2015 NA LCS season

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2015 NA LCS season
League NA LCS
Sport League of Legends
Duration
  • January 24 – April 19 (Spring)
  • May 30 – August 23 (Summer)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s) Twitch
Spring
Champions Team SoloMid
  Runners-up Cloud9
Top seedTeam SoloMid
Season MVP Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg [1]
(Team SoloMid)
Summer
Champions Counter Logic Gaming
  Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seed Team Liquid
Season MVP Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae [1]
(Team Impulse)
Regional finals
WinnerCloud9
NA LCS seasons

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.

Contents

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, Team SoloMid, and Cloud9.

Spring

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification or relegation
1 Team SoloMid 18135.722Advance to semifinals
2 Cloud9 19136.684
3 Counter Logic Gaming 19127.632Advance to quarterfinals
4 Team Impulse 18117.611
5 Gravity Gaming 18108.556
6 Team Liquid 19109.526
7 Team 8 19910.474
8 Winterfox 18711.389Promotion tournament
9 Team Dignitas 18612.333
10 Team Coast 18117.056Relegated to NA CS
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Team SoloMid3
3Counter Logic Gaming04Team Impulse1
6Team Liquid31Team SoloMid3
Top seed selects opponent
2Cloud91
2Cloud93
4Team Impulse36Team Liquid2Third place
5Gravity Gaming1
4Team Impulse2
6Team Liquid3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )

Promotion tournament

Finals
Winner to 2015 Summer
A1Winterfox1
B2Team Dragon Knights3
Winner to 2015 Summer
A2Team Dignitas3
B1Team Fusion2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )

Summer

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification or relegation
1 Team Liquid 19145.737Advance to semifinals
2 Counter Logic Gaming 19136.684
3 Team Impulse 19136.684Advance to quarterfinals
4 Gravity Gaming 19127.632
5 Team SoloMid 18117.611
6 Team Dignitas 18108.556
7 Cloud9 19712.368
8 Team 8 19613.316Promotion tournament
9 Enemy Esports 18414.222
10 Team Dragon Knights 18315.167Relegated to NA CS
Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Team Liquid1
3Team Impulse35Team SoloMid3
6Team Dignitas05Team SoloMid0
Top seed selects opponent
2Counter Logic Gaming3
2Counter Logic Gaming3
4Gravity Gaming13Team Impulse0Third place
5Team SoloMid3
1Team Liquid3
3Team Impulse1

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )

Promotion tournament

Finals
Winner to 2016 Spring
A1Team 83
B2Team Imagine1
Winner to 2016 Spring
A2Enemy Esprts0
B1Team Coast3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )

Worlds qualification

Championship Points

PosTeamSprSumTotalQualification
1 Counter Logic Gaming 10AQAQ 2015 League of Legends World Championship
2 Team SoloMid 9090180
3 Team Liquid 5070120Advance to regional qualifier
4 Team Impulse 304070
5 Cloud9 70070
6 Gravity Gaming 102030
7 Team Dignitas 02020
8 Team 8 000
9 Enemy Esports N/A00
10 Team Dragon Knights N/A00
11 Winterfox 0N/A0
12 Team Coast 0N/A0
Source: 2015 NA LCS Rulebook (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )
Rules for classification: 1) Championship points; 2) Summer Split points; 3) Summer Split regular season winning percentage; 4) Head-to-head record

Regional qualifier

Round 1Round 2Finals
3Team Liquid1
4Team Impulse25Cloud93
5Cloud935Cloud93
6Gravity Gaming2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )

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