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Spring Playoffs
| 2016 LoL Continental League Spring Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | CIS | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Russia | |
| Start Date | 2016-03-26 | |
| End Date | 2016-04-03 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
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The 2016 LCL Spring Playoffs began on 26 March and concluded on 3 April with the final at Druzhba Multipurpose Arena in Moscow to decide the CIS region's representative at 2016 International Wildcard Invitational.
Overview
The LoL Continental League (LCL) is the successor to the SLTV StarSeries, which was the Commonwealth of Independent States' premier league before Riot took over for the 2016 Season. Four teams qualify for playoffs based on their Spring Season performance.
Format
- 1st place team from Spring Season picks whether they would like to play the 3rd or 4th place team
- 2nd place team will play against the remaining team
- Playoff matches are best of five
- third-place match is best of three
Prize Pool
₽ 3,750,000 Russian Rubles are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
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 1 | ₽1,500,000$21,000€18,000 | 40% | IWCI 2016 |  Hard Random |
 2 | ₽1,000,000$14,000€12,000 | 26.67% |  Team Empire | |
 3 | ₽750,000$10,500€9,000 | 20% |  Vega Squadron | |
| 4 | ₽500,000$7,000€6,000 | 13.33% |  Natus Vincere.CIS |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on April 3, 2016, as follows:
- ₽ 1 Russian Ruble = $ 0.014 US Dollars
- ₽ 1 Russian Ruble = € 0.012 Euros
Participants
Results
Match Schedule
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| Sun 27 MarSun 27 MarSun 27 Mar - Mon 28 Mar2016,3,27,11,00 - 2016,3,27,15,00 | |||||
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HR | 3 | 0 | 2016,3,27,11,0004:0013:0020:00 |  VEG | |
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EMP | 3 | 2 | 2016,3,27,15,0008:0017:0000:00 |  NV.CIS | |
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| Mon 28 MarMon 28 MarTue 29 Mar2016,3,28,15,00 - 2016,3,28,15,00 | |||||
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| VEG | 2 | 0 | 2016,3,28,15,0008:0017:0000:00 | NV.CIS | |
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| Sun 3 AprSun 3 AprSun 3 Apr2016,4,03,13,00 - 2016,4,03,13,00 | |||||
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| HR | 3 | 1 | 2016,4,03,13,0006:0015:0022:00 | EMP | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| HR | VEG | 3 - 0 | Vod | |
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| EMP | NV.CIS | 3 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| VEG | NV.CIS | 2 - 0 | Vod | |
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| HR | EMP | 3 - 1 | Vod | |
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Media
Streams
Articles
- March 25, The LCL Playoffs Primer by oo_Wonderful_oo on Liquid Legends
Interviews
- April 27, Behind the LCL with oo_Wonderful_oo on Liquid Legends