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2020 LPL season | |
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League | LPL |
Sport | League of Legends |
Duration | 13 January – 2 May (Spring) 5 June – 27 August (Summer) 28 August – 30 August (Regional Finals) |
Number of teams | 17 |
Spring | |
Season champions | JD Gaming |
Runners-up | Top Esports |
Top seed | Invictus Gaming |
Season MVP | Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok (JD Gaming) |
Summer | |
Season champions | Top Esports |
Runners-up | JD Gaming |
Top seed | Top Esports |
Season MVP | Zhuo "knight" Ding (Top Esports) |
Regional Finals | |
Winner | Suning |
Runners-up | LGD Gaming |
The 2020 LPL season was the eighth year of China's League of Legends Pro League (LPL), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends.
The spring split began on 13 January, but was suspended after the first week of competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.[1][2] The season resumed on 9 March with games being played online,[3] However, several players could not play due to travel restrictions after they returned to their hometowns.[4] and concluded with the spring finals on 2 May.
The summer split began on 5 June and concluded with the summer finals on 27 August.