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| LJL 2025 Ignite | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games PLAY BRAIN | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Asia Pacific | |
| Event Type | Online | |
| Country | Japan | |
| Start Date | 2025-05-21 | |
| End Date | 2025-06-21 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The LJL 2025 Ignite Season is the 23rd season of Japan's professional League of Legends league. 2025 marks the first year of the LJL as a regional league below the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP), with the Finals champion of the LJL qualifying for the LCP promotion & relegation tournament.
Overview
Format
- Main Stage
- 12 teams participate
- Top 4 teams from LJL 2025 Storm
- Top 8 teams from the Ignite Qualifier
- 6 rounds, teams gain points each round
- A win grants 10 points plus 3 points for each win the opponent had
- A loss grants 4 points
- After each round, the team with the lowest points chooses their next opponent
- Points accrued across the Main Stage will be added to the team's Championship Points
- All matches are best of one
- Top 6 teams advance to the Knockout Stage
- 12 teams participate
- Knockout Stage
- Single elimination
- Finals are best of five
- All other matches are best of three
- Method of determining Asia Master seeds
- The winner of the Semifinals will be ranked #1 or #2 based on points earned in the Main Stage
- The loser of the Semifinals will be ranked #3-4 as both seeds share the same pool
Prize Pool
| Place | Champ. Points | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 | 60 + 72 | 2025 AM Swiss 2 |  REJECT |
 2 | 45 + 78 | 2025 AM Swiss 2 |  Burning Core Toyama |
 3-4 | 30 + 78 | 2025 AM Swiss 2 |  QT DIG∞ |
| 3-4 | 30 + 57 | 2025 AM Swiss 2 |  DFM Academy |
| 5-6 | 20 + 57 |  Yang Yang Gaming | |
| 5-6 | 20 + 54 |  VARREL YOUTH | |
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| 7 | 0 + 51 |  Dream in 24 | |
| 8 | 0 + 48 |  Clocks | |
| 9 | 0 + 42 |  Deltan Gaming | |
| 10 | 0 + 36 |  Bamboo Juice | |
| 11 | 0 + 30 |  Vortex | |
| 12 | 0 + 24 |  VelbeliKaizokudan | |
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Participants
Storm
Qualifier
Bamboo Juice   |
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FuraFura |
Blender |
Razer |
rururu |
Eve |
Snow Panda |
Deltan Gaming |
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Etude |
socceryakyu |
suyahime |
kumuo |
toraneko |
Dream in 24 |
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StarRanger |
Dragonblood |
p1ng |
Ramune |
history |
Charley |
Results
Main Stage
LJL 2025 Ignite Standings | |||||
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| Team | Pts | Games | Str | ||
| 1 |  Burning Core Toyama | 78 | 5 - 1 | 83% | 1W |
| 2 |  QT DIG∞ | 78 | 5 - 1 | 83% | 2W |
| 3 |  REJECT | 72 | 4 - 2 | 67% | 3W |
| 4 |  DetonatioN FocusMe Academy | 57 | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1L |
| 5 |  Yang Yang Gaming | 57 | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1W |
| 6 |  VARREL YOUTH | 54 | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1L |
| 7 |  Dream in 24 | 51 | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1L |
| 8 |  Clocks | 48 | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1W |
| 9 |  Deltan Gaming | 42 | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
| 10 |  Bamboo Juice | 36 | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1L |
| 11 |  Vortex1 | 30 | 1 - 5 | 17% | 2L |
| 12 |  VelbeliKaizokudan | 24 | 0 - 6 | 0% | 6L |
- 1 Round 1: Vortex was forced to surrender due to their players being unable to participate.[1]
| Team | LJL 2025 Ignite Round Progression | |||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | |
 BCT | | | | | | |
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 DFM.A | | | | | | |
 YYG | | | | | | |
 VLY | | | | | | |
 DM | | | | | | |
 CK | | | | | | |
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 BOO | | | | | | |
 VT | | | | | | |
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Knockout Stage
Match Schedule
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| Wed 21 MayWed 21 MayWed 21 May2025,5,21,08,00 - 2025,5,21,13,00 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-21 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-21 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-21 | |||||
| 2025,5,21,08,00 | |||||
| RC | W | FF | 2025,5,21,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | VT1 | |
| 2025,5,21,09,00 | |||||
| DM | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,21,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | CK | |
| 2025,5,21,10,00 | |||||
| QTD | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,21,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | BOO | |
| 2025,5,21,11,00 | |||||
| BCT | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,21,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | YYG | |
| 2025,5,21,12,00 | |||||
| DFM.A | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,21,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VK | |
| 2025,5,21,13,00 | |||||
| DG | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,21,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | VLY | |
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| Thu 22 MayThu 22 MayThu 22 May2025,5,22,08,00 - 2025,5,22,13,00 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-22 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-22 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-22 | |||||
| 2025,5,22,08,00 | |||||
