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December 15, 2020
League of Legends
LCS changes format for 2021 season – What you need to know
It seems like the rumors were true as the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) has announced they’ll be changing up their format for the upcoming 2021 season. The changes include a pre-season tournament, an increase in matches, a mid-season showdown and more.
Lock-In Tournament
One of the first changes we’ll get to see is the Lock-In Tournament. There our 10 LCS teams will take each other on in a tournament that’ll run from January 15 until January 31. The tournament will feature a group stage with the eight best teams moving on to the quarter finals. The Lock-In Tournament features a 150.000 dollar prize pool, with an additional 50.000 dollar going to charity.
In 2021, the #LCS is coming back with major changes to our season format. We kick off the year with LCS Lock In on January 15!
The Spring Split regular season will remain mostly the same, being played over six weeks with five games a day, but three days a week. We’ll also get to see the Mid-Season Showdown as a replacement for the Spring playoffs and Spring Finals. The winner of this Mid-Season Showdown will be the North American representative for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
New #LCS changes look great for viewership but sound very tiring for pro players. 3 game days a week, assuming Monday is an offday, leaves only 3 scrim days per week (ignoring possible gameday prescrims).
All not even including the pre spring split tournament.
Lastly we’ve got the Summer Split regular season, spanning nine (!) weeks running from June 4 to August 1, with a triple Round Robin format and, just like the Spring Split regular season, three match days a week with five matches being played every day. The Summer Split finals and playoffs will be replaced with the LCS Championship, with the participants picked based on their results in both Spring and Summer.
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