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.

2020 LPL season
LeagueLPL
SportLeague of Legends
Duration13 January – 2 May (Spring)
5 June – 27 August (Summer)
28 August – 30 August
(Regional Finals)
Number of teams17
Spring
Season championsJD Gaming
  Runners-upTop Esports
Top seedInvictus Gaming
Season MVPSeo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok
(JD Gaming)
Summer
Season championsTop Esports
  Runners-upJD Gaming
Top seedTop Esports
Season MVPZhuo "knight" Ding
(Top Esports)
Regional Finals
WinnerSuning
  Runners-upLGD Gaming
LPL seasons

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.

Spring

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Regular season

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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
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Invictus Gaming1
4Top Esports3QFTop Esports3
5eStar Gaming1R1Team WE1SFTop Esports2
8Team WE3SFJD Gaming3
2JD Gaming3
3FunPlus Phoenix3QFFunPlus Phoenix0Third-place match
6Edward Gaming3R1Edward Gaming1
7Royal Never Give Up1SFInvictus Gaming0
SFFunPlus Phoenix3

Summer

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Regular season

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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
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Top Esports3
4Suning3QFSuning0
5Victory Five3R1Victory Five1SFTop Esports3
8FunPlus Phoenix1SFJD Gaming2
2JD Gaming3
3Invictus Gaming0QFLGD GamingThird-place match
6LGD Gaming3R1LGD Gaming3
7Team WE1SFSuning3
SFLGD Gaming0

World Championship qualification

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Seeds

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  • Seed 1: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the winner of the 2020 LPL Summer Playoffs
  • Seed 2: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the team with the most Championship Points accumulated from the spring and summer splits
  • Seed 3: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship main event as the winner of the 2020 LPL Regional Finals
  • Seed 4: Qualifies for the 2020 World Championship play-in stage as the runners-up of the 2020 LPL Regional Finals

Championship Points distribution

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Point distribution
Pos Spring Summer
1st 60 AQ1
2nd 40 90
3rd 30 70
4th 20 40
5th 10 20
6th 10 10
1 Auto qualification as the LPL's first seed.

Regional Finals

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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).

  • Team 1: Suning (70 pts)
  • Team 2: LGD Gaming (40 pts)
  • Team 3: Invictus Gaming (30 pts)
  • Team 4: FunPlus Phoenix (30 pts)
Round 1 (WB/LB)Losers' bracket finalsSeeding for Worlds
CP1Suning3WBSuning3rd Seed
CP2LGD Gaming0LBLGD Gaming4th Seed
WBLGD Gaming3
LBInvictus Gaming1
CP3Invictus Gaming3
CP4FunPlus Phoenix2
Note: The winner of Round 1, Game 1 (i.e. Suning vs LGD Gaming) is the Regional Finals winner and the LPL's third seed at the World Championship. The winner of Round 2 is the Regional Finals runners-up and the LPL's fourth seed at the World Championship. The losers of Round 1, Game 2 (i.e. Invictus Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix) and Round 2 are eliminated from World Championship contention.

References

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  1. ^ Webster, Andrew (28 February 2020). "Chinese League of Legends league will play games online due to coronavirus concerns". The Verge. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (27 January 2020). "League of Legends, CS:GO events in China canceled amid coronavirus outbreak". Polygon. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ Rand, Emily (28 February 2020). "LPL set to return March 9 in online format". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "How coronavirus is affecting esports and gaming events". ESPN. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.