2015 NA LCS season

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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
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • January 24 – April 19 (Spring)
  • May 30 – August 23 (Summer)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Twitch
Spring
ChampionsTeam SoloMid
  Runners-upCloud9
Top seedTeam SoloMid
Season MVPSøren "Bjergsen" Bjerg[1]
(Team SoloMid)
Summer
ChampionsCounter Logic Gaming
  Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seedTeam Liquid
Season MVPLee "Rush" Yoon-jae[1]
(Team Impulse)
Regional finals
WinnerCloud9
NA LCS seasons

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
1Team SoloMid181350.722Advance to semifinals
2Cloud9191360.684
3Counter Logic Gaming191270.632Advance to quarterfinals
4Team Impulse181170.611
5Gravity Gaming181080.556
6Team Liquid191090.526
7Team 8199100.474
8Winterfox187110.389Promotion tournament
9Team Dignitas186120.333
10Team Coast181170.056Relegated 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
1Team Liquid191450.737Advance to semifinals
2Counter Logic Gaming191360.684
3Team Impulse191360.684Advance to quarterfinals
4Gravity Gaming191270.632
5Team SoloMid181170.611
6Team Dignitas181080.556
7Cloud9197120.368
8Team 8196130.316Promotion tournament
9Enemy Esports184140.222
10Team Dragon Knights183150.167Relegated 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
1Counter Logic Gaming10AQAQ2015 League of Legends World Championship
2Team SoloMid9090180
3Team Liquid5070120Advance to regional qualifier
4Team Impulse304070
5Cloud970070
6Gravity Gaming102030
7Team Dignitas02020
8Team 8000
9Enemy EsportsN/A00
10Team Dragon KnightsN/A00
11Winterfox0N/A0
12Team Coast0N/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 seasonwinning 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)

References