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Summer Playoffs
| 2018 NA LCS Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Sponsor(s) | State Farm Jersey Mike's Subs | |
| Format | Single Elimination | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | North America | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | United States | |
| Start Date | 2018-08-25 | |
| End Date | 2018-09-09 | |
| 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 Summer Season get a bye into the semifinals.
- 3rd through 6th place of the Summer Season play in the quarterfinals.
- After quarterfinals, the split winner picks which of the quarterfinals winners they want to play in the semifinals.
- All matches are best of five
- Official 2018 Season NA LCS Rulebook
- Winner qualifies for the 2018 Season World Championship
- Finals Weekend held at the Oracle Arena (7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621)
Prize Pool
$ 200,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Points | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $100,000 | 50% | Worlds 2018 |  Team Liquid | |
 2 | $50,000 | 25% | 90 |  Cloud9 | |
 3 | $30,000 | 15% | 70 |  TSM | |
| 4 | $20,000 | 10% | 40 |  100 Thieves | |
| 5-6 | 20 |  Echo Fox | |||
 FlyQuest |
Participants
Results
Quarterfinals
FOX
FOX2
TSM
TSM3
100T
100T3
FLY
FLY0
Semifinals
C9
C93
TSM
TSM2
100T
100T1
TL
TL3
Finals
C9
C90
TL
TL3
3rd place match
100T
100T2
TSM
TSM3
Player of the Series
| Series | Player | KDA | Champs Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX vs. TSM
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 Bjergsen
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6.0 |    
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| 100T vs. FLY
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 Ryu
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9.75 |  
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| C9 vs. TSM
|
 Licorice
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2.75 |  
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| 100T vs. TL
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 Doublelift
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12.6 |    
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| 100T vs. TSM
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Bjergsen
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9.0 |  
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| C9 vs. TL
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Xmithie
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5.83 |   
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Match Schedule
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| Sat 25 Aug - Sun 26 AugSat 25 Aug - Sun 26 AugSun 26 Aug - Mon 27 Aug2018,8,25,21,00 - 2018,8,26,19,00 | |||||
| Sat 2018-08-25 | |||||
| Sat 2018-08-25 | |||||
| Sun 2018-08-26 | |||||
| 2018,8,25,21,00 | |||||
| FOX | 2 | 3 | 2018,8,25,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
| Sun 2018-08-26 | |||||
| Sun 2018-08-26 | |||||
| Mon 2018-08-27 | |||||
| 2018,8,26,19,00 | |||||
| 100T | 3 | 0 | 2018,8,26,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | FLY | |
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| Sat 1 Sep - Sun 2 SepSat 1 Sep - Sun 2 SepSun 2 Sep - Mon 3 Sep2018,9,01,21,00 - 2018,9,02,19,00 | |||||
| Sat 2018-09-01 | |||||
| Sat 2018-09-01 | |||||
| Sun 2018-09-02 | |||||
| 2018,9,01,21,00 | |||||
| C9 | 3 | 2 | 2018,9,01,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
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| 2018,9,02,19,00 | |||||
| 100T | 1 | 3 | 2018,9,02,19,0012:0021:0004:00 | TL | |
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| Sat 8 SepSat 8 SepSun 9 Sep2018,9,08,21,00 - 2018,9,08,21,00 | |||||
| Sat 2018-09-08 | |||||
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| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| 2018,9,08,21,00 | |||||
| 100T | 2 | 3 | 2018,9,08,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TSM | |
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| Sun 9 SepSun 9 SepMon 10 Sep2018,9,09,21,00 - 2018,9,09,21,00 | |||||
| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| Sun 2018-09-09 | |||||
| Mon 2018-09-10 | |||||
| 2018,9,09,21,00 | |||||
| C9 | 0 | 3 | 2018,9,09,21,0014:0023:0006:00 | TL | |
VODs & Match Links
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| FOX | TSM | 2 - 3 | Pastrytime | Azael, Zirene | Link | Zven, Mithy, Bjergsen | Link | Link | Bjergsen | FOX | TSM | FOX | Link | PB • Start |
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| 100T | FLY | 3 - 0 | CaptainFlowers | Kobe, Zirene | Link | Ryu, Ssumday | Link | Link | Ryu | 100T | FLY | 100T | Link | PB • Start |
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| 100T | FLY | 100T | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| C9 | TSM | 3 - 2 | Phreak | Azael, Kobe | Link | Zeyzal, Licorice, Svenskeren, Goldenglue | Link | Link | Licorice | C9 | TSM | C9 | Link | PB • Start |
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| TSM | C9 | C9 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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| C9 | TSM | C9 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
