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LJL 2023: The Final Direct Seeds
The LJL 2023 Season was the 18th season of Japan's professional League of Legends league. It featured 8 franchise teams competing across the Spring and Summer splits. This year holds immense historical significance as it was the final season the LJL possessed direct qualification seeds for global tournaments.
2023 Format Rules
- League Size: 8 Teams.
FENNEL acquired 
Rascal Jester's slot prior to the start of the season. - Spring: Double round robin with Best-of-Three (Bo3) series; the top 6 advanced to a single-elimination, reseeded Best-of-Five playoff.
- Summer: Single round robin with Best-of-Three (Bo3) series; all 8 teams entered a double-elimination Best-of-Five playoff, with the top 4 starting in the upper bracket and the bottom 4 in the lower bracket.
- International Qualification: The Spring Champion qualified for MSI 2023 (London). The Summer Champion qualified for the 2023 World Championship (South Korea).
Participating Teams
Spring Season
- AXIZ
AXIZ
- TOP
- Ino
- JNG
- Hoglet
- MID
- Megumiin
- BOT
- Cheoni
- SUP
- Dicey
- COACH
- Cube
- Burning Core
Burning Core
- TOP
- RayFarky
- JNG
- CaD / EL
- MID
- Dice
- BOT
- Yuhi
- SUP
- Raina
- COACH
- 34
- Crest Gaming Act
Crest Gaming Act
- TOP
- Nap
- JNG
- Cassin
- MID
- Eugeo
- BOT
- Honey
- SUP
- Primo / Qoo (Registered as COACH/SUP.)
- COACH
- Qoo (Registered as COACH/SUP.)
- COACH
- Natsuki
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- tol2
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Aria
- BOT
- Yutapon (Registered as BOT/SUP.) / Milan
- SUP
- Yutapon (Registered as BOT/SUP.) / Harp
- COACH
- Kazu
- FENNEL
FENNEL
- TOP
- TaNa
- JNG
- hachamecha
- MID
- Recap
- BOT
- Leo
- SUP
- Corporal
- COACH
- VicaL
- COACH
- Ping9
- Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming
Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming
- TOP
- Kinatu
- JNG
- Blank
- MID
- Dasher
- BOT
- Marble
- SUP
- Vsta
- COACH
- Ares
- Sengoku Gaming
Sengoku Gaming
- TOP
- Paz / eguto
- JNG
- Once
- MID
- Jett
- BOT
- LokeN
- SUP
- Enty
- COACH
- Reapered
- V3 Esports
V3 Esports
- TOP
- Washidai
- JNG
- HRK
- MID
- Acee
- BOT
- dresscode
- SUP
- Hetel
- COACH
- HW4NG
Summer Season
- AXIZ
AXIZ
- TOP
- Ino (Registered as TOP/SUP.) / Ricky
- JNG
- Hoglet
- MID
- Megumiin
- BOT
- Valkyrie
- SUP
- Ino (Registered as TOP/SUP.) / Dicey / Kentakki
- COACH
- Cube
- Burning Core
Burning Core
- TOP
- RayFarky
- JNG
- EL
- MID
- DICE
- BOT
- Yuhi
- SUP
- Raina
- COACH
- 34
- Crest Gaming Act
Crest Gaming Act
- TOP
- Nap
- JNG
- Cassin
- MID
- Eugeo
- BOT
- Honey
- SUP
- Qoo
- COACH
- Natsuki
- COACH
- Son
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- tol2 / Yutapon (Registered as BOT/TOP.)
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Aria
- BOT
- Yutapon (Registered as BOT/TOP.) / Milan
- SUP
- Harp
- COACH
- Kazu
- COACH
- Gismo
- FENNEL
FENNEL
- TOP
- TaNa
- JNG
- hachamecha
- MID
- Recap
- BOT
- Ssol
- SUP
- Shakespeare / Corporal
- COACH
- VicaL
- COACH
- Ping9
- Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming
Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS gaming
- TOP
- Kinatu
- JNG
- Blank
- MID
- DasheR
- BOT
- Marble
- SUP
- Vsta
- COACH
- Ares
- Sengoku Gaming
Sengoku Gaming
- TOP
- eguto / Paz
- JNG
- Nesty / Once
- MID
- Jett
- BOT
- LokeN
- SUP
- Enty
- COACH
- Reapered
- V3 Esports
V3 Esports
- TOP
- Washidai
- JNG
- HRK
- MID
- Acee
- BOT
- dresscode
- SUP
- Hetel
- COACH
- HW4NG
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sengoku Gaming | 13-1 | 93% |
| 2 |  DetonatioN FocusMe | 12-2 | 86% |
| 3 |  SoftBank HAWKS gaming | 11-3 | 79% |
| 4 | FENNEL | 7-7 | 50% |
| 5 |  Burning Core | 6-8 | 43% |
| 6 |  AXIZ | 4-10 | 29% |
| 7 |  Crest Gaming Act | 3-11 | 21% |
| 8 |  V3 Esports | 0-14 | 0% |
* Top 6 teams advanced to the Spring Playoffs.
Spring Playoffs
The Spring playoffs used a reseeded single-elimination bracket. FENNEL and SoftBank HAWKS gaming advanced from Round 1; Sengoku Gaming and DetonatioN FocusMe then won the semifinals before DFM swept the final 3-0.
FENNEL Burning Core SoftBank HAWKS AXIZ Sengoku Gaming FENNEL DetonatioN FocusMe SoftBank HAWKS Sengoku Gaming DetonatioN FocusMe Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 6-1 | 86% |
| 2 | SoftBank HAWKS gaming | 5-2 | 71% |
| 3 | FENNEL | 5-2 | 71% |
| 4 | Crest Gaming Act | 4-3 | 57% |
| 5 | Sengoku Gaming | 4-3 | 57% |
| 6 | Burning Core | 2-5 | 29% |
| 7 | AXIZ | 2-5 | 29% |
| 8 | V3 Esports | 0-7 | 0% |
* All 8 teams advanced: seeds 1-4 entered the upper bracket and seeds 5-8 entered the lower bracket.
Summer Playoffs
The Summer playoffs used double elimination for all eight teams. DetonatioN FocusMe beat SoftBank HAWKS gaming 3-2 in both the upper-bracket final and the Grand Final to claim the LJL's final direct Worlds seed.
DetonatioN FocusMe Crest Gaming Act SoftBank HAWKS FENNEL Sengoku Gaming V3 Esports Burning Core AXIZ DetonatioN FocusMe SoftBank HAWKS Crest Gaming Act Sengoku Gaming FENNEL AXIZ Sengoku Gaming FENNEL SoftBank HAWKS Sengoku Gaming DetonatioN FocusMe SoftBank HAWKS Venues
Chiba, Japan
Summer Grand Finals Venue
Tokyo, Japan
Regular Season Play