2023 LPL season

Last updated
2023 LPL season
League LPL
Sport League of Legends
Duration
  • January 14 – April 15 (Spring)
  • May 29 – August 5 (Summer)
Number of teams17
Spring Split
Champions JD Gaming
  Runners-up Bilibili Gaming
Season MVPLee "Scout" Ye-chan
Summer Split
Champions JD Gaming
  Runners-up LNG Esports
Season MVPLee "Scout" Ye-chan
LPL seasons
← 2022

The 2023 LPL season was the 11th season of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), a Chinese professional esports league for the video game League of Legends . The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 14, 2023, and culminated with the Spring Split Finals on April 15, 2023. The Summer Split began on May 29, 2023, and culminated with the LCS Championship Final on August 5, 2023.

Contents

JD Gaming won the Spring Split playoffs, directly qualifying them for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while Bilibili Gaming finished as the runners-up, qualifying them for the MSI play-in stage. JD Gaming also won the Summer Split playoffs, earning a direct qualification to the 2023 World Championship. Bilibili Gaming qualified for the 2023 World Championship via Championship Points, and both LNG Esports and Weibo Gaming also qualified for the 2023 World Championship through the Regional Finals.

Spring

The Spring Split regular season ran from January 14 to March 25, 2023. The 17 teams competed in a single round-robin tournament, where all matches were best-of-three. The top 10 teams from the regular season secured spots in the playoffs. The top two teams automatically progressed to a four-team double-elimination tournament. Meanwhile, the next six teams competed in a single-elimination king-of-the-hill tournament, with the top two teams advancing to join the initial top two in the four-team double-elimination tournament. [1] The top two teams from the Spring Split playoffs qualified for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational. [2]

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1 JD Gaming 16133.813Advance to Upper Semifinals
2 Edward Gaming 16133.813
3 LNG Esports 16133.813Advance to Round 3
4 Weibo Gaming 16115.688
5 Bilibili Gaming 16106.625Advance to Round 2
6 Oh My God 16106.625
7 Top Esports 1697.563Advance to Round 1
8 ThunderTalk Gaming 1697.563
9 Royal Never Give Up 1688.500
10 Team WE 1688.500
11 Invictus Gaming 1679.438
12 Rare Atom 16511.313
13 Ninjas in Pyjamas 16511.313
14 LGD Gaming 16511.313
15 FunPlus Phoenix 16412.250
16 Anyone's Legend 16313.188
17 Ultra Prime Esports 16313.188
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

Bracket

Round 1Round 2Round 3Upper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1JD Gaming3
4Weibo Gaming05Bilibili Gaming2
5Bilibili Gaming35Bilibili Gaming31JD Gaming3
8ThunderTalk Gaming19Royal Never Give Up12Edward Gaming0
9Royal Never Give Up32Edward Gaming3
3LNG Esports16Oh My God1
1JD Gaming3
6Oh My God36Oh My God3
5Bilibili Gaming1
7Top Esports37Top Esports2Lower semifinalLower final
10Team WE1
2Edward Gaming2
5Bilibili Gaming35Bilibili Gaming3
6Oh My God2

Source: LoL Esports

Summer

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1 Bilibili Gaming 16151.938Advance to Upper Semifinals
2 JD Gaming 16142.875
3 LNG Esports 16124.750Advance to Round 3
4 Top Esports 16124.750
5 Oh My God 16115.688Advance to Round 2
6 Weibo Gaming 16106.625
7 Royal Never Give Up 1688.500Advance to Round 1
8 Edward Gaming 1688.500
9 Team WE 1679.438
10 Ninjas in Pyjamas 1679.438
11 FunPlus Phoenix 16610.375
12 Invictus Gaming 16610.375
13 ThunderTalk Gaming 16511.313
14 Ultra Prime Esports 16511.313
15 Rare Atom 16412.250
16 Anyone's Legend 16412.250
17 LGD Gaming 16214.125
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

Bracket

Round 1Round 2Round 3Upper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1Bilibili Gaming3
4Top Esports34Top Esports1
5Oh My God28Edward Gaming21Bilibili Gaming0
8Edward Gaming38Edward Gaming32JD Gaming3
9Team WE12JD Gaming3
3LNG Esports33LNG Esports2
2JD Gaming3
6Weibo Gaming36Weibo Gaming2
3LNG Esports2
7Royal Never Give Up110Ninjas in Pyjamas1Lower semifinalLower final
10Ninjas in Pyjamas3
1Bilibili Gaming1
4Top Esports13LNG Esports3
3LNG Esports3

