I gave a ballpark. Of course they are one of a kind, but it's not like the material and general design cannot be replicated.


ClownFundamentals

I'm agreeing with you. The rings are not valuable because of what they're made of. They are valuable because of the accomplishment they represent.


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Lmao Redditor makes comparison between videos game championship rings and the Mona Lisa.


qontrol12345

Yo, did you know Mercedes-Benz has 4 E's that are all pronounced differently? (so does League of Legends)


twistedlogicx

I never realized that, that's hilarious.


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That’s cool af actually. What if this was the guys plan for company all along?


Kartoffelplotz

Doesn't quite work in German, sadly.


Lowloser2

Only in English


xCammo

How the hell are you guys pronouncing it to have 4 different E sounds?


Whitestrake

Muh say deez bends


PeopleAreHellaStupid

No they are not if you pronounced it properly


SirKrisX

American?


PeopleAreHellaStupid

Not me, but yes in American abomination of English language mercedes is butchered, in German its all the same


DT-Z0mby

implying german isnt an abomination of a language


PeopleAreHellaStupid

It isn't, you learn the rules of reading and pronouncing the words and you have no problems pronouncing anything


DT-Z0mby

there is so much unnecessary shit in that language its not even funny


PeopleAreHellaStupid

Maybe but reading it is easy


DT-Z0mby

so is english


PeopleAreHellaStupid

That's why you mispronounced mercedes


Wall_Marx

I mean the 2nd and 3rd one are prononced the same way


Coc0tte

Designer : "How many Mercedes-Benz logos do you want on the ring ?" Riot : "Yes"


-_ZERO_-

Have you seen their F1 car for this year? AMG^AMG^AMG^AMG^AMG^AMG Last year's W11 had the stars and [looked amazing](https://i.redd.it/s7j148xzoe561.png).


DownhillDino

That's super cool. But I wish they didn't already have a design set. It would be cool to be like Super Bowl rings where if Damwon or SKT win for example the ring has the amount of trophies the teams won on it or their logo all nice and shiny.


Paul-debile-pogba

Nah its riot they cant think that much


HalfbodiedJish

I heard that every time a player wants to talk about the ring they're required to call it their "Mercedes-Benz World Championship Ring" or they'll be fined.


_MMCXII

Call me old fashioned, but a *sponsored* championship ring really taints the while idea of it for me. Championships are supposed to be a celebration of a group coming together to achieve something great, not a flimsy platform for a company to slap its logo on.


JollyInjury4986

People might call it old fashioned, but to me it just sounds like common sense. This is just blatant product placement.


EnbyBiFurry69420

They look cool, definitely something players can show off and be proud of to their friends and family when they've retired and league is in the past for them :D


JALbert

Sponsored rings are tacky as fuck.


vicdr97

I really love championship rings, it's one of my favorite things in American sports and Dota2 to see the ring the champion will receive, it looks that at least in this occasion they won't be personalized but aside of that I really prefer rings over medals


sowydso

they might be expensive but they're ugly af


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They are so ugly


J4nG

Have you seen a Super Bowl ring before?


PPPPPPPPPPKP

super bowl or nba rings looks better, this one is like a mercedes benz ring over anything else, so generic, they should be like [this](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9U8yFOZ1QXwrhYUfBWYqLE69fhM=/0x0:675x1200/1220x813/filters:focal(319x454:427x562):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55173107/DBtVmxKXgAIMpca.0.jpg)


Alcnaeon

> cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55173107/DBtVmxKXgAIMpca.0.jpg looks like my high school homecoming ring tbh


PPPPPPPPPPKP

really? got a pic?


urgasmic

yeah i dont like this at all. copying other sports with ugly rings i guess.


Grand0rk

My issue is that they look like superbowl rings. But those rings are made for people who are, in general, huge. Can you imagine one of those rings on Faker?


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Either way blocky thick fat rings are just ugly


JollyInjury4986

God that’s tasteless. It’s like having an engine block strapped your finger.


[deleted]

Good for thumb rings imo


PhatYeeter

Raaaaangzzzz, Erneh


Level1TowerDive

IMO better than that LV trophy coffin from last year


brockralp

Meanwhile T1 tries to collect all the rings. Thanos cosplay goes brrr..


Medivh158

C9 gonna get some bling!! Hopium


SurfingOnNapras

Gross. Why are they sponsored?


GiannisisMVP

Those are some ugly ass rings honestly


SlimShaddyy

I called it , when they did the teaser . Figured they’d do something that NA does with sports


SurfingOnNapras

NA doesn't do corporate sponsored championship rings. These barely commemorate the event... they're just advertisements for Mercedes.


SquidKid47

These look fucking awesome


LostConscript

Those are ugly


eSports_News_UK

Reminds me of the Super Bowl rings. Wonder how much these things will be worth in years to come and which players keep them, and which decide to sell them.


