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With the conclusion of the League of Legends LCK Summer 2024 Regular Season, the Playoff stage is set to start on August 23, 2024. Gen.G emerged as the clear leader of the split, securing first place with an impressive record of 17 wins and just one loss. Having already claimed the last four LCK titles, the team is now aiming for their second LCK championship this year.
The playoff stage of the LCK for this split holds significant importance, as only the champion will earn a direct spot in the LoL Worlds 2024. Notably, Gen.G already qualified for Worlds as it won the MSI trophy earlier this year.
This article highlights all the qualified teams for the LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs, the match schedule, how fans can watch them, and more details.
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All qualified teams for the League of Legends LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs
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The LCK Regular Season turned out to be a predominantly one-sided competition, with Gen.G dominating every opponent they faced during the split. Their sole defeat came at the hands of KT Rolster. In contrast, T1, last year's LoL Worlds champion, delivered a rather disappointing performance this split. The team encountered several surprising losses against underdogs.
Importantly, the LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs will be played in League of Legends patch 14.16. With that in mind, here are the Regular Season standings:
Also read: League of Legends patch 14.16 notes (August 14, 2024)
Out of the ten teams, just six have advanced to the Playoffs. Teams ranked from third to sixth will determine their further advancement in the initial round, whereas the top two teams can now take a breather and prepare for the second round of the Playoffs.
Here are the six teams that qualified for the Playoff Stage:
- Gen.G Esports
- Hanwha Life Esports
- Dplus
- T1
- KT Rolster
- FearX
Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports have moved on to the second round, while the remaining teams will face off in single-elimination matches in a best-of-five format during the first round.
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League of Legends LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs: Schedule
As Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports have already qualified for Round 2, the third-placed team, Dplus, can choose between KT Rolster and FearX as its Round 1 opponents. Notably, Dplus chose FearX, so T1 will face KT Rolster.
The LCK Playoff Stage starts on August 23, 2024, and concludes on September 9, 2024. The schedule for the Playoffs games can be seen below:
Round 1
The teams that emerge victorious from this initial round will move on to Round 2, where they will compete against Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports. The losers will be eliminated. Notably, Gen.G secured the top position in the Regular Season, granting them the privilege of selecting their opponent for Round 2.
Round 2
Both GenG and HLE won their respective series and have qualified for the next stage. Thus, these two teams will face each other in the Upper Bracket Final, while T1 and Dplus will clash in an elimination match.
Round 3
GenG outclassed HLE and won the series 3-1. Meanwhile, T1 also won the elimination match against Dplus 3-1. Now only three teams remain, as all of them are set to play in Gyeongju Indoor Stadium.
Round 4
How to watch League of Legends LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs matches
If fans want to watch the LCK Summer 2024 Playoffs live, they must visit the following websites:
- Twitch: LCK
- YouTube: LCK Global
Moreover, several League of Legends streamers will host watch parties on their respective Twitch channels.
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