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Summer Playoffs
Overview
| NA LCS 2015 Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | North America | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Address | Madison Square Garden 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, 10001 New York, NY | |
| Start Date | 2015-08-08 | |
| End Date | 2015-08-23 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Overview[]
The 2015 Season Championship Series is the third season of North America's fully professional League of Legends league. In the playoffs six teams will compete in a single elimination bracket, with first and second place being seeded into the semifinals. The finals and third place matches are being held in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The winner of the Summer Playoffs automatically qualifies for the 2015 Season World Championship as the number one seed from North America.
Format[]
- Single elimination with a third-place match.
- 1st and 2nd place of the Summer Season get a bye into the semifinals.
- 3rd through 6th place of the Summer Season play in the quarterfinals.
- All matches are best of five
- 2015 LCS Summer Split Official Rulebook
- All matches are played on Patch V5.14 with
Gangplank enabled.
Prize Pool[]
$ 100,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | CP | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $50,000€43,900 | 50% | Worlds 2015 |  CLG | |
 2 | $25,000€21,950 | 25% | 90 |  TSM | |
 3 | $15,000€13,170 | 15% | 70 |  Team Liquid | |
| 4 | $10,000€8,780 | 10% | 40 |  Team Impulse | |
| 5-6 | 20 |  Dignitas | |||
 Gravity |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on August 23, 2015, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.878 Euros
Participants[]
Results[]
Quarterfinals
TIP
TIP3
DIG
DIG0
GV
GV1
TSM
TSM3
Semifinals
CLG
CLG3
TIP
TIP0
TL
TL1
TSM
TSM3
Finals
CLG
CLG3
TSM
TSM0
3rd place match
TIP
TIP1
TL
TL3
Match MVPs[]
| Match | KDA | Champs Played | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| QF1 | 9.3 |  Shen
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 Impact
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| QF2 | 4.0 |  Gnar  Olaf
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 Dyrus
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| SF1 | 8.6 |  Tristana  Jinx
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 Doublelift
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| SF2 | 7.6 |  Azir  Ahri  Lulu
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Bjergsen
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| 3rd/4th | 6.0 |  Orianna Lulu
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 FeniX
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| Final | 20.5 |  Yasuo Gnar
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ZionSpartan
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Match Schedule[]
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| Sat 8 Aug - Sun 9 AugSat 8 Aug - Sun 9 AugSun 9 Aug - Mon 10 Aug2015,8,08,19,00 - 2015,8,09,19,00 | |||||
| Sat 2015-08-08 | |||||
| Sat 2015-08-08 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-09 | |||||
| 2015,8,08,19,00 | |||||
| TIP | 3 | 0 | 2015,8,08,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | DIG | |
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| Mon 2015-08-10 | |||||
| 2015,8,09,19,00 | |||||
| GV | 1 | 3 | 2015,8,09,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | TSM | |
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| Sat 15 Aug - Sun 16 AugSat 15 Aug - Sun 16 AugSun 16 Aug - Mon 17 Aug2015,8,15,19,00 - 2015,8,16,19,00 | |||||
| Sat 2015-08-15 | |||||
| Sat 2015-08-15 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-16 | |||||
| 2015,8,15,19,00 | |||||
| CLG | 3 | 0 | 2015,8,15,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | TIP | |
| Sun 2015-08-16 | |||||
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| Mon 2015-08-17 | |||||
| 2015,8,16,19,00 | |||||
| TL | 1 | 3 | 2015,8,16,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | TSM | |
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| Sat 22 AugSun 23 AugSun 23 Aug2015,8,22,22,00 - 2015,8,22,22,00 | |||||
| Sat 2015-08-22 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-23 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-23 | |||||
| 2015,8,22,22,00 | |||||
| TIP | 1 | 3 | 2015,8,22,22,0015:0000:0007:00 | TL | |
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| Sun 23 AugSun 23 AugMon 24 Aug2015,8,23,20,00 - 2015,8,23,20,00 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-23 | |||||
| Sun 2015-08-23 | |||||
