2013 NA LCS season
The 2013 NA LCS season was the first year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series.[1] It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoff stage, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. Regular season games were played in a film studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.
| 2013 NA LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | NA LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | February 7 – April 28 (Spring) June 12 – September 1 (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch |
| Spring | |
| Champions | Team SoloMid |
| Runners-up | Good Game University |
| Top seed | Team SoloMid |
| Summer | |
| Champions | Cloud9 |
| Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
| Top seed | Cloud9 |
The spring split began on February 7 and concluded with the spring finals on April 28. Both the regular season and playoffs were won by Team SoloMid with a roster consisting of Dyrus, TheOddOne, Reginald, WildTurtle, and Xpecial.
The summer regular season and playoffs were both won by Cloud9 in their debut split,[2] with a roster consisting of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation. Cloud9 also set a historic regular season finish of 25–3, a record which stood until PAX 2013.[3]
Cloud9, TeamSoloMid and Team Vulcun qualified for the Season 3 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.[4]
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team SoloMid | 21–7 | +14 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2. | Team Curse | 19–9 | +10 | |
| 3. | Team Dignitas | 17–11 | +6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4. | Counter Logic Gaming | 13–15 | -2 | |
| 5. | Team Vulcun | 12–16 | -4 | |
| 6. | Good Game University | 11–17 | -6 | |
| 7. | Team MRN | 10–18 | -8 | Promotion tournament |
| 8. | compLexity Gaming | 9–19 | -10 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| RS1 | Team SoloMid | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RS4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | QF1 | Team Vulcun | 1 | |||||||||
| RS5 | Team Vulcun | 2 | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Good Game University | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RS2 | Team Curse | 1 | ||||||||||||
| RS3 | Team Dignitas | 1 | QF2 | Good Game University | 2 | |||||||||
| RS6 | Good Game University | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Curse | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Vulcun | 2 | ||||||||||||
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cloud9 | 25–3 | +22 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2. | Team Vulcun | 20–8 | +12 | |
| 3. | Team SoloMid | 14–14 | +0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4. | Team Curse | 13–15 | -2 | |
| 5. | Team Dignitas | 13–15 | -2 | |
| 6. | Counter Logic Gaming | 13–15 | -2 | |
| 7. | Team Coast | 9–19 | -10 | Promotion tournament |
| 8. | Velocity eSports | 5–23 | -18 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| RS1 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| RS4 | Team Curse | 1 | QF1 | Team Dignitas | 0 | ||||||||
| RS5 | Team Dignitas | 2 | 1 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 0 | |||||||||||
| RS2 | Team Vulcun | 0 | |||||||||||
| RS3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | QF2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | ||||||||
| RS6 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place match | Third place match | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 3 | Team Vulcun | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Curse | 0 | 4 | Team Dignitas | 0 | ||||||||
References
- Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Abbas, Malcolm (November 20, 2017). "Take a look at the six returning NA LCS teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "3 Competitive League Of Legends Matches To Turn You Into A Fan".
- "League Of Legends Season 3 Championship Series Details Announced". January 10, 2013.
