2018 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series

The 2018 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series split (2018 Spring EU LCS) is the sixth season and eleventh split of the European League of Legends Championship Series, (EU LCS) the highest level of professional League of Legends play in Europe.[1][2] Most games are being played at Studio K/L in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany.[3]

2018 EU LCS Spring Split
LeagueEuropean League of Legends Championship Series
SportLeague of Legends
Number of matches5 best-of-fives in the play-offs, 90 best-of-ones in the regular season
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Twitch, Azubu, YouTube
2018 EU League Championship Series Spring Playoffs
2018 EU League Championship Series Spring Finals

Format

Plans to break league into 4 regions and applying franchising business model was postponed until season 2019.[4][5] Best-of-three format with dividing teams into two groups has been replaced by a Double Round Robin Format with "best of one" matches in a single group owing to EU LCS viewership falling.[6][7]

Second-tier competition in Europe from season 2014 to 2017 was Challenger Series. In season 2018 it has been replaced by European Regional Leagues (ERLs).[8] Promotion Tournament was cancelled, the European Cup provided in addition to ERLs.[9]

Current regular season standings
Pos Team W - L Points Qualification
1. Fnatic 14 - 4 +10 Advance to semifinals
2. G2 Esports 11 - 7 +4
3. Splyce 11 - 7 +4 Advance to quarterfinals
4. Team Vitality 10 - 8 +2
5. H2k-Gaming 8 - 10 -2
6. Team ROCCAT 8 - 10 -2
7. Misfits 8 - 10 -2 No qualification for Playoffs
8. FC Schalke 04 7 - 11 -4
9. Giants Gaming 7 - 11 -4
10. Unicorns Of Love 6 - 12 -6

References
  1. EU LoLeSports staff (June 2, 2017). "Lolesports (EU)". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. Stubbs, Mike (1 Dec 2017). "Meet the teams in the EU LCS for 2018". Red Bull eSports. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  3. Riot Nusliful. "EU LCS Tickets jetzt live!". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  4. "LoL: В лиге EU LCS грядут изменения". Match TV (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  5. "Riot Games перенесла изменения в EU LCS на 2019 год". Championat.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  6. "EU LCS in 2018 and beyond". LoL Esports. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  7. "League of Legends: tutto il programma delle prime settimane della nuova EU LCS". Everyeye.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. "LCS EU: les ligues régionales européennes - League of Legends". Millenium (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. "Regional leagues and European Cup to replace EU Challenger Series". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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