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Summer Playoffs
| 2018 EU LCS Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Format | Single Elimination | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Europe | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Spain | |
| Start Date | 2018-08-24 | |
| End Date | 2018-09-09 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
The 2018 EU League Championship Series is the sixth 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.
Overview
Format
- Single elimination with a third-place match.
- 1st and 2nd place of the Summer Season get a bye into the semifinals.
- 3rd through 6th place of the Summer Season play in the quarterfinals.
- Teams are reseeded after quarterfinals so the first-place team always plays the lowest-ranked advancing quarterfinal team.
- All matches are best of five
- Official 2018 Season EU LCS Rulebook
- Winner qualifies for the 2018 Season World Championship
- Finals Weekend held at the Palacio Vistalegre (Calle de Utebo, 1, 28025 Madrid, Spain)
Prize Pool
€ 200,000 Euros are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Points | Qualification | Team |
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| €80,000$92,462.53 | 40% | Worlds 2018 | | ||
| €50,000$57,789.08 | 25% | 90 | | ||
| €30,000$34,673.45 | 15% | 70 | | ||
| 4 | €20,000$23,115.63 | 10% | 40 | | |
| 5-6 | €10,000$11,557.82 | 5% | 20 | | |
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Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on 2018-09-09, as follows:
- € 1 Euro = $ 1.1557815983 US Dollars
Participants
Results
Quarterfinals
S04
3
SPY
2
G2
0
MSF
3
Semifinals
FNC
3
MSF
1
VIT
1
S04
3
Finals
FNC
3
S04
1
3rd place match
VIT
3
MSF
1
Match Schedule
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| Fri 24 Aug - Sat 25 AugFri 24 Aug - Sat 25 AugSat 25 Aug - Sun 26 Aug2018,8,24,16,00 - 2018,8,25,15,00 | |||||
| Fri 2018-08-24 | |||||
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| Sat 2018-08-25 | |||||
| 2018,8,24,16,00 | |||||
| S04 | 3 | 2 | 2018,8,24,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | | |
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| Sun 2018-08-26 | |||||
| 2018,8,25,15,00 | |||||
| G2 | 0 | 3 | 2018,8,25,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | | |
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| Fri 31 Aug - Sat 1 SepFri 31 Aug - Sat 1 SepSat 1 Sep - Sun 2 Sep2018,8,31,16,00 - 2018,9,01,15,00 | |||||
| Fri 2018-08-31 | |||||
| Fri 2018-08-31 | |||||
| Sat 2018-09-01 | |||||
| 2018,8,31,16,00 | |||||
| VIT | 1 | 3 | 2018,8,31,16,0009:0018:0001:00 | | |
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| Sun 2018-09-02 | |||||
| 2018,9,01,15,00 | |||||
| FNC | 3 | 1 | 2018,9,01,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | | |
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| Sat 8 SepSat 8 SepSun 9 Sep2018,9,08,15,00 - 2018,9,08,15,00 | |||||
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| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| 2018,9,08,15,00 | |||||
| VIT | 3 | 1 | 2018,9,08,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | | |
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| Sun 9 SepSun 9 SepMon 10 Sep2018,9,09,15,00 - 2018,9,09,15,00 | |||||
| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| Mon 2018-09-10 | |||||
| 2018,9,09,15,00 | |||||
| FNC | 3 | 1 | 2018,9,09,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | MVP | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | |
| | | 3 - 2 | Medic | Deficio, Vedius | Link | Vizicsacsi, Upset | Link | Upset | SPY | S04 | Link | PB • Start |
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| SPY | S04 | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
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| S04 | SPY | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
| | | 0 - 3 | Drakos | Vedius, Ender | Link | Hans Sama, Sencux | Link | Hans Sama | MSF | G2 | Link | PB • Start |
| G2 | MSF | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
| G2 | MSF | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | MVP | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | |
| | | 1 - 3 | Quickshot | Ender, Deficio | Link | Nukeduck | Link | Amazing | S04 | VIT | Link | PB • Start |
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| S04 | VIT | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
| VIT | S04 | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
| | | 3 - 1 | Medic | Vedius, Deficio | Link | Broxah, sOAZ | Link | Caps | FNC | MSF | Link | PB • Start |
| FNC | MSF | Link | PB • Start | |||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | MVP | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | |
| | | 3 - 1 | Quickshot | Ender, Deficio | Link | Attila, Jiizuke, Kikis | Link | Jiizuke | MSF | VIT | Link | PB • Start • HL |
| VIT | MSF | Link | PB • Start • HL | |||||||||
| MSF | VIT | Link | PB • Start • HL | |||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | MVP | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | |
| | | 3 - 1 | Drakos | Deficio, Vedius | Link | Caps, Rekkles, Fnatic | Link | Rekkles | FNC | S04 | Link | PB • Start • HL |
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| FNC | S04 | Link | PB • Start • HL | |||||||||
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Individual Awards
Player of the Series
| Series | Player | KDA | Champs Played |
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2.6 | |
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4.8 | |
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3.8 | |
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3.9 | |
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7 | |
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5.3 |
MVP
| Player | Assists | Kills | DMG/M | GD@15 |
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92 | 93 | 559 | 470 |
Media
Streams
Additional Content
- See Media.
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
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| Total | 491 239 |
| English Streams | 353 257 |
| Russian Streams | 1 395 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 364 840 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 15 519 236 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 113 141 |
Venues
| Third-place match / Finals |
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| Madrid, Spain |
| Palacio Vistalegre |
| Capacity - 14,000 |
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| Calle de Utebo, 1 28025 Madrid |







