2014 NA LCS season | |
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League | NA LCS |
Sport | League of Legends |
Duration | January 16 – April 20 (Spring) May 23 – September 1 (Summer) |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Twitch |
Spring | |
Champions | Cloud9 |
Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
Top seed | Cloud9 |
Season MVP | Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg (TSM)[1] |
Summer | |
Champions | Team SoloMid |
Runners-up | Cloud9 |
Top seed | Cloud9 |
Season MVP | Yu "XiaoWeiXiao" Xian (LMQ)[1] |
The 2014 NA LCS season was the second year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. 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 Riot Games' studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles.[2]
The spring split began on January 16 and concluded on April 20 with the spring finals, which Cloud9 won with the same roster from the previous split: Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation.[3]
The summer split began on May 23 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their second NA LCS title on September 1, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Amazing, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.[4][5][6] The summer split also saw the introduction of Riot Games' official fantasy league, the Fantasy LCS.[7]
Team SoloMid, Cloud9 and LMQ qualified for the 2014 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.
Spring
Regular season
Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
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1. | Cloud9 | 24–4 | +20 | Advance to semifinals |
2. | Team SoloMid | 22–6 | +16 | |
3. | Counter Logic Gaming | 18–10 | +8 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4. | Team Dignitas | 12–16 | -4 | |
5. | Team Curse | 11–17 | -6 | |
6. | Team Coast | 10–18 | -8 | |
7. | Evil Geniuses | 8–20 | -12 | Promotion tournament |
8. | XDG Gaming | 7–21 | -14 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
RS1 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
RS4 | Team Dignitas | 1 | |||||||||||
QF1 | Team Curse | 0 | |||||||||||
RS5 | Team Curse | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Team SoloMid | 0 | |||||||||||
RS2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
RS3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
QF2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||
RS6 | Team Coast | 0 | |||||||||||
Fifth place match | Third place match | ||||||||||||
5 | Team Dignitas | 2 | 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | ||||||||
6 | Team Coast | 1 | 4 | Team Curse | 0 |
Summer
Regular season
Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
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1. | Cloud9 | 18–10 | +8 | Advance to semifinals |
2. | LMQ | 18–10 | +8 | |
3. | Team SoloMid | 16–12 | +4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4. | Team Curse | 13–15 | -2 | |
5. | Counter Logic Gaming | 13–15 | -2 | |
6. | Team Dignitas | 13–15 | -2 | |
7. | Evil Geniuses | 11–17 | -6 | Promotion tournament |
8. | compLexity Gaming | 10–18 | -8 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
RS1 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
RS4 | Team Curse | 3 | |||||||||||
QF1 | Team Curse | 0 | |||||||||||
RS5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
RS2 | LMQ | 2 | |||||||||||
RS3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
QF2 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
RS6 | Team Dignitas | 1 | |||||||||||
Fifth place match | Third place match | ||||||||||||
6 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | 4 | Team Curse | 2 | ||||||||
5 | Team Dignitas | 3 | 3 | LMQ | 3 |
References
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- ^ "Cloud 9 dominates Curse, will face TSM in NA LCS finals". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "It's official: Cloud 9 is the best 'League of Legends' team in North America". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Amazing leaves Team SoloMid to return to Europe". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "A Region Reborn – NA League of Legends Championship Series Playoffs crown TSM". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Magdaleno, Alex. "How One Video Game Became a Million-Dollar Professional Sport". Mashable. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "League of Legends Opens Fantasy Leagues as Summer Pro Games Begin | The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.