2016 Summer North American League of Legends Championship Series
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| 2016 North American League of Legends Championship Series | |
|---|---|
| League | North American League of Legends Championship Series |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | Nine weeks |
| Number of matches | 200 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | twitch.tv |
| Regular season champions | Team SoloMid: (Hauntzer, Svenskeren, Bjergsen, Doublelift, Biofrost, Valkrin) |
| Runners-up | Immortals: (Huni, Reignover, Pobelter, WildTurtle, Adrian, Impactful, Jummychu) |
| Season MVP | Soren "Bjergsen" Bjerg |
| Relegated to League of Legends Challenger Series | NRG Esports |
| 3–1 | |
| Champions | Team SoloMid: (Hauntzer, Svenskeren, Bjergsen, Doublelift, Biofrost, Valkrin) |
| Runners-up | Cloud9: (Impact, Meteos, Jensen, Sneaky, Smoothie) |
2016 Summer North American League of Legends Championship Series (2016 Summer NA LCS) is the eighth split and in the fourth season of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). Most games are played in the Riot Games studio in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California. The finals will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the first time an NA LCS match has been outside of the US.[1] The regular season was 200 matches were played in Double Round Robin over the course of nine weeks. All matches are Bo3. In the playoffs 1st and 2nd place, Team SoloMid and Immortals, secured first round byes in the playoffs. 4th place played 5th and 3rd place played 6th in the playoff quarterfinal 7th place re-qualifies for LCS next split and will not participate in playoffs. For 8th - 10th place LCS teams will played Promotion/Relegation matches against top CS teams. Playoffs were Single-elimination All matches are best-of-five. The winner of the tournament will be automatically qualified for the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, while the other teams will collect a certain amount of Championship points, with the team with the most cumulative points the spring and summer splits also qualifying for Worlds.
Final regular season standings
| Place | Team | Match record | Game record | Champ. points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team SoloMid | 17-1 | ||
| 2. | Immortals | 16-2 | ||
| 3. | Cloud9 | 12-6 | ||
| 4. | Counter Logic Gaming | 10-8 | ||
| 5. | Team Liquid | 9-9 | ||
| 6. | Team Envy^ | 8-10 | ||
| 7. | Apex Gaming^ | 8-10 | ||
| 8. | Phoenix1 | 5-13 | ||
| 9. | NRG Esports | 4-14 | ||
| 10. | Echo Fox | 1-15 |
^ - Team Envy won the tiebreaker over Apex Gaming due to head-to-head matchup in the regular season.
Rosters
| Team | Players | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Role | |
| Team Apex |
Lae-young Jang |
Top | |
| Cloud9 |
Jung Eon-yeong |
Top | |
| Counter Logic Gaming |
Darshan Upadhyaya |
Top | |
| Echo Fox |
Park Jeong-hun (박정훈) |
Top | |
| Team Envy |
Shin Wu-Yeong |
Top | |
| Immortals |
Seung-hoon Heo |
Top | |
| NRG Esports |
Diego Ruiz |
Top | |
| Phoenix1 |
|
Derek Shao |
Top |
| Team Liquid |
Samson Jackson |
Top | |
| Team SoloMid |
Kevin Yarnell |
Top | |
Teams
| Team | Position in 2016 Spring Split Playoffs | First appearance in LCS | Number of splits in LCS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud9 | 5th/6th | Summer 2013 | 6 |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 1st | Spring 2013 | 7 |
| Echo Fox | 7th | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Immortals | 3rd | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Team Envy | — | Summer 2016 | 0 |
| NRG Esports | 5th/6th | Spring 2016 | 1 |
| Phoenix1 | — | Summer 2016 | 0 |
| Team Apex | — | Summer 2016 | 0 |
| Team Liquid | 4th | Spring 2013 | 7 |
| Team SoloMid | 2nd | Spring 2013 | 7 |
Playoffs
Playoff standings
| Place | Team | Championship points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team SoloMid | AQ |
| 2nd | Cloud9 | 90 |
| 3rd | Immortals | 70 |
| 4th | Counter Logic Gaming | 40 |
| 5th/6th | Team Envy | 20 |
| 5th/6th | Team Liquid | 20 |
| 7th/10th | 0 | |
| 7th/10th | 0 | |
| 7th/10th | 0 | |
| 7th/10th | 0 |
Bracket
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