2024 LCS season
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| 2024 LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
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| Number of teams | 8 |
| Spring Split | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | FlyQuest |
| Top seed | FlyQuest |
| Season MVP | Lim "Quid" Hyeon-seung |
The 2024 LCS season will be the 12th season of the League Championship Series (LCS), a North American professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season is divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split will run from January 20 to March 31, 2024. For the first time since 2014, the league will have eight teams competing instead of 10.
League changes[edit]
Teams[edit]
Following the 2023 season, TSM sold their LCS franchise slot to Shopify Rebellion.[1] In addition, on November 19, 2023, Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses exited the LCS, as their third-party administrator agreement with Riot Games was terminated. With not enough time to fill the two vacancies, the league announced that they would continue with eight teams for the 2024 season.[2] The 2024 season marks the first time in a decade that the LCS had only eight teams competing in the league.[3]
Commissioner[edit]
On December 13, 2023, Riot Games has announced that Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman would be the new commissioner for the LCS. His appointment followed the departure of Jackie Felling, who stepped down from the commissioner position in summer 2023 due to health-related complications.[4]
Spring[edit]
The Spring Split regular season ran from January 20 to March 10, 2024. The regular season followed a double round-robin tournament format, with each team playing each other twice. All matches were best-of-one. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, with the top four teams starting in the upper bracket, and the following two starting in the lower bracket.[5] The Spring Split Finals took place on March 31 at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles.[6]
Regular season[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FlyQuest | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | Upper bracket semifinals |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | |
| 3 | Cloud9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | |
| 4 | Team Liquid | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0.500 | |
| 5 | NRG Esports | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0.467 | Lower bracket quarterfinals |
| 6 | Dignitas | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0.400 | |
| 7 | Shopify Rebellion | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | |
| 8 | Immortals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0.286 |
Playoffs[edit]
| Upper semifinals | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FlyQuest | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| FlyQuest | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cloud9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| FlyQuest | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower quarterfinals | Lower semifinals | Lower final | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 100 Thieves | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cloud9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | NRG Esports | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 100 Thieves | 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dignitas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 2024 Mid-Season Invitational bracket stage |
| 2 | FlyQuest | 2024 Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage |
| 3 | Cloud9 | |
| 4 | 100 Thieves | |
| 5–6 | NRG Esports | |
| Dignitas |
Awards[edit]
- Spring
- Most Valuable Player: Quid, 100 Thieves[7]
- Coaching Staff of the Split: 100 Thieves[8]
- 1st Team All-Pro:
- T Bwipo, FlyQuest
- J River, 100 Thieves
- M Quid, 100 Thieves
- B Bvoy, Shopify Rebellion
- S Busio, FlyQuest
- 2nd Team All-Pro:[8]
- T Impact, Team Liquid
- J Inspired, FlyQuest
- M Jojopyun, Cloud9
- B Berserker, Cloud9
- S Eyla, 100 Thieves
Broadcast[edit]
The LCS will return to Saturday and Sunday broadcasts after a year of weekday broadcasts. Riot Games announced the decision to revert to the original Saturday and Sunday broadcast days in response to widespread feedback from the North American League of Legends community. The move to Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday broadcasts in the previous year faced backlash from fans, contributing to a decline in overall viewership. The previous year saw a notable decrease in LCS viewership, reaching its lowest levels in peak viewership and average viewer counts over the last six seasons.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Jay (September 21, 2023). "Iconic League of Legends team TSM replaced by Shopify in pro league". The Verge. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Xu, Davide (November 21, 2023). "Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians leave LCS, franchise league to operate with eight teams". Esports Insider. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Geracie, Nick (November 20, 2023). "LCS Will Drop to 8 Teams in 2024 — Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses Exit". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Geracie, Nick (December 12, 2023). "LCS Names MarkZ New Commissioner". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Esguerra, Tyler (December 12, 2023). "When does 2024 LCS Spring Split start? Full 2024 LCS season schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Richman, Olivia (January 31, 2024). "LCS Announces Further Reductions — Limited Road Shows Amidst Layoffs". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Esguerra, Tyler (March 29, 2024). "Quid wins 2024 LCS Spring MVP in second split in NA". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2024 LCS Spring Split Awards". LoL Esports. March 21, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Esguerra, Tyler (December 12, 2023). "LCS returns to weekend scheduling for 2024 LoL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
