2015 NA LCS season
The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gauntlet to better determine which teams should qualify for the World Championship. The season 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 and the spring playoffs were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California, while the summer finals were held at Madison Square Garden.
| 2015 NA LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | NA LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | January 24 – April 19 (Spring) May 30 – August 23 (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch |
| Spring | |
| Champions | Team SoloMid |
| Runners-up | Cloud9 |
| Top seed | Team SoloMid |
| Season MVP | Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg[1] (Team SoloMid) |
| Summer | |
| Champions | Counter Logic Gaming |
| Runners-up | Team SoloMid |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae[1] (Team Impulse) |
| Regional finals | |
| Winner | Cloud9 |
The spring split began on January 24 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their third NA LCS title on April 19, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Santorin, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.[2]
The summer split began on May 30 and concluded with Counter Logic Gaming winning their first NA LCS title on August 23, with a roster consisting of ZionSpartan, Xmithie, Pobelter, HuHi, Doublelift and Aphromoo.[3]
The three teams that qualified for the 2015 World Championship were Counter Logic Gaming (summer champions), Team SoloMid (most championship points) and Cloud9 (regional finals winner).
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team SoloMid | 13–5 | +8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2. | Cloud9 | 12–6 | +6 | |
| 3. | Counter Logic Gaming | 12–6 | +6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4. | Team Impulse | 11–7 | +4 | |
| 5. | Gravity Gaming | 10–8 | +2 | |
| 6. | Team Liquid | 9–9 | +0 | |
| 7. | Team 8 | 9–9 | +0 | No qualification for playoffs |
| 8. | Winterfox | 7–11 | -4 | Promotion tournament |
| 9. | Team Dignitas | 6–12 | -6 | |
| 10. | Team Coast | 1–17 | -16 | Relegation to the NA CS |
| Second place tiebreaker | ||||
| Cloud9 | 1 | |||
| Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||
| Sixth place tiebreaker | ||||
| Team 8 | 0 | |||
| Team Liquid | 1 | |||
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| RS1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | |||||||||||
| RS4 | Team Impulse | 3 | QF1 | Team Impulse | 1 | ||||||||
| RS5 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | 1 | Team SoloMid | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| RS2 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| RS3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | QF2 | Team Liquid | 2 | Third place match | |||||||
| RS6 | Team Liquid | 3 | 3 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | Team Impulse | 2 | |||||||||||
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W–L | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team Liquid | 13–5 | +8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2. | Counter Logic Gaming | 13–5 | +8 | |
| 3. | Team Impulse | 12–6 | +6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4. | Gravity Gaming | 12–6 | +6 | |
| 5. | Team SoloMid | 11–7 | +4 | |
| 6. | Team Dignitas | 10–8 | +2 | |
| 7. | Cloud9 | 6–12 | -6 | No qualification for playoffs |
| 8. | Team 8 | 6–12 | -6 | Promotion tournament |
| 9. | Enemy eSports | 4–14 | -10 | |
| 10. | Team Dragon Knights | 3–15 | -12 | Relegation to the NA CS |
| First place tiebreaker | ||||
| Team Liquid | 1 | |||
| Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | |||
| Third place tiebreaker | ||||
| Team Impulse | 1 | |||
| Gravity Gaming | 0 | |||
| Seventh place tiebreaker | ||||
| Team 8 | 0 | |||
| Cloud9 | 1 | |||
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| RS2 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| RS3 | Team Impulse | 3 | QF1 | Team Impulse | 0 | ||||||||
| RS6 | Team Dignitas | 0 | 1 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Team SoloMid | 0 | |||||||||||
| RS1 | Team Liquid | 1 | |||||||||||
| RS4 | Gravity Gaming | 1 | QF2 | Team SoloMid | 3 | Third place match | |||||||
| RS5 | Team SoloMid | 3 | 4 | Team Impulse | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||
Regional finals
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | |||||||||||
| CP3 | Team Liquid | 1 | |||||||||||
| CP4 | Team Impulse | 2 | R2 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| CP5 | Cloud9 | 3 | R1 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||
| CP6 | Gravity Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
References
- Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- "After another NA LCS title, TSM will aim for international glory". Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- Li, Xing (August 27, 2019). "The LCS is Doublelift's show and we're all just his witnesses". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 19, 2020.