LPL Summer Playoffs 2024: Everything You Need To Know

The LPL Summer Playoffs 2024 hopped off to a great start. This premier tournament has ten teams competing for regional dominance. 

Now, all cards are laid down as exciting matchups are happening in the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Summer Playoffs 2024. The teams are fighting each other to win the stakes, including a Worlds 2024 spot and the regional title. Which team do you think will have an excellent showing in their journey towards the crown? With that, here’s everything you’ll need to know about the upcoming LPL Summer Playoffs.

Qualified Teams and Seeding

The road is certainly hard, but it remains rewarding for teams that enter the tournament. The road towards LPL Summer Playoffs 2024 started with teams earning their spots in the Regular Split. 

Yet, this path posed a challenge for all competing teams with its unique format of group stage and rumble stage. However, with their excellent performances and talents, these ten teams, respectively, earned their spots in the tournament. 

The LPL Summer Playoffs 2024 include teams such as BiliBili Gaming, Top Esports, LNG Esports, JD Gaming, and Weibo Gaming. Along with them are Anyone’s Legend, LGD Gaming, FunPlus Phoenix, Oh My God, and Ninjas in Pyjamas, to complete the cast of ten teams.

Playoff Format

The LPL Summer Playoffs 2024 have a King of the Hill elimination format. This gives a unique start to the regional tournament. Furthermore, they divided the series into three phases.

They begin with the Knights Rivals, or the Play-in Stage, of the tournament on August 3–5, 2024. In this stage, LGD Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and ThunderTalk Gaming secured the ticket to the main playoff bracket. Then, it was followed by the King of the Hill format, which previously commenced from August 10 to August 16, 2024. Afterwards, the third and final phase will play in a double-elimination format, starting on August 17–24, 2024, and on August 30, 2024. 

All playoff matches will have the teams play in a best-of-five (Bo5) series and a standard draft format. In these cases, the higher-seeded team has a side selection advantage against their opposing teams.

Schedule and Venue

The competition started on August 10, 2024, and will have teams continuously battling until August 30, 2024. The LNG Esports Venue in Suzhou will host all the matches to create an exciting yet consistent atmosphere for the teams and their fans. 

With the tournament ongoing, these are the remaining matchups to stay tuned for. Starting on August 21, the Upper Bracket Final will begin to determine which teams will proceed into the grand final. On August 24, the brutal battle in the Lower Bracket Final will play out. Lastly, the Grand Final of the LPL Summer Playoffs 2024 will have the top teams of both brackets clash on August 30, 2024.

Prize Pool and Worlds Qualification

For the meantime, set aside the impressive battles that you’ll have to watch out for. he astounding prize pool of ¥4,200,000 CNY, or approximately $577,740 USD, awaits the winning team. 

A total of ¥2,000,000 CNY and a Direct Qualification to Worlds 2024 will be given to the regional Champions. For the runner-ups, they will also receive cash prizes and additional Championship Points to qualify for the 2024 World Championship.

For the LPL 2024 first runner-up, they will receive a total of ¥1,000,000 CNY plus 110 Championship Points. Next to them, the second placer will get ¥500,000 CNY and 80 Championship Points. Lastly, the third placer will earn ¥300,000 CNY and 60 Championship Points. 

Only the Regional Finals and Championship Points from August 31, 2024, to September 2, 2024, are left to determine whose team will enter the world’s stage. It will be a crucial battle between teams as the lone 2024 World Championship spot is left to grab.

Players to Watch

As the top ten teams are battling it out in the LPL Summer Playoffs 2024, there are several players who have been impressive so far. 

The tournament will see Tian of Top Esports, the Regular Season MVP from Summer Split. Along with him is Rookie, another key performer for Top Esports, where he secures the most Group Stage MVP awards. 

Tarzan of LNG Esports is also present in the competition. He took the lead on the Rumble Stage with his MVP performances on Summer Split. Moreover, GALA of LNG Esports and Ruler of JDG showed impressive gameplay to consistently carry performances throughout the split.

The sure thing is that LPL has a plenty of talent pool to surprise you throughout the tournament series. More players will eventually stand up for their teams as they pursue the LPL Summer title and a slot in Worlds 2024. 

How to Watch

To stay updated with the matchups, fans can catch all the action live on the official LPL channels. The streaming platform, Twitch, live streams all the matches to keep you tuned in to the game. 

However, you can also watch on their official YouTube channel, the LPL Official Channel. The games also stream on various Chinese platforms like Huya, Douyu, and Bilibili. Certainly, LPL made an effort to expand the accessibility of these high-class matches to their global fans.

Conclusion

You still have a few days left to see the brilliant performances from the ten premier teams in the LPL Summer Playoffs 2024. These teams set out on a journey to prove themselves from August 10, 2024, to August 30, 2024. With higher stakes on the line, you can certainly expect bigger and tougher fights from the players. 

Watch out for the performances of these teams through international streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube. You can also watch on Chinese streaming platforms like Huya, Douyu, and Bili Bili.