2023 LCK season
| 2023 LCK season | |
|---|---|
| League | LCK |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
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| Number of teams | 10 |
| Spring | |
| Season champions | Gen.G |
| Runners-up | T1 |
| Season MVP | Ryu "Keria" Min-seok |
| Summer | |
| Season champions | Gen.G |
| Runners-up | T1 |
| Season MVP | Son "Lehends" Si-woo |
The 2023 LCK season was the twelfth season of South Korea's LCK, a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on 18 January and culminated with the playoff finals on 9 April 2023. The Summer Split began on 7 June and culminated with the Spring Split finals on 20 August 2023.
The Spring Split winners, Gen.G, and runners-up, T1, qualified for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational. Gen.G also won the Summer Split, directly qualifying them for the 2023 World Championship. T1 qualified for the 2023 World Championship via Championship Points, while both KT Rolster and Dplus Kia also qualified for the 2023 World Championship through the regional qualifier.
Format
[edit]The regular season format was double round-robin. The games were played five days per week for both round robins.[1]
Starting from the 2023 season, LCK introduced new format for the playoffs, where double elimination would be applied starting from the semifinals.[2][3] LCK also eliminated the rules for call-up and send-down between LCK and LCK Challengers League from this season.[4]
Spring
[edit]The Spring Split regular season ran from 18 January to on 19 March 2023. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, which took place from 22 March to 9 April 2023.[5][6] The finals took place at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul.[7] The top two teams from the playoffs qualified for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational.[8]
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | Advance to upper semifinals |
| 2 | Gen.G | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | |
| 3 | KT Rolster | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Advance to upper quarterfinals |
| 4 | Dplus Kia | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | |
| 5 | Hanwha Life Esports | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
| 6 | Liiv Sandbox | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
| 7 | Kwangdong Freecs | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | |
| 8 | Fredit Brion | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | |
| 9 | DRX | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | |
| 10 | Nongshim RedForce | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 |
Playoffs
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| Upper quarterfinals | Upper semifinals | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | KT Rolster | 3 | 3 | KT Rolster | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Liiv Sandbox | 1 | 1 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dplus Kia | 1 | 5 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Hanwha Life Esports | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower semifinals | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | KT Rolster | 3 | 3 | KT Rolster | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Summer
[edit]The Summer Split regular season began on 7 June. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, which took place from 22 March to 9 April 2023. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, which took place from 8 to 20 August 2023. The finals took place at the Daejeon Convention Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.[7]
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KT Rolster | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | Advance to upper semifinals |
| 2 | Gen.G | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | |
| 3 | Hanwha Life Esports | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | Advance to upper quarterfinals |
| 4 | Dplus Kia | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |
| 5 | T1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | |
| 6 | DRX | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | |
| 7 | Liiv Sandbox | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
| 8 | Fredit Brion | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
| 9 | Nongshim RedForce | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
| 10 | Kwangdong Freecs | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Upper quarterfinals | Upper semifinals | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | KT Rolster | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hanwha Life Esports | 3 | 5 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | DRX | 0 | 2 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | T1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dplus Kia | 1 | 3 | Hanwha Life Esports | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gen.G | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower semifinals | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | KT Rolster | 3 | 1 | KT Rolster | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Hanwha Life Esports | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
