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Summer Playoffs
Overview
| 2017 EU LCS Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Europe | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | France | |
| Start Date | 2017-08-19 | |
| End Date | 2017-09-03 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Overview[]
The 2017 EU League Championship Series is the fifth season of Europe's fully professional League of Legends league. In the playoffs, six teams compete in a single-elimination bracket for prize money and Championship Points.
Format[]
- Single elimination with a third-place match.
- 1st seeds of the Summer Season get a bye into the semifinals.
- 2nd and 3rd seeds of the Summer Season play in the quarterfinals.
- Higher seed of one group faces lower seed of the other group in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
- In the event both teams from a single group win their Quarterfinals, the #1 and #2 teams from that group can not meet in the Semifinals
- All matches are best of five.
- Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook
- Winner qualifies for the 2017 Season World Championship Main Event
Prize Pool[]
€ 200,000 Euros are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | 2017 Worlds Points | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | €80,000$94,400 | 40% | Worlds 2017 Main Event |  G2 Esports | |
 2 | €50,000$59,000 | 25% | 90 |  Misfits Gaming | |
 3 | €30,000$35,400 | 15% | 70 |  Fnatic | |
| 4 | €20,000$23,600 | 10% | 40 |  H2k-Gaming | |
| 5-6 | €10,000$11,800 | 5% | 20 |  Unicorns of Love | |
 Splyce |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on September 3, 2017, as follows:
- € 1 Euro = $ 1.18 US Dollars
Participants[]
Results[]
Quarterfinals
UOL
UOL0
MSF
MSF3
G2
G23
SPY
SPY2
Semifinals
FNC
FNC1
MSF
MSF3
H2K
H2K0
G2
G23
Finals
MSF
MSF0
G2
G23
3rd place match
FNC
FNC3
H2K
H2K2
Player of the Series[]
| Series | Player | KDA | Champs Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| UOL vs. MSF
|
 Alphari
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39 |  Gnar  Shen  Jarvan IV
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| G2 vs. SPY
|
 mithy
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4.4 |  Thresh  Morgana  Trundle  Alistar
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| FNC vs. MSF
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Maxlore
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5.1 |  Zac  Rengar  Gragas
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| H2K vs. G2
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PerkZ
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7.8 |  Orianna  Cassiopeia
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| FNC vs. H2K
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 Rekkles
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7 |  Xayah  Sivir
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| MSF vs. G2
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Mithy
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11 | Alistar Morgana
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Match Schedule[]
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| Sat 19 Aug - Sun 20 AugSat 19 Aug - Sun 20 AugSun 20 Aug - Mon 21 Aug2017,8,19,15,00 - 2017,8,20,15,00 | |||||
| Sat 2017-08-19 | |||||
| Sat 2017-08-19 | |||||
| Sun 2017-08-20 | |||||
| 2017,8,19,15,00 | |||||
| UOL | 0 | 3 | 2017,8,19,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | MSF | |
| Sun 2017-08-20 | |||||
| Sun 2017-08-20 | |||||
| Mon 2017-08-21 | |||||
| 2017,8,20,15,00 | |||||
| G2 | 3 | 2 | 2017,8,20,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | SPY | |
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| Sat 26 Aug - Sun 27 AugSat 26 Aug - Sun 27 AugSun 27 Aug - Mon 28 Aug2017,8,26,15,00 - 2017,8,27,15,00 | |||||
| Sat 2017-08-26 | |||||
| Sat 2017-08-26 | |||||
| Sun 2017-08-27 | |||||
| 2017,8,26,15,00 | |||||
| FNC | 1 | 3 | 2017,8,26,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | MSF | |
| Sun 2017-08-27 | |||||
| Sun 2017-08-27 | |||||
| Mon 2017-08-28 | |||||
| 2017,8,27,15,00 | |||||
| H2K | 0 | 3 | 2017,8,27,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | G2 | |
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| Sat 2 SepSat 2 SepSun 3 Sep2017,9,02,15,00 - 2017,9,02,15,00 | |||||
| Sat 2017-09-02 | |||||
| Sat 2017-09-02 | |||||
| Sun 2017-09-03 | |||||
| 2017,9,02,15,00 | |||||
| FNC | 3 | 2 | 2017,9,02,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | H2K | |
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| Sun 3 SepSun 3 SepMon 4 Sep2017,9,03,15,00 - 2017,9,03,15,00 | |||||
| Sun 2017-09-03 | |||||
| Sun 2017-09-03 | |||||
| Mon 2017-09-04 | |||||
| 2017,9,03,15,00 | |||||
