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Summer Playoffs
| 2018 LCK Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | OnGameNet SpoTV | |
| Format | King of the Hill | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Korea | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | South Korea | |
| Start Date | 2018-08-12 | |
| End Date | 2018-09-08 | |
| 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 from the Summer 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 2018 Season World Championship
Prize Pool
₩ 350,000,000 South Korean Won are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Championship Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | ₩100,000,000 | 28.57% | Worlds 2018 |  KT Rolster |
 2 | ₩60,000,000 | 17.14% | 90 |  Griffin |
 3 | ₩30,000,000 | 8.57% | 70 |  Afreeca Freecs |
| 4 | ₩20,000,000 | 5.71% | 40 |  Kingzone DragonX |
| 5 | ₩15,000,000 | 4.29% | 20 |  Gen.G |
Participants
Results
Playoffs MVP Standings
- A finals MVP title is worth 300 points, other titles are 100.
| MVP Standings | |||
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| Rank | Times | Points | Player |
| 1 | 2 | 600 | Score |
| 2 | 2 | 400 | Tarzan |
| 3 | 3 | 300 | Kiin |
| 3 | 1 | 300 | Ucal |
| 3 | 1 | 300 | Viper |
| Click for Full Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 200 | Chovy |
| 6 | 2 | 200 | Kramer |
| 6 | 2 | 200 | Spirit |
| 9 | 1 | 100 | Bdd |
Playoff Awards
| Award | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Score | - |
Match Schedule
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| Sun 12 AugSun 12 AugSun 12 Aug2018,8,12,08,00 - 2018,8,12,08,00 | |||||
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GEN | 0 | 2 | 2018,8,12,08,0001:0010:0017:00 |  AF | |
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| Wed 15 AugWed 15 AugWed 15 Aug2018,8,15,08,00 - 2018,8,15,08,00 | |||||
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KZ | 1 | 3 | 2018,8,15,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | AF | |
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| Sat 18 AugSat 18 AugSat 18 Aug2018,8,18,08,00 - 2018,8,18,08,00 | |||||
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GRF | 3 | 2 | 2018,8,18,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | AF | |
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| Sat 8 SepSat 8 SepSat 8 Sep2018,9,08,08,00 - 2018,9,08,08,00 | |||||
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| 2018,9,08,08,00 | |||||
| KT | 3 | 2 | 2018,9,08,08,0001:0010:0017:00 | GRF | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
| GEN | AF | 0 - 2 | Valdes | PapaSmithy | Link | Kuro, iloveoov | Link | GEN | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Kiin |
| AF | GEN | Link | PB • Start • HL | Kramer | ||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
| KZ | AF | 1 - 3 | Valdes | PapaSmithy | Link | Kramer, Spirit | Link | KZ | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Kramer |
| KZ | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Spirit | ||||||||
| KZ | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Bdd | ||||||||
| KZ | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Spirit | ||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
| GRF | AF | 3 - 2 | Atlus | PapaSmithy | Link | Griffin | Link | AF | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Tarzan |
| GRF | AF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Kiin | ||||||||
| AF | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Kiin | ||||||||
| AF | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Chovy | ||||||||
| AF | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Chovy | ||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | Blue | Red | MH | VODs | MVP | |
| KT | GRF | 3 - 2 | Atlus | PapaSmithy | Link | KT Rolster | Link | KT | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Viper |
| GRF | KT | Link | PB • Start • HL | Score | ||||||||
| GRF | KT | Link | PB • Start • HL | Tarzan | ||||||||
| GRF | KT | Link | PB • Start • HL | Ucal | ||||||||
| KT | GRF | Link | PB • Start • HL | Score | ||||||||
Media
Streams
Articles & Videos
- August
- September
- August 11, LCK: Hopefuls for Worlds 2018 by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- August 12, Afreeca Kiin on How to Boost Your Tier: "Simply stop playing when you lose and play more when you’re winning." with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- August 12, AFs Kiin: "When I joined Afreeca Freecs, my understanding of the game saw major improvement." with Beom "Nswer" Park, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- August 12, AFs Kuro: "We have nothing to lose. We were 10-8 in the standings whereas every other playoffs team were 13-5." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- August 15, AFs TusiN: "I'm close with all the players on Kingzone, but today's match was very important; so I took it seriously and deleted all KZ members from my LoL friendslist." with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- August 15, AFs Spirit: "Our team wins as long as I don't underperform. Today, I think we won because I did well. That’s why I’m the key player." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- August 15, KT Rolster qualify for the 2018 World Championship by Malcolm Abbas on Dot Esports
- August 15, League of Legends: LCK – Final Showdowns Preview by Rui Yang Xu on The Game Haus
- August 18, GRF Viper: "When Orianna’s ultimate landed quite well and when Yasuo’s Guardian Angel was in cooldown, I thought we’d win." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- August 19, GRF Chovy on the LCK Summer Finals: "This time, I'll be the one to punish Ucal." with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- August 27, Kuro is really good -- at getting carried!': Friendly Banter Between Two Best Friends, Kuro and Smeb with Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun, , and Changsik "Alle" Son on Inven Global
- August 27, JAG Teddy: "In an anime called ‘One Piece’, there is a concept/ability called ‘Haki’. I think I developed the ‘Conquerors Haki’." with Takyun "Laff" Pack and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- August 28, Griffin's rookie season takes South Korea by storm by Emily Rand on ESPN
- September 4, The Contenders for the 2018 LCK Summer Finals KT Rolster vs Griffin Media Day Full Text Q&A by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, and and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
- September 6, Can Score finally find his LCK crown this summer? by Malcom Abbas on Dot Esports
- September 14, Afreeca's Spirit: 'I've never thought of myself as a top tier jungler. I think that actually is my motivation.' by Emily Rand on ESPN
- September 18, Interview With KT Score, the Current Champion of the LCK with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, James "Bick" Hong, Changsik "Alle" Son, and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts. Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 17 857 237 |
| Without Chinese Viewers | 602 833 |
| English Streams | 187 631 |
| Russian Streams | 1 966 |
| Chinese Streams | 17 254 404 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 218 093 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 549 199 759 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 1 823 574 |