https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evehhyjege8
On the morning of June 4, the LCS homepage officially posted information about the new format of the tournament. The teams will be able to compete in a circle for the first stage of the tournament. In particular, all matches are determined by the BO3. Earlier, the group stage of LCS tournaments competed in a round of 2 times with all matches were Bo1.
At the end of the group stage, 6 teams will be able to attend the Championship round with the 3rd group stage will meet the 6th team, the 4th team meets the 5th team while the top two teams will be in the second round. In particular, this play-off round will identify 3 LCS representative teams to Worlds 2024 in Europe in September.
Sharing on LCS's video, member Riot Mark “Markz” Zimmerman said: “First, we still commit to the method 'Fans are first', the priority of the audience and the competitive benefits of the teams. We also believe that the BO3 format will give the opportunity to show our skills and strategies in many matches on the stage, at the same time, only to concentrate on the stage, and to concentrate on a week, and to concentrate on the opponent every week.”
Currently, LCS has withdrawn from 10 teams and 8 teams attended, after Golden Guardians and Team Solomid disintegrated. Last spring, Team Liquid was the first team to win the championship since the LCS changed the number of participants with a 3-1 victory over Flyquest in the final final. However, to MSI 2024, LCS was disappointed when he was soon eliminated in both the play-in and Bracket rounds.
It is expected that the Summer LCS group stage will take place from 6/6-11/August, while the Championship round takes place from 17/8-7/9. In addition, the tournament will have 1 week to take a break for Liquid and Flyquest to attend the Esports World Cup at Saudi Arabia in early July.
