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| 2013 NA LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | NA LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
|
| 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 |
| NA LCS seasons | |
| 2014 → | |
The 2013 NA LCS season was the first 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 a film studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.
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, 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.
Cloud9, TeamSoloMid and Team Vulcun qualified for the Season 3 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Curse Gaming | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | |
| 3 | Team Dignitas | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | |
| 5 | Team Vulcun | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | |
| 6 | Good Game University | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | |
| 7 | Team MRN | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | Promotion tournament |
| 8 | CompLexity White | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | 5 | Team Vulcan | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Team Vulcan | 2 | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Good Game University | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Team Curse | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Dignitas | 1 | 6 | Good Game University | 2 | Third place | |||||||
| 6 | Good Game University | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Team Curse | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Team Vulcun | 2 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SoloMid | |
| 2 | Good Game University | |
| 3 | Team Vulcun | |
| 4 | Team Curse | |
| 5–6 | Counter Logic Gaming | Promotion tournament |
| Team Dignitas |
Promotion tournament
| Challenger | Promotion | |||||||
| Winner to 2013 Summer | ||||||||
| A1 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | ||||||
| B4 | Doublebuff | 0 | B5 | Azure Cats | 0 | |||
| B5 | Azure Cats | 2 | Winner to 2013 Summer | |||||
| A2 | Team Dignitas | 3 | ||||||
| B3 | Team Summon | 2 | B3 | Team Summon | 1 | |||
| B6 | Fidelis | 0 | Winner to 2013 Summer | |||||
| A3 | Team MRN | 2 | ||||||
| B2 | Velocity Esports | 2 | B2 | Velocity Esports | 3 | |||
| B7 | The Salad Bar | 1 | Winner to 2013 Summer | |||||
| A4 | CompLexity White | 0 | ||||||
| B1 | Cloud9 | 2 | B1 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||
| B8 | Team Astral Poke | 0 | ||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Team Vulcun | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Curse Gaming | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | |
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | |
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | |
| 7 | Team Coast | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | Promotion tournament |
| 8 | Velocity Esports | 28 | 5 | 23 | .179 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Curse | 1 | 5 | Team Dignitas | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Team Dignitas | 2 | 1 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Team Vulcun | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | 3 | Team SoloMid | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Team Curse | 0 | 5 | Team Dignitas | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 2 | Team Vulcun | 2 | ||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 2013 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | |
| 3 | Team Vulcun | |
| 4 | Team Dignitas | |
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | |
| 6 | Team Curse | Promotion tournament |
Promotion tournament
| Promotion | |||
| Winner to 2014 Spring | |||
| A1 | Team Curse | 3 | |
| B3 | COGnitive Gaming | 1 | |
| Winner to 2014 Spring | |||
| A2 | Team Coast | 3 | |
| B2 | The Walking Zed | 0 | |
| Winner to 2014 Spring | |||
| A3 | Velocity Esports | 3 | |
| B1 | To Be Determined | 2 | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
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.
External links
- Season Three Official Rules (Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine)
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