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Expansion
Overview
| EU LCS Spring 2015 Expansion | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | ESL |
| Rulebook | Rulebook |
| Location & Dates | |
| Region | Europe |
| Event Type | Offline |
| Country | Europe |
| Start Date | 2014-11-20 |
| End Date | 2014-12-21 |
| Broadcast | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar |
Overview
The 2015 EU LCS Spring Expansion is a one-time Expansion Tournament to determine the final two teams to make it into the 2015 EU LCS Spring Split. The six remaining teams from the Spring Promotion and the Challenger Series Playoffs face off against seven teams from the Ranked 5's Ladder for the last two spots in the 2015 EU LCS Spring Split.
Format
- Online
- Top 13 teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder are split into four brackets.
- Three teams pre-qualified who dropped from the Promotion Tournament, receiving byes.
- Three teams from the Challenger Series Playoffs.
- Seven teams from the Ranked 5's Ladders
- Top 3 teams each from EUW and EUNE
- Winner of Play-in Game between EUW #4 and EUNE #4
- A match will be played to determine 5/6th seed from the Challenger Series
- Each match is a Best of Three.
- Each bracket winner advances to Round Two.
- Top 13 teams from the Ranked 5s Ladder are split into four brackets.
- Live Expansion
- Double Elimination
- Each match is a Best of Five.
- The winners of the Winner's and Loser's Bracket qualify for the 2015 EU LCS Spring Split
Prize Pool
Qualifying Teams
€ 12,000 Euros are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | EU LCS 2015 Spring |  H2k-Gaming | ||
 Giants Gaming | ||||
| NQ | €6,000$7,320 | 50% | EUCS 2015 Spring |  Reason Gaming |
 n!faculty | ||||
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| NQ |  Different Dimension | |||
 Gamers2 | ||||
 Tricked Esport | ||||
 Team Strix | ||||
 ThunderBot SPARTA | ||||
 SK Gaming Prime | ||||
 Cyber Gaming | ||||
 Ascension | ||||
 Millenium | ||||
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Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on December 21, 2014, as follows:
- € 1 Euro = $ 1.22 US Dollars
Initially Qualified Teams
- There were two waves of qualified teams - the first, teams that participated in Challenger Playoffs and/or the Spring Promotion Tournament. After two of these teams dropped out of the Expansion Tournament, the top five ranked 5's teams from each server: EUW and EUNE were invited; however, not all of these teams participated either. To see a list of teams that participated, see below.
| From Promotion Tournament | |||||||||||
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 Millenium |
 SK Gaming Prime |
 H2k-Gaming
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| From Challenger Series | |||||||||||
 Ninjas in Pyjamas |
 Reason Gaming |
 Gamers2
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| From EUW Ranked 5's Ladder | |||||||||||
 ThunderBot SPARTA
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 Unlucky Rejects |
 Meloncats
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 Giants Gaming
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 n!faculty
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| From EUNE Ranked 5's Ladder | |||||||||||
 Tricked Esport
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5 Deadly Sins
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sFera Gaming | |||||||||
| 3 veterani
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 Different Dimension
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- SK Gaming Prime and Ninjas in Pyjamas were unable to field complete rosters and so dropped out of the Expansion Tournament.
- The roster of Unlucky Rejects was acquired by Copenhagen Wolves and so did not participate in the Expansion Tournament.[1]
- sFera Gaming decided to compete in the Challenger scene in order to maintain their roster, including an underage player, and so did not compete in the Expansion Tournament.[2]
- The 6th, 7th, and 8th-ranked teams from the EUNE Challenger ladder also did not participate.