| DG | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,22,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | BCT | |
| 2025,5,22,09,00 | |||||
| RC | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,22,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | QTD | |
| 2025,5,22,10,00 | |||||
| BOO | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,22,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | CK | |
| 2025,5,22,11,00 | |||||
| DM | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,22,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | DFM.A | |
| 2025,5,22,12,00 | |||||
| YYG | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,22,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VT | |
| 2025,5,22,13,00 | |||||
| VK | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,22,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | VLY | |
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| Wed 28 MayWed 28 MayWed 28 May2025,5,28,08,00 - 2025,5,28,13,00 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-28 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-28 | |||||
| Wed 2025-05-28 | |||||
| 2025,5,28,08,00 | |||||
| DFM.A | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,28,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | QTD | |
| 2025,5,28,09,00 | |||||
| RC | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,28,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | BCT | |
| 2025,5,28,10,00 | |||||
| VT | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,28,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | VLY | |
| 2025,5,28,11,00 | |||||
| DM | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,28,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | DG | |
| 2025,5,28,12,00 | |||||
| BOO | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,28,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VK | |
| 2025,5,28,13,00 | |||||
| YYG | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,28,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | CK | |
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| Thu 29 MayThu 29 MayThu 29 May2025,5,29,08,00 - 2025,5,29,13,00 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-29 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-29 | |||||
| Thu 2025-05-29 | |||||
| 2025,5,29,08,00 | |||||
| DG | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,29,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | DFM.A | |
| 2025,5,29,09,00 | |||||
| BCT | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,29,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | QTD | |
| 2025,5,29,10,00 | |||||
| BOO | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,29,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | VLY | |
| 2025,5,29,11,00 | |||||
| VK | 0 | 1 | 2025,5,29,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | VT | |
| 2025,5,29,12,00 | |||||
| CK | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,29,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | YYG | |
| 2025,5,29,13,00 | |||||
| RC | 1 | 0 | 2025,5,29,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | DM | |
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| Wed 4 JunWed 4 JunWed 4 Jun2025,6,04,08,00 - 2025,6,04,13,00 | |||||
| Wed 2025-06-04 | |||||
| Wed 2025-06-04 | |||||
| Wed 2025-06-04 | |||||
| 2025,6,04,08,00 | |||||
| CK | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,04,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | RC | |
| 2025,6,04,09,00 | |||||
| VT | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,04,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | DFM.A | |
| 2025,6,04,10,00 | |||||
| VK | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,04,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | BOO | |
| 2025,6,04,11,00 | |||||
| DG | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,04,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | VLY | |
| 2025,6,04,12,00 | |||||
| YYG | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,04,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | DM | |
| 2025,6,04,13,00 | |||||
| QTD | 1 | 0 | 2025,6,04,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | BCT | |
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| Thu 5 JunThu 5 JunThu 5 Jun2025,6,05,08,00 - 2025,6,05,13,00 | |||||
| Thu 2025-06-05 | |||||
| Thu 2025-06-05 | |||||
| Thu 2025-06-05 | |||||
| 2025,6,05,08,00 | |||||
| DG | 1 | 0 | 2025,6,05,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | BOO | |
| 2025,6,05,09,00 | |||||
| VT | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,05,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | QTD | |
| 2025,6,05,10,00 | |||||
| VK | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,05,10,0003:0012:0019:00 | CK | |
| 2025,6,05,11,00 | |||||
| DM | 0 | 1 | 2025,6,05,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | BCT | |
| 2025,6,05,12,00 | |||||
| YYG | 1 | 0 | 2025,6,05,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | VLY | |
| 2025,6,05,13,00 | |||||
| RC | 1 | 0 | 2025,6,05,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | DFM.A | |
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| Sat 14 JunSat 14 JunSat 14 Jun2025,6,14,08,00 - 2025,6,14,11,00 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-14 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-14 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-14 | |||||
| 2025,6,14,08,00 | |||||
| DFM.A | 2 | 0 | 2025,6,14,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | YYG | |
| 2025,6,14,11,00 | |||||
