League of Legends Championship Series

League of Legends Championship Series

abbreviation	LCS
League foundation	2013
Teams	20 (10 Europe, 10 North America)
Title holder	G2 Esports (Europe) Cloud 9 (North America)
Record champions	Fnatic and G2 Esports (7 splits, Europe) Team SoloMid (6 splits, North America)
Website	www.lolesports.com
↓ Challenger Series

League of Legends Championship Series (short: LCS ) is the North American E-Sports -Profiliga in League of Legends (LoL) . This is a game from the MOBA genre in which two teams - each consisting of five players - compete against each other.

Importance and organization

The LCS is organized and financed by Riot Games - the developer of League of Legends - in cooperation with the ESL . The LCS was first announced in August 2012; the event began in February 2013. Since 2014 there has also been an official "second league" for the LCS with the EU and NA Challenger Series . Via the video streaming platforms Youtube , Twitch.tv and Azubu , the LCS has regularly achieved six-figure audience numbers since 2013, with over 400,000 viewers at peak times.

Eight teams played in both regions (Europe and North America) in 2013 and 2014. Since 2015 the number has been increased to ten teams each. The season is divided into two parts (splits) : the spring split (roughly from February to May) and the summer split (roughly from June to September). The results of the splits will serve as qualification for the League of Legends World Championship, which will take place in the fall and worth around 2 million US dollars .

All teams receive a well-being five-digit dollar amount per split from Riot Games for their participation. During this time, the teams play exclusively for the LCS and Riot partners and are not allowed to participate in competing leagues and tournaments. The teams are required to pay each of their five players at least $ 12,500 salary per split. In addition, performance-based prize money will be distributed ($ 100,000 per split).

With a total of over $ 8 million, League of Legends was the 2013 esports title with the highest prize money. According to a statement by Riot Games, these expenses are not fully refinanced at the moment, despite the high number of viewers, but further investments in e-sports are planned for the coming years, as Riot Games hopes that this will retain the players in the long term.

In July 2013, for the first time in esports, the United States government issued P-1A athlete visas to foreign LCS players.

In 2019 the EU LCS was renamed the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and the NA LCS was simply shortened to LCS .

mode

A split is divided into a league phase (regular season) and a playoff phase. During the regular season until 2014, each team played four times against the other seven teams; so a total of 28 games. From 2015, fewer games will be played as part of the expansion to 10 teams. Each team only competes twice against each other. The number of games in the regular season was reduced from 28 to 18. Since the Spring Split 2016, every team in the American LCS ("NA LCS") has played in a "Best of 3" format, the European teams ("EU LCS") in a "Best of 2". Since the Spring Split 2017, the European teams ("EU LCS") have been playing in a 5-person group system with 2 groups, with each team twice a "Best of 3" against the teams in its own group and a "Best of 3" against the Teams of the other group. The number of games therefore differs in both regions. The games usually take place between Thursday and Sunday. The regular venues were originally Cologne for the European and Los Angeles for the North American LCS. The European LCS has been taking place in Berlin since 2015 . Individual match days sometimes take place in other locations, for example Week 5 of the EU LCS took place in the Wembley Arena in London in 2014 .

Up to and including 2014, when there were only 8 teams, the top six teams qualified for the playoffs. The two best received a bye for the semi-finals. The ranks 3-6 came in two quarter-final pairings. In addition to the final, there was a small final for third place and a duel between the two losers from the quarter-finals. The team, which was defeated here again, had to assert itself, like the two worst teams in ranks 7 and 8, in a relegation game against a team from the Challenger Series in order not to be relegated. The playoff pairings have all been held in best-of-5 mode since summer 2014. Before that, there was a best-of-3 mode in the quarter and semi-finals. Since 2015 there has been a direct relegation for the last-placed team. The teams in ranks 8 and 9 must play a relegation. Rank 7 has a break after the regular season, while the top 6, just like before, compete in the playoffs.

The winning team of the Spring Split qualifies for a tournament held in the spring. In 2014 it was called the All-Star Tournament and since 2015 it was called the Mid-Season Invitational . In this tournament, the respective winning teams from different leagues around the world compete against each other. After the Summer Split, the League of Legends World Championship , worth around $ 2 million, will take place. Three teams from the LCS each qualify here.

