| 2020 LEC season | |
|---|---|
| League | LEC |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | January 24 - April 19 (Spring) June 12 - September 6 (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Spring | |
| Champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Fnatic |
| Season MVP | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski |
| Summer | |
| Champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Fnatic |
| Season MVP | Rasmus "Caps" Winther |
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.
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
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 15 | 3 | 12 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 2 | Fnatic[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Origen[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | MAD Lions | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Misfits Gaming | 10 | 8 | 2 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 6 | Rogue | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | SK Gaming | 4 | 14 | −10 | |
| 10 | Team Vitality | 2 | 16 | −14 |
Notes:
Playoffs
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MAD Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fnatic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fnatic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Origen | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fnatic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MAD Lions | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Origen | 3 | 3 | Origen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Misfits | 1 | 6 | Rogue | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rogue | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team[7] | Barney "Alphari" Morris | Top | Origen |
| Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports | |
| Luka "Perkz" Perkovic | Mid | G2 Esports | |
| Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | Fnatic | |
| Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports | |
| Coach of the Split[8] | James "Mac" MacCormack | Coach | MAD Lions |
| Rookie of the Split[9] | Ivan "Razork" Martin Diaz | Jungle | Misfits Gaming |
| MVP[10] | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports |
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue | 13 | 5 | 8 | Qualify for winners' bracket |
| 2 | MAD Lions | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fnatic[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | SK Gaming[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 9 | 0 | Qualify for losers' bracket |
| 6 | FC Schalke 04[lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 7 | Excel Esports[lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Misfits Gaming | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Team Vitality | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 10 | Origen | 6 | 12 | −6 |
Notes:
- 1 2 Fnatic and SK Gaming's tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head-to-head matchups.
- 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 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rogue | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fnatic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fnatic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G2 Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MAD Lions | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fnatic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rogue | 3 | 1 | Rogue | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | 3 | MAD Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | SK Gaming | 0 | 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team[11] | Barney "Alphari" Morris | Top | Origen |
| Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao | Jungle | MAD Lions | |
| Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports | |
| Patrik "Patrik" Jírů | Bot | Excel | |
| Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser | Support | MAD Lions | |
| Coach of the Split[12] | James "Mac" MacCormack | Coach | MAD Lions |
| Rookie of the Split[12] | Labros "Labrov" Papoutsakis | Support | Team Vitality |
| MVP[13] | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports |
References
- ↑ Stavropoulos, Andreas (13 December 2019). "LEC 2020 Spring Split begins Jan. 24". Dot Esports. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ↑ @LEC (13 March 2020). "Important update about the #LEC" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "2020 World Championship Regional Seed Allocation". LoL Esports. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ Matthiesen, Tom (20 January 2020). "League of Legends: Riot partners with Huya as exclusive platform to broadcast the LCS and LEC in China". Inven Global. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ Esguerra, Tyler (20 January 2020). "Huya becomes newest exclusive LCS and LEC broadcaster in China". Dot Esports. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ Murray, Trent (20 January 2020). "Huya Secures Chinese Broadcast Rights for LCS, LEC". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ Phillips, Lawrence (4 April 2020). "LEC Announces All-Pro Teams". Hotspawn. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "MAD Lions' James MacCormack named 2020 LEC Spring Coach of the Split". Dot Esports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Razork wins 2020 LEC Spring Rookie of the Split award". Dot Esports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Esguerra, Tyler (19 April 2020). "Jankos wins 2020 LEC Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Your KIA All-Pro Team of LEC Summer 2020 is..." lolesports.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- 1 2 Hollingsworth, David (26 August 2020). "LoL: LEC Locks In Coach & Rookie Of The Split Awards". Esports News Network. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ Lupasco, Cristian (6 September 2020). "Caps named 2020 LEC Summer Split MVP". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 September 2020.