Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series

Championship Series

Sport	Lacrosse Sixes
Inaugural season	2023
No. of teams	4
Most recent champion(s)	Chrome LC
Most titles	Chrome LC (1)

The PLL Championship Series is an annual winter lacrosse tournament in the lacrosse sixes format. It is hosted by the Premier Lacrosse League. It features the top four teams in the regular season standings of the previous Premier Lacrosse League season. The inaugural championship series occurred in 2023.

Announced in May 2022, the Championship Series was created for a variety of reasons: incentivize a teams regular season finishing position(as of 2023 only the last place team in the standings does not qualify for playoffs in the PLL), provide more playing opportunities for PLL players that do not play in the NLL, aid in the broader push for lacrosse's inclusion in the Olympics, and to create more inventory for the PLL's broadcasting partners.

The four qualifying teams were allowed to roster 12 players, ten field players and two goalkeepers.

Lacrosse Sixes and Rule Differences

The lacrosse sixes format is a version of lacrosse which aims to provide greater access to lacrosse by eliminating barriers of entry. This format is also designed to be more applicable for the modern olympic framework. The Championship Series selected this format as part of its broader push to be included in the 2028 Olympics.

The typical major changes for Lacrosse Sixes are as follows:

• 6 against 6 rather than 9 against 9(excluding goalkeepers)
• 30 second shot-clock
• 4, 8-minute quarters
• Goalkeepers begin play when a goal is scored, face-offs only occur at the beginning of each quarter
• Field size is 70 by 36 meters
• Everyone plays on both sides of the field
• No long poles are permitted
• No shot back up, a missed shot results in a change of possession all of the time rather than possession being determined by who's closest to the ball when it goes out

For the Championship Series, the PLL also included a 13-yard 2-point arc.

Results

2023 Championship Series

The 2023 Championship Series took place from February 22, 2023 to February 26, 2023. The round-robin games took place from February 22, to February 24. The semifinals games took place on February 25, and the finals took place on February 26. The participants were the Whipsnakes, the eventual champion Chrome, the Archers, and the eventual runner-up Atlas

Finals

Winning Team	Runner-Up	Score	Venue	Winners Purse	Ref.
Chrome LC	Atlas LC	24-23	The St. James (Springfield, VA)	$120,000

Bracket

	Semifinals February 25					Finals February 26
	1	Atlas	30
	4	Whipsnakes	21
						1	Atlas	23
						3	Chrome	24
	3	Chrome	21
	2	Archers	18

Round Robin

	2023 Championship Series Round Robin	Whipsnakes	Chrome	Archers	Atlas
1	Whipsnakes		14-18	23-26	16-29
2	Chrome	18-14		22-23(OT)	20-29
3	Archers	26-23	23(OT)-22		26-31
4	Atlas	29-16	29-20	31-26

Round-robin teams are listed in their 2022 PLL regular season standings order.

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2024 Championship Series

The 2024 Championship Series will feature playoffs champions of the last season Utah Archers, Boston Cannons, Philly Waterdogs, and California Redwoods. It will take place from February 14-19, 2023 and take place at the St. James in Springfield, VA.

Golden Stick Award

The Golden Stick Award is given to the player that had the most points during the Championship Series.

Year	Player	Team	Points(1 Pt-G, 2 Pt-G, Assists)	Ref.
2023	Romar Dennis	Atlas LC	34 (4-1PT G, 15-2PT G, 4 A)