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2017 EU LCS Summer Playoffs
League Information
Organizer:	Riot Games
Event Type:	Offline
Country	France
Prize Pool:	€ 200,000
Start Date:	2017-08-19
End Date:	2017-09-03
Links:	Website
Stream:	Twitch
Spoiler-Free Schedule:	Link
Results
Winner:	G2 Esports
Second:	Misfits Gaming
Third:	Fnatic
Fourth:	H2k-Gaming

Overview

The 2017 EU League Championship Series is the fifth season of Europe's fully professional League of Legends league. In the playoffs, six teams compete in a single-elimination bracket for prize money and Championship Points.

Format

• Single elimination with a 3rd place match.
• 1st seeds of the Summer Season get a bye into the semifinals.
• 2nd and 3rd seeds of the Summer Season play in the quarterfinals.
• Higher seed of one group faces lower seed of the other group in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
  • In the event both teams from a single group win their Quarterfinals, the #1 and #2 teams from that group can not meet in the Semifinals
• All matches are best of five.
• Patch Information: v7.16
• Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook
• Winner qualifies for the 2017 Season World Championship Main Event

Prize Pool

€ 200,000 Euros are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	Prize (%)	Prize (EUR)	≈Prize (USD)	2017 Worlds Points	Qualification	Team
1	40%	€ 80,000	$ 94,400	-	Worlds 2017 Main Event	G2 Esports
2	25%	€ 50,000	$ 59,000	90	-	Misfits Gaming
3	15%	€ 30,000	$ 35,400	70	-	Fnatic
4	10%	€ 20,000	$ 23,600	40	-	H2k-Gaming
5-6	5%	€ 10,000	$ 11,800	20	-	Unicorns Of Love
						Splyce

Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on September 3, 2017, as follows:

• € 1 Euros = $ 1.18 US Dollars

Participants

Rosters

Fnatic  sOAZ  Broxah  Caps  Rekkles  Jesiz  Dylan Falco G2 Esports  Expect  Trick  Perkz  Zven  mithy  YoungBuck H2k-Gaming  Odoamne  Jankos  Febiven  Nuclear  Chei  pr0lly Misfits Gaming  Alphari  Maxlore  PowerOfEvil  Hans Sama  IgNar  Daku Splyce  Wunder  Trashy  Sencux  Kobbe  Mikyx  Liq Unicorns Of Love  Vizicsacsi  Xerxe  Exileh  Samux  Hylissang  Sheepy

Results

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					FNC	1
	UOL	0
					MSF	3
	MSF	3		Reseeding
									MSF	0
									G2	3
									3rd place match
					H2k	0
	G2	3	FNC	3
						G2	3
	SPY	2							H2k	2

Player of the Series

Series	Player	KDA	Champs Played
UOL vs.  MSF	Alphari	39	Gnar  Shen  Jarvan IV
G2 vs.  SPY	mithy	4.4	Thresh  Morgana  Trundle  Alistar
FNC vs.  MSF	Maxlore	5.1	Zac  Rengar  Gragas
H2k vs.  G2	PerkZ	7.8	Orianna  Cassiopeia
FNC vs.  H2k	Rekkles	7	Xayah  Sivir
MSF vs.  G2	Mithy	11	Alistar  Morgana

Schedule

• Quarterfinals
• Semifinals
• Finals

Game Schedule
Round	Match	Result	Date	YOU	PDT	CEST	KST	Countdown	VoDs/Stream	Reddit
Quarter	UOL  vs  MSF	0:3	2017,8,19,15,00	2017,8,19,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		123	Reddit
Quarter	G2  vs  SPY	3:2	2017,8,20,15,00	2017,8,20,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		12345	Reddit

Game Schedule
Round	Match	Result	Date	YOU	PDT	CEST	KST	Countdown	VoDs/Stream	Reddit
Semi	FNC  vs  MSF	1:3	2017,8,26,15,00	2017,8,26,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		1234	Reddit
Semi	H2k  vs  G2	0:3	2017,8,27,15,00	2017,8,27,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		123	Reddit

