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]
| 2014 NA LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | NA LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
|
| 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 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
editRegular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Team Dignitas | 28 | 12 | 16 | .429 | |
| 5 | Curse Gaming | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | |
| 6 | Team Coast | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | |
| 7 | Evil Geniuses | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Promotion tournament |
| 8 | XDG Gaming | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cloud9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Dignitas | 1 | 5 | Team Curse | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Team Curse | 2 | 1 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Coast | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Team Dignitas | 2 | 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Coast | 1 | 5 | Team Curse | 0 | ||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 2014 League of Legends All-Star |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | |
| 4 | Team Curse | |
| 5 | Team Dignitas | |
| 6 | Team Coast | Promotion tournament |
Promotion tournament
edit| Finals | |||
| Winner to 2014 Summer | |||
| A1 | Team Coast | 1 | |
| B3 | CompLexity Black | 3 | |
| Winner to 2014 Summer | |||
| A2 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | |
| B2 | Cloud9 Tempest | 1 | |
| Winner to 2014 Summer | |||
| A3 | XDG Gaming | 0 | |
| B1 | LMQ | 3 | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Summer
editRegular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | LMQ | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 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 | Evil Geniuses | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Promotion tournament |
| 8 | CompLexity Black | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 |
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)
Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Team Curse | 3 | 4 | Team Curse | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 1 | Cloud9 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | LMQ | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | 3 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 1 | |||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | 4 | Team Curse | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Team Dignitas | 3 | 2 | LMQ | 3 | ||||||||
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 2014 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2 | Cloud9 | |
| 3 | LMQ | |
| 4 | Team Curse | |
| 5 | Team Dignitas | |
| 6 | Counter Logic Gaming | Promotion tournament |
Promotion tournament
edit| Finals | |||
| Winner to 2015 Spring | |||
| A1 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |
| B3 | Curse Academy | 2 | |
| Winner to 2015 Spring | |||
| A2 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | |
| B2 | Team Coast | 0 | |
| Winner to 2015 Spring | |||
| A3 | CompLexity Black | 2 | |
| B1 | Team 8 | 3 | |
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
References
edit- ^ a b Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "Cloud 9 dominates Curse, will face TSM in NA LCS finals". The Daily Dot. 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". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Amazing leaves Team SoloMid to return to Europe". The Daily Dot. 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. May 19, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
External links
edit- 2014 Season Official Rules (Archived March 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)