| 100T | TL | 1 - 3 | Rivington | Azael, Zirene | Link | Doublelift, Xmithie | Link | Link | Doublelift | 100T | TL | TL | Link | PB • Start |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | HL | MVP | Blue | Red | Side Sel | MH | VODs | |
| 100T | TSM | 2 - 3 | Pastrytime | Kobe, Zirene | Link | Bjergsen, Mithy, Reginald | Link | Link | Bjergsen | 100T | TSM | 100T | Link | PB • Start |
| TSM | 100T | 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 | |
| C9 | TL | 0 - 3 | Phreak | Azael, Kobe | Link | LiQuiD112, Team Liquid | Link | Link | Xmithie | TL | C9 | TL | Link | PB • Start |
| TL | C9 | C9 | Link | PB • Start | ||||||||||
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Media
Streams
Articles & Videos
- August 14, NA LCS by the numbers: TSM earns control of NA LCS playoff destiny by ESPN Stats and Info on ESPN
- August 18, 100 Thieves' Ssumday quietly earns spot in NA LCS MVP debate by Emily Rand on ESPN
- August 24, NA LCS by the numbers -- Summer Split playoffs by ESPN Stats and Info on ESPN
- August 29, 6 Thoughts going into Semifinals by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
- August 30, Ranking all the C9 vs. TSM Playoff Series by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
- August 31, What 100 Thieves need to do to steal a series from Liquid by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- August 31, TSM vs. Cloud9: A tale as old as time by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
- September 5, 10 Thoughts going into Finals by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
- September 5, Goldenglue’s redemption story will take him to the NA LCS Finals by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- September 8, Can Cloud9 break through again in the NA LCS finals? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
- September 8, Team Liquid Races to Improve Themselves Before Worlds with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
Interviews
- August 13, Prolly reveals who the BIGGEST COMPETITION to 100t is in playoffs with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 24, EFX Smoothie: 'Beating C9 Would Be the Highlight of My Career' with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
- August 28, Saintvicious: coaching FlyQuest through summer and what's next with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 29, Prolly on what 100t needs to fix to beat Team Liquid with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 29, AnDa: "I was nervous about losing Quarters: My family booked tickets for Semis before we played" with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- August 30, C9 Zeyzal: "My shot-calling puts pieces of the puzzle together" with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
- August 31, Team SoloMid’s Hauntzer eager to face Doublelift with Adel Chouadria on Cybersport
- September 1, Aphromoo on the NA LCS side lanes and 100Thieves’ upcoming rematch with Team Liquid with Emily Rand on VPEsports
- September 1, Goldenglue: "It's a classic matchup, C9 vs TSM… It will probably be the biggest match in playoffs." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 3, Pobelter: playing vs 100t's sub and winning until STEVE CRIES with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 4, TL Doublelift: "After we won, Steve came up to me and said, “You promised me Worlds, and we got it.” I’m happy to make that promise a reality." with Dasol "Viion" Jang and Nick Geracie on Inven Global
- September 4, Tuesday: "Losing to Goldenglue motivates me to work harder. He for sure deserves an LCS spot." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 5, C9 Svenskeren: "Being put down to the academy was a right decision because I can improve on my own skill as a player." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- September 5, Svenskeren: "When we knew that we were subbing in, I almost got teary eyes." with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 7, Cody Sun: 'Rikara Gives Us a Different Perspective' with Chase Wassenar for Unikrn
- September 7, Ssumday: “C9 has found their mojo. They’ve clicked. 100T doesn’t feel like we’re at that point yet.” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 7, Xmithie: “On this team, everyone wants to improve and is willing to make sacrifices for each other… I really like that.” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 7, Mithy: “It’s going to be great playing against Aphromoo in a best of 5. I respect him a lot.” with Parkes Ousley on The Shotcaller
- September 11, Bjergsen on MEETING TYLER1 and fans yelling for him to play assassins with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 11, Doublelift: "I’ll probably be playing till… I’m ninety years old." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- September 13, Doublelift: winning summer finals, him vs Bjergsen, TL at Worlds with Travis Gafford on YouTube
Announcements
- August 31, Riot increases security for LCS! reddit summary of official email
Additional Content
Additional Links
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 430 124 |
| English Streams | 385 524 |
| Russian Streams | 1 721 |
| Twitch.TV Streams | 308 265 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 21 863 938 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 155 339 |