2020 LEC season

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2020 LEC season
League LEC
Sport League of Legends
DurationJanuary 24 - April 19 (Spring)
June 12 - September 6 (Summer)
Number of teams10
Spring
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upFnatic
Season MVPMarcin "Jankos" Jankowski
Summer
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upFnatic
Season MVPRasmus "Caps" Winther
LEC seasons

The 2020 LEC season was the second year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends , following its rebranding in late 2018. The spring regular season began on 24 January [1] and was originally scheduled to conclude on 21 March; however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was temporarily suspended on 13 March. [2] Four days later, it was announced that all remaining LEC matches for the spring regular season would be played online, beginning on 20 March.

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League changes

On 23 April 2020, it was announced that the LEC would be given four spots at the 2020 World Championship due to the region's performance in 2018 and 2019. [3] Unlike previous years, all of the LEC's participants at the 2020 World Championship will qualify solely through summer playoffs. Additionally, championship points awarded in the spring and summer regular seasons will no longer determine the LEC's second seed at the World Championship, nor seeding for the regional finals, which has been discontinued. Instead, they will only determine seeding for the summer playoffs. In the event of a tie in championship points, the team which earned more from the summer regular season will be awarded the higher seed.

Tiebreaker matches have also been discontinued; ties are broken either by head-to-head record or win percentage in the second round robin, with the former being considered before the latter.

Broadcasting

The English broadcast is available on the LoL Esports website, as well as on Twitch and YouTube. On 20 January, Riot Games announced their official partnership with Chinese streaming service Huya, giving them exclusive rights to the Chinese broadcast. [4] [5] [6]

Teams

Excel Esports FC Schalke 04
Fnatic G2 Esports
MAD Lions Misfits Gaming
Origen Rogue
SK Gaming Team Vitality

Spring

Regular season

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1G2 Esports15312Start in winners' bracket
2Fnatic [lower-alpha 1] 1358
3Origen [lower-alpha 1] 1358
4MAD Lions1174
5Misfits Gaming1082Start in losers' bracket
6Rogue990
7Excel Esports711−4
8FC Schalke 04612−6
9SK Gaming414−10
10Team Vitality216−14
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Because Fnatic and Origen were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won seven games in the second round robin while Origen won six, and so second place was awarded to Fnatic.

Playoffs

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1G2 Esports2
4MAD Lions3
4MAD Lions0
2Fnatic3
2Fnatic3
3Origen1
2Fnatic0
1G2 Esports3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4MAD Lions1
1G2 Esports31G2 Esports3
3Origen33Origen1
5Misfits16Rogue1
6Rogue3

Individual awards

AwardPlayerPositionTeam
All-Pro Team [7] Barney "Alphari" MorrisTopOrigen
Marcin "Jankos" JankowskiJungleG2 Esports
Luka "Perkz" Perkovic MidG2 Esports
Martin "Rekkles" Larsson BotFnatic
Mihael "Mikyx" MehleSupportG2 Esports
Coach of the Split [8] James "Mac" MacCormackCoachMAD Lions
Rookie of the Split [9] Ivan "Razork" Martin DiazJungleMisfits Gaming
MVP [10] Marcin "Jankos" JankowskiJungleG2 Esports

Summer

Regular season

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1Rogue1358Qualify for winners' bracket
2MAD Lions1266
3G2 Esports1174
4Fnatic [lower-alpha 1] 990
5SK Gaming [lower-alpha 1] 990Qualify for losers' bracket
6FC Schalke 04 [lower-alpha 2] 810−2
7Excel Esports [lower-alpha 2] 810−2
8Misfits Gaming711−4
9Team Vitality711−4
10Origen612−6
Source: LoL Esports
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Fnatic and SK Gaming's tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head-to-head matchups.
  2. 1 2 Because Schalke and Excel were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Schalke won seven games in the second round robin while Excel won four, and so sixth place was awarded to Schalke.

Championship Points for playoffs seeding

Playoffs

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Rogue0
4Fnatic3
4Fnatic3
2G2 Esports2
2G2 Esports3
3MAD Lions1
4Fnatic0
2G2 Esports3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2G2 Esports3
1Rogue31Rogue2
3MAD Lions33MAD Lions0
5SK Gaming06FC Schalke 041
6FC Schalke 043

Individual awards

AwardPlayerPositionTeam
All-Pro Team [11] Barney "Alphari" MorrisTopOrigen
Zhiqiang "Shad0w" ZhaoJungleMAD Lions
Rasmus "Caps" Winther MidG2 Esports
Patrik "Patrik" JírůBotExcel
Norman "Kaiser" KaiserSupportMAD Lions
Coach of the Split [12] James "Mac" MacCormackCoachMAD Lions
Rookie of the Split [12] Labros "Labrov" PapoutsakisSupportTeam Vitality
MVP [13]
Rasmus "Caps" WintherMidG2 Esports

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