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2020 LEC season

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2020 LEC season
LeagueLEC
SportLeague of Legends
DurationJanuary 24 - April 19 (Spring)
June 12 - September 6 (Summer)
Number of teams10
Spring
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upFnatic
Season MVPMarcin "Jankos" Jankowski
Summer
ChampionsG2 Esports
  Runners-upFnatic
Season MVPRasmus "Caps" Winther
LEC seasons

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

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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

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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

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Excel Esports FC Schalke 04
Fnatic G2 Esports
MAD Lions Misfits Gaming
Origen Rogue
SK Gaming Team Vitality

Spring

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Regular season

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Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 G2 Esports 15 3 12 Start in winners' bracket
2 Fnatic[a] 13 5 8
3 Origen[a] 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
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Because Fnatic and Origen were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won seven games in the second round robin while Origen won six, and so second place was awarded to Fnatic.

Playoffs

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1G2 Esports2
4MAD Lions3
4MAD Lions0
2Fnatic3
2Fnatic3
3Origen1
2Fnatic0
1G2 Esports3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4MAD Lions1
1G2 Esports31G2 Esports3
3Origen33Origen1
5Misfits16Rogue1
6Rogue3

Individual awards

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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

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Regular season

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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[a] 9 9 0
5 SK Gaming[a] 9 9 0 Qualify for losers' bracket
6 FC Schalke 04[b] 8 10 −2
7 Excel Esports[b] 8 10 −2
8 Misfits Gaming 7 11 −4
9 Team Vitality 7 11 −4
10 Origen 6 12 −6
Source: LoL Esports
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fnatic and SK Gaming's tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head-to-head matchups.
  2. ^ a b 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

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Playoffs

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Rogue0
4Fnatic3
4Fnatic3
2G2 Esports2
2G2 Esports3
3MAD Lions1
4Fnatic0
2G2 Esports3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2G2 Esports3
1Rogue31Rogue2
3MAD Lions33MAD Lions0
5SK Gaming06FC Schalke 041
6FC Schalke 043

Individual awards

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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

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  1. ^ Stavropoulos, Andreas (13 December 2019). "LEC 2020 Spring Split begins Jan. 24". Dot Esports. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ @LEC (13 March 2020). "Important update about the #LEC" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "2020 World Championship Regional Seed Allocation". LoL Esports. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (20 January 2020). "Huya becomes newest exclusive LCS and LEC broadcaster in China". Dot Esports. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ Murray, Trent (20 January 2020). "Huya Secures Chinese Broadcast Rights for LCS, LEC". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ Phillips, Lawrence (4 April 2020). "LEC Announces All-Pro Teams". Hotspawn. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "MAD Lions' James MacCormack named 2020 LEC Spring Coach of the Split". Dot Esports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Razork wins 2020 LEC Spring Rookie of the Split award". Dot Esports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (19 April 2020). "Jankos wins 2020 LEC Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Your KIA All-Pro Team of LEC Summer 2020 is..." lolesports.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b Hollingsworth, David (26 August 2020). "LoL: LEC Locks In Coach & Rookie Of The Split Awards". Esports News Network. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ^ Lupasco, Cristian (6 September 2020). "Caps named 2020 LEC Summer Split MVP". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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