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LJL 2014: The Inaugural Season
The LJL 2014 Season was the foundational first year of Japan's professional League of Legends circuit. The league started small with only 4 participating teams but laid the groundwork for the future of Japanese esports.
2014 Format Rules
- League Size: 4 Teams.
- Three Splits: The year was divided into Winter, Spring, and Summer seasons.
- Regular Season: Matches were played as Best-of-Two (Bo2). A 2-0 win awarded 3 points, a 1-1 tie awarded 1 point to each team, and a loss awarded 0 points.
- Grand Finals Qualification: The winners of the individual seasonal splits advanced to the end-of-year Grand Finals to crown the inaugural LJL champion.
Participating Teams
Winter Season
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- Yutaproid (Registered as TOP/BOT/SUP/JNG.) / Gorira13 (Registered as BOT/TOP.)
- JNG
- Yutaproid (Registered as TOP/BOT/SUP/JNG.) / Anelace / sid (Registered as JNG/SUP.)
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Yutaproid (Registered as TOP/BOT/SUP/JNG.) / Gorira13 (Registered as BOT/TOP.) / Maa (Registered as SUP/BOT.)
- SUP
- Yutaproid (Registered as TOP/BOT/SUP/JNG.) / sid (Registered as JNG/SUP.) / Maa (Registered as SUP/BOT.)
- Ozone Rampage
Ozone Rampage
- TOP
- Aotaka
- JNG
- Envy (Registered as JNG/MID.) / tei (Registered as MID/JNG.)
- MID
- Envy (Registered as JNG/MID.) / tei (Registered as MID/JNG.) / Mizu
- BOT
- MMeron
- SUP
- dejiwo
- Okinawan Tigers
Okinawan Tigers
- TOP
- honekawasuziemon / RealGirISupport
- JNG
- Bakudanx
- MID
- R0J0 (Registered as MID/BOT.) / Yung (Registered as BOT/MID.)
- BOT
- R0J0 (Registered as MID/BOT.) / Yung (Registered as BOT/MID.)
- SUP
- RealGirlSupport
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- Arfoad
- JNG
- Rainbrain
- MID
- apaMEN
- BOT
- Rkp
- SUP
- Lillebelt
Spring Season
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- Yutaproid
- JNG
- Astarore
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- BonziN / Maa
- SUP
- Riosilva
- Ozone Rampage
Ozone Rampage
- TOP
- Aotaka
- JNG
- tei (Registered as JNG/MID.) / deeex / Envy (Registered as MID/JNG.)
- MID
- tei (Registered as JNG/MID.) / Envy (Registered as MID/JNG.)
- BOT
- MMeron
- SUP
- alk
- Okinawan Tigers
Okinawan Tigers
- TOP
- A M U S E 4
- JNG
- Bakudanx
- MID
- Yung
- BOT
- R0J0
- SUP
- ZENITH / OkamuraTakashiX
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- cogcog
- JNG
- Rainbrain
- MID
- apaMEN
- BOT
- Rkp
- SUP
- Lillebelt
Summer Season
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- BonziN / Gorira13
- JNG
- Astarore
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- yutaproid
- SUP
- Riosilva
- Ozone Rampage
Ozone Rampage
- TOP
- Aotaka
- JNG
- Envy
- MID
- tei
- BOT
- MMeron
- SUP
- Kazu
- Okinawan Tigers
Okinawan Tigers
- TOP
- A M U S E 4 (Registered as TOP/MID.) / Beta Tester (Registered as TOP/BOT.) / toshibu
- JNG
- Bakudanx (Registered as JNG/SUP.) / R0J0 (Registered as BOT/JNG/SUP.)
- MID
- A M U S E 4 (Registered as TOP/MID.) / OkamuraTakashiX / MizuOniichan / ZENITH (Registered as SUP/MID.)
- BOT
- Beta Tester (Registered as TOP/BOT.) / R0J0 (Registered as BOT/JNG/SUP.) / Yumeoti
- SUP
- Bakudanx (Registered as JNG/SUP.) / R0J0 (Registered as BOT/JNG/SUP.) / ZENITH (Registered as SUP/MID.)
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- cogcog
- JNG
- Albis / Arfoad / Rainbrain
- MID
- apaMEN
- BOT
- Rkp
- SUP
- Lillebelt
Grand Finals
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- BonziN
- JNG
- Astarore
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Yutaproid
- SUP
- Riosilva
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- cogcog
- JNG
- Rainbrain
- MID
- apaMEN
- BOT
- Rkp
- SUP
- Lillebelt
Winter Standings
| # | Team | Points | Series (W-D-L) | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rascal Jester | 26 | 8-2-2 | 18-6 | 75% | Split Champion |
| 2 |  Ozone Rampage | 25 | 7-4-1 | 18-6 | 75% | Eliminated |
| 3 |  Okinawan Tigers | 9 | 2-3-7 | 7-17 | 29% | Eliminated |
| 4 |  DetonatioN FocusMe | 6 | 1-3-8 | 5-19 | 21% | Eliminated |
* Rascal Jester secured the Winter Championship by a single point over Ozone Rampage.
Spring Standings
| # | Team | Points | Series (W-D-L) | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 23 | 7-2-3 | 16-8 | 67% | Split Champion |
| 2 | Rascal Jester | 20 | 5-5-2 | 15-9 | 63% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Ozone Rampage | 14 | 3-5-4 | 11-13 | 46% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Okinawan Tigers | 7 | 1-4-7 | 6-18 | 25% | Eliminated |
Summer Standings
| # | Team | Points | Series (W-D-L) | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 29 | 9-2-1 | 20-4 | 83% | Split Champion |
| 2 | Ozone Rampage | 27 | 8-3-1 | 19-5 | 79% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Rascal Jester | 8 | 2-2-8 | 6-18 | 25% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Okinawan Tigers | 3 | 0-3-9 | 3-21 | 13% | Eliminated |
* DetonatioN FocusMe won both the Spring and Summer splits, setting up an epic finale against Winter Champions Rascal Jester.
LJL Grand Finals Bracket
The 2014 Grand Finals pitted the Winter Season Champion (Rascal Jester) against the Spring and Summer Season Champion (DetonatioN FocusMe) to determine the first true ruler of the Japanese league. In an epic Best-of-Five series, DetonatioN FocusMe claimed the victory 3-2.
DetonatioN FocusMe Rascal Jester