On May 29, 2023, the League of Legends LPL Summer Split Regular Season will begin. Only the best 10 teams—out of the 17 teams competing—will advance to the next round.
The LPL victor will automatically qualify for the Worlds Swiss Stage in 2023, raising the stakes significantly. The Spring Split champion, JD Gaming, will make an effort to retain their position.
Here is a brief rundown of the teams taking part and the match schedule for the first week of the League of Legends LPL 2023 Summer Split Regular Season.
Several League of Legends LPL teams seem to be in command going into this competition, despite not taking home the World Championship title the previous year.
League of Legends LPL 2023 Summer Split Group Stage Teams
The 17 teams taking part in the Summer Split Group Stage are listed below:
- Invictus Gaming
- JD Gaming
- LGD Gaming
- LNG Esports
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Anyone’s Legend
- Bilibili Gaming
- EDward Gaming
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Oh My God
- Top Esports
- Ultra Prime
- Rare Atom
- Royal Never Give Up
- Team WE
- ThunderTalk Gaming
- Weibo Gaming
The League of Legends LPL 2023 Summer Split Group Stage schedule for Week 1 is given below:
May 29, 2023
- Ultra Prime vs Anyone’s Legend
- ThunderTalk Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix
May 30, 2023
- LGD Gaming vs Invictus Gaming
- Ninjas in Pyjamas vs EDward Gaming
May 31, 2023
- Royal Never Give Up vs Rare Atom
- LNG Esports vs Top Esports
June 1, 2023
- Oh My God vs Bilibili Gaming
- Weibo Gaming vs JD Gaming
June 2, 2023
- Team WE vs Anyone’s Legend
- LGD Gaming vs ThunderTalk Gaming
- FunPlus Phoenix vs Ultra Prime
June 3, 2023
- Invictus Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Royal Never Give Up vs LNG Esports
- Top Esports vs EDward Gaming
June 4, 2023
- Bilibili Gaming vs Rare Atom
- Oh My God vs Weibo Gaming
- JD Gaming vs LNG Esports
LPL 2023 Summer Split Format
The LPL teams will engage in nonstop competition for nine weeks during the group stage. Each team will compete in nine best-of-three games.
In the Upper Bracket Semifinals, the top two teams will be guaranteed a spot. The teams who finished third and fourth will go on to the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals.
In the second round of the playoffs, the fifth and sixth-placed clubs will face off. Teams who finished seventh till tenth must compete in the first round of the playoffs.
The LPL’s official YouTube and Twitch channels will stream the event live.
