2019 LCS season
The 2019 LCS season was the second year under partnership and seventh overall of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. 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.[4]
| 2019 LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | January 26 – April 13 (Spring) June 1 – August 25 (Summer) September 6–8 (Regional finals) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Caffeine,[1] Twitch, YouTube |
| Spring | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in[2] (Team Liquid) |
| Summer | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | Cloud9 |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen[3] (Cloud9) |
| Regional finals | |
| Winner | Clutch Gaming |
The three teams that qualified for the World Championship in 2019 were Team Liquid,[5] Cloud9,[6] and Clutch Gaming.[7]
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 13 | 5 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | FlyQuest | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | Golden Guardians | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 6 | Echo Fox | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 7 | Counter Logic Gaming | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | OpTic Gaming | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Clutch Gaming | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | 100 Thieves | 4 | 14 | −10 |
Source: [8]
| Fourth place tiebreaker | |||
| FlyQuest | W | ||
| Golden Guardians | L | ||
Player of the Game ranking
| Rank | Times | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Crown |
OpTic Gaming |
| CoreJJ |
Team Liquid | ||
 Froggen |
Golden Guardians | ||
| 4 | 4 |  Pobelter |
FlyQuest |
| Zven |
Team SoloMid | ||
| Jensen |
Team Liquid | ||
| 7 | 3 |  PowerOfEvil |
Counter Logic Gaming |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Licorice |
Cloud9 | ||
| Fenix |
Echo Fox | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nisqy |
Cloud9 | ||
| Xmithie |
Team Liquid | ||
| Zeyzal |
Cloud9 | ||
| Akaadian |
Team SoloMid | ||
| 14 | 2 | Broken Blade |
Team SoloMid |
| Rush |
Echo Fox | ||
| Hauntzer |
Golden Guardians | ||
| Svenskeren |
Cloud9 | ||
| Bjergsen |
Team SoloMid | ||
| V1per |
FlyQuest | ||
| Bang |
100 Thieves | ||
| Damonte |
Clutch Gaming | ||
| Darshan |
Counter Logic Gaming | ||
| Dhokla |
OpTic Gaming | ||
| Huni |
Clutch Gaming | ||
| Santorin |
FlyQuest | ||
| Smoothie |
Team SoloMid | ||
| Sneaky |
Cloud9 | ||
| 28 | 1 | Solo |
Echo Fox |
| Contractz |
Golden Guardians | ||
| Keith |
Cloud9 | ||
| Deftly |
Golden Guardians | ||
| Stixxay |
Counter Logic Gaming | ||
| Apollo |
Echo Fox | ||
| Biofrost |
Counter Logic Gaming | ||
| Doublelift |
Team Liquid | ||
| Hakuho |
Echo Fox | ||
| Huhi |
100 Thieves | ||
| Impact |
Team Liquid | ||
| Piglet |
Clutch Gaming | ||
| Ssumday |
100 Thieves | ||
| WildTurtle |
FlyQuest |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| RS1 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||||||
| RS4 | FlyQuest | 3 | QF1 | FlyQuest | 0 | |||||||||
| RS5 | Golden Guardians | 2 | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RS2 | Cloud9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RS3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | QF2 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||
| RS6 | Echo Fox | 1 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | CoreJJ | Team Liquid |
| Rookie of the Split | V1per | FlyQuest |
| Coach of the Split | Reapered | Cloud9 |
| 1st Team All-Pro | Licorice | Cloud9 |
| Xmithie | Team Liquid | |
| Bjergsen | Team SoloMid | |
| Doublelift | Team Liquid | |
| CoreJJ | Team Liquid |
Summer
Regular season
- Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 12 | 6 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Team SoloMid | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | Clutch Gaming | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 6 | OpTic Gaming | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 7 | Golden Guardians | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | 100 Thieves | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 9 | FlyQuest | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | Echo Fox | 4 | 14 | −10 |
Source: [9]
| Sixth place tiebreaker (Round 1) | Sixth place tiebreaker (Round 2) | ||||||||
| 1 | Golden Guardians | L | |||||||
| 2 | OpTic Gaming | W | OpTic Gaming | W | |||||
| 3 | 100 Thieves | L | |||||||
| Second place tiebreaker | |||
| Cloud9 | W | ||
| Counter Logic Gaming | L | ||
Playoffs
- Format: Single elimination, best-of-five
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| RS1 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||||||
| RS4 | Team SoloMid | 1 | QF1 | Clutch Gaming | 2 | |||||||||
| RS5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| RS2 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| RS3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | QF2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | |||||||||
| RS6 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | Third-place match | |||||||||||
| 4 | Clutch Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | Svenskeren | Cloud9 |
| Rookie of the Split | FakeGod | 100 Thieves |
| Coach of the Split | Cain | Team Liquid |
| 1st Team All-Pro | Impact | Team Liquid |
| Svenskeren | Cloud9 | |
| Jensen | Team Liquid | |
| Doublelift | Team Liquid | |
| CoreJJ | Team Liquid |
Ranking
| Pos | Prize Money | Prize % | Championship Points | Qualification for Worlds | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
$100,000 | 50% | Automatic qualification | First seed | Team Liquid |
 |
$50,000 | 25% | 100 | Second seed | Cloud9 |
 |
$25,000 | 12.5% | 70 | Regional qualifier | Counter Logic Gaming |
| 4th | $25,000 | 12.5% | 40 | Regional qualifier | Clutch Gaming |
| 5th/6th | $0 | 0% | 20 | Regional qualifier | Team SoloMid |
| 5th/6th | $0 | 0% | 20 | Optic Gaming |
Regional finals
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | |||||||||||
| CP3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
| CP4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | R2 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | ||||||||
| CP5 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | R1 | Clutch Gaming | 3 | ||||||||
| CP6 | FlyQuest | 1 | |||||||||||
References
- Esguerra, Tyler (July 12, 2019). "Riot adds new platform Caffeine as an official streaming partner for the LCS". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- Geracie, Nick (April 13, 2019). "League of Legends: CoreJJ is the 2019 LCS Spring Split MVP". Inven Global. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Geracie, Nick (August 22, 2019). "League of Legends: Svenskeren is the 2019 LCS Summer Split MVP". Inven Global. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "2019 Official Rules LCS and LACS" (PDF). Riot Games. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Abbas, Malcolm (August 19, 2019). "Team Liquid qualify for Worlds after semifinal win over Clutch Gaming". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Geracie, Nick (August 18, 2019). "Team Liquid and Cloud9 qualify for 2019 League of Legends World Championship". Inven Global. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- Endres, Elena (September 8, 2019). "Clutch reverse sweep TSM to secure a spot at Worlds". Dot Esports. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Teams & Standings". LoL Esports. 2019.
- "Teams & Standings". LoL Esports. 2019.
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