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2019 Season Overview

The End of LMS & The Rise of LST

**2019** was a historic year. It marked the **final season of the LMS** before it merged with the SEA Tour (LST) to form the PCS in 2020.

- **Flash Wolves** won their final title in Spring but collapsed in Summer. - **J Team** (formerly TPA) went undefeated in Summer to claim the final LMS trophy. - **LST (League of Legends SEA Tour)** replaced the GPL for Southeast Asia (excluding Vietnam). **MEGA Esports** from Thailand dominated the region, winning both splits.

Participating Teams

LST lineups are split-specific; renamed organizations are shown as separate Spring and Summer teams.

LMS Spring and Summer

J Team
Flash Wolves
ahq eSports Club
MAD Team
Hong Kong Attitude
G-Rex
Alpha Esports
Dragon Gate Team

LST Spring

MEGA
Capital Esports
Liyab Esports
Team Empire

LST Summer

MEGA
WIN Esports
Axis Empire
Liyab Esports
Armored Project
SteelWolves Gaia
Insurgent
DeToNator

Spring Standings

#	Team	Series	Games	Diff
1	MAD Team	11-3	25-13	+12
2	Flash Wolves	9-5	20-12	+8
3	J Team	8-6	19-13	+6
4	ahq eSports Club	8-6	18-16	+2
5	Hong Kong Attitude	7-7	17-16	+1
6	G-Rex	6-8	17-21	-4
7	Alpha Esports	5-9	14-20	-6
8	Dragon Gate Team	2-12	7-26	-19

Spring Playoffs

Format: King of the Hill (Gauntlet).
**Flash Wolves**, despite a shaky regular season, turned up in playoffs. They narrowly beat ahq 3-2 in the semis and then swept the 1st seed **MAD Team** 3-0 in the finals to secure their spot at MSI 2019 in Vietnam/Taiwan.

Round 1

J Team

1

ahq eSports Club

3

Round 2

Flash Wolves

3

ahq eSports Club

2

Final

MAD Team

0

Flash Wolves

3

Flash Wolves: LMS Spring Champions (Qualified for MSI)

Summer Standings

#	Team	Series	Games	Diff
1	J Team	12-0	24-7	+17
2	ahq eSports Club	7-5	18-12	+6
3	Hong Kong Attitude	6-6	16-13	+3
4	MAD Team	6-6	14-16	-2
5	G-Rex	5-7	14-16	-2
6	Flash Wolves	4-8	11-18	-7
7	Alpha Esports	2-10	5-20	-15

Summer Playoffs

The Perfect Season: **J Team** dominated the Summer Split with a 12-0 series record. In the finals, they defeated ahq 3-1 to win their first and only LMS title.

**Worlds Qualification:**
- **1st Seed:** J Team
- **2nd Seed:** ahq eSports Club (Highest Points)
- **3rd Seed:** Hong Kong Attitude (Regional Finals Winner)

Round 1

Hong Kong Attitude

3

MAD Team

1

Round 2

ahq eSports Club

3

Hong Kong Attitude

2

Final

J Team

3

ahq eSports Club

1

J Team: LMS Summer Champions (Worlds 1st Seed)

LST Spring Championship

**MEGA** (Thailand) completely dominated the Spring knockouts, not dropping a single game to Capital (Indonesia) or Empire (Malaysia) to qualify for MSI.

Semifinals

MEGA

2

Capital Esports

0

Team Empire

2

Liyab Esports

0

Grand Final

MEGA

3

Team Empire

0

MEGA: LST Spring Champions (Qualified for MSI)

LST Summer Standings

#	Team	Series	Games	Status
1	WIN Esports	7-0	14-1	Playoffs
2	MEGA	6-1	13-3	Playoffs
3	Liyab Esports	5-2	10-4	Playoffs
4	DeToNator	4-3	8-8	Playoffs
5	Axis Empire	3-4	7-8	Playoffs
6	SteelWolves Gaia	2-5	5-11	Playoffs
7	Armored Project	1-6	4-13	Eliminated
8	Insurgent	0-7	1-14	Eliminated

LST Summer Playoffs

**Playoff Summary:**
- **Quarterfinals:** Axis Empire defeated DeToNator (2-0) and Liyab defeated SteelWolves (2-0).
- **Semifinals:** In a massive upset, **Axis Empire** defeated the undefeated 1st seed **WIN Esports** 2-1.
- **Finals:** The Cinderella run ended there. **MEGA** swept Axis Empire 3-0 to claim the LST title and represent SEA at Worlds 2019.

Semifinals

Axis Empire

2

WIN Esports

1

MEGA

2

Liyab Esports

0

Grand Final

Axis Empire

0

MEGA

3

MEGA: LST Summer Champions (Qualified for Worlds)