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LPL 2020 Summer Playoffs | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | TJ Sports | |
Rulebook | Rulebook | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | China | |
Event Type | Offline | |
Country | China | |
Start Date | 2020-08-13 | |
End Date | 2020-08-27 | |
Broadcast | ||
Streams | Twitch Tencent Full List | |
Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
Social Media & Links | ||
The 2020 League of Legends Pro League (LPL) is the eighth year of China's professional League of Legends league. The Summer Playoffs takes the top eight teams from the Summer Season and seeds based on their season standings. The teams compete for Championship Points and a spot at the 2020 Season World Championship.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Top 8 teams from the Summer Season participate
- 1st and 2nd place teams receive a bye to the semifinals
- 3rd and 4th place teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals
- 5th to 8th place teams start in Round 1
- Single elimination bracket
- Round 1 - (5th Seed vs 8th Seed) and (6th Seed vs 7th Seed)
- Quarterfinals - (5/8 Winner vs 4th Seed) and (6/7 Winner vs 3rd Seed)
- Semifinals - (4/5/8 Winner vs 1st Seed) and (3/6/7 Winner vs 2nd Seed)
- 3rd Place Match - 1/4/5/8 Loser vs 2/3/6/7 Loser
- Finals - 1/4/5/8 Winner vs 2/3/6/7 Winner
- 5th place is decided by:
- Total Game Differential in Summer Season and Summer Playoffs
- Head to Head record in Summer Season
- Matches are best of five
- Winner qualifies for the 2020 Season World Championship
- For additional Worlds seeding from the LPL, see Championship Points and Regional Finals
Prize Pool[]
¥ 4,200,000 Chinese Yuan Renminbi are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Championship Points | Qualification | Team |
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1 | ¥2,000,000$287,930€243,196 | 47.62% | Worlds 2020 Main Event | Top Esports | |
2 | ¥1,000,000$143,965€121,598 | 23.81% | 90 | JD Gaming | |
3 | ¥500,000$71,982.50€60,799 | 11.9% | 70 | Suning | |
4 | ¥300,000$43,189.50€36,479.40 | 7.14% | 40 | LGD Gaming | |
5 | ¥200,000$28,793€24,319.60 | 4.76% | 20 | Victory Five | |
6 | ¥200,000$28,793€24,319.60 | 4.76% | 10 | Invictus Gaming | |
7-8 | FunPlus Phoenix | ||||
Team WE |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on August 13, 2020, as follows:
- ¥ 1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = $ 0.143965 US Dollars
- ¥ 1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = € 0.121598 Euros
Participants[]
Results[]
- See Championship Points for a full explanation and overview of Worlds qualification.
Round 1
V5
3
FPX
1
LGD
3
WE
1
Quarterfinals
SN
3
V5
1
iG
0
LGD
3
Semifinals
TES
3
SN
0
JDG
3
LGD
1
Finals
TES
3
JDG
2
3rd place match
SN
3
LGD
0
Match Schedule[]
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Thu 13 Aug - Fri 14 AugThu 13 Aug - Fri 14 AugThu 13 Aug - Fri 14 Aug2020,8,13,09,00 - 2020,8,14,09,00 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-13 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-13 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-13 | |||||
2020,8,13,09,00 | |||||
V5 | 3 | 1 | 2020,8,13,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | FPX | |
Fri 2020-08-14 | |||||
Fri 2020-08-14 | |||||
Fri 2020-08-14 | |||||
2020,8,14,09,00 | |||||
LGD | 3 | 1 | 2020,8,14,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | WE |
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Sat 15 Aug - Sun 16 AugSat 15 Aug - Sun 16 AugSat 15 Aug - Sun 16 Aug2020,8,15,09,00 - 2020,8,16,09,00 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-15 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-15 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-15 | |||||
2020,8,15,09,00 | |||||
SN | 3 | 1 | 2020,8,15,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | V5 | |
Sun 2020-08-16 | |||||
Sun 2020-08-16 | |||||
Sun 2020-08-16 | |||||
2020,8,16,09,00 | |||||
iG | 0 | 3 | 2020,8,16,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | LGD |
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Sat 22 Aug - Sun 23 AugSat 22 Aug - Sun 23 AugSat 22 Aug - Sun 23 Aug2020,8,22,09,00 - 2020,8,23,09,00 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-22 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-22 | |||||
Sat 2020-08-22 | |||||
2020,8,22,09,00 | |||||
TES | 3 | 0 | 2020,8,22,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | SN | |
Sun 2020-08-23 | |||||
Sun 2020-08-23 | |||||
Sun 2020-08-23 | |||||
2020,8,23,09,00 | |||||
JDG | 3 | 1 | 2020,8,23,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | LGD |
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Tue 25 AugTue 25 AugTue 25 Aug2020,8,25,09,00 - 2020,8,25,09,00 | |||||
Tue 2020-08-25 | |||||
Tue 2020-08-25 | |||||
Tue 2020-08-25 | |||||
2020,8,25,09,00 | |||||
SN | 3 | 0 | 2020,8,25,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | LGD |
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Thu 27 AugThu 27 AugThu 27 Aug2020,8,27,09,30 - 2020,8,27,09,30 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-27 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-27 | |||||
Thu 2020-08-27 | |||||
2020,8,27,09,30 | |||||
TES | 3 | 2 | 2020,8,27,09,3002:3011:3018:30 | JDG |
VODs & Match Links[]
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | WP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP | |
V5 | FPX | 3 - 1 | Hysterics | Lyric | Link | Mole | Link | Link | Link | V5 | FPX | V5 | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Mole |
V5 | FPX | V5 | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Mole | ||||||||||
V5 | FPX | V5 | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Doinb | ||||||||||
