2013 NA LCS season

2013 NA LCS season
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • February 7 – April 28 (Spring)
  • June 12 – September 1 (Summer)
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Twitch
Spring
ChampionsTeam SoloMid
  Runners-upGood Game University
Top seedTeam SoloMid
Summer
ChampionsCloud9
  Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seedCloud9
NA LCS seasons

The 2013 NA LCS season was the first year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series.[1] 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 a film studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

The spring split began on February 7 and concluded with the spring finals on April 28. Both the regular season and playoffs were won by Team SoloMid with a roster consisting of Dyrus, TheOddOne, Reginald, WildTurtle, and Xpecial.

The summer regular season and playoffs were both won by Cloud9 in their debut split,[2] with a roster consisting of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation. Cloud9 also set a historic regular season finish of 25–3, a record which stood until PAX 2013.[3]

Cloud9, TeamSoloMid and Team Vulcun qualified for the Season 3 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.[4]

Spring

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Team SoloMid 28 21 7 .750 Advance to semifinals
2 Curse Gaming 28 19 9 .679
3 Team Dignitas 28 17 11 .607 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Counter Logic Gaming 28 13 15 .464
5 Team Vulcun 28 12 16 .429
6 Good Game University 28 11 17 .393
7 Team MRN 28 10 18 .357 Promotion tournament
8 CompLexity White 28 9 19 .321
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Team SoloMid2
4Counter Logic Gaming15Team Vulcan1
5Team Vulcan21Team SoloMid3
6Good Game University2
2Team Curse1
3Team Dignitas16Good Game University2Third place
6Good Game University2
2Team Curse1
5Team Vulcun2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
1 Team SoloMid
2 Good Game University
3 Team Vulcun
4 Team Curse
5–6 Counter Logic Gaming Promotion tournament
Team Dignitas

Promotion tournament

ChallengerPromotion
Winner to 2013 Summer
A1Counter Logic Gaming3
B4Doublebuff0B5Azure Cats0
B5Azure Cats2Winner to 2013 Summer
A2Team Dignitas3
B3Team Summon2B3Team Summon1
B6Fidelis0Winner to 2013 Summer
A3Team MRN2
B2Velocity Esports2B2Velocity Esports3
B7The Salad Bar1Winner to 2013 Summer
A4CompLexity White0
B1Cloud92B1Cloud93
B8Team Astral Poke0

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

Summer

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Cloud9 28 25 3 .893 Advance to semifinals
2 Team Vulcun 28 20 8 .714
3 Team SoloMid 28 14 14 .500 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 Team Coast 28 9 19 .321 Promotion tournament
8 Velocity Esports 28 5 23 .179
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Cloud92
4Team Curse15Team Dignitas0
5Team Dignitas21Cloud93
3Team SoloMid0
2Team Vulcun0
3Team SoloMid23Team SoloMid2
6Counter Logic Gaming0
Fifth placeThird place
4Team Curse05Team Dignitas0
6Counter Logic Gaming22Team Vulcun2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1 Cloud9 2013 League of Legends World Championship
2 Team SoloMid
3 Team Vulcun
4 Team Dignitas
5 Counter Logic Gaming
6 Team Curse Promotion tournament

Promotion tournament

Promotion
Winner to 2014 Spring
A1Team Curse3
B3COGnitive Gaming1
Winner to 2014 Spring
A2Team Coast3
B2The Walking Zed0
Winner to 2014 Spring
A3Velocity Esports3
B1To Be Determined2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

References

  1. ^ Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Abbas, Malcolm (November 20, 2017). "Take a look at the six returning NA LCS teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "3 Competitive League Of Legends Matches To Turn You Into A Fan".
  4. ^ "League Of Legends Season 3 Championship Series Details Announced". January 10, 2013.