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NA LCS 2013 Season
The Inaugural Season: 
TSM's Reign & C9's Revolution
Season Overview & Format
The 2013 NA LCS Season was the dawn of a new era. It established the first fully professional League of Legends league in North America. Spring was a chaotic battle for supremacy that ended with 
Good Game University (GGU) making a Cinderella run to the finals against TSM.
Summer changed everything. 
Cloud9 entered the league and dominated with a historic 25-3 record, introducing a team-fighting style that the rest of NA couldn't handle. 
Team Vulcun also rose to prominence, challenging the "Big 4" (TSM, CLG, Dig, Curse).
League Format
- Regular Season: 8 Teams, Quadruple Round Robin (each team plays others 4 times).
- Match Format: Best of One (Bo1).
- Rankings: Determined by Win %. Ties broken by Head-to-Head, then tiebreaker matches.
Playoff Format
- Qualification: Top 6 teams advance.
- Structure: Top 2 get Byes. 3rd-6th play in Quarterfinals.
- Stakes: Top 3 in Summer qualify for the Season 3 World Championship.
Participating Teams
Spring Split
- compLexity Gaming
compLexity Gaming
- TOP
- Nickwu
- JNG
- Lautemortis
- MID
- Chuuper / pr0lly
- BOT
- brunch Ü
- SUP
- M eye A
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- HotshotGG / Link
- JNG
- HotshotGG / Chauster
- MID
- Link / bigfatlp
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Aphromoo
- Team Curse
Team Curse
- TOP
- Voyboy
- JNG
- Saintvicious
- MID
- NyJacky
- BOT
- Cop
- SUP
- Elementz
- Good Game University
Good Game University
- TOP
- ZionSpartan / Fat
- JNG
- NintendudeX
- MID
- ZionSpartan / Shiphtur / Jintae
- BOT
- DontMashMe
- SUP
- I am Anjo / BloodWater / Daydreamin
- Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas
- TOP
- KiWiKiD
- JNG
- Crumbz / DJ LAMBO
- MID
- scarra
- BOT
- imaqtpie
- SUP
- Patoy
- Team MRN
Team MRN
- TOP
- MegaZero
- JNG
- ClakeyD
- MID
- ecco / Nientonsoh / Heartbeat
- BOT
- Nientonsoh / Heartbeat / Nysyli
- SUP
- Heartbeat / AtomicN
- Team SoloMid
Team SoloMid
- TOP
- Dyrus
- JNG
- TheOddOne
- MID
- Reginald
- BOT
- Chaox / WildTurtle
- SUP
- Xpecial
- Team Vulcun
Team Vulcun
- TOP
- Sycho Sid / Zuna
- JNG
- Sycho Sid / Xmithie
- MID
- Xmithie / mancloud
- BOT
- mancloud / Zuna
- SUP
- Muffinqt / BloodWater
Summer Split
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Balls
- JNG
- Meteos
- MID
- Hai
- BOT
- Sneaky
- SUP
- LemonNation
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Nien
- JNG
- bigfatlp
- MID
- Link
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Chauster
- Team Coast
Team Coast
- TOP
- ZionSpartan / Jintae
- JNG
- NintendudeX
- MID
- Shiphtur
- BOT
- DontMashMe
- SUP
- Daydreamin
- Team Curse
Team Curse
- TOP
- Voyboy
- JNG
- Saintvicious
- MID
- NyJacky
- BOT
- Cop
- SUP
- EDward
- Team Dignitas
Team Dignitas
- TOP
- KiWiKiD
- JNG
- Crumbz
- MID
- scarra
- BOT
- imaqtpie
- SUP
- Patoy
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Dyrus
- JNG
- TheOddOne
- MID
- Reginald
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Xpecial
- Team Vulcun
Team Vulcun
- TOP
- Sycho Sid
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- mancloud
- BOT
- Zuna
- SUP
- BloodWater
- Velocity eSports
Velocity eSports
- TOP
- Cris / Vileroze
- JNG
- Nk Inc
- MID
- Vileroze / ecco
- BOT
- mapléstreet
- SUP
- Evaniskus
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team SoloMid | 21 - 7 | 75% | 7W |
| 2 |  Team Curse | 19 - 9 | 68% | 3L |
| 3 |  Team Dignitas | 17 - 11 | 61% | 2L |
| 4 |  Counter Logic Gaming | 13 - 15 | 46% | 2L |
| 5 | Team Vulcun | 12 - 16 | 43% | 2W |
| 6 | Good Game University | 11 - 17 | 39% | 1W |
| 7 |  Team MRN | 10 - 18 | 36% | 2W |
| 8 |  compLexity Gaming | 9 - 19 | 32% | 1L |
Spring Playoffs Results
Spring Championship Bracket
TSM secured the first-ever LCS title in a 5-game nail-biter against the Cinderella story of the split, Good Game University. GGU fought from 6th place to the finals.
Counter Logic Gaming Team Vulcun Team Dignitas Good Game University Team SoloMid Team Vulcun Team Curse Good Game University Team SoloMid Good Game University TSM: Spring Champions 3rd Place Match
Team Vulcun 2Team CurseSummer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 25 - 3 | 89% | 4W |
| 2 | Team Vulcun | 20 - 8 | 71% | 8W |
| 3 | Team SoloMid | 14 - 14 | 50% | 2L |
| 4 | Team Curse | 13 - 15 | 46% | 2W |
| 5 | Team Dignitas | 13 - 15 | 46% | 2W |
| 6 | Counter Logic Gaming | 13 - 15 | 46% | 2L |
| 7 |  Team Coast | 9 - 19 | 32% | 7L |
| 8 |  Velocity eSports | 5 - 23 | 18% | 6L |
Team Dignitas (1) - (0) Counter Logic GamingSummer Playoffs Results
Summer Championship Bracket
Cloud9 capped off their historic season by sweeping TSM 3-0 in the finals. They revolutionized the region with their coordinated team fighting and objective control.
Team Curse Team Dignitas Counter Logic Gaming Team SoloMid Cloud9 Team Dignitas Team Vulcun Team SoloMid Cloud9 Team SoloMid Cloud9: Summer Champions 3rd Place Match (Worlds Qualifier)
Team Vulcun 2Team DignitasWorlds 2013 Qualification
| Seed | Team | Qualification Path |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | Summer Champion |
| 2 | Team SoloMid | Summer Runner-up |
| 3 | Team Vulcun | Summer 3rd Place |