LCK 2017 Spring Playoffs

2017 LCK Spring Playoffs
2017 LCK Spring Playoffs
Tournament Information
Organizer	OnGameNet
Format	Playoffs
Location & Dates
Region	KRKorea
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

Spring Playoffs

Summer Promotion

Overview

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:

Local • USD • Euro

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[]

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Player Chart


Afreeca Freecs
⁠⁠
MaRin
Spirit
Kuro
Kramer
TusiN
iloveoov
Cho Gye-hyeon


KT Rolster
⁠⁠
Smeb
Score
PawN
Deft
Mata
Lee Ji-hoon
ZanDarc


MVP
⁠⁠
ADD
Beyond
Ian
MaHa
Max
Hell
Saroo


Samsung Galaxy
⁠⁠
CuVee
Ambition
Haru
Crown
Ruler
Stitch
CoreJJ
Wraith
Edgar
TrAce


SK Telecom T1
⁠⁠
Huni
Peanut
Faker
Bang
Wolf
cCarter
kkOma

Results[]

Round 1

⁠

⁠AF

0

⁠

⁠MVP

2

Round 2

⁠

⁠KT

3

⁠

⁠MVP

0

Round 3

⁠

⁠SSG

0

⁠

⁠KT

3

Finals

⁠

⁠SKT

3

⁠

⁠KT

0

Playoffs MVP Standings[]

Receiving MVP in the finals grants 300 points.

Place	Points	Player
1st	600	⁠⁠ Peanut
2nd	300	⁠⁠ Deft
2nd	300	⁠⁠ Faker
4th	100	⁠⁠ ADD
4th	100	⁠⁠ Beyond

Click for Full Standings
Place	Points	Player
4th	100	⁠⁠ Mata
4th	100	⁠⁠ Score
4th	100	⁠⁠ Smeb

Playoff Awards[]

Award	Player	Notes
Most Valuable Player	⁠⁠Peanut	-

Match Schedule[]

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Results|Schedule

CD|You|PST|CET|KST

Patch: 7.6
[showhide] Round 1
Fri 7 AprFri 7 AprFri 7 Apr2017,4,07,08,00 - 2017,4,07,08,00

Fri 2017-04-07
Fri 2017-04-07
Fri 2017-04-07
2017,4,07,08,00
AF⁠⁠	0	2	7 April 2017 08:00:00 +0000-2017,4,07,08,0001:0010:0017:00	⁠⁠MVP

Patch: 7.6
[showhide] Round 2
Tue 11 AprTue 11 AprTue 11 Apr2017,4,11,08,00 - 2017,4,11,08,00

Tue 2017-04-11
Tue 2017-04-11
Tue 2017-04-11
2017,4,11,08,00
KT⁠⁠	3	0	11 April 2017 08:00:00 +0000-2017,4,11,08,0001:0010:0017:00	⁠⁠MVP

Patch: 7.6
[showhide] Round 3
Sat 15 AprSat 15 AprSat 15 Apr2017,4,15,08,00 - 2017,4,15,08,00

Sat 2017-04-15
Sat 2017-04-15
Sat 2017-04-15
2017,4,15,08,00
SSG⁠⁠	0	3	15 April 2017 08:00:00 +0000-2017,4,15,08,0001:0010:0017:00	⁠⁠KT

Patch: 7.6
[showhide] Finals
Sat 22 AprSat 22 AprSat 22 Apr2017,4,22,08,00 - 2017,4,22,08,00

Sat 2017-04-22
Sat 2017-04-22
Sat 2017-04-22
2017,4,22,08,00
SKT⁠⁠	3	0	22 April 2017 08:00:00 +0000-2017,4,22,08,0001:0010:0017:00	⁠⁠KT

VODs & Match Links[]

[show allhide all] VODs & Match Links
[showhide] Round 1
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠AF	⁠⁠MVP	0 - 2	Link	Vod
⁠⁠AF	⁠⁠MVP	0 - 2	Link	Vod
[showhide] Round 2
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠KT	⁠⁠MVP	3 - 0	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
[showhide] Round 3
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SSG	⁠⁠KT	0 - 3	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod
[showhide] Finals
Team 1	Team 2	Score	Reddit	VODs
⁠⁠SKT	⁠⁠KT	3 - 0	Link	Vod
				Vod
				Vod

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