2015 NA LCS season
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| 2015 NA LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | NA LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
|
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch |
| Spring | |
| Champions | Team SoloMid |
| Runners-up | Cloud9 |
| Top seed | Team SoloMid |
| Season MVP | Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg[1] (Team SoloMid) |
| Summer | |
| Champions | Counter Logic Gaming |
| Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae[1] (Team Impulse) |
| Regional finals | |
| Winner | Cloud9 |
The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gauntlet to better determine which teams should qualify for the World Championship. The season 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 and the spring playoffs were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California, while the summer finals were held at Madison Square Garden.
The spring split began on January 24 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their third NA LCS title on April 19, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Santorin, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.[2]
The summer split began on May 30 and concluded with Counter Logic Gaming winning their first NA LCS title on August 23, with a roster consisting of ZionSpartan, Xmithie, Pobelter, Huhi, Doublelift and Aphromoo.[3]
The three teams that qualified for the 2015 World Championship were Counter Logic Gaming, Team SoloMid, and Cloud9.
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Team Impulse | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |
| 5 | Gravity Gaming | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
| 6 | Team Liquid | 19 | 10 | 9 | .526 | |
| 7 | Team 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | |
| 8 | Winterfox | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | Promotion tournament |
| 9 | Team Dignitas | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | |
| 10 | Team Coast | 18 | 1 | 17 | .056 | Relegated to NA CS |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 4 | Team Impulse | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Liquid | 3 | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Impulse | 3 | 6 | Team Liquid | 2 | Third place | |||||||
| 5 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Impulse | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Promotion tournament
| Finals | |||
| Winner to 2015 Summer | |||
| A1 | Winterfox | 1 | |
| B2 | Team Dragon Knights | 3 | |
| Winner to 2015 Summer | |||
| A2 | Team Dignitas | 3 | |
| B1 | Team Fusion | 2 | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | |
| 3 | Team Impulse | 19 | 13 | 6 | .684 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Gravity Gaming | 19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | |
| 5 | Team SoloMid | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
| 7 | Cloud9 | 19 | 7 | 12 | .368 | |
| 8 | Team 8 | 19 | 6 | 13 | .316 | Promotion tournament |
| 9 | Enemy Esports | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | |
| 10 | Team Dragon Knights | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | Relegated to NA CS |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Impulse | 3 | 5 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 0 | 5 | Team SoloMid | 0 | ||||||||
| Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | 3 | Team Impulse | 0 | Third place | |||||||
| 5 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Impulse | 1 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Promotion tournament
| Finals | |||
| Winner to 2016 Spring | |||
| A1 | Team 8 | 3 | |
| B2 | Team Imagine | 1 | |
| Winner to 2016 Spring | |||
| A2 | Enemy Esprts | 0 | |
| B1 | Team Coast | 3 | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Worlds qualification
Championship Points
| Pos | Team | Spr | Sum | Total | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Logic Gaming | 10 | AQ | AQ | 2015 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 90 | 90 | 180 | |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 50 | 70 | 120 | Advance to regional qualifier |
| 4 | Team Impulse | 30 | 40 | 70 | |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 70 | 0 | 70 | |
| 6 | Gravity Gaming | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| 7 | Team Dignitas | 0 | 20 | 20 | |
| 8 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Enemy Esports | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Team Dragon Knights | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Winterfox | 0 | N/A | 0 | |
| 12 | Team Coast | 0 | N/A | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Championship points; 2) Summer Split points; 3) Summer Split regular season winning percentage; 4) Head-to-head record
Regional qualifier
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Liquid | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Impulse | 2 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Gravity Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
References
- ^ a b Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "After another NA LCS title, TSM will aim for international glory". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Li, Xing (August 27, 2019). "The LCS is Doublelift's show and we're all just his witnesses". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
External links
- 2015 Season Official Rules (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
