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2020 LCS season
2020 LCS season
League	LCS
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	January 25 – April 19 (Spring); June 12 – September 6 (Summer)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	English: ESPN2, Twitch, YouTube; Chinese: Huya
Spring
Champions	Cloud9
Runners-up	FlyQuest
Top seed	Cloud9
Season MVP	Robert "Blaber" Huang; (Cloud9)
Summer
Champions	Team SoloMid
Runners-up	FlyQuest
Top seed	Team Liquid
Season MVP	Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in; (Team Liquid)
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The 2020 LCS season was the third year under partnership and eighth overall of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. It was the first year that the league used a double elimination bracket for its playoff format. Championship points and the regional finals were also removed from the World Championship qualification process.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The spring split began on January 25 and was scheduled to conclude with the spring finals on April 19; however, due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the season was temporarily suspended on March 13.^[8] Four days later, it was announced that the LCS would resume on March 20, with all matches being played online.

The summer split began on June 12 and concluded with the summer finals on September 6.^[5]^[6]

The three teams that qualified for the World Championship in 2020 were Team SoloMid, FlyQuest, and Team Liquid.^[9]

League changes

Riot Games announced several changes to the LCS on January 8.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Playoff format

The LCS changed its playoff format to a double elimination bracket,^[4]^[6]^[7] similar to that which was adopted by the LEC in 2019.^[10] The number of teams participating in the spring playoffs was unchanged, remaining at six, but the number of teams in the summer playoffs was increased from six to eight. Both splits' playoffs feature a winners' bracket and a losers' bracket, with the bottom two teams beginning in the losers' and the rest beginning in the winners'.^[5]^[7]

Schedule

The LCS regular season schedule was revised for 2020. Four LCS games were broadcast each Saturday and Sunday instead of five, and the remaining two games were aired during "Monday Night League", which would feature the two most anticipated match ups of the week.^[5]^[6]^[7] LCS commissioner Chris Greeley explained that this change was made to give less popular teams and players more exposure and opportunities to develop their brand, as many viewers, he argued, only tune in to watch their favorite teams.^[7]

Following community feedback and "careful consideration", LCS officials announced that Monday Night League would be changed to Friday Night League for the summer split.^[11]

International qualifications

The previous system of Championship points and the regional finals were completely removed from the World Championship qualification process.^[5]^[6] As of 2020, the results of the spring split would only determine the LCS' representative for the Mid-Season Invitational, and did not have any part in determining a team's future qualification for the World Championship. The summer champions, runners-up and third place team would qualify for the World Championship as the LCS' first, second and third seeds, respectively.^[7]

Broadcasting

The English broadcast was available on the LoL Esports website, as well as on Twitch^[12] and YouTube.^[13] On January 20, Riot Games announced their official partnership with Chinese streaming service Huya, giving them exclusive rights to the Chinese broadcast.^[13]^[14]^[15] On April 8, it was announced that the spring playoffs would be aired on ESPN2 and the ESPN App.^[16]

Spring

Regular season

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Cloud9	17	1	16	Start in winners' bracket
2	Evil Geniuses	10	8	2
3	100 Thieves	10	8	2
4	FlyQuest	10	8	2
5	Team SoloMid	9	9	0	Start in losers' bracket
6	Golden Guardians	8	10	−2	Start in losers' bracket
7	Dignitas	8	10	−2
8	Immortals	8	10	−2
9	Team Liquid	7	11	−4
10	Counter Logic Gaming	3	15	−12

Source: LoL Esports

Sixth place tiebreaker (Round 1)			Sixth place tiebreaker (Round 2)

			1	Golden Guardians	W
2	Dignitas	W		Dignitas	L
3	Immortals	L

Second place tiebreaker (Round 1)			Second place tiebreaker (Round 2)

			1	Evil Geniuses	W
2	100 Thieves	W		100 Thieves	L
3	FlyQuest	L

Playoffs


Upper semifinals			Upper final						Final



1	Cloud9	3

3	100 Thieves	0
			1	Cloud9	3

			2	Evil Geniuses	1
2	Evil Geniuses	3

4	FlyQuest	1

									1	Cloud9	3

Lower quarterfinals			Lower semifinal			Lower final			4	FlyQuest	0



3	100 Thieves	2
						2	Evil Geniuses	1
5	Team SoloMid	3
			5	Team SoloMid	2	4	FlyQuest	3

			4	FlyQuest	3
4	FlyQuest	3

6	Golden Guardians	0

Ranking

Pos	Team	Prize (USD)	Prize share
	Cloud9	$100,000	50%
	FlyQuest	$50,000	25%
	Evil Geniuses	$25,000	12.5%
4th	Team SoloMid	$25,000	12.5%
5th/6th	100 Thieves
5th/6th	Golden Guardians

Awards

1st Team All-Pro:^[17]
- T Licorice, Cloud9
- J Blaber, Cloud9
- M Nisqy, Cloud9
- B Zven, Cloud9
- S Vulcan, Cloud9

