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2020 Mid-Season Streamathon

The 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon was an esports live stream event hosted by Riot Games, featuring international competitions and exhibition matches from multiple regions. It was the replacement for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, which was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The primary goal of the event was to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.[1][2]

2020 Mid-Season Streamathon
Date29–31 May 2020 (2020-05-29 – 2020-05-31)
LocationGlobal
TypeLive stream event
Organised byRiot ɽ̬Games

Mid-Season Cup

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Mid-Season Cup
2020
 
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
Dates28–31 May
Host(s)Riot Games
Venue  LoL Park, Seoul
  LPL Arena, Shanghai
Teams8
PurseUS$600,000
Final positions
Champions  Top Esports
Runner-up  FunPlus Phoenix

The 2020 Mid-Season Cup was an international tournament featuring the top four teams from the spring season of the LCK (South Korea) and LPL (China). Games are played online with artificially standardized ping to ensure competitive integrity. Players compete onsite at their respective league's home arenas, but without a live audience present.[3] The tournament's total prize pool was US$600,000.[4]

Participants

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LCK
LPL

Group stage

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  • Format: Single round robin, best-of-one
Group A
Pos Team W L Pts
1   FunPlus Phoenix 2 1 1
2   Top Esports 2 1 1
3   DAMWON Gaming 1 2 −1
4   T1 1 2 −1
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team W L Pts
1   Gen.G 2 1 1
2   JD Gaming 2 1 1
3   DragonX 2 1 1
4   Invictus Gaming 0 3 −3
Source: [citation needed]
Tiebreakers
Group B tiebreaker (Match 1) Group B tiebreaker (Match 2)
1   DragonX L
2   DragonX L   JD Gaming W
3   Gen.G W

Knockout stage

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  • Format: Best-of-five
Semifinals Finals
      
  JD Gaming 1
  FunPlus Phoenix 3
  FunPlus Phoenix 1
  Top Esports 3
  Top Esports 3
  Gen.G 0

Ranking

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Place Team Prize (USD) Prize share
1st   Top Esports $240,000 40%
2nd   FunPlus Phoenix $120,000 20%
3rd–4th   JD Gaming $60,000 10%
  Gen.G
5th–6th   DAMWON Gaming $40,000 6.67%
  DragonX
7th–8th   T1 $20,000 3.33%
  Invictus Gaming

Mid-Season Showdown

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Mid-Season Showdown
2020
 
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
Dates27–30 May
Host(s)Riot Games
FunPlus Esports
Garena
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Talon Esports
Runner-up  Team Flash

The 2020 Mid-Season Showdown was an international tournament featuring the top two teams from the spring season of the VCS (Vietnam) and PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia; excluding Vietnam). Games are played online with artificially standardized ping to ensure competitive integrity.

Participants

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PCS
VCS

Group stage

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  • Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
Pos Team W L Pts
1   Talon Esports 5 1 4
2   Machi Esports 4 2 2
3   Team Flash 2 4 −2
4   GAM Esports 1 5 −4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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  • Format: Best-of-five
Semifinals Finals
  Talon Esports 3
  Machi Esports 1   Team Flash 1
  Team Flash 3

EU Face-Off

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EU Face-Off
2020
 
Tournament information
SportLeague of Legends
Dates30–31 May
Host(s)Riot Games
Venue  Riot Games Studio, Berlin
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  The French Zoo
Runner-up  LEC Kings

Participants

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  •   LEC Kings
  •   The French Zoo
  •   German Pingus
  •   Double Crunch Italy
  •   Polska Gurom
  •   ALTOKEKW Españita

Group stage

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  • Format: Single round robin, best-of-one
Group A
Pos Team W L Pts
1   LEC Kings 1 1 0
2   German Pingus 1 1 0
3   ALTOKEKW Españita 1 1 0
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team W L Pts
1   The French Zoo 2 0 2
2   Polska Gurom 1 1 0
3   Double Crunch Italy 0 2 −2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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  • Format: Best-of-one
Semifinals Finals
      
  LEC Kings W
  Polska Gurom L
  LEC Kings L
  The French Zoo W
  The French Zoo W
  German Pingus L

References

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  1. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (18 May 2020). "Riot to host 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon to raise funds for COVID-19 relief". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Chen, Ethan (19 May 2020). "Riot Games announces 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon". Daily Esports. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "JD Gaming, Gen.G advance to knockout stage at Mid-Season Cup". Field Level Media via Reuters. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ Chen, Hongyu (13 May 2020). "Riot Games to Host $600K League of Legends Mid-Season Cup: LPL vs LCK". The Esports Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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