The 2020 LEC season was the second year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBAPC gameLeague 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.
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.
Broadcastingedit
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]
^ abBecause 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.
^ abFnatic and SK Gaming's tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head-to-head matchups.
^ abBecause 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.
^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.
^ abHollingsworth, 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.
External linksedit
LEC 2020 Season Official Rulebook
April 09, 2024
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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 2020 LEC seasonLeagueLECSportLeague of LegendsDurationJanuary 24 April 19 Spring June 12 September 6 Summer Number of teams10SpringChampionsG2 Esports Runners upFnaticSeason MVPMarcin Jankos JankowskiSummerChampionsG2 Esports Runners upFnaticSeason MVPRasmus Caps WintherLEC seasons 20192021 Contents 1 League changes 2 Broadcasting 3 Teams 4 Spring 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 4 3 Individual awards 5 Summer 5 1 Regular season 5 2 Championship Points for playoffs seeding 5 3 Playoffs 5 4 Individual awards 6 References 7 External linksLeague changes editOn 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 editThe 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 editExcel Esports FC Schalke 04Fnatic G2 EsportsMAD Lions Misfits GamingOrigen RogueSK Gaming Team VitalitySpring editRegular season edit Pos Team W L Pts Qualification1 G2 Esports 15 3 12 Start in winners bracket2 Fnatic a 13 5 83 Origen a 13 5 84 MAD Lions 11 7 45 Misfits Gaming 10 8 2 Start in losers bracket6 Rogue 9 9 07 Excel Esports 7 11 48 FC Schalke 04 6 12 69 SK Gaming 4 14 1010 Team Vitality 2 16 14Source citation needed Notes 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 edit Upper round 1Upper finalFinal1G2 Esports24MAD Lions34MAD Lions02Fnatic32Fnatic33Origen12Fnatic01G2 Esports3Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final4MAD Lions11G2 Esports31G2 Esports33Origen33Origen15Misfits16Rogue16Rogue3 Individual awards edit Award Player Position TeamAll Pro Team 7 Barney Alphari Morris Top OrigenMarcin Jankos Jankowski Jungle G2 EsportsLuka Perkz Perkovic Mid G2 EsportsMartin Rekkles Larsson Bot FnaticMihael Mikyx Mehle Support G2 EsportsCoach of the Split 8 James Mac MacCormack Coach MAD LionsRookie of the Split 9 Ivan Razork Martin Diaz Jungle Misfits GamingMVP 10 Marcin Jankos Jankowski Jungle G2 EsportsSummer editRegular season edit Pos Team W L Pts Qualification1 Rogue 13 5 8 Qualify for winners bracket2 MAD Lions 12 6 63 G2 Esports 11 7 44 Fnatic a 9 9 05 SK Gaming a 9 9 0 Qualify for losers bracket6 FC Schalke 04 b 8 10 27 Excel Esports b 8 10 28 Misfits Gaming 7 11 49 Team Vitality 7 11 410 Origen 6 12 6Source LoL EsportsNotes a b Fnatic and SK Gaming s tie was broken by Fnatic winning both head to head matchups 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 edit Playoffs edit Upper round 1Upper finalFinal1Rogue04Fnatic34Fnatic32G2 Esports22G2 Esports33MAD Lions14Fnatic02G2 Esports3Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final2G2 Esports31Rogue31Rogue23MAD Lions33MAD Lions05SK Gaming06FC Schalke 0416FC Schalke 043 Individual awards edit Award Player Position TeamAll Pro Team 11 Barney Alphari Morris Top OrigenZhiqiang Shad0w Zhao Jungle MAD LionsRasmus Caps Winther Mid G2 EsportsPatrik Patrik Jiru Bot ExcelNorman Kaiser Kaiser Support MAD LionsCoach of the Split 12 James Mac MacCormack Coach MAD LionsRookie of the Split 12 Labros Labrov Papoutsakis Support Team VitalityMVP 13 Rasmus Caps Winther Mid G2 EsportsReferences edit 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 a b Hollingsworth David 26 August 2020 LoL LEC Locks In Coach amp 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 External links editLEC 2020 Season Official Rulebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 LEC season amp oldid 1194106024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
