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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 | |||
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| 6 | 2 | 200 | Chovy |
| 6 | 2 | 200 | Kramer |
| 6 | 2 | 200 | Spirit |
| 9 | 1 | 100 | Bdd |
Playoff Awards[]
| Award | Player | Notes |
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| 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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| 2018,8,18,08,00 | |||||
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 | |||||
| Sat 2018-09-08 | |||||
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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 |