Source: LoL Esports

Championship Points

PosTeamSprSumTotalQualification
1 JD Gaming 90AQAQ 2023 World Championship
2 Bilibili Gaming 7080150
3 LNG Esports 20110130Advance to Regional Finals Upper Final
4 Edward Gaming 504090
5 Top Esports 106070Advance to Regional Finals Lower Semifinal
6 Weibo Gaming 204060
7 Oh My God 301040
8 Ninjas in Pyjamas 01010
9 Royal Never Give Up 10010
10 Team WE 000
11 FunPlus Phoenix 000
12 Invictus Gaming 000
13 ThunderTalk Gaming 000
14 Ultra Prime Esports 000
15 Rare Atom 000
16 Anyone's Legend 000
17 LGD Gaming 000
Source: 2023 LPL Rulebook

Regional Finals

The Regional Finals was a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LPL based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2023 World Championship. The top two teams faced off, and the winner earned a spot in the World Championship. Simultaneously, the bottom two teams played against each other, with the losing team being eliminated. The remaining two teams then competed for the last LPL spot in the 2023 World Championship. [3]

Upper finalAdvance to World Championship
3LNG Esports3
LNG Esports
4Edward Gaming1
Lower semifinalLower finalAdvance to World Championship
4Edward Gaming1
Weibo Gaming
5Top Esports26Weibo Gaming3
6Weibo Gaming3

Source: LoL Esports

Awards

Spring
  • 1st Team All-Pro: [4]
    • T 369, JD Gaming
    • J Jiejie, Edward Gaming
    • M Scout, LNG Esports
    • B Ruler, JD Gaming
    • S Meiko, Edward Gaming
  • 2nd Team All-Pro: [4]
    • T Ale, Edward Gaming
    • J Kanavi, JD Gaming
    • M Knight, JD Gaming
    • B Elk, Bilibili Gaming
    • S Missing, JD Gaming
  • 3rd Team All-Pro: [4]
    • T Shanji, Oh My God
    • J Tarzan, LNG Esports
    • M FoFo, Edward Gaming
    • B Leave, Edward Gaming
    • S Hang, LNG Esports
Summer
  • 1st Team All-Pro: [5]
    • T Bin, Bilibili Gaming
    • J Kanavi, JD Gaming
    • M Knight, JD Gaming
    • B Ruler, JD Gaming
    • S ON, Bilibili Gaming
  • 2nd Team All-Pro: [5]
    • T 369, JD Gaming
    • J Xun, Bilibili Gaming
    • M Scout, LNG Esports
    • B Elk, Bilibili Gaming
    • S Missing, JD Gaming
  • 3rd Team All-Pro: [5]
    • T Shanji, Oh My God
    • J Tian, Top Esports
    • M Yagao, Bilibili Gaming
    • B JackeyLove, Top Esports
    • S Crisp, Weibo Gaming
Season
  • Most Valuable Player: Knight, JD Gaming [6]
  • Rookie of the Year: Heng, Team WE [6]
  • Best Coaching Staff: JD Gaming [6]
  • Best Import Player: Ruler, JD Gaming [6]
  • Manager of the Year Hou Lin, JD Gaming [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Invictus Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

Invictus Gaming is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong. They are primarily known for their Dota 2, League of Legends, and StarCraft II teams. IG's Dota team won The International 2012, and its League of Legends team won the 2018 World Championship.

<i>League of Legends</i> World Championship Esports tournament

The League of Legends World Championship is the annual professional League of Legends world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the champion title, the 44-pound (20-kilogram) Summoner's Cup, and a multi-million-dollar championship prize. In 2018, the final was watched by 99.6 million people, breaking 2017's final's viewer record. The tournament has been praised for its ceremonial performances, while receiving attention worldwide due to its dramatic and emotional nature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

Edward Gaming (EDG) is a professional esports organization based in Shanghai, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Never Give Up</span> Chinese esports organization

Royal Never Give Up (RNG) is a Chinese esports organization whose League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League. It was established in May 2015. RNG won the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs, 2018 LPL Spring Playoffs and 2018 LPL Summer Playoffs, and is the champion of the 2018, 2021, and 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. Its sister team is Royal Club. The organization also has a Dota 2 team, which participated in The International 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mid-Season Invitational</span> Annual League of Legends tournament

The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual League of Legends international tournament hosted by Riot Games in the middle of years, since 2015. It is the second most important international League of Legends tournament aside from the World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LGD Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

LGD Gaming is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Hangzhou. It is one of the oldest esports organizations in China and currently has players competing in Dota 2, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, Overwatch, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doinb</span> South Korean League of Legends player

