EUCS 2014 Spring Playoffs
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2014 EU CS Spring Playoffs | ||
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Tournament Information | ||
Organizer | Riot Games | |
Sponsor(s) | Coke Zero | |
Format | Play In + Bracket | |
Location & Dates | ||
Region | Europe | |
Event Type | Online/Offline | |
Start Date | 2014-04-01 | |
End Date | 2014-04-11 | |
Broadcast | ||
Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
Social Media & Links | ||
Overview[edit]
The 2014 EU Challenger Series is a Challenger league that runs alongside the LCS for the entire 2014 season and acts as a direct bridge into the LCS. Top six teams with the highest points across both series are seeded into a playoff bracket. The playoffs hold a similar structure to the LCS playoffs. The winner is crowned the series champion and additionally, the top three teams advance into the Promotion Tournament.
Format[edit]
- Single Elimination
- Top six teams with the most Series Points (Shown Below) seeded in a playoff bracket.
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals matches are Best of Three; Finals and 3rd/4th matches are Best of Five.
- Top three teams advance to the 2014 EU Summer Promotion.
Prize Pool[edit]
$ 20,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
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![]() | $16,000€11,504 | 80% | EU LCS 2014 Summer Promotion | ![]() |
![]() | $10,000€7,190 | 50% | EU LCS 2014 Summer Promotion | ![]() |
![]() | $8,000€5,752 | 40% | EU LCS 2014 Summer Promotion | ![]() |
4 | $3,000€2,157 | 15% | ![]() | |
5-6 | $1,250€898.75 | 6.25% | ![]() | |
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Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on April 11, 2014, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.719 Euros
Series Points[edit]
Ranking[edit]
2014 Season | ||||||||
Rank | Team | Spring 2014 | Total | |||||
Series 1 | Series 2 | |||||||
1. | ![]() |
7 | 12 | 19 | ||||
2. | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 11 | ||||
2. | ![]() |
1 | 10 | 11 | ||||
4. | ![]() |
- | 8 | 8 | ||||
5. | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
6. | ![]() |
- | 7 | 7 | ||||
7. | ![]() |
4 | - | 4 | ||||
8. | ![]() |
- | 2 | 2 | ||||
8. | ![]() |
- | 2 | 2 | ||||
10. | ![]() |
1 | - | 1 | ||||
10. | ![]() |
1 | - | 1 | ||||
10. | ![]() |
1 | - | 1 |
- The Top 3 finishers in Series 1 are automatically seeded in the bracket for Series 2
- The 6 teams with the highest point totals advance to the Playoffs.
- Teams will be seeded according to their Total Points
- Any ties will be settled with tiebreaker matches
Point distribution[edit]
Place | Series 1 | Series 2 |
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1 | 9 | 12 |
2 | 7 | 10 |
3 | 5 | 8 |
4 | 4 | 7 |
5-8 | 1 | 2 |
- 1 Pulse eSports left the organization prior to the Challenger Series #2.
- 2 Denial.EU acquired the roster of Departed prior the Challenger Series #2.
- 3 MeetYourMakers left the organization prior to the Challenger Series #2.
- 4 mousesports acquired the roster of Lublin Shore prior to the Challenger Series #2.
- 5 Team Coast Gold acquired the roster of Awsomniac prior the Challenger Series #2.
- 6 Team Coast Gold forfeits their tie-breaker match.
Participants[edit]
Results[edit]
Quarterfinals (Bo3)
RG

2
MOUZ

1
DNL.EU

2
CST Gold

0
Semifinals (Bo3)
NIP

2
RG

0
C9E

2
DNL.EU

1
Final Match (Bo5)
NIP

1
C9E

3
3rd place match
RG

0
DNL.EU

3
Schedule/VODs[edit]
Challenger Series Playoffs | ||||||||||
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Round | Match | Result | Date | YOU | PST | CET | KST | Countdown | VODs/Stream | |
Q/F | 2 - 0 | 2014,4,01,21,00 | 2014,4,01,21,00 | 14:00 | 23:00 | 06:00 | 123 | - | ||
Q/F | 2 - 1 | 2014,4,02,21,00 | 2014,4,02,21,00 | 14:00 | 23:00 | 06:00 | 123 | - | ||
Semifinal | 2 - 1 | 2014,4,10,16,00 | 2014,4,10,16,00 | 09:00 | 18:00 | 01:00 | 123 | - | ||
Semifinal | 2 - 0 | 2014,4,10,18,00 | 2014,4,10,18,00 | 11:00 | 20:00 | 03:00 | 123 | - | ||
3rd/4th | 0 - 3 | 2014,4,11,16,00 | 2014,4,11,16,00 | 09:00 | 18:00 | 01:00 | 12345 | - | ||
Finals | 1 - 3 | 2014,4,11,19,00 | 2014,4,11,19,00 | 12:00 | 21:00 | 04:00 | 12345 | - |