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Spring Playoffs
| 2017 LCK Spring Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | OnGameNet | |
| Format | Playoffs | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Korea | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | South Korea | |
| Start Date | 2017-04-07 | |
| End Date | 2017-04-22 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Overview
Format
- Top 5 teams of the Spring Season participate
- King of the Hill single elimination bracket
- Round 1 is best of three
- All other matches are best of five
- Winner qualifies for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational
Prize Pool
₩ 350,000,000 South Korean Won are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Championship Points | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | ₩100,000,000$88,000€82,000 | 28.57% | 90 | MSI 2017 |  SK Telecom T1 |
 2 | ₩60,000,000$52,800€49,200 | 17.14% | 70 |  KT Rolster | |
 3 | ₩30,000,000$26,400€24,600 | 8.57% | 50 |  Samsung Galaxy | |
| 4 | ₩20,000,000$17,600€16,400 | 5.71% | 30 |  MVP | |
| 5 | ₩15,000,000$13,200€12,300 | 4.29% | 10 |  Afreeca Freecs |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on April 22, 2017, as follows:
- ₩ 1 South Korean Won = $ 0.00088 US Dollars
- ₩ 1 South Korean Won = € 0.00082 Euros
Participants
Results
Playoffs MVP Standings
Receiving MVP in the finals grants 300 points.
| Place | Points | Player |
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| 1st | 600 |  Peanut
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| 2nd | 300 |  Deft
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| 2nd | 300 | Faker
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| 4th | 100 |  ADD
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| 4th | 100 | Beyond
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| Click for Full Standings | ||
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| Place | Points | Player |
| 4th | 100 | Mata
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| 4th | 100 | Score
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| 4th | 100 | Smeb
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Playoff Awards
| Award | Player | Notes |
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| Most Valuable Player |  Peanut | - |
Match Schedule
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| Fri 7 AprFri 7 AprFri 7 Apr2017,4,07,08,00 - 2017,4,07,08,00 | |||||
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AF | 0 | 2 | 2017,4,07,08,0001:0010:0017:00 |  MVP | |
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| Tue 11 AprTue 11 AprTue 11 Apr2017,4,11,08,00 - 2017,4,11,08,00 | |||||
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KT | 3 | 0 | 2017,4,11,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | MVP | |
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| Sat 15 AprSat 15 AprSat 15 Apr2017,4,15,08,00 - 2017,4,15,08,00 | |||||
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SSG | 0 | 3 | 2017,4,15,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | KT | |
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| Sat 22 AprSat 22 AprSat 22 Apr2017,4,22,08,00 - 2017,4,22,08,00 | |||||
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| SKT | 3 | 0 | 2017,4,22,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | KT | |
VODs & Match Links
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| AF | MVP | 0 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| KT | MVP | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SSG | KT | 0 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | KT | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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Media
Streams
Articles
- April 6, 2017 LCK Spring Playoff Gauntlet Rundown by Emily Rand on Yahoo! Esports
Interviews
- April 12, Pawn: “I’ve never been to an LCK final, and I’d like to win my first one this split.” with Slingshot
- April 14, KT Rolster coach Lee Ji-Hoon (laughing): “The overall mentality for the playoffs was payback.” with Slingshot Esports
- April 26, KkOma reflects on building SKT: “Even back then, Faker was the player that was so good to the point it didn’t make sense.” with Fomos’ Park Sang-jin, translated by Slingshot Esports
- May 1, Faker: “I never really had the urge to (play abroad). It’s not that appealing to me.” with Segye Ilbo’s Uhm Hyung-joon, translation by Slingshot Esports
- May 5, MVP Max on unorthodox picks: “It’s good to show confidence on those picks. That way even your opponent will start to think ‘Is that really a good pick?’ and get flustered.” with Daily eSports’ Lee Yoon-ji, translation by Slingshot Esports
Videos
- April 14, Will Samsung Galaxy stomp KT Rolster? Kelsey and Emily discuss the LCK playoff gauntlet with Yahoo Esports
- April 20, VOD Who will win the LCK final? Emily and Kelsey make some predictions with Yahoo! Esports
Announcements
Additional Content
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 8 717 594 |
| Without Chinese Viewers | 574 766 |
| English Streams | 217 535 |
| Chinese Streams | 8 241 432 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 220 637 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 358 292 071 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 1 161 401 |