Heading into 2023, the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) that focuses on the North American (NA) region is gearing up for major changes. The Americas head of esports for League of Legends, Raul Fernandez, detailed all the changes and the schedule for the LCS 2023 Spring Split in a blog post. The biggest change that players, teams, broadcast members, and fans need to get used to is the shift of broadcast days to Thursdays and Fridays and on super weeks, matches will be played on Wednesdays. Additionally, ahead of the LCS 2023 Spring Split, the LCS Arena has been renamed the Riot Games Arena as Riot Games included the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Americas circuit.
Raul Fernandez said, "The [LCS] broadcast will continue to build on the positive feedback we received to changes over the summer and expand further. Expect even more eclectic content and conversations from our charismatic talent as we create a broadcast experience placed squarely at the intersection of competition and culture."
The LCS 2023 Spring Season is the first split of the eleventh year of NA's professional league and ten teams will compete in a round-robin group stage. Here’s all you need to know about the LCS 2023 Spring Split.
While the broadcast days for the LCS have changed, the competitive format of the league will largely remain the same. In 2023, both Spring Split and Summer Splits will be double round robins over eight weeks of regular season play, with two super weeks (three days of play) each split. Split Playoff formats also remain unchanged from 2022 — the winners of Spring Playoffs will represent LCS at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), and the top three finishers in the LCS Championship shall go to Worlds.
Ten teams will participate
Double Round Robin setup
Matches are best-of-one (BO1)
The top six teams qualify for playoffs
The top four teams start in the upper bracket of playoffs
The fifth and sixth teams will start in the lower bracket
Standings | Teams | Record (W-L) |
---|---|---|
1 | Cloud9 (C9) | 14 - 4 |
2 | FlyQuest (FLY) | 14 - 4 |
3 | 100 Thieves (100T) | 10 - 8 |
4 | Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) | 10 - 8 |
5 | Evil Geniuses (EG) | 10 - 8 |
6 | Golden Guardians (GG) | 9 - 9 |
7 | Team Liquid (TL) | 8 - 10 |
7 | Team SoloMid (TSM) | 8 - 10 |
9 | Immortals (IMT) | 4 - 14 |
10 | Dignitas (DIG) | 3 - 15 |
The six teams heading into the LCS Spring Split 2023 playoffs after Week 8 and the tie-breaker matches are as follows:
Cloud9
FlyQuest
100 Thieves
Counter Logic Gaming
Evil Geniuses
Golden Guardians
The LCS Spring Split 2023 is kicking off on 26th January 2023 and will feature intense League of Legends action. The times mentioned in the table are in PST and are subject to change.
Week 1
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
26th January | 100T vs C9 | 2.00 PM | C9 |
GG vs EG | 3.00 PM | EG | |
FLY vs TL | 4.00 PM | FLY | |
CLG vs DIG | 5.00 PM | CLG | |
TSM vs IMT | 6.00 PM | TSM | |
27th January | CLG vs EG | 2.00 PM | CLG |
GG vs C9 | 3.00 PM | C9 | |
TSM vs TL | 4.00 PM | TSM | |
100T vs IMT | 5.00 PM | 100T | |
FLY vs DIG | 6.00 PM | FLY |
Week 2
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
2nd February | CLG vs C9 | 2.00 PM | C9 |
