2017 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series
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]
| 2017 EU LCS Spring Split | |
|---|---|
| League | European League of Legends Championship Series |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Number of matches | 71 (179 games) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch, Azubu, YouTube |
| Regular season champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Unicorns of Love |
| Season MVP | Kiss "Vizicsacsi" Tamás (Unicorns of Love)[1] |
| Promoted to EU LCS | Ninjas in Pyjamas, Mysterious Monkeys |
| Relegated to EU CS | Giants Gaming, Origen |
| 2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Playoffs | |
| 2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Playoffs MVP | Kiss "Vizicsacsi" Tamás (Unicorns of Love) |
| 2017 EU League Championship Series Spring Finals | |
| Champions | G2 Esports[2] |
| Runners-up | Unicorns of Love[3] |
| Finals MVP | Ki "Expect" Dae-han (G2 Esports) |
| Grand Final MVP | Ki "Expect" Dae-han (G2 Esports) |
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
- Latham, Jeff (April 22, 2017). "THE MVP OF THE SPRING SPLIT IS..." Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- Lolesports staff (May 19, 2017). "EYES ON MSI: EUROPE". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- Latham, Jeff (April 6, 2017). "YOUR 2017 SPRING SPLIT CHAMPIONS ARE..." Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- Latham, Jeff (April 22, 2017). "2017 EU LCS SPRING FINALS". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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