| RC | 2 | 0 | 2025,6,14,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | VLY | |
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| Sun 15 JunSun 15 JunSun 15 Jun2025,6,15,08,00 - 2025,6,15,11,00 | |||||
| Sun 2025-06-15 | |||||
| Sun 2025-06-15 | |||||
| Sun 2025-06-15 | |||||
| 2025,6,15,08,00 | |||||
| QTD | 0 | 2 | 2025,6,15,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | RC | |
| 2025,6,15,11,00 | |||||
| BCT | 2 | 1 | 2025,6,15,11,0004:0013:0020:00 | DFM.A | |
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| Sat 21 JunSat 21 JunSat 21 Jun2025,6,21,09,00 - 2025,6,21,09,00 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-21 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-21 | |||||
| Sat 2025-06-21 | |||||
| 2025,6,21,09,00 | |||||
| BCT | 0 | 3 | 2025,6,21,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | RC | |
- 1 Vortex was forced to surrender due to their players being unable to participate.[1]
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| RC | VT | W - FF | ||||||||
| DM | CK | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Revol | P1ng | DM | CK | DM | ||
| QTD | BOO | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Revol | DICE | BOO | QTD | QTD | ||
| BCT | YYG | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Revol | R0se | YYG | BCT | BCT | ||
| DFM.A | VK | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Revol | Nesty | DFM.A | VK | DFM.A | ||
| DG | VLY | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Revol | socceryakyu | DG | VLY | DG | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| DG | BCT | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | tol2 | DG | BCT | DG | ||
| RC | QTD | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Yuhi | RC | QTD | RC | ||
| BOO | CK | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Karaage | CK | BOO | BOO | ||
| DM | DFM.A | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | rre | DFM.A | DM | DM | ||
| YYG | VT | 1 - 0 | Jaeger | Recruit | Kreative | VT | YYG | YYG | ||
| VK | VLY | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | rakii | VK | VLY | VK | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| DFM.A | QTD | 0 - 1 | syouryu | Nemoh | Van | DFM.A | QTD | DFM.A | ||
| RC | BCT | 0 - 1 | syouryu | Nemoh | L1mit | RC | BCT | RC | ||
| VT | VLY | 0 - 1 | syouryu | Nemoh | kkkkkkkkk | VLY | VT | VT | ||
| DM | DG | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Nemoh | Dragonblood | DG | DM | DM | ||
| BOO | VK | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Nemoh | FuraFura | VK | BOO | BOO | ||
| YYG | CK | 1 - 0 | syouryu | Nemoh | Chico | CK | YYG | YYG | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| DG | DFM.A | 0 - 1 | syouryu | eyes | kurahuto | DFM.A | DG | DG | ||
| BCT | QTD | 1 - 0 | syouryu | eyes | Brucee | QTD | BCT | BCT | ||
| BOO | VLY | 0 - 1 | syouryu | eyes | OSaKi | VLY | BOO | BOO | ||
| VK | VT | 0 - 1 | syouryu | eyes | Magus | VT | VK | VK | ||
| CK | YYG | 1 - 0 | syouryu | eyes | Damocles | YYG | CK | CK | ||
| RC | DM | 1 - 0 | syouryu | eyes | RC | DM | RC | |||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| CK | RC | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Recap | RC | CK | CK | ||
| VT | DFM.A | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Momo | DFM.A | VT | VT | ||
| VK | BOO | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Razer | BOO | VK | VK | ||
| DG | VLY | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Competitive | VLY | DG | DG | ||
| YYG | DM | 0 - 1 | Jaeger | Recruit | Ramune | DM | YYG | YYG | ||
| QTD | BCT | 1 - 0 | Jaeger | Recruit | Washidai | BCT | QTD | QTD | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| DG | BOO | 1 - 0 | Katsudion | Revol | toraneko | DG | BOO | DG | ||
| VT | QTD | 0 - 1 | Katsudion | Revol | Hetel | QTD | VT | VT | ||
| VK | CK | 0 - 1 | Katsudion | Revol | VK | CK | VK | |||
| DM | BCT | 0 - 1 | Katsudion | Revol | Enapon | BCT | DM | DM | ||
| YYG | VLY | 1 - 0 | Katsudion | Revol | Norwegian | VLY | YYG | YYG | ||
| RC | DFM.A | 1 - 0 | Katsudion | Revol | Raina | DFM.A | RC | RC | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| DFM.A | YYG | 2 - 0 | syouryu | eyes | Deant9 | DFM.A | YYG | DFM.A | ||
| DFM.A | YYG | YYG | ||||||||
| RC | VLY | 2 - 0 | syouryu | eyes | VicaL | RC | VLY | RC | ||
| VLY | RC | VLY | ||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| QTD | RC | 0 - 2 | Katsudion | Revol | Samver | RC | QTD | QTD | ||
| RC | QTD | QTD | ||||||||
| BCT | DFM.A | 2 - 1 | Katsudion | Revol | tol2 | BCT | DFM.A | BCT | ||
| DFM.A | BCT | BCT | ||||||||
| BCT | DFM.A | DFM.A | ||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | Side Sel | VODs |
| BCT | RC | 0 - 3 | Jaeger | Recruit | Kinatu, Forest, Recap, Samver, Raina | RC | BCT | BCT | ||
| RC | BCT | BCT | ||||||||
| BCT | RC | BCT | ||||||||
Media
Streams
Broadcast Talent
Koji "eyes" Mitarai (御手洗 功次)
Ryosuke "Revol" Kakizaki (柿崎 亮介)
Kota "Jaeger" Horie
Satoshi "Recruit" Horikawa
Tatsuya "katsudion" Yamamoto
Keisuke "Nemoh" Koresawa
Kouya "syouryu" Ozawa (小澤 航也)
Individual Awards
Season Awards
| Award | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Forest | - |
| Outstanding Rookie | KING NORWE | - |
| Showman | KING NORWE | - |
| Best Play | L1mit | [1] |
Interviews
Announcements
- November 8, LJL 2025シーズンの開催概要とリブランディングを発表 (Japanese)
- November 22, LJL's X Post (Japanese)
Additional Content
Weekly Highlights
Viewership Statistics
Additional Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LJL's X Post (Japanese) x.com