FLY vs GG | 3.00 PM | FLY | |
DIG vs 100T | 4.00 PM | 100T | |
IMT vs TL | 5.00 PM | TL | |
TSM vs EG | 6.00 PM | EG | |
3rd February | FLY vs C9 | 2.00 PM | FLY |
DIG vs EG | 3.00 PM | EG | |
TSM vs 100T | 4.00 PM | 100T | |
TL vs GG | 5.00 PM | TL | |
IMT vs CLG | 6.00 PM | IMT |
Week 3
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
9th February | TSM vs C9 | 2.00 PM | C9 |
FLY vs EG | 3.00 PM | FLY | |
TL vs 100T | 4.00 PM | 100T | |
CLG vs GG | 5.00 PM | GG | |
IMT vs DIG | 6.00 PM | IMT | |
10th February | FLY vs 100T | 2.00 PM | FLY |
TSM vs CLG | 3.00 PM | TSM | |
EG vs C9 | 4.00 PM | EG | |
DIG vs TL | 5.00 PM | TL | |
IMT vs GG | 6.00 PM | GG |
Week 4 (Super Week)
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
15th February | EG vs 100T | 2.00 PM | EG |
IMT vs FLY | 3.00 PM | FLY | |
CLG vs TL | 4.00 PM | CLG | |
DIG vs C9 | 5.00 PM | C9 | |
TSM vs GG | 6.00 PM | GG | |
16th February | TL vs EG | 2.00 PM | EG |
IMT vs C9 | 3.00 PM | C9 | |
CLG vs 100T | 4.00 PM | 100T | |
TSM vs FLY | 5.00 PM | TSM | |
DIG vs GG | 6.00 PM | GG | |
17th February | CLG vs FLY | 2.00 PM | FLY |
IMT vs EG | 3.00 PM | EG | |
TL vs C9 | 4.00 PM | C9 | |
TSM vs DIG | 5.00 PM | TSM | |
GG vs 100T | 6.00 PM | GG |
Week 5
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
23rd February | FLY vs 100T | 12:00 PM | FLY |
IMT vs TL | 1:00 PM | TL | |
GG vs C9 | 2:00 PM | GG | |
TSM vs CLG | 3:00 PM | CLG | |
DIG vs EG | 4:00 PM | DIG | |
24th February | TSM vs C9 | 12:00 PM | C9 |
IMT vs CLG | 1:00 PM | CLG | |
GG vs EG | 2:00 PM | GG | |
TL vs 100T | 3:00 PM | 100T | |
DIG vs FLY | 4:00 PM | FLY |
Week 6
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
2nd March | CLG vs FLY | 12:00 PM | FLY |
TSM vs EG | 1:00 PM | EG | |
100T vs C9 | 2:00 PM | C9 | |
TL vs GG | 3:00 PM | TL | |
IMT vs DIG | 4:00 PM | IMT | |
3rd March | CLG vs 100T | 12:00 PM | CLG |
DIG vs C9 | 1:00 PM | C9 | |
FLY vs EG | 2:00 PM | EG | |
TSM vs TL | 3:00 PM | TSM | |
IMT vs GG | 4:00 PM | GG |
Week 7
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
9th March | FLY vs TL | 12:00 PM | TL |
TSM vs IMT | 1:00 PM | TSM | |
EG vs C9 | 2:00 PM | C9 | |
GG vs 100T | 3:00 PM | 100T | |
CLG vs DIG | 4:00 PM | DIG | |
10th March | TL vs C9 | 12:00 PM | C9 |
IMT vs FLY | 1:00 PM | FLY | |
CLG vs EG | 2:00 PM | EG | |
DIG vs 100T | 3:00 PM | 100T | |
TSM vs GG | 4:00 PM | GG |
Week 8 (Super Week)
Date | Match | Time (PST) | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
15th March | FLY vs C9 | 12:00 PM | C9 |
CLG vs GG | 1:00 PM | CLG | |
TSM vs 100T | 2:00 PM | 100T | |
IMT vs EG | 3:00 PM | IMT | |
DIG vs TL | 4:00 PM | TL | |
16th March | EG vs 100T | 12:00 PM | 100T |
TSM vs DIG | 1:00 PM | TSM | |
CLG vs TL | 2:00 PM | CLG | |
IMT vs C9 | 3:00 PM | C9 | |
FLY vs GG | 4:00 PM | FLY | |
17th March | CLG vs C9 | 12:00 PM | CLG |
TSM vs FLY | 1:00 PM | FLY | |
TL vs EG | 2:00 PM | TL | |
DIG vs GG | 3:00 PM | DIG | |
IMT vs 100T | 4:00 PM | 100T | |
FLY vs C9 (1st place tie-breaker) | 6.00 PM | C9 | |
EG vs 100T (4th place tie-breaker) | 7.00 PM | 100T | |
CLG vs 100T (3rd place tie-breaker) | 9.00 PM | 100T |
Fans can watch every LCS match live on lolesports.com, Twitch, and YouTube. Keep an eye on the LCS broadcast and social media for the location of the Spring Split Final.