he League of Legends Development League (LDL) is the secondary league in China. Due to Sheng Jie Gaming's ban in Spring Season, this split will only feature 25 teams, 17 academy teams and 8 independent teams. The teams will be divided into 2 groups; Group A with 13 teams and Group B with 12 teams. They will play in a double round robin group stage where first round is bo3 while second round is bo1. Top 6 teams of each group will advance to the playoffs.