2023 LPL season explained

2023 LPL season
League:LPL
Sport:League of Legends
No Of Teams:17
Season:Spring Split
Season Champ Name:Champions
Season Champs:JD Gaming
Second Place:Bilibili Gaming
Mvp:Lee "Scout" Ye-chan
Season2:Summer Split
Season Champ2 Name:Champions
Season Champs2:JD Gaming
Second Place2:LNG Esports
Mvp2:Lee "Scout" Ye-chan
Seasonslistnames:LPL
Prevseason Link:2022 LPL season
Prevseason Year:2022
Nextseason Link:2024 LPL season
Nextseason Year:2024

The 2023 LPL season was the 11th season of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), a Chinese professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 14, 2023, and culminated with the Spring Split Finals on April 15, 2023. The Summer Split began on May 29, 2023, and culminated with the LCS Championship Final on August 5, 2023.

JD Gaming won the Spring Split playoffs, directly qualifying them for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), while Bilibili Gaming finished as the runners-up, qualifying them for the MSI play-in stage. JD Gaming also won the Summer Split playoffs, earning a direct qualification to the 2023 World Championship. Bilibili Gaming qualified for the 2023 World Championship via Championship Points, and both LNG Esports and Weibo Gaming also qualified for the 2023 World Championship through the Regional Finals.

Spring

The Spring Split regular season ran from January 14 to March 25, 2023. The 17 teams competed in a single round-robin tournament, where all matches were best-of-three. The top 10 teams from the regular season secured spots in the playoffs. The top two teams automatically progressed to a four-team double-elimination tournament. Meanwhile, the next six teams competed in a single-elimination king-of-the-hill tournament, with the top two teams advancing to join the initial top two in the four-team double-elimination tournament.[1] The top two teams from the Spring Split playoffs qualified for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational.[2]

Playoffs

Bracket

Summer

Playoffs

Bracket

Regional Finals

The Regional Finals was a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LPL based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2023 World Championship. The top two teams faced off, and the winner earned a spot in the World Championship. Simultaneously, the bottom two teams played against each other, with the losing team being eliminated. The remaining two teams then competed for the last LPL spot in the 2023 World Championship.[3]

Awards

Spring
Summer
Season

Notes and References

  1. News: Xu . Davide . When does the LPL 2023 Spring Split start? . January 2, 2024 . . January 8, 2023.
  2. News: Miter . Mateusz . Kelly . Michael . All League of Legends teams qualified for MSI 2023 . January 3, 2024 . . April 23, 2023.
  3. News: Geracie . Nick . JDG Wins LPL Summer Playoffs 3-2 over LNG . January 3, 2024 . . August 5, 2023 . en.
  4. News: LOL:2023LPL春季赛最佳奖项出炉,Scout斩获生涯首个常规赛MVP . January 3, 2024 . . April 1, 2023 . zh.
  5. News: 2023LPL夏季赛常规赛荣誉评选统计结果及明细 . January 3, 2024 . lol.qq.com . July 21, 2023 . zh.
  6. News: 2023LPL颁奖盛典各奖项公布,JDG获最佳俱乐部,Knight获年度MVP_赛道_媒体_解说 . January 3, 2024 . . January 9, 2023 . zh.