In this new structure, victories during the spring split would solely serve to qualify a team for the Mid-Season Invitational.
Instead, the top three teams from the summer split playoffs earned the right to advance to the World Championship.
[2][3] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, LCS commissioner Chris Greeley announced the suspension of the 2020 season on March 13, 2020, with no definite timeframe for resumption.
[4][5] The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, a double-elimination tournament, which ran from March 28 to April 19, 2020.
[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved to Riot's Los Angeles studio.
[2] The English broadcast was available on the League of Legends Esports website, as well as on Twitch and YouTube.
[18] For the 2020 season, the LCS implemented a revised schedule, featuring broadcasts of matches on Monday evenings called "Monday Night League" in addition to their regularly scheduled Saturday and Sunday broadcasts.