2015 NA LCS season

The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gauntlet to better determine which teams should qualify for the World Championship. The season 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 and the spring playoffs were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California, while the summer finals were held at Madison Square Garden.

2015 NA LCS season
League	NA LCS
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	January 24 – April 19 (Spring) May 30 – August 23 (Summer)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Twitch
Spring
Champions	Team SoloMid
Runners-up	Cloud9
Top seed	Team SoloMid
Season MVP	Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg[1] (Team SoloMid)
Summer
Champions	Counter Logic Gaming
Runners-up	Team SoloMid
Top seed	Team Liquid
Season MVP	Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae[1] (Team Impulse)
Regional finals
Winner	Cloud9

The spring split began on January 24 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their third NA LCS title on April 19, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Santorin, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.^[2]

The summer split began on May 30 and concluded with Counter Logic Gaming winning their first NA LCS title on August 23, with a roster consisting of ZionSpartan, Xmithie, Pobelter, Huhi, Doublelift and Aphromoo.^[3]

The three teams that qualified for the 2015 World Championship were Counter Logic Gaming, Team SoloMid, and Cloud9.

Spring

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Team SoloMid	18	13	5	.722	Advance to semifinals
2	Cloud9	19	13	6	.684
3	Counter Logic Gaming	19	12	7	.632	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Team Impulse	18	11	7	.611
5	Gravity Gaming	18	10	8	.556
6	Team Liquid	19	10	9	.526
7	Team 8	19	9	10	.474
8	Winterfox	18	7	11	.389	Promotion tournament
9	Team Dignitas	18	6	12	.333
10	Team Coast	18	1	17	.056	Relegated to NA CS

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Team SoloMid	3
	3	Counter Logic Gaming	0			4	Team Impulse	1
	6	Team Liquid	3								1	Team SoloMid	3
						Top seed selects opponent
											2	Cloud9	1
						2	Cloud9	3
	4	Team Impulse	3			6	Team Liquid	2			Third place
	5	Gravity Gaming	1
											4	Team Impulse	2
											6	Team Liquid	3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Promotion tournament

	Finals
	Winner to 2015 Summer
	A1	Winterfox	1
	B2	Team Dragon Knights	3
	Winner to 2015 Summer
	A2	Team Dignitas	3
	B1	Team Fusion	2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Summer

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Team Liquid	19	14	5	.737	Advance to semifinals
2	Counter Logic Gaming	19	13	6	.684
3	Team Impulse	19	13	6	.684	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Gravity Gaming	19	12	7	.632
5	Team SoloMid	18	11	7	.611
6	Team Dignitas	18	10	8	.556
7	Cloud9	19	7	12	.368
8	Team 8	19	6	13	.316	Promotion tournament
9	Enemy Esports	18	4	14	.222
10	Team Dragon Knights	18	3	15	.167	Relegated to NA CS

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Team Liquid	1
	3	Team Impulse	3			5	Team SoloMid	3
	6	Team Dignitas	0								5	Team SoloMid	0
						Top seed selects opponent
											2	Counter Logic Gaming	3
						2	Counter Logic Gaming	3
	4	Gravity Gaming	1			3	Team Impulse	0			Third place
	5	Team SoloMid	3
											1	Team Liquid	3
											3	Team Impulse	1

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Promotion tournament

	Finals
	Winner to 2016 Spring
	A1	Team 8	3
	B2	Team Imagine	1
	Winner to 2016 Spring
	A2	Enemy Esprts	0
	B1	Team Coast	3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

Worlds qualification

Championship Points

Pos	Team	Spr	Sum	Total	Qualification
1	Counter Logic Gaming	10	AQ	AQ	2015 League of Legends World Championship
2	Team SoloMid	90	90	180
3	Team Liquid	50	70	120	Advance to regional qualifier
4	Team Impulse	30	40	70
5	Cloud9	70	0	70
6	Gravity Gaming	10	20	30
7	Team Dignitas	0	20	20
8	Team 8	0	0	0
9	Enemy Esports	N/A	0	0
10	Team Dragon Knights	N/A	0	0
11	Winterfox	0	N/A	0
12	Team Coast	0	N/A	0

Source: 2015 NA LCS Rulebook (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Championship points; 2) Summer Split points; 3) Summer Split regular season winning percentage; 4) Head-to-head record

Regional qualifier

	Round 1					Round 2					Finals
											3	Team Liquid	1
						4	Team Impulse	2			5	Cloud9	3
	5	Cloud9	3			5	Cloud9	3
	6	Gravity Gaming	2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)

References

1. Volk, Pete (April 25, 2017). "NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list". The Rift Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
2. "After another NA LCS title, TSM will aim for international glory". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
3. Li, Xing (August 27, 2019). "The LCS is Doublelift's show and we're all just his witnesses". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

External links

• 2015 Season Official Rules (Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine)