It’s once again time for the Summer Playoffs of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). In the 2016 Summer Playoffs the top 6 teams from both EU and NA LCS are fighting for Championship Points, Prize money and the Grand Prize: The winner of the Playoffs directly qualifies to the 2016 League of Legends World Championship (LoL Worls 2016). Like last year the tournament kicks off with the Quarterfinals, bringing 2 best of 5 matches for both regions. The 1^st and 2^nd placed team in the regular season of the 2016 LCS Summer Split will enter the Summer Playoffs in the semi-finals stage. Below you can find out more about the teams, schedule, start times and Championship Points which are used to determine the other World Championship seeds of the leagues. Welcome to the 2016 LCS Summer Playoffs! If you are looking for the LCS Spring Playoffs 2018, just follow the link.

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LCS Summer Playoffs 2016 | Facts:

• Dates: 08/13/2016 – 08/28/2016
• 6 teams per LCS league
• Top 2 teams got bye to semifinals
• Winners qualify for LoL Worlds 2016
• Patch: LoL 6.15
• Live stream for all matches
• Betting Odds for all matches available
• Predictions and Betting Tips
• Hashtags: #LCS #NALCS #EULCS
• Hashtag Best Plays: #LCSBigPlays

NA LCS Summer Playoffs 2016

The NA LCS has been packed with talent this split and has been thriving through a lot of issues and troubles that have risen, as we meet the end of the 9 week long summer split we will find out who will be working their way into the Summer Playoffs. All of the matches played will be through a best-of-5 series and will be single elimination; once you lose you’re out. The top 6 teams at the end of the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split will face it out in this playoffs tournament to fight for positions in the 2016 World Championship; some of the seeding will be decided through championship points which will play a huge part in future tournaments.

NA Summer Split Playoffs | Facts and Schedule

• Quarterfinals and Semifinals Location: NA LCS Studio Los Angeles
• NA Quarterfinals Dates: August 13th and August 14th 2016
• NA Semifinal Dates: August 20th and August 21st 2016
• Location for the finals will be: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
• The finals will be played as August ends, the 27^th and 28^th are the finals days for the NA LCS Summer Playoffs.
• Match for 3rd place NA: August 27^th at 15:00 EDT
• Grand Finals NA: August 28^th (1st vs. 2nd place) at 15:00 EDT
• Tickets are on sale and available for both finals days!
• The NA LCS will kick off immediately after the EU LCS Finals!
• The team to end at the top of this tournament, taking 1^st, will earn a 1^st seed to the World Championship 2016!

Bracket and Schedule NA LCS 2016 Summer Playoffs

Schedule and Dates NA LCS 2016 Summer Playoffs

Quarterfinals – LCS NA Playoffs – August 13 – 14, 2016

Quarter-Final #1:  Cloud9 vs.  EnVyus    3  :  1  
Start Time: August 13th, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

Quarter-Final #2:  CLG vs.  Team Liquid    3  :  1  
Start Time: August 14th, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

>> more about the NA LCS Quarterfinals

Semifinals – LCS NA Playoffs – August 20 – 21, 2016

Semi-Final #1:  Immortals vs.  Cloud9    2  :  3  
Start Time: August 20th, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

Semi-Final #2:  Team SoloMid vs.  CLG    3  :  0  
Start Time: August 21st, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

>> more about the NA LCS Semifinals

Finals and Match for 3rd – LCS NA Playoffs – August 27 – 28, 2016

Match for 3rd place:  Immortals vs.  CLG    3  :  2  
Start Time: August 27th, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

Grand Finals:  Cloud9 vs.  Team SoloMid    1  :  3  
Start Time: August 28th, 12:00 PM PDT / 15:00 PM EDT / 21:00 CEST

>> more about the NA LCS Finals

Qualified Teams North American Playoffs

•  Team Solo Mid (secured bye to semi-finals)
•  Immortals (secured bye to semi-finals)
•  Cloud9
•  Team Liquid
•  Counter Logic Gaming
• Team EnVyUs

>>> view current standings NA LCS Summer Split 2016

Counter Logic Gaming, the team that won the previous split is currently not doing that well as most would’ve expected because of their accomplishment in the MSI. They’re currently on 5^th place, tied with Team Envy, both of them sitting at 7 wins and 7 losses. Right now, TSM and Immortals are the current favorites to win them all, sitting at 14:0 and 13:1 respectively. However, we shouldn’t be surprised if Immortals don’t perform in the playoffs, as we could’ve seen in the previous split. Even in NA LCS everything is possible, so we shouldn’t count out any of the playoffs team.

