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| LCS 2023 Championship | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | North America | |
| Event Type | Online/Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Start Date | 2023-07-27 | |
| End Date | 2023-08-20 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The LCS 2023 Championship is the third installment of the LCS Championship. An LCS champion will be crowned and teams sent to represent NA at Worlds 2023.
Overview
Format
- Top 8 teams from the Summer Season participate
- Top two teams start in round 2 of the upper bracket
- #1 seed selects to play against either potential winner of 3 vs 6 or 4 vs 5 before Championship starts
- 3rd to 6th start in round 1 of the upper bracket
- 7th and 8th start in round 1 of the lower bracket
- Double elimination bracket
- Matches are best of five
- Top 3 teams qualify for the 2023 Season World Championship
- Fourth-placed team qualifies for the 2023 Worlds Qualifying Series
Prize Pool
$ 200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
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 1 | $100,000 | 50% | Worlds 2023 |  NRG |
 2 | $50,000 | 25% | Worlds 2023 |  Cloud9 |
 3 | $30,000 | 15% | Worlds 2023 |  Team Liquid |
| 4 | $20,000 | 10% | Worlds Qualifying Series '23 |  Golden Guardians |
| 5-6 |  Evil Geniuses | |||
 Dignitas | ||||
| 7-8 |  TSM | |||
 100 Thieves |
Participants
Results
Round 1
TL
TL1
NRG
NRG3
EG
EG3
TSM
TSM2
Losers' Bracket
DIG
DIG3
TSM
TSM2
100T
100T1
TL
TL3
Round 2
GG
GG1
NRG
NRG3
C9
C93
EG
EG0
DIG
DIG0
GG
GG3
TL
TL3
EG
EG1
Round 3
GG
GG2
TL
TL3
Round 4
NRG
NRG0
C9
C93
NRG
NRG3
TL
TL2
Finals
C9
C91
NRG
NRG3
Match Schedule
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| Thu 27 Jul - Fri 4 AugThu 27 Jul - Fri 4 AugFri 28 Jul - Sat 5 Aug2023,7,27,21,00 - 2023,8,04,21,00 | |||||
| Thu 2023-07-27 | |||||
| Thu 2023-07-27 | |||||
| Fri 2023-07-28 | |||||
| 2023,7,27,21,00 | |||||
| EG | 3 | 2 | 2023,7,27,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
| Fri 2023-07-28 | |||||
| Fri 2023-07-28 | |||||
| Sat 2023-07-29 | |||||
| 2023,7,28,21,00 | |||||
| TL | 1 | 3 | 2023,7,28,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | NRG | |
| Thu 2023-08-03 | |||||
| Thu 2023-08-03 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-04 | |||||
| 2023,8,03,21,00 | |||||
| DIG | 3 | 2 | 2023,8,03,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
| Fri 2023-08-04 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-04 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-05 | |||||
| 2023,8,04,21,00 | |||||
| 100T | 1 | 3 | 2023,8,04,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TL | |
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| Sat 5 Aug - Fri 11 AugSat 5 Aug - Fri 11 AugSun 6 Aug - Sat 12 Aug2023,8,05,21,00 - 2023,8,11,21,00 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-05 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-05 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-06 | |||||
| 2023,8,05,21,00 | |||||
| C9 | 3 | 0 | 2023,8,05,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | EG | |
| Sun 2023-08-06 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-06 | |||||
| Mon 2023-08-07 | |||||
| 2023,8,06,21,00 | |||||
| GG | 1 | 3 | 2023,8,06,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | NRG | |
| Thu 2023-08-10 | |||||
| Thu 2023-08-10 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| 2023,8,10,21,00 | |||||
| TL | 3 | 1 | 2023,8,10,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | EG | |
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| Fri 2023-08-11 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| 2023,8,11,21,00 | |||||
| DIG | 0 | 3 | 2023,8,11,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | GG | |
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| Sun 13 AugSun 13 AugMon 14 Aug2023,8,13,21,00 - 2023,8,13,21,00 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| Mon 2023-08-14 | |||||
| 2023,8,13,21,00 | |||||
| GG | 2 | 3 | 2023,8,13,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TL | |
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| Sat 12 Aug - Sat 19 AugSat 12 Aug - Sat 19 AugSun 13 Aug - Sun 20 Aug2023,8,12,21,00 - 2023,8,19,20,00 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-12 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-13 | |||||
| 2023,8,12,21,00 | |||||
| NRG | 0 | 3 | 2023,8,12,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | C9 | |
| Sat 2023-08-19 | |||||
| Sat 2023-08-19 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| 2023,8,19,20,00 | |||||
| NRG | 3 | 2 | 2023,8,19,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | TL | |
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| Sun 20 AugSun 20 AugMon 21 Aug2023,8,20,20,00 - 2023,8,20,20,00 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| Sun 2023-08-20 | |||||
| Mon 2023-08-21 | |||||
| 2023,8,20,20,00 | |||||
| C9 | 1 | 3 | 2023,8,20,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | NRG | |
VODs & Match Links
Individual Awards
Player of the Series
| MVP Standings | ||
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| Rank | Times | Player |
| 1 | 2 | Berserker |
| 1 | 2 | Palafox |
| 1 | 2 | Summit |
| 4 | 1 | Contractz |
| 4 | 1 | FBI |
| Click for Full Standings | ||
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| 4 | 1 | Jensen |
| 4 | 1 | Licorice |
| 4 | 1 | Pyosik |
| 4 | 1 | Revenge |
Player of the Week
| Week | Player |
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| 1 |  Revenge
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| 2 |  Berserker
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| 3 | - |
| 4 | - |
Media
Streams
Broadcast Talent
Core
Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines - Play-by-Play Caster
Marc "Raafaa" Arrambide - Play-by-Play Caster
Gabriella "Gabby Durden" Devia-Allen - Play-by-Play Caster/Interviewer
Issac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley - Play-by-Play Caster/Color Caster/Analyst
Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler - Color Caster/Analyst
Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman - Color Caster/Analyst/Interviewer
Joshua "Jatt" Leesman - Color Caster/Analyst
Emily "Emily Rand" Rand - Analyst
Barento "Raz" Mohammed - Analyst
Guests
Erik "Treatz" Wessén - Color Caster/Analyst
Colin "Solo" Earnest - Color Caster/Analyst
Gabriël "Bwipo" Rau - Color Caster/Analyst
Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen - Color Caster/Analyst
James "Dash" Patterson - Desk Host
Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang - Analyst
Venue
| Rounds 1, 2, 3, and Upper Bracket Final | Lower Bracket Final and Grand Finals |
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| Los Angeles, CA | Newark, NJ |
| LCS Studio | Prudential Center |
| Capacity - 309 | Capacity - 16,755 |
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| 12312 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
25 Lafayette St Newark, NJ 07102 |
Announcements
Viewership Statistics
Additional Content
- See Media.