2016 Summer European League of Legends Championship Series
2016 Summer European League of Legends Championship Series split (2016 Summer EU LCS) is the fourth season and eighth split of the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS), the highest level of League of Legends play in Europe. It was won by G2 Esports, with a roster of Expect, Trick, PerkZ, Zven, Mithy, Relinquished, Kikis, their first title. Most games were being played at Riot Games' studio in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany.[1] The finals were at the TAURON Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland.[2]
| 2016 EU LCS Summer Split | |
|---|---|
| League | European League of Legends Championship Series |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Number of matches | 90 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch, Azubu, YouTube |
| Regular season champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Splyce |
| Season MVP | Kim "Trick" Gang-yun (G2 ESports) |
| Promoted to EU LCS | Misfits |
| Relegated to EU CS | FC Schalke 04 |
| MVP | Kim "Trick" Gang-yun |
| 2016 EU LCS Summer Playoffs | |
| Champions | G2 Esports |
| Runners-up | Splyce |
| Grand Final MVP | Trick |
Final regular season standings
| Place | Team | Match record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G2 Esports | 10W-8T-0L | 38 |
| 2. | Splyce | 9W-6T-3L | 33 |
| 3. | Giants Gaming | 8W-3T-7L | 27 |
| 4. | H2k-Gaming | 7W-6T-5L | 27 |
| 5. | Fnatic | 7W-6T-5L | 27 |
| 6. | Unicorns of Love | 6W-5T-7L | 23 |
| 7. | Team Vitality | 3W-9T-6L | 18 |
| 8. | FC Schalke 04 | 3W-9T-6L | 18 |
| 9. | Origen | 2W-8T-8L | 14 |
| 10. | ROCCAT | 2W-6T-10L | 12 |
H2k finished above Fnatic after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
Team Vitality finished above Schalke 04 after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
Rosters
| Team | Players | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | |
| Fnatic |
|
Noh Young-Jin |
Top |
| G2 Esports |
|
Dae-han Ki (대한기) |
Top |
| GIANTS! Gaming |
|
Lennart Warkus |
Top |
| H2k-Gaming |
|
Andrei Pascu |
Top |
| Origen |
|
Paul Boyer |
Top |
| ROCCAT |
|
Sang-won Lee |
Top |
| Schalke 04 |
|
Etienne Michels |
Top |
| Splyce |
|
Martin Hansen |
Top |
| Unicorns of Love |
|
Kiss Tamás |
Top |
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Teams
| Team | Position in 2016 Spring Split | First appearance in LCS | Number of splits in LCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schalke 04 | N/A (7th as Elements) | Summer 2016 | 0 |
| Fnatic | 3rd | Spring 2013 | 7 |
| G2 Esports | 1st | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Giants Gaming | 10th | Spring 2013 | 4 |
| H2k-Gaming | 4th | Spring 2015 | 3 |
| Origen | 2nd | Summer 2015 | 2 |
| Splyce | 8th | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Team ROCCAT | 9th | Spring 2014 | 5 |
| Team Vitality | 5th/6th | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Unicorns of Love | 5th/6th | Spring 2015 | 3 |
- Team notes
Promotion/Relegation
| Team | Status |
|---|---|
| Misfits | Promoted |
| Origen | Requalified |
| ROCCAT | Requalified |
| Millenium e-Sports | Eliminated |
| FC Schalke 04 | Relegated |
Playoffs
Playoff standings
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | G2 Esports | Already qualified for 2016 League of Legends World Championship |
| 2nd | Splyce | 90 |
| 3rd | H2k-Gaming | 70 |
| 4th | Unicorns of Love | 40 |
| 5th/6th | Giants Gaming, Fnatic | 20 |
| 7th/10th | Team Vitality, FC Schalke 04, Origen, ROCCAT | 0 |
Bracket
- The semi-finals match between fnatic and H2k was delayed two days due to technical reasons.[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Giants Gaming | 1 | 6 | Unicorns of Love | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Unicorns of Love | 3 | 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Splyce | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Splyce | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | H2k-Gaming | 3 | 4 | H2k-Gaming | 2 | Third place | |||||||
| 5 | fnatic | 0 | 6 | Unicorns of Love | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | H2k-Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
EU Regional Qualifiers
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 3 | Unicorns of Love | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Giants Gaming | 0 | 1 | Splyce | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Fnatic | 0 | 3 | Unicorns of Love | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Unicorns of Love | 3 | |||||||||||
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References
- http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/15720113/eu-lcs-breakdown
- http://eu.lolesports.com/en/articles/set-your-sights-on-krakow-for-the-eu-summer-finals
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)