NA Championship Points | Placings

• 1st place:  Team SoloMid | First Seed of NA LCS at LoL Worlds 2016
• 2nd place:  Cloud9 | 90 points
• 3rd place:  Immortals | 70 points
• 4th place  Counter Logic Gaming  | 40 points
• 5th/6th place:  Team Liquid 20 points
• 5th/6th place: Team EnVyUs | 20 points

–> All NA LCS teams at LoL Worlds 2016

Current Verified Championship Points | Overview

1.  Counter Logic Gaming / 90 CP
2.  Team Solo Mid / 70 CP
3.  Immortals / 50 CP
4.  Team Liquid / 30 CP
5.  Cloud 9 / 10 CP
6.  NRG Esports / 10 CP

The remaining teams are currently sitting on 0 which is fairly irrelevant when calculating their World Championship possibilities.

Please take into account that this is not the only way for teams to make it to the World Championship 2016, there is a 3^rd way for them to make it if they don’t come out on top of this tournament or sit in the top of the CP pool. There will be more opportunities for your favourite teams to fight for that final World Championship 2016 spot.

EU LCS Summer Playoffs 2016

The EU LCS Summer Playoffs will be a best-of-5 series based tournament with a single elimination; once a team is defeated they are out of the running. The top 6 teams from the EU LCS Summer Split, after the 9^th week finishes, will be competing for the title of the EU LCS Summer Champions. This tournament will be played over a series of weeks, focused around weekends, and those teams who are unable to walk away as champions will still have the opportunity to accumulate Championship Points; these points are then added up and will decide who will be making their way to the 2016 World Championship stage. This article will hopefully be updated as new information is released so keep checking in to see who’s made it and who can make it to the top!

 Summer Split 2016 Playoffs | Facts and Schedule

• Quarterfinals and Semfinals Location: EU LCS Studio Berlin
• EU Quarterfinals Dates: August 13th and August 16th 2016
• EU Semifinal Dates: August 20th and August 21st 2016
• Location for the finals will be: Tauron Arena, Kraków
• The finals will be played as August ends, the 27^th and 28^th are the final days for the EU LCS Summer Playoffs.
• Match for 3rd place EU: August 27^th at 17:00 CEST
• Grand Finals NA: August 28^th at 17:00 CEST
• Tickets are on sale and available for both finals days!
• The EU LCS Playoffs will have multiple language live streams, the official Riot one will be available in English.

Bracket and Schedule EU LCS 2016 Summer Playoffs

Schedule and Dates EU LCS 2016 Summer Playoffs

Quarterfinals – LCS EU Playoffs – August 13 – 16, 2016

Quarter-Final #1:  Giants vs.  Unicorns of Love      1  :  3   
Start Time: August 13th, 08:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM EDT / 17:00 CEST

Quarter-Final #2:  Fnatic vs.  H2K Gaming      0  :  3   
New date due to technical issues
New Start Time: August 16th, 08:00 AM PDT/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 17:00 CEST

>> more about the EU LCS Quarterfinals

Semifinals – LCS EU Playoffs – August 20 – 21, 2016

Semi-Final #1:  Splyce vs.  H2K Gaming    3  :  2  
Start Time: August 20th, 08:00 AM PDT/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 17:00 CEST

Semi-Final #2:  G2 Esports vs.  Unicorns of Love    3  :  1  
Start Time: August 21st, 08:00 AM PDT/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 17:00 CEST

>> more about the EU LCS Semifinals

Finals and Match for 3rd – LCS EU Playoffs – August 27 – 28, 2016

Match for 3rd place:  Unicorns of Love vs.  H2K Gaming    1  :  3  
Start Time: August 27th, 08:00 AM PDT/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 17:00 CEST

Grand Finals:  Splyce vs.  G2 Esports    1  :  3  
Start Time: August 28th, 08:00 AM PDT/ 11:00 AM EDT/ 17:00 CEST

>> more about the EU LCS Finals

Qualified Teams European Playoffs

•  G2 Esports (secured bye to semi-finals)
•  Splyce (secured bye to semi-finals)
  
•  Fnatic
•  Giants
• H2K Gaming
• Unicorns of Love

>>> view current standings EU LCS Summer Split 2016

EU Championship Points | Placings

• 1st place:  G2 Esports | first EU LCS Seed at LoL Worlds 2016
• 2nd place:  Splyce | 90 points
• 3rd place: H2K Gaming  | 70 points
• 4th place:  Unicorns of Love |  40 points
• 5th/6th place:  Fnatic | 20 points
• 5th/6th place:  Giants | 20 points

–> All EU LCS teams at LoL Worlds 2016

Current Verified Championship Points | Overview

1.  G2 Esports / 90
2.  Origen / 70 CP
3.  Fnatic / 50 CP
4.  H2k / 30 CP
5.  Team Vitality / 10 CP
6.  Unicorns of Love / 10 CP

The remaining teams are currently sitting on 0 CP which is fairly irrelevant when calculating their World Championship possibilities.

These are the current verified championship points as of the end of week 6; these will be taken into account when calculating seeding for the 2016 World Championship and will be taken into account throughout this tournament.

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