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''. The regular season format was double round robin. The games were played five days per week for both round robins. The spring split began on 12 January and finished on 20 March, immediately followed by the spring playoffs, which concluded with the spring finals, where T1 defeated

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with a match score of 3–1 on 2 April. T1 represented the LCK in the

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, losing out to defending champions

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3–2 in the finals.

Broadcasting

The LCK was broadcast at the following platforms: * Korean: Naver, Afreeca TV, Twitch * English: Twitch * Chinese: HuyaTV * French: OTP * Vietnam: YouTube

Spring

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

Summer

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

References

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