Wikipedia - League of Legends Japan League
The League of Legends Japan League (LJL) is the top level of professional League of Legends competition in Japan. The league franchised prior to start of the 2019 season and has eight teams under partnership. Each annual season of play is divided into two splits, spring and summer, both consisting of ten rounds of round-robin tournament play, which then conclude with playoff tournaments between the top three teams.
Before 2024, the spring and summer champions qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational and World Championship respectively. However, since 2024, the top three teams from each LJL split will seed into the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) playoffs and compete with other PCS teams for a chance to represent the larger region at international events. LJL teams will be no longer qualifying directly to MSI and Worlds.
Turneringen består af seks professionelle hold: DetonatioN FocusMe, V3 Esports, Sengoku Gaming, Crest Gaming Act, Rascal Jester og Northeption. Hvert hold spiller mod hinanden i et round-robin format i løbet af den regulære sæson. De fire øverste hold går videre til slutspillet, hvor de kæmper om mesterskabstitlen og en plads ved det internationale mesterskab, Mid-Season Invitational.
LJL Spring er en af de mest populære e-sports turneringer i Japan og har et stort publikum både online og live. Turneringen har været med til at popularisere League of Legends i Japan og har hjulpet med at udvikle en stærk e-sports scene i landet.