It is possible to replace players or sign other teams, as long as certain rules are followed. Players do not have to be from the region in which they compete. In 2013, for example, the Russian-Armenian player Edward "Edward" Abgaryan switched from the European LCS team Gambit Gaming to the North American LCS team Curse Gaming . After a team consisting of five Chinese players moved into the North American LCS in 2014, Team LMQ, Riot introduced a new rule that only allowed the teams to have two non-native players. LMQ itself was not restricted by this, however, because players who would have been affected by the rule when it was introduced will be treated like local players until the end of their participation in the LCS. However, four of the players left the team after the World Championships to return home.

overview

year	season	Final Europe			North America finals
2013	Jump	Fnatic	3: 2	Gambit Gaming	Team SoloMid	3: 2	Good Game University
	Buzzer	Fnatic	3: 1	Lemondogs	Cloud 9	3-0	Team SoloMid
2014	Jump	Fnatic	3: 1	SK Gaming	Cloud 9	3-0	Team SoloMid
	Buzzer	Alliance	3: 1	Fnatic	Team SoloMid	3: 2	Cloud 9
2015	Jump	Fnatic	3: 2	Unicorns of Love	Team SoloMid	3: 1	Cloud 9
	Buzzer	Fnatic	3: 2	Origen	Counter Logic Gaming	3-0	Team SoloMid
2016	Jump	G2 esports	3: 1	Origen	Counter Logic Gaming	3: 2	Team SoloMid
	Buzzer	G2 esports	3: 1	Splyce	Team SoloMid	3: 1	Cloud 9
2017	Jump	G2 esports	3: 1	Unicorns of Love	Team SoloMid	3: 2	Cloud 9
	Buzzer	G2 esports	3-0	Misfits	Team SoloMid	3: 1	Immortals
2018	Jump	Fnatic	3-0	G2 esports	Team Liquid	3-0	100 Thieves
	Buzzer	Fnatic	3: 1	FC Schalke 04	Team Liquid	3-0	Cloud 9
2019	Jump	G2 esports	3-0	Origen	Team Liquid	3: 2	Team SoloMid
	Buzzer	G2 esports	3: 2	Fnatic	Team Liquid	3: 2	Cloud 9
2020	Jump	G2 esports	3-0	Fnatic	Cloud 9	3-0	FlyQuest eSports

Results LCS Europe

2013 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Fnatic 22: 06 2. Gambit Gaming 21: 07 3. SK Gaming 17: 11 4th Evil Geniuses 15: 13 5. Copenhagen Wolves 13:15 6th against All Authority 10:18 7th Giants! Gaming 08:20 8th. DragonBorns 06:22

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Fnatic $ 50,000 2. Gambit Gaming $ 25,000 3. Evil Geniuses $ 15,000 4th SK Gaming $ 10,000 5th / 6th Copenhagen Wolves LCS place defended; Team switches to ninjas in pajamas against All Authority LCS place lost to Lemondogs 7th / 8th Giants! Gaming LCS place lost to Team Alternate DragonBorns LCS seat lost to MeetYourMakers

2013 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Lemondogs 18:10 2. Fnatic 15: 13 3. Evil Geniuses 15: 13 4th Gambit Gaming 15: 13 5. Ninjas in pajamas 15: 13 6th Team Alternate 13:15 7th SK Gaming 13:15 8th. MeetYourMakers 08:20

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Fnatic $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Lemondogs $ 25,000, qualified for World Cup , disqualified for LCS 2014 [*] 3. Gambit Gaming $ 15,000 qualified for the World Cup 4th Evil Geniuses $ 10,000, Alliance takes over LCS space 5. Team Alternate Team changes to Millenium 6th Ninjas in pajamas LCS place lost to Team Roccat 7th / 8th SK Gaming LCS place defended MeetYourMakers LCS place lost to Copenhagen Wolves

^[*] After the previous Lemondogs line-upleft the organization after the World Cup and no new line-up could be presented in time, the LCS place was played among the three teams that had previously lost their relegation game ( MeetYourMakers , Ninjas in Pajamas and Supa Hot Crew ). Here the team Supa Hot Crew prevailed.

