League of Legends Challenger Series
The League of Legends Challenger Series (CS) were two professional League of Legends leagues, one in Europe (EU CS) and one in North America (NA CS), that were the second highest level of professional League of Legends in those regions. The two highest-placing teams from the Challenger Series played in the League of Legends Promotion Tournament against the two lowest-placing League of Legends Championship Series teams, the winners of which were promoted to the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) in each region, whereas the losers were relegated to the Challenger Series.[1] The league was announced in December 2013 and began play for the Spring 2014 Season.[2] Both the NA and EU CS were discontinued in 2018 in preparation for league franchising.
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Sport | League of Legends |
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Founded | 2014-2017 |
Owner(s) | Riot Games |
No. of teams | Ten in Europe and Ten in North America |
Continents | Europe, North America |
Promotion to | League of Legends Championship Series |
Europe
Current Teams
Standings after 2017 Summer Split Regular Season
Headquarters | Points | Qualification | |||||
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Giants Gaming | 1 | 1. | 4 - 0 - 1 | 8 - 2 | 12 | Advance to 2017 EUCS Summer Playoffs |
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FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 2. | 3 - 2 - 0 | 8 - 2 | 11 | |
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Red Bulls | 1 | 3. | 2 - 2 - 1 | 6 - 4 | 8 | |
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Wind and Rain | 1 | 4. | 1 - 2 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 5 | |
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Origen | 1 | 5. | 1 - 0 - 4 | 2 - 8 | 3 | Demote to 2018 EUCS Spring Qualifiers |
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Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 6. | 1 - 0 - 4 | 2 - 8 | 3 |
North America
Current Teams
- Big Gods Jackals
- Delta Fox
- eUnited
- Gold Coins United
- Team Gates
- Tempo Storm
References
- Barker, Ian J. (September 17, 2014). "LCS expansion tournament details finally revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Sarkar, Samit (October 3, 2013). "How the new League of Legends Challenger league will create a pathway to the pros". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Holländer, Matthias (April 11, 2017). "FC Schalke 04 eSports hält am EU Challenger Series-Slot fest". Sport1 (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Arrivé, Paul (March 4, 2017). "League of Legends: le PSG en playoffs des Challenger Series". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Bishop, Sam (March 20, 2017). "Origen are now relegated from the EU LCS". www.gamereactor.eu. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Volk, Pete (April 14, 2017). "Giants Gaming relegated from EU LCS: EU LCS teams go 0 for 2 in the promotion tournament". The Rift Herald. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Jenny (June 7, 2017). "Wind and Rain Reveal New EU CS Roster". dbltap.com. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- "RedBulls - A new Challenger Comes". www.redbulls-lol.gg. Red Bull. May 19, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-07.