2017 NA LCS season

2017 NA LCS season
2017 NA LCS season
League	NA LCS
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	January 20 – April 23 (Spring); June 2 – September 3 (Summer); September 8–10 (Regional finals);
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	Twitch, YouTube
Spring
Champions	Team SoloMid
Runners-up	Cloud9
Top seed	Team SoloMid
Season MVP	Noh "Arrow" Dong-hyeon
Summer
Champions	Team SoloMid
Runners-up	Immortals
Top seed	Team SoloMid
Season MVP	Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg
Regional finals
Winner	Cloud9
NA LCS seasons
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 NA LCS season was the sixth season of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS), a professional esports league for the video game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 23, 2017. The Summer Split began on June 2 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 3, 2017.

Team SoloMid won the spring split playoffs, qualifying them for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. Team SoloMid also won the summer split playoffs, directly qualifying them for the 2017 World Championship. Immortals and Cloud9 also qualified for the 2017 World Championship via Championship Points and winning the regional qualifier, respectively.

Spring

The Spring Split regular season began on January 20, 2017. The regular season followed a standard double round-robin format, where each team faced every other team twice.^[1]

The bottom two teams from the regular season were relegated to the summer promotional tournament, where they competed with the top two teams from the League of Legends Challenger Series. The tournament was held from March 31 to April 2, 2017, and followed a double-elimination format. The top two teams advanced to the summer split.^[2]

The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament, which ran from April 8 to April 23, 2017. Of the six teams, the top two started in the semifinals, while the bottom four started in the quarterfinals. All matches were in a best-of-five format. Unlike the previous year, the top seed in the semifinals would play the lowest seed that advanced from the quarterfinals.^[3] The winner of the playoffs advanced to the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.^[4] The Spring Split playoffs third place match and final was played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.^[5]

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Team SoloMid	18	15	3	.833	Advance to semifinals
2	Cloud9	18	14	4	.778	Advance to semifinals
3	Phoenix1	18	11	7	.611	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Counter Logic Gaming	18	10	8	.556
5	FlyQuest	18	9	9	.500
6	Dignitas	18	9	9	.500
7	Immortals	18	8	10	.444
8	Echo Fox	18	6	12	.333
9	Team Liquid	18	5	13	.278	Promotion tournament
10	Team Envy	18	3	15	.167	Promotion tournament

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Promotion tournament


Initial Round			First Qualification Match



A1	Team Liquid	3
			Winner to 2017 Summer
B2	eUnited	0
			A1	Team Liquid	3

			B1	Gold Coin United	2
A2	Team Envy	1

B1	Gold Coin United	3



Losers Match			Second Qualification Match

			Winner to 2017 Summer

			B1	Gold Coin United	2

B2	eUnited	1	A2	Team Envy	3

A2	Team Envy	3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)

Playoffs


Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



			1	Team SoloMid	3

3	Phoenix1	3	5	FlyQuest	0

6	Team Dignitas	0				1	Team SoloMid	3

						2	Cloud9	2

			2	Cloud9	3

4	Counter Logic Gaming	2	3	Phoenix1	0	Third place

5	FlyQuest	3

						3	Phoenix1	3

						5	FlyQuest	2

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Arrow, Phoenix1^[6]
Rookie of the Split: Contractz, Cloud9^[6]
Coach of the Split: Reapered, Cloud9^[6]

1st Team All-Pro:^[6]
- T Hauntzer, Team SoloMid
- J Lira, Team Envy
- M Bjergsen, Team SoloMid
- B Arrow, Phoenix1
- S Smoothie, Cloud9

2nd Team All-Pro:^[6]
- T Impact, Cloud9
- J Dardoch, Immortals
- M Jensen, Cloud9
- B Sneaky, Cloud9
- S Biofrost, Team SoloMid

3rd Team All-Pro:^[6]
- T Ssumday, Dignitas
- J Meteos, Phoenix1
- M Ryu, Phoenix1
- B Stixxay, Counter Logic Gaming
- S Olleh, Immortals

Summer

The Summer Split regular season ran from June 2 to August 6, 2017.^[7]

The bottom two teams from the regular season were relegated to the promotion tournament, where they competed with the top two teams from the Challenger Series. The tournament was held from August 11 to 13, 2017, and followed a double-elimination format. The top two teams advanced to the 2018 spring split.^[8]

The top six teams from the summer regular season secured spots in the Summer Split playoffs, which ran from August 19 to September 3, 2017. The playoffs were a single-elimination tournament, with top two teams starting in the semifinals and the following four starting in the quarterfinals. All matches were in a best-of-five format. The winner of the summer playoffs directly qualified for the 2017 World Championship.^[9] The Summer Split playoffs third place match and final were played at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.^[10]

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Team SoloMid	18	14	4	.778	Advance to semifinals
2	Immortals	18	14	4	.778	Advance to semifinals
3	Counter Logic Gaming	18	12	6	.667	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Cloud9	18	12	6	.667
5	Dignitas	18	11	7	.611
6	Team Envy	18	8	10	.444
7	FlyQuest	18	6	12	.333
8	Echo Fox	18	5	13	.278
9	Team Liquid	18	4	14	.222	Promotion tournament
10	Phoenix1	18	4	14	.222	Promotion tournament

Source: LoL Esports (Archived February 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es)

Playoffs


Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final



			1	Team SoloMid	3

3	Counter Logic Gaming	3	5	Team Dignitas	1

6	Team Envy	1				1	Team SoloMid	3

						2	Immortals	1

			2	Immortals	3

4	Cloud9	1	3	Counter Logic Gaming	0	Third place

5	Team Dignitas	3

						3	Team Dignitas	0

						5	Counter Logic Gaming	3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 30, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)