2014 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. SK Gaming 18:10 2. Fnatic 17: 11 3. Alliance 16:12 4th Team Roccat 15: 13 5. Gambit Gaming 14:14 6th Copenhagen Wolves 13:15 7th Supa hot crew 10:18 8th. Millennium 09:19

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Fnatic $ 50,000 qualified for the Allstar Tournament 2. SK Gaming $ 25,000 3. Team Roccat $ 15,000 4th Alliance $ 10,000 5. Gambit Gaming 6th Copenhagen Wolves LCS place defended 7th / 8th Supa hot crew LCS place defended Millennium LCS place defended

2014 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Alliance 21: 07 2. Fnatic 19: 09 3. Supa hot crew 16:12 4th SK Gaming 15: 13 5. Millennium 13:15 6th Team Roccat 12: 16 7th Gambit Gaming 08:20 8th. Copenhagen Wolves 08:20

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Alliance $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup , renamed Elements 2. Fnatic $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. SK Gaming $ 15,000 qualified for the World Cup 4th Team Roccat $ 10,000 5. Supa hot crew Team switches to MeetYourMakers 6th Millennium LCS place lost to Unicorns of Love 7th / 8th Gambit Gaming LCS place defended Copenhagen Wolves LCS place defended

Expansion Tournament winners:

• H2K gaming
• Giants! Gaming

2015 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. SK Gaming 15: 03 2. Fnatic 13: 05 3. H2K gaming 12: 06 4th Gambit Gaming 10: 08 5. Unicorns of Love 09: 09 6th Copenhagen Wolves 08:10 7th Elements 07: 11 8th. Team Roccat 06:12 9. Giants! Gaming 05: 13 10. MeetYourMakers 05: 13

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Fnatic $ 50,000 Qualifying for Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Unicorns of Love $ 25,000 3. H2K gaming $ 15,000 4th SK Gaming $ 10,000 5th / 6th Gambit Gaming Copenhagen Wolves 7th Elements 8th. Team Roccat Relegation, LCS place defended 9. Giants! Gaming Relegation, LCS place defended 10. MeetYourMakers Direct descent, LCS place goes to Origen

Awards		team	position
MVP	Konstantinos "Forg1ven" Tzortziou	SK Gaming	AD Carry
Best rookie	Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon	Fnatic	Top lane
Best trainer	Neil "Pr0lly" Hammad	H2K gaming

2015 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Fnatic 18: 00 2. Origen 12: 06 3. H2K gaming 11: 07 4th Unicorns of Love 09: 09 5. Team Roccat 08:10 6th Giants! Gaming 08:10 7th Elements 07: 11 8th. Gambit Gaming 07: 11 9. SK Gaming 06:12 10. Copenhagen Wolves 04:14

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Fnatic $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Origen $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. H2K gaming $ 15,000 qualified for the World Cup 4th Unicorns of Love $ 10,000 5th / 6th Team Roccat Giants! Gaming 7th Elements 8th. Gambit Gaming Relegation, LCS place defended, sold to Team Vitality 9. SK Gaming Relegation, LCS place lost to G2 Esports 10. Copenhagen Wolves Direct descent, LCS place goes to Splyce

Awards		team	position
MVP (Regular Season)	Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim	Fnatic	Support
MVP (Finals)	Martin "Rekkles" Larsson	Fnatic	AD Carry
Best rookie	Jesper "Niels" Svenningsen	Origen	AD Carry
Best trainer	Luis "Deilor" Petit	Fnatic

2016 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. G2 esports 15: 03 2. H2K gaming 14: 04 3. Team vitality 13: 05 4th Origen 11: 07 5. Unicorns of Love 10: 08 6th Fnatic 09: 09 7th Elements 06:12 8th. Splyce 05: 13 9. Team Roccat 04:14 10. Giants! Gaming 03:15

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. G2 esports $ 50,000, qualifying for the Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Origen $ 25,000 3. Fnatic $ 15,000 4th H2K gaming $ 10,000 5th / 6th Unicorns of Love Team vitality 7th Elements sold to FC Schalke 04 8th. Splyce Relegation, LCS place defended 9. Team Roccat Relegation, LCS place defended 10. Giants! Gaming Relegation, LCS place defended

