The 2024 LCS season was the 12th, and final, season of the League Championship Series (LCS), a North American professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split ran from January 20 to March 31, 2024. For the first time since 2014, the league had eight teams competing instead of 10.

League changes

Teams

Following the 2023 season, TSM sold their LCS franchise slot to Shopify Rebellion.[1] In addition, on November 19, 2023, Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses exited the LCS, as their third-party administrator agreement with Riot Games was terminated. With not enough time to fill the two vacancies, the league announced that they would continue with eight teams for the 2024 season.[2] The 2024 season marks the first time in a decade that the LCS had only eight teams competing in the league.[3]

Commissioner

On December 13, 2023, Riot Games has announced that Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman would be the new commissioner for the LCS. His appointment followed the departure of Jackie Felling, who stepped down from the commissioner position in summer 2023 due to health-related complications.[4]

Spring

The Spring Split regular season ran from January 20 to March 10, 2024. The regular season followed a double round-robin tournament format, with each team playing each other twice. All matches were best-of-one. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, with the top four teams starting in the upper bracket, and the following two starting in the lower bracket.[5] The Spring Split Finals took place on March 31 at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles.[6]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 FlyQuest 14 10 4 .714 Upper bracket semifinals
2 100 Thieves 14 10 4 .714
3 Cloud9 14 8 6 .571
4 Team Liquid 14 7 7 .500
5 NRG Esports 15 7 8 .467 Lower bracket quarterfinals
6 Dignitas 15 6 9 .400
7 Shopify Rebellion 14 5 9 .357
8 Immortals 14 4 10 .286
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

Upper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1FlyQuest3
4Team Liquid2
1FlyQuest3
3Cloud90
2100 Thieves0
3Cloud93
1FlyQuest1
Lower quarterfinalsLower semifinalsLower final4Team Liquid3
2100 Thieves3
3Cloud90
5NRG Esports2
2100 Thieves14Team Liquid3
4Team Liquid3
4Team Liquid3
6Dignitas0

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1 Team Liquid 2024 Mid-Season Invitational bracket stage
2 FlyQuest 2024 Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage
3 Cloud9
4 100 Thieves
5–6 NRG Esports
Dignitas

Summer

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Team Liquid 7 7 0 1.000 Upper bracket semifinals
2 Cloud9 7 6 1 .857
3 FlyQuest 7 5 2 .714 Upper bracket quarterfinals
4 Dignitas 7 3 4 .429
5 100 Thieves 7 3 4 .429
6 NRG Esports 7 2 5 .286
7 Shopify Rebellion 7 1 6 .143
8 Immortals 7 1 6 .143
Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

Upper quarterfinalsUpper semifinalsUpper finalFinal
1Team Liquid3
4Dignitas05100 Thieves0
5100 Thieves31Team Liquid3
3FlyQuest2
2Cloud91
3FlyQuest33FlyQuest3
6NRG1
1Team Liquid1
3FlyQuest3
Lower round 1Lower quarterfinalLower semifinalLower final
3FlyQuest3
2Cloud915100 Thieves0
5100 Thieves35100 Thieves3
4Dignitas34Dignitas2
6NRG2

Source: LoL Esports

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1 FlyQuest 2024 World Championship Swiss Stage
2 Team Liquid
3 100 Thieves 2024 World Championship Play-In Stage
4 Cloud9
5 Dignitas
6 NRG

Awards

Spring
Summer

Broadcast

The LCS will return to Saturday and Sunday broadcasts after a year of weekday broadcasts. Riot Games announced the decision to revert to the original Saturday and Sunday broadcast days in response to widespread feedback from the North American League of Legends community. The move to Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday broadcasts in the previous year faced backlash from fans, contributing to a decline in overall viewership. The previous year saw a notable decrease in LCS viewership, reaching its lowest levels in peak viewership and average viewer counts over the last six seasons.[9]

References

  1. ^ Peters, Jay (September 21, 2023). "Iconic League of Legends team TSM replaced by Shopify in pro league". The Verge. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Xu, Davide (November 21, 2023). "Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians leave LCS, franchise league to operate with eight teams". Esports Insider. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Geracie, Nick (November 20, 2023). "LCS Will Drop to 8 Teams in 2024 — Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses Exit". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Geracie, Nick (December 12, 2023). "LCS Names MarkZ New Commissioner". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (December 12, 2023). "When does 2024 LCS Spring Split start? Full 2024 LCS season schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Richman, Olivia (January 31, 2024). "LCS Announces Further Reductions — Limited Road Shows Amidst Layoffs". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (March 29, 2024). "Quid wins 2024 LCS Spring MVP in second split in NA". Dot Esports. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "2024 LCS Spring Split Awards". LoL Esports. March 21, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (December 12, 2023). "LCS returns to weekend scheduling for 2024 LoL season". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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