Promotion tournament


Initial Round			First Qualification Match



A1	Team Liquid	3
			Winner to 2018 Spring^[a]
B2	eUnited	0
			A1	Team Liquid	3

			A2	Phoenix1	2
A2	Phoenix1	3

B1	Gold Coin United	2



Losers Match			Second Qualification Match

			Winner to 2018 Spring^[a]

			A2	Phoenix1	3

B1	Gold Coin United	0	B2	eUnited	0

B2	eUnited	3

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Bjergsen, Team SoloMid^[11]
Rookie of the Split: MikeYeung, Phoenix1^[11]
Coach of the Split: Ssong, Immortals^[11]

1st Team All-Pro:^[11]
- T Ssumday, Dignitas
- J Xmithie, Immortals
- M Jensen, Cloud9
- B Doublelift, Team SoloMid
- S Olleh, Immortals

2nd Team All-Pro:^[11]
- T Hauntzer, Team SoloMid
- J Contractz, Cloud9
- M Bjergsen, Team SoloMid
- B Cody Sun, Immortals
- S Smoothie, Cloud9

3rd Team All-Pro:^[11]
- T Flame, Immortals
- J Lira, Team Envy
- M Huhi, Counter Logic Gaming
- B Sneaky, Cloud9
- S Aphromoo, Counter Logic Gaming

Worlds qualification

Championship Points

Pos	Team	Spr	Sum	Total	Qualification
1	Team SoloMid	90	AQ	AQ	2017 League of Legends World Championship
2	Immortals	0	90	90	2017 League of Legends World Championship
3	Cloud9	70	20	90	Advance to regional qualifier
4	Counter Logic Gaming	10	70	80
5	Dignitas	10	40	50
6	FlyQuest	30	0	30
7	Team Envy	0	20	20
8	Phoenix1	50^[b]	0	0
9	Echo Fox	0	0	0
10	Team Liquid	0	0	0

Source: 2017 NA LCS Rulebook
Rules for classification: 1) Championship points; 2) Summer Split points; 3) Summer Split regular season winning percentage; 4) Head-to-head record

Regional qualifier


Round 1			Round 2			Finals



						3	Cloud9	3

			4	Counter Logic Gaming	3	4	Counter Logic Gaming	1

5	FlyQuest	3	5	FyQuest	1

6	Team Dignitas	0

Source: LoL Esports (Archived January 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine)

Broadcast

https://www.riftherald.com/competitive/2016/12/16/13728834/riot-lol-streaming-deal-bamtech-mlb

Notes

^ ^a ^b Team Liquid and Phoenix1 both won the promotion tournament, and would normally retain their spots in the NA LCS, however due to league-wide changes to a franchised model, they were no longer guaranteed a spot.
^ Phoenix1 lost Spring Split points due to placing in a relegation position during the Summer Split

References

^ Volk, Pete (January 9, 2017). "Here is the NA LCS schedule for Spring 2017". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Goslin, Austen (March 31, 2017). "NA LCS Promotion Tournament 2017: Schedule, bracket and live scores". The Rift Herald. Polygon.
^ Goslin, Austen (April 8, 2017). "NA LCS 2017 Spring Split Playoffs: Schedule, bracket and live scores". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Newell, Adam (April 3, 2017). "NA LCS event schedule and playoff bracket | Spring 2017". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Chouadria, Adel (January 17, 2017). "NA LCS Spring Finals to be held in Vancouver". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2017 NA LCS Spring Split Award Winners". League of Legends Esports. April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Kim, Byungho (May 26, 2017). "NA LCS 2017 Summer Split starts on June 2". InvenGlobal. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Goslin, Austen (August 11, 2017). "Follow the star-studded NA LCS Promotion Tournament here". The Rift Herald. Polygon.
^ Goslin, Austen (August 17, 2017). "NA LCS Playoffs schedule, preview and results". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ Lee, Julia (June 20, 2017). "NA LCS Summer Finals will be in Boston". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2017 NA LCS Summer Split Award Winners". League of Legends Esports. August 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

External links

2017 NA LCS Official Rules

[promo-11] Team Liquid and Phoenix1 both won the promotion tournament, and would normally retain their spots in the NA LCS, however due to league-wide changes to a franchised model, they were no longer guaranteed a spot.

[13] Phoenix1 lost Spring Split points due to placing in a relegation position during the Summer Split

[1] Volk, Pete (January 9, 2017). "Here is the NA LCS schedule for Spring 2017". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[2] Goslin, Austen (March 31, 2017). "NA LCS Promotion Tournament 2017: Schedule, bracket and live scores". The Rift Herald. Polygon.

[3] Goslin, Austen (April 8, 2017). "NA LCS 2017 Spring Split Playoffs: Schedule, bracket and live scores". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[4] Newell, Adam (April 3, 2017). "NA LCS event schedule and playoff bracket | Spring 2017". Dot Esports. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[5] Chouadria, Adel (January 17, 2017). "NA LCS Spring Finals to be held in Vancouver". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[Spring_Awards-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2017 NA LCS Spring Split Award Winners". League of Legends Esports. April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[7] Kim, Byungho (May 26, 2017). "NA LCS 2017 Summer Split starts on June 2". InvenGlobal. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[8] Goslin, Austen (August 11, 2017). "Follow the star-studded NA LCS Promotion Tournament here". The Rift Herald. Polygon.

[9] Goslin, Austen (August 17, 2017). "NA LCS Playoffs schedule, preview and results". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[10] Lee, Julia (June 20, 2017). "NA LCS Summer Finals will be in Boston". The Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[Summer_Awards-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2017 NA LCS Summer Split Award Winners". League of Legends Esports. August 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

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