Participating Teams
From Promotion Tournament
From Challenger Series
From EUW Ranked 5's Ladder
From EUNE Ranked 5's Ladder
Ascension   |
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ZvenE |
Mister |
Flezeth |
Ladooscuro |
Angelas |
Team Strix |
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MaybeNickName |
K3nSt3r |
Heavenstrike |
SirAlphaQ |
Vioreleeee |
- 1 Cyber Gaming acquired the roster of Cyborg Factory.[3]
Results
Online
Bracket A
Round 1
ASCE
ASCE0
GIA
GIA2
Round 2
MIL
MIL1
GIA
GIA2
Bracket B
Round 1
MC
MC2
CG
CG0
Round 2
H2K
H2K1
MC
MC0
Bracket C & D
Playoff Determination
RG
RG0
G2
G21
Round 2
TRC
TRC1
FAC
FAC2
G2
G22
Strix
Strix0
TBS
TBS0
DD
DD2
RG
RG2
SKP
SKP1
Round 3
FAC
FAC2
G2
G21
DD
DD0
RG
RG2
Offline
Round 1
GIA
GIA3
RG
RG0
H2K
H2K3
FAC
FAC0
Losers' Bracket
RG
RG3
FAC
FAC0
Round 2
Qualification Match
GIA
GIA0
H2K
H2K3
Qualification Match
GIA
GIA3
RG
RG0
Match Schedule
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| Thu 20 NovThu 20 NovFri 21 Nov2014,11,20,20,00 - 2014,11,20,20,00 | |||||
| Thu 2014-11-20 | |||||
| Thu 2014-11-20 | |||||
| Fri 2014-11-21 | |||||
| 2014,11,20,20,00 | |||||
| RG | 0 | 1 | 2014,11,20,20,0012:0021:0005:00 | G2 | |
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| Sat 22 Nov - Sun 23 NovSat 22 Nov - Sun 23 NovSat 22 Nov - Mon 24 Nov2014,11,22,14,00 - 2014,11,23,18,00 | |||||
| Sat 2014-11-22 | |||||
| Sat 2014-11-22 | |||||
| Sat 2014-11-22 | |||||
| 2014,11,22,14,00 | |||||
| RG | 2 | 1 | 2014,11,22,14,0006:0015:0023:00 | SKP | |
| Sun 2014-11-23 | |||||
| 2014,11,22,16,00 | |||||
| ASCE | 0 | 2 | 2014,11,22,16,0008:0017:0001:00 | GIA | |
| 2014,11,22,18,00 | |||||
| G2 | 2 | 0 | 2014,11,22,18,0010:0019:0003:00 | Strix | |
| Sun 2014-11-23 | |||||
| Sun 2014-11-23 | |||||
| 2014,11,23,14,00 | |||||
| TRC | 1 | 2 | 2014,11,23,14,0006:0015:0023:00 | FAC | |
| Mon 2014-11-24 | |||||
| 2014,11,23,16,00 | |||||
| TBS | 0 | 2 | 2014,11,23,16,0008:0017:0001:00 | DD | |
| 2014,11,23,18,00 | |||||
| MC | 2 | 0 | 2014,11,23,18,0010:0019:0003:00 | CG | |
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| Sat 29 Nov - Sun 30 NovSat 29 Nov - Sun 30 NovSun 30 Nov - Mon 1 Dec2014,11,29,15,30 - 2014,11,30,18,00 | |||||
| Sat 2014-11-29 | |||||
| Sat 2014-11-29 | |||||
| Sun 2014-11-30 | |||||
| 2014,11,29,15,30 | |||||
| DD | 0 | 2 | 2014,11,29,15,3007:3016:3000:30 | RG | |
| 2014,11,29,18,00 | |||||
| H2K | 1 | 0 | 2014,11,29,18,0010:0019:0003:00 | MC | |
| Sun 2014-11-30 | |||||
| Sun 2014-11-30 | |||||
| Mon 2014-12-01 | |||||
| 2014,11,30,15,30 | |||||
| FAC | 2 | 1 | 2014,11,30,15,3007:3016:3000:30 | G2 | |
| 2014,11,30,18,00 | |||||
| MIL | 1 | 2 | 2014,11,30,18,0010:0019:0003:00 | GIA | |
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| Thu 18 Dec - Sun 21 DecThu 18 Dec - Sun 21 DecThu 18 Dec - Sun 21 Dec2014,12,18,12,00 - 2014,12,21,12,00 | |||||
| Thu 2014-12-18 | |||||
| Thu 2014-12-18 | |||||
| Thu 2014-12-18 | |||||
| 2014,12,18,12,00 | |||||
| GIA | 3 | 0 | 2014,12,18,12,0004:0013:0021:00 | RG | |
| Fri 2014-12-19 | |||||
| 2014,12,18,17,00 | |||||
| H2K | 3 | 0 | 2014,12,18,17,0009:0018:0002:00 | FAC | |
