Why is there never a 3rd place decider match at Worlds?
Has Riot ever said anything about this?
Posted Jul 22, 2015, 4:42 AM UTC
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A lot of the players of 3rd/4th place finishing teams have spoken out that they really don't feel like playing another series after losing out on going to the Finals, and because of the nature of World's, and the venues, they would need to rent another venue, or book 2 days, to compensate a 3rd place match.
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for the same reason there is no 3rd place match in sports no one wants to fight for 3rd best. Players arent as motivated as there are virtually no incentives. Thats why 3rd place matches have been phased out of most tournaments in league with the exception of regional playoffs as it effects worlds qualification.
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Name me some sports world championships where they dont play for 3rd spot. 3rd spots get more cash than 4th spots aswell, so might be interesting to add to the LoL world championships aswell imo
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NFL NHL NBA MLB all dont have 3rd place in their finals. FIFA world cup is about the only one that does and they have repeatedly been getting complaints about it because teams dont want to play for 3rd place.
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Those are all national competitions though, not world championships, im pretty sure that there are 3rd spot matches for all of those in the world championships of these sports
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again yes these are national competitions but are for the most part considered pinacle matches their viewership and relevance are the same and as stated before people dont like playing for 3rd because no one wants to play an extra game if it isnt to win it all it becomes a match of who was the better loser. The only reason it exists in a lot of these international competitions like World cup and the olympics is for viewer numbers. A lot of teams and players have no desire to participate.
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Probably time constraints. I would be all for a 3rd place match if it were available though.