Update: Added in information about aAa's disqualification from the EU LCS playoffs.
Here we are! After a long spring season we have finally made it to the first playoffs of the LCS! Here we will see the best of the best compete for a spot in the summer season along with great cash prizes.
Here we are! After a long spring season we have finally made it to the first playoffs of the LCS! Here we will see the best of the best compete for a spot in the summer season along with great cash prizes.
- 1st: $50,000
- 2nd: $25,000
- 3rd: $15,000
- 4th: $10,000
All of this leads up to an awesome best-of-five championship match! The victors of the spring season have earned their respective spots in the playoffs. These teams are as follows:
It's going to be a good weekend with these amazing teams: Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, SK Gaming, Evil Geniuses, Copenhagen Wolves, and Against All Authority. Advanced scheduling can be find over at the fabulous lolesports.com .
Day one's schedule:
** The photos will have CET time. Be sure to determine your own timezone for the matches so you don't miss them! Need help? Go to this easy to use converter!**
Copenhagen Wolves vs. Evil Geniuses
17:00 CEST
*Against All Authority vs. SK Gaming
20:00 CEST
*Unfortunately aAa has been disqualified due to their lack of a sub. Here is RedBeard with the details:
"LCS Fans,
We wanted to give you an update on the situation with the SK Gaming vs. aAa match that was delayed earlier today. Unfortunately, we’ve made an official ruling to disqualify aAa from the EU LCS playoffs. This is obviously an extremely disappointing situation as we’re missing out on a great match-up between two fantastic teams fighting for their LCS lives. This difficult decision was made because aAa was unable to field a roster of eligible players, and was necessary in order to maintain the structural integrity of our league.
Earlier this week, a starting aAa team member sadly had to return home for a family emergency and would not be able to make it back to play in today’s match (we want to respect the individual and team’s privacy and can’t share more information). None of their three eligible substitutes were able to act as such in time for these matches despite the best efforts of aAa to scramble for an alternative. The LCS did everything in its power to adjust playoff scheduling to accommodate the team’s needs, including a possible makeup match on Saturday morning, but the team was still unable to fulfill the roster requirements stated in the league rules.
An alternative option was raised to allow for aAa to use a substitute not eligible on their roster, but this would’ve violated the official rules and put SK in the unfair position of playing against a team composition they were never allowed to practice for. We had extensive conversations with aAa and SK to try and find a solution (to SK’s credit, they did their best to accommodate – those guys are studs!). However, in the end the league felt it was unfair to SK and other teams to deviate from a substitution policy that could potentially correlate to an unfair disadvantage for an opponent. Setting this precedent would lead to a very slippery slope.
Our sincere apologies to all of our fans for the inconvenience this created. Despite the elimination of this match, we are extremely excited for the remainder of playoff action occurring in Europe and NA.Furthermore, Magus clarified:
RedBeard"
"To clarify, SK advances to the semi-finals against Gambit and aAa will play in the Promotion Tournament next weekend"
Day Two schedule:
** The photos will have CET time. Be sure to determine your own timezone for the matches so you don't miss them! Need help? Go to this easy to use converter!**
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Fnatic vs. Evil Geniuses
13:00 CEST
Day Three schedule:
** The photos will have CET time. Be sure to determine your own timezone for the matches so you don't miss them! Need help? Go to this easy to use converter!**
Evil Geniuses vs. SK Gaming
13:00 CEST
As always, be sure to check out lolesports.com for more information on teams, matches, and more!
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