Cover-Credits:
As we head into the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) 2024 season, the biggest development is that the league will work with just eight teams. On 20th November 2023, LCS opened up about its plans for 2024 and beyond. The president of esports at Riot Games, Josh Needham said Riot and all LCS partnered teams coneved and that the publisher expressed its commitment to the League of Legends esports ecosystem in North America.
The LCS will operate with just eight teams instead of the usual ten-team system. Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians exited the LCS ecosystem in 2024.
Having said all that, here's your handy guide to the first split of the 2024 season, the LCS 2024 Spring Split.
A Guide to LCS 2024 Spring Split
The LCS 2024 Spring Season is the first split of the eleventh year of NA's professional league and eight teams will compete in a round-robin group stage. Explaining this move, Needham added, "This change will allow us to be much more flexible as we prepare to restructure the league for future success. We made this change prior to free agency that begins today to allow impacted players the ability to pursue opportunities with other teams or leagues.”
Here’s all you need to know about the LCS 2024 Spring Split:
As mentioned earlier, Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses have exited the league and storied North American (NA) organization Team SoloMid (TSM) has sold its spot to Shopify Rebellion.
Format
Eight teams participate
Double Round Robin setup
Matches are best-of-one
Top six teams qualify for Playoffs
Top four teams start in the upper bracket
The fifth and sixth-place teams start in the lower bracket of the playoffs
LCS 2024 Spring Split: Teams and Standings
Schedule for LCS Spring Split 2024
The LCS Spring Split 2023 is kicking off on 20th January 2024 and will feature intense League of Legends action. The times mentioned in the table are in PST and are subject to change.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Playoffs
The tables and schedules for the remaining three weeks of regular season play will be updated as the LCS Spring split progresses.
Where To Watch LCS Live?
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 that will be announced later on.