2nd Team All-Pro:^[17]
- T Ssumday, 100 Thieves
- J Closer, Golden Guardians
- M Jiizuke, Evil Geniuses
- B Bang, Evil Geniuses
- S IgNar, FlyQuest

3rd Team All-Pro:^[17]
- T Broken Blade, Team SoloMid
- J Santorin, FlyQuest
- M PowerOfEvil, FlyQuest
- B Cody Sun, 100 Thieves
- S Biofrost, Team SoloMid

Most Valuable Player: Blaber, Cloud9^[18]
Coaching Staff of the Split: Cloud9^[19]

Summer

Regular season

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Team Liquid	15	3	12	Start in winners' bracket second round
2	Cloud9	13	5	8	Start in winners' bracket second round
3	FlyQuest	12	6	6	Start in winners' bracket
4	Team SoloMid	12	6	6
5	Golden Guardians	9	9	0
6	Evil Geniuses	8	10	−2
7	100 Thieves	7	11	−4	Start in losers' bracket
8	Dignitas	5	13	−8	Start in losers' bracket
9	Counter Logic Gaming	5	13	−8
10	Immortals	4	14	−10

Source: LoL Esports

	Eighth place tiebreaker

	Counter Logic Gaming	L
	Dignitas	W

Playoffs

Winners' bracket


Upper quarterfinals			Upper semifinals			Upper final						Final



			1	Team Liquid	3

4	Team SoloMid	0	5	Golden Guardians	0

5	Golden Guardians	3				1	Team Liquid	2

						3	FlyQuest	3

			2	Cloud9	1

3	FlyQuest	3	3	FlyQuest	3

6	Evil Geniuses	2
												3	FlyQuest	2

												4	Team SoloMid	3
Lower round 1			Lower quarterfinals			Lower semifinal			Lower final



			5	Golden Guardians	2

4	Team SoloMid	3	4	Team SoloMid	3				1	Team Liquid	2

8	Dignitas	0				4	Team SoloMid	3	4	Team SoloMid	3

						2	Cloud9	1

			2	Cloud9	3

6	Evil Geniuses	3	6	Evil Geniuses	0

7	100 Thieves	0

Ranking

Pos	Team	Prize (USD)	Prize share	Qualification
	Team SoloMid	$100,000	50%	2020 World Championship main event (first seed)
	FlyQuest	$50,000	25%	2020 World Championship main event (second seed)
	Team Liquid	$30,000	15%	2020 World Championship play-in stage (third seed)
4th	Cloud9	$20,000	10%
5th/6th	Evil Geniuses
5th/6th	Golden Guardians
7th/8th	100 Thieves
7th/8th	Dignitas

Awards

1st Team All-Pro:^[20]
- T Licorice, Cloud9
- J Blaber, Cloud9
- M Bjergsen, Team SoloMid
- B Zven, Cloud9
- S CoreJJ, Team Liquid

2nd Team All-Pro:^[20]
- T Ssumday, 100 Thieves
- J Santorin, FlyQuest
- M Jensen, Team Liquid
- B Tactical, Team Liquid
- S Vulcan, 100 Thieves

3rd Team All-Pro:^[20]
- T Impact, Team Liquid
- J Closer, Golden Guardians
- M Nisqy, Cloud9
- M PowerOfEvil, FlyQuest
- B FBI, Golden Guardians
- S IgNar, FlyQuest

Most Valuable Player: CoreJJ, Team Liquid^[21]
Rookie of the Year: Tactical, Team Liquid^[22]
Coaching Staff of the Split: Team Liquid^[23]

References

^ Stavropoulos, Andreas (April 17, 2020). "C9 Blaber wins 2020 LCS Spring MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ Ousley, Parkes (April 17, 2020). "League of Legends: Cloud9 Blaber is your 2020 LCS Spring Split Honda MVP". InvenGlobal. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ Ocal, Arda (September 4, 2020). "Team Liquid's CoreJJ wins LCS MVP". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Esguerra, Tyler (January 8, 2020). "Riot changes LCS playoff format for 2020, will also remove NA regional qualifiers". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rutledge, Caroline (January 8, 2020). "Riot Games Announces Major LCS Format Changes Ahead of 2020 Season". TheGamer. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Stewart, Jack (January 8, 2020). "LCS introduces double elimination Playoffs and stronger Academy investment for 2020". GGIntel. Retrieved January 18, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kolev, Radoslav (January 9, 2020). "LCS restructures Worlds qualification method, finally introduces double elimination bracket". VPEsports. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ Esguerra, Tyler (March 13, 2020). "Riot suspends LCS season, moves 2020 Spring Finals to Los Angeles". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ Newell, Adam (September 7, 2020). "All of the teams qualified for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ Esguerra, Lawrence Tyler (January 15, 2019). "LEC introduces a new season format for 2019". Daily Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ Culver, Jeremy (May 20, 2020). "LCS drops Monday games in favor of Friday Night League". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ Brathwaite, Brandon (September 14, 2018). "Riot Games Pilots Twitch Co-Streaming for NA LCS". The Esports Observer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Matthiesen, Tom (January 20, 2020). "League of Legends: Riot partners with Huya as exclusive platform to broadcast the LCS and LEC in China". Inven Global. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ Esguerra, Tyler (January 20, 2020). "Huya becomes newest exclusive LCS and LEC broadcaster in China". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ Murray, Trent (January 20, 2020). "Huya Secures Chinese Broadcast Rights for LCS, LEC". The Esports Observer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ Ocal, Arda (April 8, 2020). "LCS spring split playoff games to air on ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Binkowski, Justin (April 3, 2020). "Cloud9's entire starting lineup named to 2020 LCS Spring Split All-Pro first team". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Stavropoulos, Andreas (April 17, 2020). "C9 Blaber wins 2020 LCS Spring MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Geracie, Nick (April 10, 2020). "Cloud9 Head Coach Reapered awarded Coach of the Split in 17-1 LCS Spring Split". Inven Global. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Esguerra, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "LCS unveils 2020 Summer Split All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Esguerra, Tyler (September 4, 2020). "CoreJJ named 2020 LCS Summer Split MVP". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Esguerra, Tyler (August 28, 2020). "Tactical wins 2020 LCS Rookie of the Year, top 5 MVP candidates revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Esguerra, Tyler (August 18, 2020). "Team Liquid wins 2020 LCS Summer Coaching Staff of the Split award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