| Mon 2015-08-24 | |||||
| 2015,8,23,20,00 | |||||
| CLG | 3 | 0 | 2015,8,23,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | TSM | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| TIP | DIG | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| GV | TSM | 1 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| CLG | TIP | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| TL | TSM | 1 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| TIP | TL | 1 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| CLG | TSM | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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Additional Content[]
Interviews[]
- August 9, Dyrus to Fans: "Thank You for Supporting Me... I'm Probably Gonna End Up Retiring This Year" with Gamespot
- August 10, NA LCS Playoffs 2015: Apollo - "We were confident against Dignitas" with SK Gaming
- August 11, Rush on Facing CLG: "They Don't Know How Strong My Lee Sin and Nidalee Are" with Gamespot
- August 14, TL Coach and GM Interview - TL Peter Predicts TIP 3-0 Over CLG, TL to Beat TSM with Gamespot
- August 15, Ridiculous Aphro and Double Reaction Interview After TIP Games with Gamespot
- August 18, Turtle On Facing CLG: "Our Scrims Have Been Going Pretty Even, So Hopefully We'll Have A Great Final with Gamespot
- August 23, Interview with Team Liquid's IWillDominate after 3rd place Finish with Esports Heaven
- August 24, Doublelift and Pobelter Finals Interview: Before Split Coach Chris Convinced Double to Keep Playing with Gamespot
- August 26, Fenix Explains How He Stole Baron vs TIP: Says it Felt Better Than His 1v4 Azir Play with Gamespot
- August 27, Impact at MSG - "Our Early Game is Strong But We Tend to Lose Our Focus Mid Game and Late Game" with Gamespot
- August 28, NA LCS Playoffs 2015: MarkZ - "It's really hectic between games in Bo5s" with SK Gaming
- August 31 - Interview with CoreJJ After The LCS NA Summer Playoffs with Team Dignitas
Articles[]
- August 3, How the NA LCS teams prep for the Playoffs from LoL Esports
- August 5, The 2015 NA LCS Summer Split Playoffs teams size up the competition from LoL Esports
- August 5, NA LCS Quarterfinal Preview – Team Impulse vs. Team Dignitas from Azubu
- August 6, Blitzkrieg Rush: Team Impulse vs. Team Dignitas Quarterfinal Preview from theScore
- August 6, Pros predict the 2015 NA LCS Summer Split Playoffs from LoL Esports
- August 7, The Bjergsen Show: Team SoloMid vs. Gravity Preview from theScore
- August 7, Who will come out on top at the NA LCS Summer Quarterfinals? from LoL Esports
- August 8, LCS Playoffs Ro6 Preview from TeamLiquid
- August 10, Explosive moments of the 2015 LCS Summer Split Quarterfinals from LoL Esports
- August 11, TIP and TSM look ahead to Semifinals slugfests from LoL Esports
- August 11, SHIFTS IN STRATEGY - NORTH AMERICAN LCS QUARTERFINALS ROUNDUP from Esports Heaven
- August 12, The LCS teams whip out new strats for the Playoffs from LoL Esports
- August 14, Team fight titans face off in the 2015 NA LCS Semifinals from LoL Esports
- August 14, America's Quartet: a breakdown of the NA LCS semifinals from theScore
- August 14, LCS Playoffs Ro4 Preview from TeamLiquid
- August 17, Doublelift and Counter Logic Gaming step up in the 2015 NA LCS Summer Semifinals from LoL Esports
- August 17, Match winning plays of the 2015 LCS Summer Split Semifinals from LoL Esports
- August 20, Watch for these players in the LCS Finals and third-place matches from LoL Esports
- August 21, TSM and CLG battle in the 2015 NA LCS Summer Split Finals from LoL Esports
- August 22, LCS Playoffs Ro2 Preview from TeamLiquid
- August 24, CLG's faith rewarded with their 2015 NA LCS Summer Split Finals win over TSM from LoL Esports
- August 25, NA LCS Finals Recap: The Last Hope from TeamLiquid
- August 26, A LONG TIME COMING-- NORTH AMERICAN LCS SUMMER FINALS ROUNDUP from Esports Heaven
- August 30, Tristana goes tick, tick, tick, boom in the LCS Finals from LoL Esports
- September 1, NA LCS: MVP ALTERNATIVES from Unikrn
Videos[]
- August 8, Pro Predictions: 2015 NA LCS Summer Playoffs from Team SoloMid
- August 8, TSM vs. Gravity: TRASH TALK NALCS Summer Playoffs 2015 from Team SoloMid
- August 15, TSM vs. Liquid: TRASH TALK from Team SoloMid
- August 28, Travis Interviews League of Legends Fans at Madison Square Garden with Gamespot
Locations[]
| Playoffs | Finals |
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| Los Angeles, United States | New York City, United States |
| NA LCS Studio | Madison Square Garden |
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| Photo by LOL Esports | Photo by CNBC |