2013 NA LCS season

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. Regular season games were played in a film studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.

2013 NA LCS season
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
DurationFebruary 7 – April 28 (Spring)
June 12 – September 1 (Summer)
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Twitch
Spring
ChampionsTeam SoloMid
Runners-upGood Game University
Top seedTeam SoloMid
Summer
ChampionsCloud9
  Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seedCloud9

The spring split began on February 7 and concluded with the spring finals on April 28. Both the regular season and playoffs were won by Team SoloMid with a roster consisting of Dyrus, TheOddOne, Reginald, WildTurtle, and Xpecial.

The summer regular season and playoffs were both won by Cloud9 in their debut split,[2] with a roster consisting of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation. Cloud9 also set a historic regular season finish of 25–3, a record which stood until PAX 2013.[3]

Cloud9, TeamSoloMid and Team Vulcun qualified for the Season 3 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.[4]

Spring

Regular season
Pos Team W–L Points Qualification
1. Team SoloMid 21–7 +14 Advance to semifinals
2. Team Curse 19–9 +10
3. Team Dignitas 17–11 +6 Advance to quarterfinals
4. Counter Logic Gaming 13–15 -2
5. Team Vulcun 12–16 -4
6. Good Game University 11–17 -6
7. Team MRN 10–18 -8 Promotion tournament
8. compLexity Gaming 9–19 -10

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                           
        RS1 Team SoloMid 2  
  RS4 Counter Logic Gaming 1     QF1 Team Vulcun 1    
  RS5 Team Vulcun 2         1 Team SoloMid 3
      2 Good Game University 2
        RS2 Team Curse 1    
  RS3 Team Dignitas 1     QF2 Good Game University 2   Third place
  RS6 Good Game University 2   4 Team Curse 1
  3 Team Vulcun 2

Summer

Regular season
Pos Team W–L Points Qualification
1. Cloud9 25–3 +22 Advance to semifinals
2. Team Vulcun 20–8 +12
3. Team SoloMid 14–14 +0 Advance to quarterfinals
4. Team Curse 13–15 -2
5. Team Dignitas 13–15 -2
6. Counter Logic Gaming 13–15 -2
7. Team Coast 9–19 -10 Promotion tournament
8. Velocity eSports 5–23 -18

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
RS1 Cloud9 2  
RS4 Team Curse 1  
QF1 Team Dignitas 0  
RS5 Team Dignitas 2  
  1 Cloud9 3
  2 Team SoloMid 0
RS2 Team Vulcun 0
RS3 Team SoloMid 2  
QF2 Team SoloMid 2  
RS6 Counter Logic Gaming 0  
Fifth place match Third place match
5 Counter Logic Gaming 2 3 Team Vulcun 2
6 Team Curse 0 4 Team Dignitas 0

References
  1. Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. Abbas, Malcolm (November 20, 2017). "Take a look at the six returning NA LCS teams". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "3 Competitive League Of Legends Matches To Turn You Into A Fan".
  4. "League Of Legends Season 3 Championship Series Details Announced". January 10, 2013.
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