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Spring Playoffs
| 2018 NA LCS Spring Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Sponsor(s) | State Farm | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | North America | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Start Date | 2018-03-24 | |
| End Date | 2018-04-08 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The 2018 NA League Championship Series is the first season of North America's fully professional League of Legends league under partnership structure, the sixth season overall. Ten teams will compete in a round robin group stage, with the top 6 teams continuing to playoffs.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Single elimination with a third-place match.
- 1st and 2nd place of the Spring Season get a bye into the semifinals.
- 3rd through 6th place of the Spring Season play in the quarterfinals.
- Teams are reseeded after quarterfinals so the first-place team always plays the lowest-ranked advancing quarterfinal team.
- All matches are best of five
- Official 2018 Season NA LCS Rulebook
- Winner qualifies for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational
- Top 3 represent North America at Rift Rivals 2018 vs. Europe
- Finals Weekend held at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater (1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, Florida 33139)
Prize Pool[]
$ 200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Points | Qualification | Team |
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 1 | $100,000€81,383.66 | 50% | 90 | MSI Main Event Rift Rivals 2018 |  Team Liquid |
 2 | $50,000€40,691.83 | 25% | 70 | Rift Rivals 2018 |  100 Thieves |
 3 | $30,000€24,415.10 | 15% | 50 | Rift Rivals 2018 |  Echo Fox |
| 4 | $20,000€16,276.73 | 10% | 30 |  Clutch Gaming | |
| 5-6 | 10 |  Cloud9 | |||
 TSM |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on April 8, 2018, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.8138366251 Euros
Participants[]
Results[]
Quarterfinals
TL
TL3
C9
C90
TSM
TSM1
CG
CG3
Semifinals
FOX
FOX1
TL
TL3
100
1003
CG
CG2
Finals
TL
TL3
100
1000
3rd place match
FOX
FOX3
CG
CG0
Match Schedule[]
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| Sat 24 Mar - Sun 25 MarSat 24 Mar - Sun 25 MarSun 25 Mar - Mon 26 Mar2018,3,24,21,00 - 2018,3,25,19,00 | |||||
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| TL | 3 | 0 | 2018,3,24,21,0014:0022:0006:00 | C9 | |
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| Mon 2018-03-26 | |||||
| 2018,3,25,19,00 | |||||
| TSM | 1 | 3 | 2018,3,25,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | CG | |
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| Sat 31 Mar - Sun 1 AprSat 31 Mar - Sun 1 AprSun 1 Apr - Mon 2 Apr2018,3,31,21,00 - 2018,4,01,19,00 | |||||
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| Sun 2018-04-01 | |||||
| 2018,3,31,21,00 | |||||
| FOX | 1 | 3 | 2018,3,31,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TL | |
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| 2018,4,01,19,00 | |||||
| 100 | 3 | 2 | 2018,4,01,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | CG | |
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| Sat 7 AprSat 7 AprSun 8 Apr2018,4,07,20,00 - 2018,4,07,20,00 | |||||
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| Sun 2018-04-08 | |||||
| 2018,4,07,20,00 | |||||
| FOX | 3 | 0 | 2018,4,07,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | CG | |
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| Sun 8 AprSun 8 AprMon 9 Apr2018,4,08,20,00 - 2018,4,08,20,00 | |||||
| Sun 2018-04-08 | |||||
| Sun 2018-04-08 | |||||
| Mon 2018-04-09 | |||||
| 2018,4,08,20,00 | |||||
| TL | 3 | 0 | 2018,4,08,20,0013:0022:0005:00 | 100 | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| TL | C9 | 3 - 0 | Phreak | Azael, Kobe | Link | Doublelift | Link | Link | Doublelift | TL | C9 | TL | Link | PB • Start |
| C9 | TL | C9 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| TSM | CG | 1 - 3 | CaptainFlowers | Zirene, Kobe | Link | Hakuho, Apollo | Link | Link | Hakuho | TSM | CG | TSM | Link | PB • Start |
| CG | TSM | CG | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
| TSM | CG | TSM | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| FOX | TL | 1 - 3 | Pastrytime | Azael, Kobe | Link | Xmithie | Link | Link | Doublelift | FOX | TL | FOX | Link | PB • Start |
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| TL | FOX | TL | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
| 100 | CG | 3 - 2 | Rivington | Azael, Zirene | Link | ssumday | Link | Link | Cody Sun | 100 | CG | 100 | Link | PB • Start |
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| 100 | CG | 100 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| 100 | CG | 100 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| FOX | CG | 3 - 0 | Phreak | Azael, Kobe | Link | Dardoch, Huni | Link | Dardoch | FOX | CG | FOX | Link | PB • Start | |
| CG | FOX | CG | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
| FOX | CG | FOX | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| TL | 100 | 3 - 0 | CaptainFlowers | Kobe, Zirene | Link | Team Liquid | Link | Pobelter | 100 | TL | 100 | Link | PB • Start | |
| TL | 100 | TL | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
| 100 | TL | 100 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
Individual Awards[]
Player of the Series[]
| Series | Player | KDA | Champs Played |
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| TL vs. C9
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 Doublelift
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23 |  Caitlyn  Jhin
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| TSM vs. CG
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 Hakuho
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7.8 |  Braum  Thresh
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| FOX vs. TL
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Doublelift
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27.5 | Caitlyn  Ashe
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| 100 vs. CG
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 Cody Sun
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5.14 | Caitlyn
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| FOX vs. CG