External links

2020 Official Rules (v. 20.1) LCS and LACS

[1] Stavropoulos, Andreas (April 17, 2020). "C9 Blaber wins 2020 LCS Spring MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[2] Ousley, Parkes (April 17, 2020). "League of Legends: Cloud9 Blaber is your 2020 LCS Spring Split Honda MVP". InvenGlobal. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[3] Ocal, Arda (September 4, 2020). "Team Liquid's CoreJJ wins LCS MVP". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[Dot1-4] Esguerra, Tyler (January 8, 2020). "Riot changes LCS playoff format for 2020, will also remove NA regional qualifiers". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[TheGamer1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rutledge, Caroline (January 8, 2020). "Riot Games Announces Major LCS Format Changes Ahead of 2020 Season". TheGamer. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[GGIntel1-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Stewart, Jack (January 8, 2020). "LCS introduces double elimination Playoffs and stronger Academy investment for 2020". GGIntel. Retrieved January 18, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[VP1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kolev, Radoslav (January 9, 2020). "LCS restructures Worlds qualification method, finally introduces double elimination bracket". VPEsports. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[8] Esguerra, Tyler (March 13, 2020). "Riot suspends LCS season, moves 2020 Spring Finals to Los Angeles". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[9] Newell, Adam (September 7, 2020). "All of the teams qualified for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[10] Esguerra, Lawrence Tyler (January 15, 2019). "LEC introduces a new season format for 2019". Daily Esports. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[11] Culver, Jeremy (May 20, 2020). "LCS drops Monday games in favor of Friday Night League". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[12] Brathwaite, Brandon (September 14, 2018). "Riot Games Pilots Twitch Co-Streaming for NA LCS". The Esports Observer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[Matthiesen-13] Matthiesen, Tom (January 20, 2020). "League of Legends: Riot partners with Huya as exclusive platform to broadcast the LCS and LEC in China". Inven Global. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[14] Esguerra, Tyler (January 20, 2020). "Huya becomes newest exclusive LCS and LEC broadcaster in China". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[15] Murray, Trent (January 20, 2020). "Huya Secures Chinese Broadcast Rights for LCS, LEC". The Esports Observer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[16] Ocal, Arda (April 8, 2020). "LCS spring split playoff games to air on ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

[All-Pro_Spring-17] Binkowski, Justin (April 3, 2020). "Cloud9's entire starting lineup named to 2020 LCS Spring Split All-Pro first team". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[18] Stavropoulos, Andreas (April 17, 2020). "C9 Blaber wins 2020 LCS Spring MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[19] Geracie, Nick (April 10, 2020). "Cloud9 Head Coach Reapered awarded Coach of the Split in 17-1 LCS Spring Split". Inven Global. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[All-Pro_Summer-20] Esguerra, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "LCS unveils 2020 Summer Split All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[21] Esguerra, Tyler (September 4, 2020). "CoreJJ named 2020 LCS Summer Split MVP". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[22] Esguerra, Tyler (August 28, 2020). "Tactical wins 2020 LCS Rookie of the Year, top 5 MVP candidates revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[23] Esguerra, Tyler (August 18, 2020). "Team Liquid wins 2020 LCS Summer Coaching Staff of the Split award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

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v t e League Championship Series
Teams	100 Thieves Cloud9 Dignitas FlyQuest Immortals NRG Esports Shopify Rebellion Team Liquid
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2020 in professional League of Legends competition
International	World Championship Mid-Season Streamathon Mid-Season Cup Mid-Season Showdown
Regional	North America (LCS) Europe (LEC) China (LPL) South Korea (LCK) TW/HK/MO/SEA (PCS)