| MSF | 0 | 3 | 2017,9,03,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | G2 | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| UOL | MSF | 0 - 3 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
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| G2 | SPY | 3 - 2 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FNC | MSF | 1 - 3 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
| Vod • PB • Start • HL | ||||
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| H2K | G2 | 0 - 3 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| FNC | H2K | 3 - 2 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
| Vod • PB • Start • HL | ||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| MSF | G2 | 0 - 3 | Link | Vod • PB • Start • HL |
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Media[]
Streams[]
Twitch
YouTube
Twitch
Twitch
Twitch - O'Gaming
Twitch - Eclypsia
Twitch
Twitch - Nervarien
Twitch - Frenzy
Articles[]
- August 24, Kelsey Moser: H2K has the tools to beat G2 in the EU LCS semifinals — but won’t with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 31, Still the same Fnatic: Kennen was a symptom of a problem that was never solved with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- September 7, Four in a row: A brief history of G2’s evolution in the EU LCS by Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- September 8, Kelsey Moser: The tragedy of Splyce’s execution by Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
Interviews[]
- August 15, Jankos on preparing for summer playoffs compared to spring: “For sure, I think our understanding of the game right now is better.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 18, Jesiz predicts EU LCS quarterfinal results: “I think we’re going to face Misfits.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 23, Fnatic Broxah "I believe that we'd have a good chance of beating teams from other regions, including NA." with Inven Global
- August 24, G2 coach YoungBuck on Splyce: “I would rank them above Misfits and above H2K as well. It sucks for them that they had to meet us (in the quarterfinals).” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 24, PowerOfEvil: “Sometimes I watch Apdo or BDD to get some ideas for new Champion Picks” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- August 29, Misfits coach Hussain Moosvi: “Weirdly enough, both the teams we played in playoffs have had a lot of champion pool issues.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 30, Perkz: “The narrative of playing passive comps is just a meme. There’s no such thing as passive comps right now.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
- August 31, Zven: “We play the meta until it’s in our comfort zone. We don’t want to have a deficit in the draft like the Unicorns had against Misfits.” with Alexander Hugo on The Shotcaller
- September 2, Fnatic defeat H2K to secure third in Summer with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
- September 3, "I want to do this, I want this legacy behind me." with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
- September 3, "Worlds is a stepping stone." with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
Videos[]
- August 17, Vedius' Picks to Watch: Summer Playoffs 2017 by LoL Esports
- August 23, FLASHBACK // Playoffs Pentakill (EU LCS Week 11) by LoL Esports
- August 25, Back on Track: Fnatic vs. Misfits | 2017 EU LCS Semifinals by LoL Esports
- August 30, FLASHBACK // The Finals Countdown (EU LCS Week 12) by LoL Esports
- August 31, Passport to Paris | 2017 EU LCS Summer Final by LoL Esports
- September 6, 2017 EU LCS Summer Split: Moments and Memories by LoL Esports
- September 7, FLASHBACK // 2017 EU LCS Summer Split Finals by LoL Esports
- September 12, Paris Aftermovie - 2017 Summer EU LCS Finals by LoL Esports
Announcements[]
- June 28, The 2017 EU Summer Finals are heading to Paris by LoL Esports
- August 16, 2017 EU LCS Summer Playoffs by LoL Esports
- August 22, Win a backstage tour and play on the Paris Finals Stage! by LoL Esports
- August 31, Get the full community experience in Paris! by LoL Esports
- September 1, 2017 EU LCS Summer Finals by LoL Esports
Additional Content[]
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 363 469 |
| English Streams | 251 387 |
| Russian Streams | 1 326 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 267 967 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 21 030 295 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 98 234 |
Venues[]
| Paris, France |
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| AccorHotels Arena |
| Capacity - 20,300 |
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| 8 Boulevard de Bercy 75012 Paris |