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 Dardoch
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8 |  Olaf  Sejuani
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| TL vs. 100
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Pobelter
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7.25 |  Azir
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Media[]
Streams[]
Articles & Videos[]
- March 26, League of Legends global power rankings through March 26 by Emily Rand and Xander Torres on ESPN
- April 2, How macro doomed Clutch Gaming in the NA LCS semifinals by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- April 3, NA and EU LCS Spring Finals Are Set! - DBLTAP Rift Raff Ep. 10 by DBLTAP on YouTube
- April 4, How 100 Thieves dominated this split and ended up 1 place in the regular season by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
- April 5, 5 things we learned from the NA LCS Spring Split semifinals by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- April 5, League of Legends monthly global power rankings - March 2018 by Emily Rand on ESPN
- April 6, The Win Condition #2: How Echo Fox can beat Clutch Gaming and Vice Versa by Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- April 6, Narrative Wake Episode 30: Clutch Haters (feat. Saintvicious and IWillDominate) by Thorin on YouTube
- April 6, NA LCS franchising reflections by Emily Rand on ESPN
- April 6, How Meteos found his groove on 100 Thieves by Emily Rand on ESPN
- April 8, Out of the 15 players competing for the Top 3 NA teams, 7 have formerly played for Immortals by Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- April 8, Thorin's Thoughts - Team Liquid Reaches the Promised Land (LoL) by Thorin on YouTube
- April 9, Team Liquid's Doublelift finds glory after tragedy by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- April 9, League of Legends Pro Players Tell Us Which Champions Need A Buff - DBLTAP Rapid Fire by DBLTAP on YouTube
- April 10, Team Liquid 4th no more (sort of) by Emily Rand on ESPN
- April 11, Thorin's Thoughts - Doublelift Destroys the Haters (LoL) by Thorin on YouTube
- April 15, Narrative Wake Episode 32: I Hope Your Son's Exactly like You (feat. Locodoco) by Thorin and Kelsey Moser on YouTube
Interviews[]
- March 25, CG LirA: "It makes sense that Doublelift views us as the weakest team." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- March 27, TL Impact: "Even though C9 got eliminated at playoffs, they are still C9. They are going to do well in the summer." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 3, TL Olleh: "Steve said he made Team Liquid to win and did not make the team just to place 2nd or 3rd." with Byungho "Haao" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 4, 100 Thieves Cody Sun: "As Olleh used to say, it is like facing against our ex girlfriends." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 6, Apollo on facing Huni: "You see 6 people going to top side of the map... when you have a Shen." with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 6, Aphromoo on 100 Thieves' first split: "I knew we would get to finals." with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 7, Rick Fox, owner of Echo Fox, sent a message for DL: "We are happy that he is here. We love him for his tough time." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 7, The Entirety Of Echo Fox Predicts Team Liquid To Win The Finals. with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 8, Adrian on why he thinks Liquid will beat 100T in the finals: “They’re willing to sacrifice so much to come back… Other teams just roll over and die” with Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- April 8, TL Steve Talks About Finally Breaking The 4th Place Meme. with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 8, Team Liquid's Fun And Informative Moments: Olleh Talks About His Love Life. with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- April 10, Doublelift talks community love following his personal tragedy and Team Liquid's victory with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 10, Dardoch: "A lot of thanks to Xmithie for teaching me to jungle again and again." with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 11, Liquid Steve talks finally getting his BIG WIN: "Holy F! We're champions now!" with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 11, Clutch Apollo interrupted by Phreak and Ovilee - Apollo explains why Clutch lost to Echo Fox with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 11, Olleh on Doublelift choosing him as support: “He said if we can be bot duo, we’re gonna win NA LCS.” with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 12, Huni after EF's win and why they fell off: "I guess the Riot balance team hates me" with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 12, Riot and NA LCS team owners reflect on their first franchised split with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 13, RiotChopper talks NA LCS Owner's Conference details, voting system, and spring finals with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 14, How Dash feels about getting photobombed by Kappa faces with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- April 26, Why Hai retired from Golden Guardians: "The success of one can't come at the expense of the others." with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- April 27, Golden Guardians' esports head on parting ways w/ Hai, why a 4-14 split doesn't feel like a disaster with Daniel Rosen on theScore Esports
- May 10, Golden Guardians' new coaching plan, how Hai helped pace the org, and their most grown player with Sharon Coone on Blitz Esports
- June 5, Echo Fox Fenix: "It felt like Bjergsen was a perfect player up to 2016... But not now. (Laughs)" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
Announcements[]
Additional Content[]
Additional Links[]
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 520 087 |
| English Streams | 476 214 |
| Russian Streams | 1 206 |
| Chinese Streams | 14 229 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 382 484 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 29 323 213 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 208 089 |