The 2019 LCS season was the seventh season of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 26 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 13, 2019. The Summer Split began on June 1 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on August 25, 2019.
| 2019 LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
|
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Caffeine, Twitch, YouTube, ESPN+ |
| Spring | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in |
| Summer | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | Cloud9 |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen |
| Regional finals | |
| Winner | Clutch Gaming |
Team Liquid won the spring split playoffs, qualifying them for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational. Team Liquid also won the summer split playoffs, directly qualifying them for the 2019 World Championship. Cloud9 and Clutch Gaming also qualified for the 2019 World Championship via Championship Points and winning the Regional Finals, respectively.
Spring
editThe Spring Split regular season began on January 26 and ended on March 24, 2019. The regular season followed a standard double round-robin format, where each team faced every other team twice.[1] The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which ran from March 29 to April 13, 2019. Of the six teams, the top two started in the semifinals, while the bottom four started in the quarterfinals. The winner of the playoffs advanced to the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.[2] The Spring Split final was played at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.[3]
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | FlyQuest | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | |
| 5 | Golden Guardians | 19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | |
| 6 | Echo Fox | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | |
| 7 | Counter Logic Gaming | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | |
| 8 | OpTic Gaming | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | |
| 9 | Clutch Gaming | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
| 10 | 100 Thieves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | 4 | FlyQuest | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Echo Fox | 1 | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||
| Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | FlyQuest | 3 | 3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Golden Guardians | 2 | |||||||||||
Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: CoreJJ, Team Liquid[4]
- Rookie of the Split: V1per, FlyQuest[4]
- Coach of the Split: Reapered, Cloud9[4]
- 1st Team All-Pro:[4]
- T Licorice, Cloud9
- J Xmithie, Team Liquid
- M Bjergsen, Team SoloMid
- B Doublelift, Team Liquid
- S CoreJJ, Team Liquid
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[4]
- T Impact, Team Liquid
- J Svenskeren, Cloud9
- M Jensen, Team Liquid
- B Sneaky, Cloud9
- S Zeyzal, Cloud9
- 3rd Team All-Pro:[4]
- T Broken Blade, Team SoloMid
- J Santorin, FlyQuest
- M Nisqy, Cloud9
- B Zven, Team SoloMid
- S Smoothie, Team SoloMid
Summer
editThe Summer Split regular season ran from June 1 to August 4, 2019, and followed the same format as the Spring Split.[5] The top six teams from the summer regular season secured spots in the Summer Split playoffs, which ran from August 10 to 25, 2019. The playoffs were a single-elimination tournament, with top two teams starting in the semifinals and the following four starting in the quarterfinals. The winner of the summer playoffs directly qualified for the 2019 World Championship.[6] The third place match and final took place at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[7]
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | |
| 6 | OpTic Gaming | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | |
| 7 | Golden Guardians | 19 | 8 | 11 | .421 | |
| 8 | 100 Thieves | 19 | 8 | 11 | .421 | |
| 9 | FlyQuest | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
| 10 | Echo Fox | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
edit- Format: Single elimination, best-of-five
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | 5 | Clutch Gaming | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||
| Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team SoloMid | 1 | 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | Third place | |||||||
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Svenskeren, Cloud9[8]
- Rookie of the Split: FakeGod, 100 Thieves[8]
- Coach of the Split: Cain, Team Liquid[8]
- 1st Team All-Pro:[8]
- T Impact, Team Liquid
- J Svenskeren, Cloud9
- M Jensen, Team Liquid
- B Doublelift, Team Liquid
- S CoreJJ, Team Liquid
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[8]
- T Licorice, Cloud9
- J Xmithie, Team Liquid
- M Nisqy, Cloud9
- B Stixxay, Counter Logic Gaming
- S Biofrost, Counter Logic Gaming
- 3rd Team All-Pro:[8]
- T Ruin, Counter Logic Gaming
- J Wiggily, Counter Logic Gaming
- M Bjergsen, Team SoloMid
- B Cody Sun, Clutch Gaming
- S Zeyzal, Cloud9
Championship Points
edit| Pos | Team | Spr | Sum | Total | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 90 | AQ | AQ | 2019 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 40 | 100 | 140 | |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 70 | 20 | 90 | Advance to Regional Finals |
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 70 | 70 | |
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 0 | 40 | 40 | |
| 6 | FlyQuest | 40 | 0 | 40 | |
| 7 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | 20 | 20 | |
| 8 | Echo Fox | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Golden Guardians | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 10 | 100 Thieves | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional Finals
editThe Regional Finals was a single elimination tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LCS based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2019 World Championship. The winner of the Regional Finals advanced to the 2019 World Championship.[9]
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | 5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | FlyQuest | 1 | |||||||||||
Broadcast
editIn June 2019, Riot announced a streaming partnership with Caffeine for the LCS. This partnership, which was not exclusive, enabled users of Caffeine to co-host the broadcast by streaming it on their individual channels. The agreement, which was not exclusive, was in effect for the remainder of the 2019 LCS season, encompassing the regular season, playoffs, finals, and regional qualifiers. The LCS also broadcast their matches on Twitch, YouTube, and ESPN+.[10]
References
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- ^ Goslin, Austen (May 31, 2019). "League of Legends LCS 2019 Summer Split: Schedule, streams, and format". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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- ^ Geracie, Nick (August 26, 2019). "The 2019 LCS Regional Final gauntlet has been set". InvenGlobal. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew (July 15, 2019). "League of Legends Championship Series Adds Caffeine as Streaming Platform". The Esports Observer. Retrieved November 13, 2023.