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| 2020 LPL season | |
|---|---|
| League | LPL |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | 13 January – 2 May (Spring) 5 June – 27 August (Summer) 28 August – 30 August (Regional Finals) |
| 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 |
| LPL seasons | |
The2020 LPL season was the eighth year of China'sLeague of Legends Pro League (LPL), a professionalesports league for theMOBAPC gameLeague of Legends.
The spring split began on 13 January, but was suspended after the first week of competition due to theCOVID-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.
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invictus Gaming | 14 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | JD Gaming | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | FunPlus Phoenix | 12 | 4 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Top Esports | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | eStar Gaming | 11 | 5 | 6 | Advance to Round 1 |
| 6 | Edward Gaming | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | Royal Never Give Up | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Team WE | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Vici Gaming | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 10 | Bilibili Gaming | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 11 | Suning | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 12 | Oh My God | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 13 | Rogue Warriors | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 14 | Dominus Esports | 6 | 10 | −4 | |
| 15 | LGD Gaming | 5 | 11 | −6 | |
| 16 | LNG Esports | 5 | 11 | −6 | |
| 17 | Victory Five | 0 | 16 | −16 |
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Invictus Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Top Esports | 3 | QF | Top Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | eStar Gaming | 1 | R1 | Team WE | 1 | SF | Top Esports | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Team WE | 3 | SF | JD Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | JD Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FunPlus Phoenix | 3 | QF | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 | Third-place match | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Edward Gaming | 3 | R1 | Edward Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Royal Never Give Up | 1 | SF | Invictus Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||
| SF | FunPlus Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Esports | 13 | 3 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | JD Gaming | 13 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Invictus Gaming | 12 | 4 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Suning | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Victory Five | 11 | 5 | 6 | Advance to Round 1 |
| 6 | LGD Gaming | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Team WE | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | FunPlus Phoenix | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | Royal Never Give Up | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | Edward Gaming | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 11 | Vici Gaming | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bilibili Gaming | 6 | 10 | −4 | |
| 13 | LNG Esports | 5 | 11 | −6 | |
| 14 | Oh My God | 4 | 12 | −8 | |
| 15 | Rogue Warriors | 4 | 12 | −8 | |
| 16 | eStar Gaming | 3 | 13 | −10 | |
| 17 | Dominus Esports | 1 | 15 | −14 |
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Top Esports | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Suning | 3 | QF | Suning | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Victory Five | 3 | R1 | Victory Five | 1 | SF | Top Esports | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | SF | JD Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | JD Gaming | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Invictus Gaming | 0 | QF | LGD Gaming | Third-place match | |||||||||||||
| 6 | LGD Gaming | 3 | R1 | LGD Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Team WE | 1 | SF | Suning | 3 | |||||||||||||
| SF | LGD Gaming | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Point distribution | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Spring | Summer |
| 1st | 60 | AQ1 |
| 2nd | 40 | 90 |
| 3rd | 30 | 70 |
| 4th | 20 | 40 |
| 5th | 10 | 20 |
| 6th | 10 | 10 |
Excluding the first and second seeds, the remaining four teams with the most Championship Points qualify for the Regional Finals (if Championship Points are equal, the final seeding for the regional finals is determined by teams' summer season rankings).
| Round 1 (WB/LB) | Losers' bracket finals | Seeding for Worlds | |||||||||||
| CP1 | Suning | 3 | WB | Suning | 3rd Seed | ||||||||
| CP2 | LGD Gaming | 0 | LB | LGD Gaming | 4th Seed | ||||||||
| WB | LGD Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| LB | Invictus Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||
| CP3 | Invictus Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| CP4 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||