| Fri 2014-12-19 | |||||
| Fri 2014-12-19 | |||||
| 2014,12,19,12,00 | |||||
| RG | 3 | 0 | 2014,12,19,12,0004:0013:0021:00 | FAC | |
| Sat 2014-12-20 | |||||
| Sat 2014-12-20 | |||||
| Sat 2014-12-20 | |||||
| 2014,12,20,12,00 | |||||
| GIA | 0 | 3 | 2014,12,20,12,0004:0013:0021:00 | H2K | |
| Sun 2014-12-21 | |||||
| Sun 2014-12-21 | |||||
| Sun 2014-12-21 | |||||
| 2014,12,21,12,00 | |||||
| GIA | 3 | 0 | 2014,12,21,12,0004:0013:0021:00 | RG | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| RG | G2 | 0 - 1 | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| RG | SKP | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| ASCE | GIA | 0 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| G2 | Strix | 2 - 0 | Vod | |
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| TRC | FAC | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| TBS | DD | 0 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| MC | CG | 2 - 0 | Vod | |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| DD | RG | 0 - 2 | Link | Vod |
| Vod | ||||
| H2K | MC | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FAC | G2 | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| Vod | ||||
| MIL | GIA | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| GIA | RG | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| H2K | FAC | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| RG | FAC | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| GIA | H2K | 0 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| GIA | RG | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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View Games
Additional Content
Interviews
- November 25, Interview with EU Expansion Team Reason Gaming with eSportspedia
- November 29, Reasoning the latest acquisitions of Reason Gaming with Simon “TheHiddenGFX” Best with Paravine
- December 18, Gaming-rydle-talks-eu-expansion-tournament/ RYDLE FROM Giants Gaming TALKS EU EXPANSION TOURNAMENT with Azubu
Articles
- November 26 - European Expansion Tournament - The Contenders by EsportsHeaven
- November 29 - EU Expansion Tournament Rundown by competeleague.com
- December 1 - Upsets rule EU Expansion Tournament by DailyDot
- December 9 - The crucible - H2k vs N! by Esports Heaven
- December 15 - EU EXPANSION TOURNAMENT INFOGRAPHIC: REASON GAMING from Azubu
- December 16 - Gaming/ EU EXPANSION TOURNAMENT INFOGRAPHIC: Giants Gaming! from Azubu
- December 16 - EU EXPANSION TOURNAMENT INFOGRAPHIC: N!FACULTY from Azubu
- December 16 - 2015 EU EXPANSION TOURNAMENT – THE FINAL FOUR from Azubu
- December 18 - Gaming/ Giants Gaming, H2k dominate first day of expansion tournament by DailyDot
Other Coverage
External Links
- 2015 LCS Season: NA and EU Expansion Tournament Details lolesports.com
- Expansion Tournament Update: Ruleset and Team Participation lolesports.com
- 2015 Season Expansion Tournament Official Rules lolesports.com
References
- ↑ CW re-signs League of Legends team cphwolves.gg
- ↑ SK Revyls's reddit comment reddit.com
- ↑ Přeměna naší LoL sekce. (Czech) cyber-gaming.eu