Game Schedule
Round	Match	Result	Date	YOU	PDT	CEST	KST	Countdown	VoDs/Stream	Reddit
3rd	FNC  vs  H2k	3:2	2017,9,02,15,00	2017,9,02,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		12345	Reddit
Final	MSF  vs  G2	0:3	2017,9,03,15,00	2017,9,03,15,00	08:00	17:00	00:00		123	Reddit

Media

Streams

• Twitch
• YouTube
• Twitch
• Twitch
• Twitch - O'Gaming
• Twitch - Eclypsia
• Twitch
• Twitch - Nervarien
• Twitch - Frenzy

Articles

• August 24, Kelsey Moser: H2K has the tools to beat G2 in the EU LCS semifinals — but won’t with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 31, Still the same Fnatic: Kennen was a symptom of a problem that was never solved with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• September 7, Four in a row: A brief history of G2’s evolution in the EU LCS by Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• September 8, Kelsey Moser: The tragedy of Splyce’s execution by Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports

Interviews

• August 15, Jankos on preparing for summer playoffs compared to spring: “For sure, I think our understanding of the game right now is better.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 18, Jesiz predicts EU LCS quarterfinal results: “I think we’re going to face Misfits.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 23, Fnatic Broxah "I believe that we'd have a good chance of beating teams from other regions, including NA." with Inven Global
• August 24, G2 coach YoungBuck on Splyce: “I would rank them above Misfits and above H2K as well. It sucks for them that they had to meet us (in the quarterfinals).” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 24, PowerOfEvil: “Sometimes I watch Apdo or BDD to get some ideas for new Champion Picks” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
• August 29, Misfits coach Hussain Moosvi: “Weirdly enough, both the teams we played in playoffs have had a lot of champion pool issues.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 30, Perkz: “The narrative of playing passive comps is just a meme. There’s no such thing as passive comps right now.” with Kelsey Moser for Slingshot Esports
• August 31, Zven: “We play the meta until it’s in our comfort zone. We don’t want to have a deficit in the draft like the Unicorns had against Misfits.” with Alexander Hugo on The Shotcaller
• September 2, Fnatic defeat H2K to secure third in Summer with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
• September 3, "I want to do this, I want this legacy behind me." with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
• September 3, "Worlds is a stepping stone." with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports

Videos

• August 17, Vedius' Picks to Watch: Summer Playoffs 2017 by LoL Esports
• August 23, FLASHBACK // Playoffs Pentakill (EU LCS Week 11) by LoL Esports
• August 25, Back on Track: Fnatic vs. Misfits | 2017 EU LCS Semifinals by LoL Esports
• August 30, FLASHBACK // The Finals Countdown (EU LCS Week 12) by LoL Esports
• August 31, Passport to Paris | 2017 EU LCS Summer Final by LoL Esports
• September 6, 2017 EU LCS Summer Split: Moments and Memories by LoL Esports
• September 7, FLASHBACK // 2017 EU LCS Summer Split Finals by LoL Esports
• September 12, Paris Aftermovie - 2017 Summer EU LCS Finals by LoL Esports

Announcements

• June 28, The 2017 EU Summer Finals are heading to Paris by LoL Esports
• August 16, 2017 EU LCS Summer Playoffs by LoL Esports
• August 22, Win a backstage tour and play on the Paris Finals Stage! by LoL Esports
• August 31, Get the full community experience in Paris! by LoL Esports
• September 1, 2017 EU LCS Summer Finals by LoL Esports

Viewership Statistics

Data sourced from Esports Charts.

Peak Viewership
Total	363 469
English Streams	251 387
Russian Streams	1 326
Twitch.TV Streams	267 967
Other
Total Time Watched	21 030 295 Hours
Avg Concurrent Viewers	98 234