2014 NA LCS season
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)