RULES

LCS RULES - INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE These Official Rules (“Rules”) of the League of Legends Championship Series (“LCS”) apply to each of the teams who have qualified to play in the LCS in 2017, as well as their head coach, managers, owners, Starters, Reserve players (collectively “Team Members”), and other employees. The 2017 Season of the LCS will be divided into two halves (“splits”). Each split will consist of three phases (a) a regular season, (b) playoffs, which will be at the conclusion of the regular season, and (c) a promotion/relegation tournament. The top teams from the LCS division in North America, and from other regions around the world will advance to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. These Rules apply only to official LCS play and not to other competitions, tournaments or organized play of League of Legends (“LoL” or the “game”). League of Legends Championship Series LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has established these Rules for the competitive play of LoL in order to unify and standardize the rules used in LCS competitive play. These Rules are designed solely to ensure the integrity of the system established by the LCS for professional play of LoL and a competitive balance among the teams that play at the professional level. Standardized rules benefit all parties who are involved in the professional play of LoL, including the teams, players and general managers. Rules that impact all regions can be seen here. These Rules do not restrict competition for players. The terms of engagement between players and teams are left to each of the teams and its players. The complete LCS Rules document can be downloaded here. For a breakdown of changes and updates, visit our changelog. LCS PROMOTION RULES Click here to view the rules specific to the LCS Promotion Tournament. These rules specifically address Promotion eligibility and the Promotion/Relegation process, while including identical gameplay and conduct rules as the regular LCS Rules. LCS PENALTY INDEX Click here to view the LCS Penalty Index. For more information on the index, please view our article breakdown here. LCS PENALTY TRACKER Click here to view the LCS penalty tracker. For more information on the tracker, please view our article breakdown here.