2014 NA LCS season

The 2014 NA LCS season was the second year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. 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 Riot Games' studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles.[2]

2014 NA LCS season
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
DurationJanuary 16 – April 20 (Spring)
May 23 – September 1 (Summer)
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Twitch
Spring
ChampionsCloud9
Runners-upTeam SoloMid
Top seedCloud9
Season MVPSøren "Bjergsen" Bjerg (TSM)[1]
Summer
ChampionsTeam SoloMid
  Runners-upCloud9
Top seedCloud9
Season MVPYu "XiaoWeiXiao" Xian (LMQ)[1]

The spring split began on January 16 and concluded on April 20 with the spring finals, which Cloud9 won with the same roster from the previous split: Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky and LemonNation.[3]

The summer split began on May 23 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their second NA LCS title on September 1, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Amazing, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.[4][5][6] The summer split also saw the introduction of Riot Games' official fantasy league, the Fantasy LCS.[7]

Team SoloMid, Cloud9 and LMQ qualified for the 2014 World Championship by placing first, second and third respectively in the summer playoffs.

Spring

Regular season
Pos Team W–L Points Qualification
1. Cloud9 24–4 +20 Advance to semifinals
2. Team SoloMid 22–6 +16
3. Counter Logic Gaming 18–10 +8 Advance to quarterfinals
4. Team Dignitas 12–16 -4
5. Team Curse 11–17 -6
6. Team Coast 10–18 -8
7. Evil Geniuses 8–20 -12 Promotion tournament
8. XDG Gaming 7–21 -14

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

Summer

Regular season
Pos Team W–L Points Qualification
1. Cloud9 18–10 +8 Advance to semifinals
2. LMQ 18–10 +8
3. Team SoloMid 16–12 +4 Advance to quarterfinals
4. Team Curse 13–15 -2
5. Counter Logic Gaming 13–15 -2
6. Team Dignitas 13–15 -2
7. Evil Geniuses 11–17 -6 Promotion tournament
8. compLexity Gaming 10–18 -8

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

References
  1. Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "Cloud 9 dominates Curse, will face TSM in NA LCS finals". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. "It's official: Cloud 9 is the best 'League of Legends' team in North America". Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. "Amazing leaves Team SoloMid to return to Europe". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. "A Region Reborn – NA League of Legends Championship Series Playoffs crown TSM". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. Magdaleno, Alex. "How One Video Game Became a Million-Dollar Professional Sport". Mashable. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. "League of Legends Opens Fantasy Leagues as Summer Pro Games Begin | The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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