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LCS 2020 Season
Dominance, Miracles, and the Online Era
Season Overview & Narrative
The 2020 LCS Season was a tale of two splits. In Spring, 
Cloud9 posted a historic 17-1 record, dominating the league. In Summer, the narrative shifted to 
TSM's miraculous Lower Bracket run, where they faced elimination multiple times but clawed their way back to win the Championship. It also marked the reunion of Doublelift and Bjergsen on TSM.
Spring Split
- C9 Dominance: Won the split with a 17-1 record.
- Format: Matches moved online due to the pandemic.
Team Liquid Slump: Defending champs TL finished 9th.
Summer Split
- Doublelift Returns: Joined TSM after Spring.
FlyQuest Consistency: Reached Finals in both splits.- Worlds Qualifiers: TSM, FlyQuest, and Team Liquid.
Participating Teams
Spring Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Meteos
- MID
- Ryoma
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- Stunt
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Nisqy
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Ruin
- JNG
- Wiggily
- MID
- Crown / Pobelter
- BOT
- Stixxay / Wind
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Grig / Akaadian
- MID
- Froggen
- BOT
- Johnsun
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
- TOP
- Kumo
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Jiizuke
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Zeyzal
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- V1per / Solo
- JNG
- Santorin
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- IgNar
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Hauntzer
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Goldenglue
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- Keith / huhi
- Immortals
Immortals
- TOP
- sOAZ
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Eika
- BOT
- Altec / Apollo
- SUP
- Hakuho
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Shernfire / Broxah
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Doublelift / Tactical
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Broken Blade
- JNG
- Dardoch
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- Kobbe
- SUP
- Biofrost
Summer Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Meteos / Contractz
- MID
- Ryoma
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- Stunt / Poome
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Nisqy
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Ruin / Deus
- JNG
- Wiggily / Fragas
- MID
- Pobelter / Tuesday
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- V1per / Lourlo
- JNG
- Akaadian / Dardoch
- MID
- Froggen / Fenix
- BOT
- Johnsun
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
- TOP
- Kumo / Huni
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Jiizuke / Goldenglue
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Zeyzal
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Solo
- JNG
- Santorin
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- WildTurtle / MasH
- SUP
- IgNar
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Hauntzer
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Damonte
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- huhi
- Immortals
Immortals
- TOP
- sOAZ / Allorim
- JNG
- Potluck / Xmithie
- MID
- Eika / Insanity
- BOT
- Altec / Apollo
- SUP
- Gate / Hakuho
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Broxah
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Tactical
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Broken Blade
- JNG
- Spica
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Biofrost / Treatz
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 17 - 1 | 94% | 5W |
| 2 |  Evil Geniuses | 10 - 8 | 56% | 1W |
| 3 |  100 Thieves | 10 - 8 | 56% | 3W |
| 4 | FlyQuest | 10 - 8 | 56% | 1L |
| 5 | TSM | 9 - 9 | 50% | 3L |
| 6 |  Golden Guardians | 8 - 10 | 44% | 2W |
| 7 |  Dignitas | 8 - 10 | 44% | 2W |
| 8 |  Immortals | 8 - 10 | 44% | 2L |
| 9 | Team Liquid | 7 - 11 | 39% | 2L |
| 10 |  Counter Logic Gaming | 3 - 15 | 17% | 5L |
Spring Playoffs Results
Spring Championship Bracket
Cloud9 dominated the bracket. FlyQuest made a strong lower bracket run, defeating TSM and Evil Geniuses, but fell short in the finals against the juggernaut Cloud9.
Cloud9 100 Thieves Evil Geniuses FlyQuest 100 Thieves TSM FlyQuest Golden Guardians Cloud9 Evil Geniuses TSM FlyQuest Evil Geniuses FlyQuest Cloud9 FlyQuest Cloud9: Spring Champions Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 15 - 3 | 83% | 5W |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 13 - 5 | 72% | 2W |
| 3 | FlyQuest | 12 - 6 | 67% | 6W |
| 4 | TSM | 12 - 6 | 67% | 1L |
| 5 | Golden Guardians | 9 - 9 | 50% | 2L |
| 6 | Evil Geniuses | 8 - 10 | 44% | 1L |
| 7 | 100 Thieves | 7 - 11 | 39% | 1W |
| 8 | Dignitas | 5 - 13 | 28% | 1W |
| 9 | Counter Logic Gaming | 5 - 13 | 28% | 8L |
| 10 | Immortals | 4 - 14 | 22% | 3L |
Summer Championship
Summer Championship Bracket
TSM completed one of the greatest lower bracket runs in history. After losing to Golden Guardians early, they defeated Dignitas, Golden Guardians (rematch), and shockingly eliminated Cloud9 (3-1). They then edged out Team Liquid (3-2) and FlyQuest (3-2) to lift the trophy.
TSM Golden Guardians FlyQuest Evil Geniuses TSM Dignitas Evil Geniuses 100 Thieves Team Liquid Golden Guardians Cloud9 FlyQuest Golden Guardians TSM Cloud9 Evil Geniuses TSM Cloud9 Team Liquid FlyQuest Team Liquid TSM FlyQuest TSM TSM: Summer Champions Worlds 2020 Qualification
| Seed | Team | Qualification Path |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSM | Summer Champion |
| 2 | FlyQuest | Summer Runner-up |
| 3 | Team Liquid | Summer 3rd Place |