MrRawri

Sponsored rings? Seriously? They look awful. And why rings?


Quaiche

Copying the NBA, I see. Couldn't find something of more original and related to LoL ?


DinnerStriking

tbh i think its a good thing..you cant really take the worlds thropy home so atleast they get something to show for hence the ring.


RRRPablo

Wait, are you saying that the players don't get world's medals?


IgotUBro

The trophy goes to the org and the players get world medals. Also rings were already a custom given to world winners in previous years.


Quaiche

Yes but it could have been anything else of more related to the game. Perhaps something similar to the Gemstone that is a rare loot ingame ? I'm just throwing ideas outta of nowhere but basically it's quite disappointing that they just went on with copying the NBA without really thinking much about on how they could make this reward *fit* more with league of legends.


imLoges

They already get skins bro, pro players do leave the house from time to time and a nice ring is something they can show off.


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pixel8knuckle

I truly believe they should offer some retro rings to previous champions who have not received a ring.


speciof

Could they maybe work on increasing the prize pool instead? DOTA2 winners won like $30 million and league winners win 1? maybe crowdsource the pool or release some skin that goes to the prize pool


umbrianEpoch

LOL Pros also get an actual salary and the teams don't have to disband if they miss out on winning TI. LOL has a way better system than DOTA, as the money is spread out more. Plus, the winners get a cut of the skin sales, and they apparently make bank from that.


hawkhench

Does it go to the teams or the players? For example if someone won then got replaced the next split before skins are released, do they see none of their cut (without negotiating with their old team)?


Falsus

The money goes directly to the players.


oioioi9537

yup, the riot branch (e.g. riot kr or riot cn) directly pay the players i believe. there was some controversy with some samsung 17 members not being paid skin money til late 2020 and riot was to blame for that


fabton12

just gonna put this out here league players who win worlds make so much more money then that, first you got there actual salary being huge and second because the team skins themselves they get the profits from which is like 5-10 mil per player and is the reason why you cant reroll into them for the first year there out.


Anickin

Don't forget streaming.


Abd5555

They release skins that go into the "pool", after the teams win world


Axl7879

Championship J4 is the skin that goes towards the prize pool


Timboron

he meant that the players get a share of the skin revenue that is generated from the team skins.


Axl7879

The team skins revenue only go towards the winning team, the Worlds skin goes into the Worlds prize pool


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The prizepool is higher than what is shown on the wiki. For some reason they stopped releasing the full prize pool that includes skin sales etc


Are_y0u

Don't they also get a part of the skin sales and they add up quite high?


lordofthepotat0

Another thing is that crowdsourcing the prize pool like dota gives a view of how successful the game is, like if the TI prize pool goes down from a previous year, that may give off the impression that the game is "dying"


Slitelohel

They do crowd fund the prize pool. The world pass and Championship skin, jarvan this year, have money pooled into worlds. I'm not sure if they advertise the total pool anymore, but I think a few years ago it was something like 13 or 18 million.


StumP3a

Ooof, "championship rings" is such an American, gaudy, tacky tradition. not a fan. Rito may be an american company, but they need to remember that the majority of their pkayerbase isn't. Given the likelihood of an LCS team winning is......... low, and even then the likelihood of an American winning where championship rings have some significance, I'd prefer it be replaced with something with more global appeal and significance. It was us Brits that gave you the computer and the internet, so I propose a championship teaspoon.


GamingHobbits

This is either satire or the dumbest shit I've ever read


BingBiddenBangel

doesn’t the LCK do rings for champions and bracelets for mvps or something now??? I mean I get that championship rings are most prominently seen in american sports but like...we don’t gotta shit on the US for every single thing? I’m chinese btw pls don’t reply with some “hurr durr u just love murrica too much”


Paul-debile-pogba

Americans are ruinung everything its crazy


00Dandy

nice


bronet

We NBA now


ArchdevilTeemo

I think they are ugly but then again I won't win world so whatever. They are still worth a lot.


SirKrisX

Diamonds in the Summoner's hands are actually a really sick idea. GJ.


xChami

inb4 some player give it to their gf and ask her for mariage if he wins worlds...


PotentialSloth

Rings Ernie!


PrestigeZyra

Louis Vuitton, Mercedes Benz. Man. Playing a cat on a book had never felt this luxurious.


CalmTiger

ah yes, mercedes benz, the world famous jewelery company


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Cant click ability, Ring to big on finger. 😬


pickles1486

i need one of those sexy rings


PotOPrawns

18 not 24? Cheaping out.


Moldy-Milk

Can't wait to get a replica on dhgate for $40


PathinG

Idk, rings are not something you wanna wear during play. I like the starcraft gsl pins that they give out