Awards		team	position
MVP (Regular Season)	Kim "Trick" Gang-yun	G2 esports	Jungle
MVP (Finals)	Kim "Trick" Gang-yun	G2 esports	Jungle
Best rookie	Luka "PerkZ" Perković	G2 esports	Midlane
Best trainer	Joey "YoungBuck" Steltenpool	G2 esports

2016 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. G2 esports 10: 8: 0 2. Splyce 9: 6: 3 3. H2K gaming 8: 6: 5 4th Giants! Gaming 8: 3: 7 5. Fnatic 7: 6: 6 6th Unicorns of Love 6: 5: 7 7th Team vitality 4: 9: 6 8th. FC Schalke 04 3: 9: 7 9. Origen 2: 8: 8 10. Team Roccat 2: 6: 10

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. G2 esports $ 50,000, Qualified to the World Cup 2. Splyce $ 25,000 Qualified to the World Cup 3. H2K gaming $ 15,000 Qualified to the World Cup 4th Unicorns of Love $ 10,000 5th / 6th Fnatic Giants! Gaming 7th Team vitality 8th. FC Schalke 04 Relegation, LCS place lost to Misfits 9. Origen Relegation, LCS place defended 10. Team Roccat Relegation, LCS place defended

As of August 28, 2016

2017 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season Group A space team Balance sheet 1. G2 esports 12: 1 2. Misfits 8: 5 3. Fnatic 6: 7 4th Team Roccat 6: 7 5. Giants! Gaming 2:11 Group B space team Balance sheet 1. Unicorns of Love 11: 2 2. H2K gaming 10: 3 3. Splyce 7: 6 4th Team vitality 3:10 5. Origen 0:13

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. G2 esports € 80,000 qualification for the Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Unicorns of Love € 50,000 3. Fnatic € 30,000 4th Misfits € 20,000 5th / 6th H2K gaming € 10,000 Splyce € 10,000 7/8. Team Roccat Team vitality 9. Giants! Gaming Relegation, LCS place lost to Fnatic Academy, sold to ninjas in pajamas 10. Origen Relegation, LCS place lost to Misfits Academy, sold to Mysterious Monkeys

2017 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season Group A space team Balance sheet 1. Fnatic 11: 2 2. G2 esports 8: 5 3. Misfits 6: 7 4th Team Roccat 5: 8 5. Ninjas in pajamas 2:11 Group B space team Balance sheet 1. H2K gaming 9: 4 2. Unicorns of Love 9: 4 3. Splyce 8: 5 4th Team vitality 5: 8 5. Mysterious Monkeys 2:11

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. G2 esports € 80,000 qualification for the World Cup 2. Misfits € 50,000 qualification for the World Cup 3. Fnatic € 30,000 qualification for the World Cup 4th H2K gaming € 20,000 5th / 6th Unicorns of Love € 10,000 Splyce € 10,000 7/8. Team Roccat Team vitality 9. Ninjas in pajamas Relegation, LCS place lost to Giants Gaming! 10. Mysterious Monkeys Relegation, LCS place lost to FC Schalke 04

Results LCS North America

2013 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team SoloMid 21: 07 2. Curse 19: 09 3. Team Dignitas 17: 11 4th Counter Logic Gaming 13:15 5. Team Vulcun 12: 16 6th Good Game University 11: 17 7th Team MRN 10:18 8th. compLexity 09:19

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 50,000 2. Good Game University $ 25,000, renamed Team Coast 3. Team Vulcun $ 15,000 4th Curse $ 10,000 5th / 6th Counter Logic Gaming LCS place defended Team Dignitas LCS place defended 7th / 8th Team MRN LCS seat lost to Velocity eSports compLexity LCS space lost to Cloud 9

2013 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Cloud 9 25: 03 2. Team Vulcun 20: 08 3. Team SoloMid 14:14 4th Curse 13:15 5. Team Dignitas 13:15 6th Counter Logic Gaming 13:15 7th Team Coast 09:19 8th. Velocity eSports 05:23

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Cloud 9 $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Team SoloMid $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. Team Vulcun $ 15,000 qualified for the World Cup , renamed XDG 4th Team Dignitas $ 10,000 5. Counter Logic Gaming 6th Curse LCS place defended. 7th / 8th Team Coast LCS place defended. Velocity eSports taken over by Evil Geniuses . LCS place defended.

