[Regular season ends, top ten teams emerge]
On August 5th, with ThunderTalk Gaming defeating OMG to secure the last playoff spot, the race for the Knight's Road phase officially ended. Ultimately, Bilibili Gaming topped the regular season standings. Despite some fluctuations during the season, Bilibili Gaming remained strong thanks to their quick adjustment ability and the addition of jungler Wei . Following closely behind is the LNG Esports team, which showed a renewed competitive state in the latter half of the regular season and during the group stage. Additionally, Anyone's Legend , LGD Gaming , and ThunderTalk Gaming , teams that haven't seen the playoffs in a while, made it this time due to their refreshed rosters and improved player synergy. We believe they will bring more surprises to the summoners!
[Playoffs begin, heroes vie for the Silver Dragon Cup]
The 2024 LPL Summer Playoff will officially begin on August 10th, adopting the BO5 (best of five) and competitive draft mode. The ten teams advancing to the playoffs will be grouped into a bubble format.
Bilibili Gaming , Weibo Gaming , JD Gaming , LGD Gaming , and Ninjas in Pyjamas will gather in the upper bracket of the playoffs; LNG Esports , Top Esports , Anyone's Legend , FunPlus Phoenix , and ThunderTalk Gaming will compete fiercely in the lower bracket. After the upper and lower bracket battles, four teams will advance to the double-elimination stage, and the two teams winning the winners' and losers' finals will compete for the summer championship.
The first round of matches will take place at 18:00 on August 10th, with LGD Gaming facing Ninjas in Pyjamas . During the previous group stage, both teams faced the challenge of consecutive losses, and in their most recent encounter, LGD Gaming came out on top, defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas with a "come-from-behind" 2-1 victory. This time around, whether Ninjas in Pyjamas 's newly joined jungler Leyan can quickly improve his synergy with the team, and whether LGD Gaming 's mid laner haichao can maintain his previous competitive form to challenge the world championship mid laner rookie , will be key factors in the matchup that summoners won't want to miss!
At 18:00 on August 11th, FPX will face off against the "reborn" ThunderTalk Gaming . In the previous group stage, FPX defeated ThunderTalk Gaming twice, holding the advantage. However, after entering the rebirth group, ThunderTalk Gaming gradually showed their resilience, even defeating the top-ranked OMG team in the Knight's Road with a 3-0 score, becoming the only team to advance to the playoffs from the rebirth group. After more than a month, what kind of jungle battle will the emerging FPX rookie milkyway and the mid-generation jungler Beichuan have? Can the FPX bottom lane duo, with their deep champion pool, break through the increasingly cohesive ThunderTalk Gaming bottom lane duo? Let's wait and see!
The 2024 LPL Summer Playoff will be held at the Suzhou LNGNinebot home arena—Yangcheng International Esports Center. Meanwhile, playoff tickets have been officially on sale since 14:00 on August 6th. Summoners can purchase them through the official designated ticketing platform. Additionally, summoners can watch the matches through the League of Legends client, the Pocket League of Legends app, the League of Legends esports official website, Huya Live, Douyu Live, Bilibili Live, Tencent Video, Tencent Sports, Sina Weibo, and WeChat Video Channel. Summoners in front of the TV can watch through the BesTV platform.
On August 10, reaching the pinnacle of rebirth, the knight's spirit never dies! Ten teams are ready to go, every match is crucial, fearless in competing for the peak!