FPX | V5 | FPX | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Biubiu | ||||||||||
LGD | WE | 3 - 1 | Munchables | Dagda | Link | xiye | Link | Link | Link | LGD | WE | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | xiye |
LGD | WE | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | xiye | ||||||||||
LGD | WE | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Jiumeng | ||||||||||
LGD | WE | WE | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Peanut | ||||||||||
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | WP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP | |
SN | V5 | 3 - 1 | Munchables | Lyric | Link | huanfeng | Link | Link | Link | SN | V5 | SN | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | ppgod |
SN | V5 | SN | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | SofM | ||||||||||
V5 | SN | V5 | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | huanfeng | ||||||||||
SN | V5 | V5 | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | SofM | ||||||||||
iG | LGD | 0 - 3 | Hysterics | Dagda | Link | Mark | Link | Link | Link | iG | LGD | iG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Peanut |
iG | LGD | iG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Mark | ||||||||||
LGD | iG | iG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Kramer | ||||||||||
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | WP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP | |
TES | SN | 3 - 0 | Hysterics | Lyric | Link | 369, Karsa | Link | Link | Link | TES | SN | TES | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | 369 |
SN | TES | SN | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Karsa | ||||||||||
SN | TES | SN | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | JackeyLove | ||||||||||
JDG | LGD | 3 - 1 | Munchables | Dagda | Link | Kanavi, LvMao | Link | Link | Link | JDG | LGD | JDG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Kanavi |
LGD | JDG | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Kanavi | ||||||||||
LGD | JDG | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | xiye | ||||||||||
JDG | LGD | JDG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | LokeN | ||||||||||
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | WP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP | |
SN | LGD | 3 - 0 | Hysterics | Dagda | Link | SofM | Link | Link | Link | LGD | SN | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | SofM |
LGD | SN | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | SofM | ||||||||||
LGD | SN | LGD | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | SofM | ||||||||||
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Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | WP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | MVP | |
TES | JDG | 3 - 2 | Munchables | Lyric | Link | Karsa | Link | Link | Link | TES | JDG | JDG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | JackeyLove |
JDG | TES | JDG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Zoom | ||||||||||
TES | JDG | TES | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | knight | ||||||||||
JDG | TES | JDG | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | Zoom | ||||||||||
JDG | TES | TES | Link | PB • Start • Post • HL | knight |
Individual Awards[]
Playoffs MVP Standings[]
MVP Standings | ||
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Rank | Times | Player |
1 | 5 | SofM |
2 | 3 | xiye |
3 | 2 | JackeyLove |
3 | 2 | Kanavi |
3 | 2 | knight |
Click for Full Standings | ||
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3 | 2 | Mole |
3 | 2 | Peanut |
3 | 2 | Zoom |
9 | 1 | 369 |
9 | 1 | Biubiu |
9 | 1 | Doinb |
9 | 1 | huanfeng |
9 | 1 | Jiumeng |
9 | 1 | Karsa |
9 | 1 | Kramer |
9 | 1 | LokeN |
9 | 1 | Mark |
9 | 1 | ppgod |
Media[]
Streams[]
Twitch
Twitch (Unofficial) (on Official Broadcast Off-Days)
YouTube
Huya
Twitch
YouTube
Tencent
bilibili
Douyu
Huya
Afreeca
Twitch (Riris)
Twitch (Unofficial)
Articles & Interviews[]
- August
- September
- August 10, LPL Playoffs Preview by JJ Fonesca on The Game Haus
- August 11, The redemption arc of Victory Five: From a winless record to LPL Summer playoffs by Cristian Lupasco on Dot Esports
- August 17, LPL Semifinals Preview by JJ Fonesca on The Game Haus
- August 24, LPL Grand Finals Preview by JJ Fonesca on The Game Haus
- August 24, JD Gaming vs. Top Esports: Can TES take down the reigning LPL champions? by Megan Kay on Dot Esports
- August 25, [TMI Interview] TES Karsa: "At first, I played mid. Then, I saw a friend play Lee Sin." with Viion on Inven Global
- August 25, LPL Caster, Hysterics: "It's easy for me to say that that LPL is going to win Worlds again this year." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- August 25, [TMI Interview] JDG Kanavi: "You react faster when your Flash is on D." with Quest on Inven Global
- August 26, [LPL Summer Playoffs] Establishing a new era: Top Esports looks to dethrone LPL champion JD Gaming by Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- August 27, TOP Esports are the LPL Summer Split Champions by JJ Fonesca on The Game Haus
- August 31, Suning and LGD Take the Last Remaining LPL Seeds for Worlds by JJ Fonesca on The Game Haus
- September 15, Introducing Worlds LPL translator and host Wendy! - her story, Worlds expectations and more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Announcements[]
Additional Content[]
Additional Links[]
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
Peak Viewership | |
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Total | 349 681 |
English Streams | 238 261 |
Twitch.tv Streams | 157 560 |
Other | |
Total Time Watched | 16 523 138 Hours |
Avg Concurrent Viewers | 44 447 |