LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs: Teams, Schedule, Scores & More

The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) 2023 Spring Season is the first split of the 11th year of North America's professional league. After battling it out for eight weeks straight, the top six teams out of the total ten from the Spring season will enter the playoffs stage where one team will be crowned the Spring champion. Notably, the top two teams from the LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs will be representing North America in the upcoming 2023 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) where they will take on the best teams from around the world in London. 

Here’s everything you need to know about LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs: the teams that made it through, the schedule, and the format.

LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs: Teams

The following are the six teams that have qualified for the LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs arranged in order of their seeding in the regular split:

• Cloud9 (C9)

• FlyQuest (FLY)

• 100 Thieves (100T)

• Counter Logic Gaming (CLG)

• Evil Geniuses (EG)

• Golden Guardians (GG)

The LCS 2023 Spring Season had exciting games for all the teams. However, it is fair to say that FlyQuest and Cloud9 were in a league of their own while teams like Dignitas openly suffered. After winning the tie-breaker, Cloud9 snatched away first place from FlyQuest on the last day of the regular season.

A guide to LCS 2023 Spring Playoffs

Format

• The top six teams from the LCS Spring season participate

• The top 4 teams start in the winners' bracket

• The 5th and 6th-place teams start in the losers' bracket

• Double elimination bracket

• Matches are best-of-five (BO5)

• The top 2 teams qualify for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational

Schedule for LCS Spring Playoffs

The playoffs stage of the LCS Spring Split kicked off on 23rd March and will conclude on 9th April with the grand finals. All the timings mentioned in the tables below are in PST and are subject to change according to the official broadcast.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Grand Finals

After defeating Golden Guardian with a 3-1 scoreline in the grand final, Cloud9 will represent North America as the first Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2023 seed with a bye to the group stage. Meanwhile, Golden Guardians will start in the Play-in stage of MSI 2023.

Where to watch

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.