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Liga Portuguesa de League of Legends 3rd (professional) Portugal: online 2015 8 Greek Legends League 3rd (professional) Greece: Athens: 2019 8 Arabian League 3rd (professional) Middle East and North Africa: various 2020 8 LCK Challengers League 2nd (semi-professional) South Korea: Seoul: 2021 10 LCK Academy Series 2nd & 3rd (academy/amateur)
Established in 2013, the league was initially split into two regions: the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) and the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The NA LCS featured eight teams, which were determined via a promotion and relegation system. In 2015, the league expanded to ten teams.
Teams marked in bold and italics would join the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) when it began in 2025. 100 Thieves (Spring 2018 – Summer 2024) Apex Gaming (Summer 2016) [b] Cloud9 (Summer 2013 – Summer 2024) Clutch Gaming (Spring 2018 – Spring 2020 [1]) Team Coast (Summer 2013 – Summer 2015) [c]
League of Legends is one of the largest esports with various annual tournaments taking place worldwide. [1] In terms of esports professional gaming as of June 2016, League of Legends has had $29,203,916 USD in prize money, 4,083 Players, and 1,718 tournaments, compared to Dota 2's US$64,397,286 of prize money, 1,495 players, and 613 tournaments.
Each team paid $10 million (for existing League of Legends teams who were in the NA LCS or CS) or $13 million (for new teams). [9] [10] The NA LCS re-branded its name to simply the LCS in December 2018 (after the EU LCS became the LEC), [11] and then to just the League Championship Series before the 2021 season. [12]
In the championship match, GGU pushed TSM to a full five-game series before eventually losing, securing TSM's place as the inaugural NA LCS league champion. In the 2013 summer split, TSM was struggling to maintain a .500 record in the regular season and finished in third place in the regular season.
The 2018 NA LCS season was the seventh season of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS), a 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 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 8, 2018.
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.