World Championship qualification
[edit]Championship points
[edit]| Pos | Team | Spr | Sum | Total | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gen.G | 90 | AQ | AQ | 2023 World Championship |
| 2 | T1 | 70 | 100 | 170 | |
| 3 | KT Rolster | 50 | 80 | 130 | Advance to regional qualifier upper final |
| 4 | Hanwha Life Esports | 30 | 50 | 80 | |
| 5 | Dplus Kia | 20 | 30 | 50 | Advance to regional qualifier lower semifinal |
| 6 | DRX | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7 | Liiv Sandbox | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Kwangdong Freecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Nongshim RedForce | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Fredit Brion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional qualifier
[edit]The regional qualifier was a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LCK based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2023 World Championship. The top two teams faced off, and the winner earned a spot in the World Championship. Simultaneously, the bottom two teams played against each other, with the losing team being eliminated. The remaining two teams then competed for the last LCK spot in the 2023 World Championship.[9]
| Upper final | Advance to World Championship | ||||||||||||
| 3 | KT Rolster | 3 | |||||||||||
| KT Rolster | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower semifinal | Lower final | Advance to World Championship | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dplus Kia | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dplus Kia | 3 | 5 | Dplus Kia | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | DRX | 0 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Awards
[edit]- Spring
- Summer
- Most Valuable Player: Lehends, KT Rolster[12]
- Season
- Player of the Year: Faker, T1[13]
- Positional Players of the Year:[14]
- Sponsorship Awards:[15]
- Secret Lab Assist King Award: Delight, Gen.G
- Best Monster Slayer Award: Peanut, Gen.G
- Logitech G Best Power Play Award: Deft, Dplus
- JW Pharmaceutical Vision Award: Kael, Liiv Sandbox
- OP.GG Search King Award: Faker, T1
- LG Ultragear Objective Steal Award: Cuzz, KT Rolster
- LCK Global Marketing Award: Morgan, Fredit Brion
- HP Omen Best KDA Award: Aiming, KT Rolster
- BBQ First Blood Award: Oner, T1
- Woori WON Banking Gold King Award: Gumayusi, T1
- LCK 10th Anniversary Award: Seong Seung-heon and CloudTemplar[16]
- Best Showmanship Award: Kwangdong Freecs[16]
- Meme of the Year: CloudTemplar[16]
Broadcast
[edit]The LCK was broadcast at the following platforms:[17][18]
- Korean: Naver, Afreeca TV, YouTube
- English: Twitch, YouTube
- Chinese: HuyaTV
- French: OTP
- Vietnam: YouTube, Facebook
- Japan: Twitch
References
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- ^ "LCK implements double-elimination in PO, 2023 LCK Spring Split to start Jan. 18". InvenGlobal. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "LCK 플레이오프 방식 변경…2023 LCK PO에 '더블 엘리' 도입". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 안, 희찬. "LCK, 내년도 플레이오프 방식 더블 엘리미네이션 방식으로 바뀐다". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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- ^ Martinello, Eva (5 January 2023). "2023 LCK Spring Split: full schedule and format". Dot Esports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b Kim, Hong-je (23 May 2023). "LCK 서머, KT VS HLE 경기로 6월 7일 개막". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Datuin, Sage (19 April 2023). "MSI 2023: Schedule, Format, teams, and How to watch". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Paik, Ji-hwan (28 August 2023). "Dplus KIA, KT Rolster top LCK regionals to earn ticket to Worlds". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Jang, David (22 March 2023). "All five T1 players voted to the All-LCK First Team". Inven Global. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Beom, Park (22 March 2023). "[LCK 스프링] T1, 사상 첫 5명 모두 올 LCK 퍼스트 팀 선정". Naver (in Korean). Inven. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Jang, David (7 August 2023). "LCK Announces 2023 Summer Season Awards, KT Rolster Named All-LCK First Team". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Jang, David; Kim, Soojin (13 December 2023). "[2023 LCK Awards] "All Roads Lead to Me", Faker Claims Player of the Year". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Jang, David; Kim, Soojin (13 December 2023). "[2023 LCK Awards] T1 Sweeps Positional Player of the Year Awards". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Jang, David; Kim, Soojin (13 December 2023). "[2023 LCK Awards] Recipients of the Sponsor Special Awards". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Jang, David (13 December 2023). "[2023 LCK Awards] A Decade of Dedication: LCK Veterans CloudTemplar and Caster Seong Shine". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "LCK Platform". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ 장, 진욱. "중계권 계약 불발, 트위치 LCK 한국어 중계 멈춘다". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
External links
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