2017 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series

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2017 EU LCS Spring Split
LeagueEuropean League of Legends Championship Series
SportLeague of Legends
Number of matches71 (179 games)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Twitch, Azubu, YouTube
Regular season championsG2 Esports
Runners-upUnicorns of Love
Season MVP (Unicorns of Love)[1]
Promoted to EU LCSNinjas in Pyjamas, Mysterious Monkeys
Relegated to EU CSGiants Gaming, Origen
2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Playoffs
2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Playoffs MVP (Unicorns of Love)
2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Finals
ChampionsG2 Esports[2]
  Runners-upUnicorns of Love[3]
Finals MVPKi "Expect" Dae-han (G2 Esports)
Grand Final MVPKi "Expect" Dae-han (G2 Esports)
Seasons

The 2017 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series split (2017 Spring EU LCS) is the fifth season and ninth split of the European League of Legends Championship Series, (EU LCS) the highest level of professional League of Legends play in Europe. It was won by G2 Esports, with a roster of Expect, Trick, PerkZ, Zven, and Mithy and was their third EU LCS Champions title. Most games were being played at Studio K/L in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany. The finals were held at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.[4]

Format[]

  • Two groups of five teams each:
    • The top two teams are placed in separate groups according to the 2016 EU LCS Season Championship Points.
    • The remaining 8 teams are distributed to the groups via snake draft.
  • Each team plays 13 matches:
    • A Double Round Robin within their own group.
    • A Single Round Robin against the other group.
    • Each match is a best of 3.
  • The top 3 from each group qualifies to the playoffs.
  • The two group winners receive playoff byes into the semifinals.
  • The two fifth-place teams play in the 2017 EU LCS Summer Promotion tournament.
  • Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook

Final regular season standings[]

Group A[]

Place Team Series record Game record Points
1. G2 Esports 12W - 1L 25W - 8L +17
2. Misfits 8W - 5L 19W - 12L +7
3. Fnatic 6W - 7L 17W - 19L -2
4. Team ROCCAT 6W - 7L 14W - 17L -3
5. Giants Gaming 2W - 11L 8W - 24L -16

Group B[]

Place Team Series record Game record Points
1. Unicorns of Love 11W - 2L 23W - 8L +15
2. H2k-Gaming 10W - 3L 22W - 8L +14
3. Splyce 7W - 6L 17W - 13L +4
4. Team Vitality 3W - 10L 9W - 21L -12
5. Origen 0W - 13L 2W - 26L -24

Playoffs[]

Playoff standings[]

Place Team Championship points, qualification
1st G2 Esports 90, Qualification for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational group stage
2nd Unicorns of Love 70
3rd Fnatic 50
4th Misfits 30
5th/6th H2k-Gaming, Splyce 10
7th/10th Team Vitality, Team ROCCAT, Giants Gaming, Origen 0

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 G2 Esports 3  
  3 Misfits 3     6 Fnatic 1    
  6 Splyce 2         1 G2 Esports 3
      2 Unicorns of Love 1
      2 Unicorns of Love 3    
  4 H2k-Gaming 0     4 Misfits 1   Third place
  5 Fnatic 3   6 Fnatic 3
  4 Misfits 0

Summer Promotion Tournament[]

In the 2017 EU LCS Summer Promotion Tournament, four teams competed in a double elimination bracket. The two winners of qualifying round matches advanced to the Summer Season. Teams eliminated from the bracket qualify for the EUCS Summer Season.

Format[]

  • Four teams participate
  • Double elimination bracket
  • All matches are best of five
    • 5th placed teams from 2017 EU LCS Spring Season
    • Winners from EUCS Spring Playoffs
      • The team that won the head-to-head during the 2017 EU LCS Spring Season will select their opponent from the two Challenger Series teams
  • Patch: v7.6
  • Teams that don't qualify for the LCS are seeded back into the 2017 EU EUCS Summer Season
  • Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook

Qualifying Teams[]

Place Team
Q Misfits Academy
Fnatic Academy

Results[]

  First Round Second Round Finals
                             
Fnatic Academy 3  
Giants Gaming 1  
  Fnatic Academy 2  
  Misfits Academy 3  
Origen 0
Misfits Academy 3  
  Misfits Academy Q
  Fnatic Academy Q
Giants Gaming 3  
Origen 0  
  Fnatic Academy 3
  Giants Gaming 0  

References[]

  1. ^ Latham, Jeff (April 22, 2017). "THE MVP OF THE SPRING SPLIT IS..." Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ^ Lolesports staff (May 19, 2017). "EYES ON MSI: EUROPE". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Latham, Jeff (April 6, 2017). "YOUR 2017 SPRING SPLIT CHAMPIONS ARE..." Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  4. ^ Latham, Jeff (April 22, 2017). "2017 EU LCS SPRING FINALS". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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