LJL 2019 – LoL Esports Wiki

LJL 2019: The New Partnership Era

The LJL 2019 Season marked the 9th and 10th seasons of Japan's professional League of Legends circuit. This year was a massive milestone as the LJL expanded to 8 teams and introduced a formal partnership structure, modernizing the region's esports ecosystem.

2019 Format Rules

League Expansion: The league expanded from 6 to 8 teams, welcoming AXIZ and Sengoku Gaming.
Regular Season: Triple Round Robin. Every team plays 21 matches. All matches are Best-of-One (Bo1).
Playoffs: A highly exclusive format where only the Top 3 teams advance. The 2nd and 3rd seeds play in the Semifinal, with the winner facing the 1st seed in the Grand Final. Matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
International Qualification: The Spring Champion qualified for the 2019 MSI Play-In. The Summer Champion qualified for the 2019 World Championship Play-In.

Participating Teams

Spring Season

AXIZ
Burning Core
Crest Gaming Act
DetonatioN FocusMe
Rascal Jester
Sengoku Gaming
Unsold Stuff Gaming
V3 Esports

Summer Season

AXIZ
Burning Core
Crest Gaming Act
DetonatioN FocusMe
Rascal Jester
Sengoku Gaming
Unsold Stuff Gaming
V3 Esports

Spring Regular Season Standings

#	Team	Record	Win %	Status
1	DetonatioN FocusMe	20-1	95%	Playoffs
2	Crest Gaming Act	15-6	71%	Playoffs
3	Unsold Stuff Gaming	12-9	57%	Playoffs
4	Sengoku Gaming	10-11	48%	Eliminated
5	Burning Core	9-12	43%	Eliminated
6	V3 Esports	8-13	38%	Eliminated
7	Rascal Jester	7-14	33%	Eliminated
8	AXIZ	3-18	14%	Eliminated

Spring Playoffs

Because only 3 teams qualified for the playoffs, the bracket consisted of a single Semifinal match between the 2nd and 3rd seeds, followed by the Grand Final against the 1st seed. DFM capped off a legendary 20-1 regular season with a clean 3-0 sweep over Unsold Stuff Gaming.

Semifinals

Crest Gaming Act

0

Unsold Stuff Gaming

3

DetonatioN FocusMe

Bye

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Grand Final

Unsold Stuff Gaming

0

DetonatioN FocusMe

3

DFM: LJL Spring Champions (Qualified for MSI)

Summer Regular Season Standings

#	Team	Record	Win %	Status
1	DetonatioN FocusMe	17-4	81%	Playoffs
2	Crest Gaming Act	17-4	81%	Playoffs
3	V3 Esports	14-7	67%	Playoffs
4	Burning Core	11-10	52%	Eliminated
5	Unsold Stuff Gaming	11-10	52%	Eliminated
6	Sengoku Gaming	7-14	33%	Eliminated
7	Rascal Jester	4-17	19%	Eliminated
8	AXIZ	3-18	14%	Eliminated

Summer Playoffs

In a grueling 5-game Semifinal series, V3 Esports managed to upset Crest Gaming Act 3-2. However, DFM proved too strong in the Grand Final, taking the series 3-1 to claim back-to-back titles and book their ticket to the 2019 World Championship.

Semifinals

Crest Gaming Act

2

V3 Esports

3

DetonatioN FocusMe

Bye

-

Grand Final

V3 Esports

1

DetonatioN FocusMe

3

DFM: LJL Summer Champions (Qualified for Worlds)

World Championship Run

Worlds 2019 (Berlin, Germany)

DetonatioN FocusMe represented Japan at the 2019 World Championship Play-In stage in Berlin. Placed in Group B alongside Splyce (Europe) and Isurus Gaming (Latin America), DFM struggled to find their footing and ended the group stage with a 1-3 record, resulting in their elimination.