2015 NA LCS season

2015 NA LCS season
League	NA LCS
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	January 24 – April 19 (Spring) May 30 – August 23 (Summer)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Twitch
Spring
Champions	Team SoloMid
Runners-up	Cloud9
Top seed	Team SoloMid
Season MVP	Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg (Team SoloMid)
Summer
Champions	Counter Logic Gaming
Runners-up	Team SoloMid
Top seed	Team Liquid
Season MVP	Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae (Team Impulse)
Regional finals
Winner	Cloud9

The 2015 NA LCS season was the third year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It saw an expansion of the league from eight to ten teams, as well as the introduction of championship points and the regional finals gauntlet to better determine which teams should qualify for the World Championship. The season was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoff stage, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. Regular season games and the spring playoffs were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California, while the summer finals were held at Madison Square Garden.

The spring split began on January 24 and concluded with Team SoloMid winning their third NA LCS title on April 19, with a roster consisting of Dyrus, Santorin, Bjergsen, WildTurtle and Lustboy.

The summer split began on May 30 and concluded with Counter Logic Gaming winning their first NA LCS title on August 23, with a roster consisting of ZionSpartan, Xmithie, Pobelter, Huhi, Doublelift and Aphromoo.

The three teams that qualified for the 2015 World Championship were Counter Logic Gaming, Team SoloMid, and Cloud9.

Spring

Regular season

Pos	Team	W–L	Points	Qualification
1.	Team SoloMid	13–5	+8	Advance to semifinals
2.	Cloud9	12–6	+6
3.	Counter Logic Gaming	12–6	+6	Advance to quarterfinals
4.	Team Impulse	11–7	+4
5.	Gravity Gaming	10–8	+2
6.	Team Liquid	9–9	+0
7.	Team 8	9–9	+0	No qualification for playoffs
8.	Winterfox	7–11	-4	Promotion tournament
9.	Team Dignitas	6–12	-6
10.	Team Coast	1–17	-16	Relegation to the NA CS

	Second place tiebreaker
	Cloud9	1
	Counter Logic Gaming	0

	Sixth place tiebreaker
	Team 8	0
	Team Liquid	1

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						RS1	Team SoloMid	3
	RS4	Team Impulse	3			QF1	Team Impulse	1
	RS5	Gravity Gaming	1								1	Team SoloMid	3
											2	Cloud9	1
						RS2	Cloud9	3
	RS3	Counter Logic Gaming	0			QF2	Team Liquid	2
	RS6	Team Liquid	3								Third place
											3	Team Liquid	3
											4	Team Impulse	2

Summer

Regular season

Pos	Team	W–L	Points	Qualification
1.	Team Liquid	13–5	+8	Advance to semifinals
2.	Counter Logic Gaming	13–5	+8
3.	Team Impulse	12–6	+6	Advance to quarterfinals
4.	Gravity Gaming	12–6	+6
5.	Team SoloMid	11–7	+4
6.	Team Dignitas	10–8	+2
7.	Cloud9	6–12	-6	No qualification for playoffs
8.	Team 8	6–12	-6	Promotion tournament
9.	Enemy eSports	4–14	-10
10.	Team Dragon Knights	3–15	-12	Relegation to the NA CS

	First place tiebreaker
	Team Liquid	1
	Counter Logic Gaming	0

	Third place tiebreaker
	Team Impulse	1
	Gravity Gaming	0

	Seventh place tiebreaker
	Team 8	0
	Cloud9	1

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						RS2	Counter Logic Gaming	3
	RS3	Team Impulse	3			QF1	Team Impulse	0
	RS6	Team Dignitas	0								1	Counter Logic Gaming	3
											2	Team SoloMid	0
						RS1	Team Liquid	1
	RS4	Gravity Gaming	1			QF2	Team SoloMid	3
	RS5	Team SoloMid	3								Third place
											4	Team Impulse	1
											3	Team Liquid	3

Regional finals

Round 1

Round 2

Finals

CP3

Team Liquid

1

CP4

Team Impulse

2

R2

Cloud9

3

CP5

Cloud9

3

R1

Cloud9

3

CP6

Gravity Gaming

2