EU LCS Playoff Teams Locked In
By Zac Cameron ·
After a long and arduous Summer Split, the playoff teams of the EU LCS have been locked in place, though their exact position is yet to be determined.
Today was the last scheduled day for the EU LCS Summer Split, and while we know which teams have advanced to the playoffs, their exact positioning on the standings is still up in the air. It wouldn’t be the EU LCS without some form of tie-breaker series, so let’s take a look at the teams that have made the cut, and which teams still need to sort out their position.
The six teams of the EU LCS to make the Summer Split playoffs are as follows, in alphabetical order:
FC Schalke 04, Fnatic, G2 Esports, Misfits Gaming, Splyce, and Team Vitality.
Fnatic have emerged as the clear winners of the Summer Split, with their 13-5 match record handing them an easy first seed spot. FC Schalke 04, Team Vitality, and G2 Esports are all sitting tied for second place at 12-6, meaning they will need to play out a tie-breaker series to determine who will claim the overall second seed and the quarterfinal bye that comes with it. Misfits and Splyce bring up the final two spots, at 11-7 and 9-9 respectively.
Because of the time it would take to play out the extra tie-breaker matches, Riot Games have decided that the games will be played early tomorrow, so as to not impact the broadcast times of the NA LCS. Vitality will take on Schalke first, before clashing with G2 Esports. Then, G2 will take on Schalke. Should all the teams still remain at 1-1 after the initial tie-breaker round, they will face off in a king-of-the-hill best of one elimination bracket with the highest seed being the team that has the fastest game time.
You can catch all the action of the tie-breaker matches when they kick off at 6am PDT / 3pm CEST / 11pm AEST on the official Riot Games Twitch channel, here. For more League of Legends action, check out the reveal of Nunu and Willump’s new looks, here.