LPL is drastically changing its schedule to make up for lost time

Word is out now that the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the official Chinese competition, will be drastically increasing its number of daily games played. According to a Chinese journalist on Twitter, they will now be holding three best-of-three’s (Bo3) per day, every day of the week. This change takes effect the day the LPL resumes, which is Monday, March 9.

LPL official weibo posted the updated version of spring schedule, with games all through Monday to Sunday, three bo3 per day, to finish the entire spring split by April 19th. Full picture https://t.co/zRlZylVtjs pic.twitter.com/6PqZYkJgzp
— Ran (@ran_lpl) March 2, 2020

Why the change: The main reason for this change is to make up for the significant amount of time lost due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The LPL originally began in January, but due to the epidemic taking place throughout China, the Spring Split was postponed indefinitely. Thanks to efforts by the government to help get esports back on track, matches will now be held online.

How things will proceed: Games will continue as of March 9, however English broadcasts of the LPL will not take place until March 15. Teams will be expected to occasionally play three series per week, which will make for a somewhat rigorous schedule. Assuming no further delays occur, the Spring Split will end as of April 9. Each team will also have its own on-site referee to assist in case of technical problems.

Circuit point adjustments: Additional changes may be taking place to the circuit point system for the LPL playoffs. This was revealed by a journalist close to the LPL indicating that the system could see a massive overhaul, which will be revealed just ahead of the Spring Split Playoffs. This will drastically impact which teams qualify from China to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.

Ryan Goodrich

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