2014 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Cloud 9 24: 04 2. Team SoloMid 22: 06 3. Counter Logic Gaming 18:10 4th Team Dignitas 12: 16 5. Curse 11: 17 6th Team Coast 10:18 7th Evil Geniuses 08:20 8th. XDG Gaming 07:21

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Cloud 9 $ 50,000 qualified for the Allstar Tournament 2. Team SoloMid $ 25,000 3. Counter Logic Gaming $ 15,000 4th Curse $ 10,000 5. Team Dignitas 6th Team Coast LCS space lost to compLexity 7th / 8th Evil Geniuses LCS place defended. XDG Gaming LCS space lost to LMQ

2014 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Cloud 9 18:10 2. LMQ 18:10 3. Team SoloMid 16:12 4th Curse 13:15 5. Counter Logic Gaming 13:15 6th Team Dignitas 13:15 7th Evil Geniuses 11: 17 8th. compLexity 10:18

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Cloud 9 $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. LMQ $ 15,000 qualified for the World Cup , renamed Team Impulse 4th Curse $ 10,000, merged with Team Liquid 5. Team Dignitas 6th Counter Logic Gaming LCS place defended 7th / 8th Evil Geniuses LCS site defended, renamed Winterfox compLexity LCS seat lost to team 8

Expansion Tournament winners:

• Team Coast
• Curse Academy (subsequently renamed Team Gravity)

2015 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team SoloMid 13: 05 2. Cloud 9 12: 06 3. Counter Logic Gaming 12: 06 4th Team impulses 11: 07 5. Team Gravity 10: 08 6th Team Liquid 09: 09 7th Team 8 09: 09 8th. Winter fox 07: 11 9. Team Dignitas 06:12 10. Team Coast 01: 17

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 50,000, qualifying for the Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Cloud 9 $ 25,000 3. Team Liquid $ 15,000 4th Team impulses $ 10,000 5th / 6th Counter Logic Gaming Team Gravity 7th Team 8 8th. Winter fox Relegation, LCS place lost to Team Dragon Knights 9. Team Dignitas Relegation, LCS place defended 10. Team Coast Direct descent, LCS place goes to Enemy eSports

Awards		team	position
MVP	Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg	Team SoloMid	Midlane
Best rookie	Lucas "Santorin" Kilmer	Team SoloMid	Jungle
Best trainer	Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-sub	Team SoloMid

2015 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team Liquid 13: 05 2. Counter Logic Gaming 13: 05 3. Team impulses 12: 06 4th Team Gravity 12: 06 5. Team SoloMid 11: 07 6th Team Dignitas 10: 08 7th Cloud 9 06:12 8th. Team 8 06:12 9. Enemy eSports 04:14 10. Team Dragon Knights 03:15

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Counter Logic Gaming $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Team SoloMid $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. Team Liquid $ 15,000 4th Team impulses $ 10,000 5th / 6th Team Dignitas Team Gravity sold to Echo Fox 7th Cloud 9 8th. Team 8 Relegation, LCS place defended, then sold to Immortals 9. Enemy eSports Relegation, LCS place lost to Team Coast, then sold to NRG eSports 10. Team Dragon Knights Direct descent, LCS place goes to LA Renegades

Awards		team	position
MVP (Regular Season)	Lee "Rush" Yoon-jae	Team impulses	Jungle
MVP (Finals)	Darshan "Zion Spartan" Upadhyaya	Counter Logic Gaming	Top lane
Best rookie	Kang "Move" Min-su	Team Gravity	Jungle
Best trainer	Peter Zhang	Team Liquid

2016 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Immortals 17: 01 2. Counter Logic Gaming 13: 05 3. Cloud 9 12: 06 4th Team Liquid 10: 08 5. NRG eSports 9: 09 5. Team SoloMid 9: 09 7th Echo fox 06:12 8th. LA Renegades 06: 13 9. Team impulses 05:14 10. Team Dignitas 04:14

