2014 NA LCS season
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • January 16 – April 20 (Spring)
  • May 23 – September 1 (Summer)
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Twitch
Spring
ChampionsCloud9
  Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seedCloud9
Season MVPSøren "Bjergsen" Bjerg (TSM)[1]
Summer
ChampionsTeam SoloMid
  Runners-upCloud9
Top seedCloud9
Season MVPYu "XiaoWeiXiao" Xian (LMQ)[1]
NA LCS seasons

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]

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

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Cloud9 28 24 4 0.857 Advance to semifinals
2 Team SoloMid 28 22 6 0.786
3 Counter Logic Gaming 28 18 10 0.643 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Team Dignitas 28 12 16 0.429
5 Curse Gaming 28 11 17 0.393
6 Team Coast 28 10 18 0.357
7 Evil Geniuses 28 8 20 0.286 Promotion tournament
8 XDG Gaming 28 7 21 0.250
Source: LoL Esports (Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Cloud92
4Team Dignitas15Team Curse0
5Team Curse21Cloud93
2Team SoloMid0
2Team SoloMid2
3Counter Logic Gaming23Counter Logic Gaming1
6Team Coast0
Fifth placeThird place
4Team Dignitas23Counter Logic Gaming2
6Team Coast15Team Curse0

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Final standings

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

Finals
Winner to 2014 Summer
A1Team Coast1
B3CompLexity Black3
Winner to 2014 Summer
A2Evil Geniuses3
B2Cloud9 Tempest1
Winner to 2014 Summer
A3XDG Gaming0
B1LMQ3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Summer

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Cloud9 28 18 10 0.643 Advance to semifinals
2 LMQ 28 18 10 0.643
3 Team SoloMid 28 16 12 0.571 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Curse Gaming 28 13 15 0.464
5 Counter Logic Gaming 28 13 15 0.464
6 Team Dignitas 28 13 15 0.464
7 Evil Geniuses 28 11 17 0.393 Promotion tournament
8 CompLexity Black 28 10 18 0.357
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Cloud93
4Team Curse34Team Curse0
5Counter Logic Gaming01Cloud92
3Team SoloMid3
2LMQ2
3Team SoloMid33Team SoloMid3
6Team Dignitas1
Fifth placeThird place
5Counter Logic Gaming14Team Curse2
6Team Dignitas32LMQ3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Final standings

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

Finals
Winner to 2015 Spring
A1Counter Logic Gaming3
B3Curse Academy2
Winner to 2015 Spring
A2Evil Geniuses3
B2Team Coast0
Winner to 2015 Spring
A3CompLexity Black2
B1Team 83

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

References

  1. ^ a b Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Amazing leaves Team SoloMid to return to Europe". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "A Region Reborn – NA League of Legends Championship Series Playoffs crown TSM". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Magdaleno, Alex. "How One Video Game Became a Million-Dollar Professional Sport". Mashable. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "League of Legends Opens Fantasy Leagues as Summer Pro Games Begin | The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. May 19, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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