Kim Tae-sang, better known as Doinb, is a South Korean League of Legends player who most recently played for the Chinese team LNG Esports. Spending almost his entire career in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the highest level of Chinese League of Legends, Doinb was the first player in the LPL to win the title of most valuable player twice; he won the title while playing for Qiao Gu Reapers and FunPlus Phoenix, in 2017 and 2019 respectively. Doinb won his first international title after he and his team swept G2 Esports in the grand finals of the 2019 World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JD Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

JD Gaming (JDG) is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Beijing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bilibili Gaming</span> Chinese esports organization

Bilibili Gaming (BLG) is a professional esports organisation based in China. It was formed in December 2017, when Bilibili, Chinese video sharing website, acquired the I May League of Legends roster. The team expanded into Overwatch in March 2019 with the formation of an Overwatch Contenders academy team for the Hangzhou Spark, an Overwatch League team owned by Bilibili. Later that year, BLG's Overwatch team won the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LNG Esports</span> Chinese esports organization

LNG Esports is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. It was known as Snake Esports from its creation in 2013 until its acquisition by sportswear company Li-Ning in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Top Esports</span> Chinese esports organization

Top Esports, previously known as Topsports Gaming, is a Chinese esports organization. Its League of Legends team competes in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. It was founded on 21 December 2017 by athletic apparel company Topsports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deft (gamer)</span> South Korean League of Legends player

Kim Hyuk-kyu, better known as Deft, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for KT Rolster. He won the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational with Edward Gaming and the 2022 League of Legends World Championship with DRX.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FunPlus Phoenix</span> Chinese esports organization

FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by video game developer FunPlus. It has teams competing in League of Legends, Valorant, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PSG Talon</span> Professional esports organisation

PSG Talon is a professional esports organisation formed from a partnership between PSG Esports and Talon Esports. Its League of Legends team is based in Taipei and competes in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS). Founded in 2020, PSG Talon is the most successful team in the PCS, having won six of the league's eight titles and having qualified for the World Championship thrice, in 2020, 2021, and 2023. Talon Esports' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege team, based in South Korea, was rebranded under the PSG Talon name in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Mid-Season Invitational</span> League of Legends esports tournament

The 2023 Mid-Season Invitational was the eighth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was the culmination of the 2023 Spring Split and the first interregional competition of Season 13.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruler (gamer)</span> South Korean esports player (born 1998)

Park Jae-hyuk, better known as Ruler, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for JD Gaming. Throughout his career, he has won one League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) title, two League of Legends Pro League (LPL) titles, one Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) title, and one World Championship title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peanut (gamer)</span> South Korean esports player (born 1998)

Han Wang-ho, better known as Peanut, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for Hanwha Life Esports. Throughout his career, he has one Mid-Season Invitational title, six League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) titles and one KeSPA Cup title. He also represented the South Korean national team at the 2018 Asian Games, earning a silver medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kanavi (gamer)</span> South Korean esports player (born 2000)

Seo Jin-hyeok, better known as Kanavi, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for JD Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL). Throughout his career, he has won four LPL titles and one Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) title. He also represented the South Korean national team at the 2022 Asian Games, earning a gold medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Mid-Season Invitational</span> League of Legends esports tournament

The 2024 Mid-Season Invitational was the ninth Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament was hosted in Chengdu, China, from May 1 to 19, 2024. All stages of the tournament were played at the Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center.

The 2024 LPL season is the 12th and ongoing season of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), a Chinese professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. Similar to its previous yearly splits, the 2024 LPL season will be divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on 22 January and will end on 20 April 2024 for the Grand Finals. Meanwhile, the Summer Split will begin in the latter part of 2024 following the conclusion of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Xu, Davide (January 8, 2023). "When does the LPL 2023 Spring Split start?". Dot Esports . Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Miter, Mateusz; Kelly, Michael (April 23, 2023). "All League of Legends teams qualified for MSI 2023". Dot Esports . Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Geracie, Nick (August 5, 2023). "JDG Wins LPL Summer Playoffs 3-2 over LNG". Esports Illustrated . Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "LOL：2023LPL春季赛最佳奖项出炉，Scout斩获生涯首个常规赛MVP". 163.com (in Chinese). April 1, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2023LPL夏季赛常规赛荣誉评选统计结果及明细". lol.qq.com (in Chinese). July 21, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2023LPL颁奖盛典各奖项公布，JDG获最佳俱乐部，Knight获年度MVP_赛道_媒体_解说". Sohu (in Chinese). January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.