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Counter Logic Gaming $ 50,000, qualifying for the Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Team SoloMid $ 25,000, 3. Immortals $ 15,000 4th Team Liquid $ 10,000 5th / 6th Cloud 9 NRG eSports 7th Echo fox 8th. LA Renegades Relegation, LCS place defended, then banned and sold to Team EnVyUs 9. Team impulses Relegation, LCS place defended, then banned and sold to Phoenix1 10. Team Dignitas Relegation, LCS place lost to Team Apex

Awards		team	position
MVP (Regular Season)	Yeu-Jin "Reignover" Kim	Immortals	Jungle
Best rookie	Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett	Team Liquid	Jungle
Best trainer	Dylan Falco	Immortals	-

2016 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team SoloMid 17: 1 2. Immortals 16: 2 3. Cloud 9 12: 6 4th Counter Logic Gaming 10: 8 5. Team Liquid 9: 9 6th Team EnVyUs 8:10 7th Apex Gaming 8:10 8th. Phoenix1 5:13 9. NRG eSports 4:14 10. Echo fox 1:17

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Cloud 9 $ 25,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. Immortals $ 15,000 4th Counter Logic Gaming $ 10,000 qualified for the World Cup 5th / 6th Team Liquid Team EnVyUs 7th Apex Gaming LCS seat sold to Team Dignitas 8th. Phoenix1 Relegation, LCS place defended 9. NRG eSports Relegation, LCS seat lost to Cloud 9 Challenger, then bought by FlyQuest eSports 10. Echo fox Relegation, LCS place defended

2017 Spring Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team SoloMid 15: 3 2. Cloud 9 14: 4 3. Phoenix1 11: 7 4th Counter Logic Gaming 10: 8 5. FlyQuest eSports 9: 9 6th Team Dignitas 9: 9 7th Immortals 8:10 8th. Echo fox 6:12 9. Team Liquid 5:13 10. Team EnVyUs 3:15

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 100,000 qualified for the Midseason Invitational Tournament 2. Cloud 9 $ 50,000 3. Phoenix1 $ 30,000 4th FlyQuest eSports $ 20,000 5/6. Counter Logic Gaming Team Dignitas 7/8. Immortals Echo fox 9. Team Liquid Relegation, LCS place defended 10. Team EnVyUs Relegation, LCS place defended

Awards		team	position
MVP (Regular Season)	Dong-hyeon "Arrow" Noh	Phoenix1	Bot Lane
Best rookie	Juan Arturo "Contractz" Garcia	Cloud 9	Jungle
Best trainer	Han-gyu "Reapered" Bok	Cloud 9	-

2017 Summer Split

Table according to the regular season space team Balance sheet 1. Team SoloMid 14: 4 2. Immortals 14: 4 3. Cloud 9 12: 6 4th Counter Logic Gaming 12: 6 5. Team Dignitas 11: 7 6th Team EnVyUs 8:10 7th FlyQuest eSports 8:10 8th. Echo fox 5:13 9. Phoenix1 4:14 10. Team Liquid 4:14

Results after the playoffs space team Prize money / impact 1. Team SoloMid $ 100,000 qualified for the World Cup 2. Immortals $ 50,000 qualified for the World Cup 3. Counter Logic Gaming $ 30,000 4th Team Dignitas $ 20,000 5/6. Cloud 9 qualified for the World Cup Team EnVyUs 7/8. FlyQuest eSports Echo fox 9. Phoenix1 Relegation, LCS place defended 10. Team Liquid Relegation, LCS place defended

In the summer of 2017, Riot announced that it would launch a franchising system for North America in 2018. This should be a stable framework for the teams of the league with a fair distribution of money and the removal of relegation. Therefore, each team had to apply to Riot for the next split. Here were Immortals , Team Dignitas , Team EnVyUs and Phoenix1 no place. So four places had to be allocated for next year. Those four teams were OpTic Gaming, 100 Thieves , Golden Guardians, and Clutch Gaming.

See also

• League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational

Web links

• LCS EU lolesports.com
• LCS NA lolesports.com
• LCS overview lol.esportspedia.com

Individual evidence

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