2014 NA LCS season

2014 NA LCS season
LeagueNA LCS
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • January 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]
NA LCS seasons

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]

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.

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  4. ^ "Amazing leaves Team SoloMid to return to Europe". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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