2016 EU LCS season#Spring
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2016 EU LCS season
| league = EU LCS
| sport = League of Legends
| duration =
| no_of_matches =
| no_of_teams = 10
| TV = Twitch
| season = Spring
| top_seed = G2 Esports
| MVP =
| season_champs = G2 Esports
| second_place = Origen
| season2 = Summer
| top_seed2 = G2 Esports
| MVP2 = Kim "Trick" Gang-yun
| season_champs2 = G2 Esports
| second_place2 = Splyce
| seasonslist =
| seasonslistnames = EU LCS
| prevseason_link = 2015 EU LCS season
| prevseason_year = 2015
| nextseason_link = 2017 EU LCS season
| nextseason_year = 2017
}}
The 2016 European League of Legends Championship Series (2016 EU LCS) was the fourth season of the European League of Legends Championship Series.
The Spring Split began on January 16, with a rematch of the 2015 EU LCS Summer playoff finals. Most matches were played at a film studio in Adlershof, Berlin. The finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands, at the Rotterdam Ahoy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eu-lcs-finals-rotterdam/ |title = The EU LCS finals will be in Rotterdam {{!}} The Daily Dot |access-date=2016-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820033446/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eu-lcs-finals-rotterdam/ |archive-date=2016-08-20 |url-status=dead }}
The Summer Split was won by G2 Esports, with a roster of Expect, Trick, PerkZ, Zven, Mithy, Relinquished, Kikis, their first title.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Most games were being played at Riot Games' studio in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15720113/eu-lcs-breakdown|title=A Game of Thrones: EU LCS breakdown|date=25 May 2016}} The finals were at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland.{{Cite web|url=http://eu.lolesports.com/en/articles/set-your-sights-on-krakow-for-the-eu-summer-finals|title=LoL Esports}}
Spring
=Rosters=
{{needs update|date=June 2016}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! rowspan="2" | Team ! colspan="3" | Players |
| ID |
|---|
| Elements
|
|
| Fnatic
| |
| G2 Esports
| |
| GIANTS! Gaming
| |
| H2k-Gaming
| |
| Origen
| |
| Splyce
|
|
| ROCCAT
| |
| Team Vitality
| |
| Unicorns of Love
| |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Place ! Team ! Match record ! Game record ! Champ. points |
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1.
| 15-3 | | |
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2.
| 14-4 | | |
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"| 3.
| Vitality | 13-5 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 4.
| Origen |11-7 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 5.
|10-8 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"|6.
| Fnatic | 9-9 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"|7.
| Elements | 6–12 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 8.
| Splyce | 5-13 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"|9.
| 4-14 | | |
| style="text-align:center;"|10.
| 3-15 | | |
=Playoffs=
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Vitality
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Fnatic
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Origen
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Unicorns of Love
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=H2k-Gaming
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Origen
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=G2 Esports
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Fnatic
| RD2-score4=1
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Origen
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=G2 Esports
| RD3-score2=3
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3=H2k-Gaming
| RD3-score3=2
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=Fnatic
| RD3-score4=3
}}
Summer
=Rosters=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! rowspan="2" | Team ! colspan="3" | Players |
| ID
! Name ! Role |
|---|
| Fnatic
| {{flagicon|Korea}} Gamsu | Noh Young-Jin | Top |
| G2 Esports
| {{flagicon|Korea}} Expect | Dae-han Ki (대한기) | Top |
| GIANTS! Gaming
| {{flagicon|Germany}} SmittyJ | Lennart Warkus | Top |
| H2k-Gaming
| {{flagicon|Romania}} Odoamne | Andrei Pascu | Top |
| Origen
| {{flagicon|France}} sOAZ | Paul Boyer | Top |
| ROCCAT
| {{flagicon|Korea}} Parang | Sang-won Lee | Top |
| Schalke 04
| {{flagicon|France}} Steve | Etienne Michels | Top |
| Splyce
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Wunderwear | Martin Hansen | Top |
| Unicorns of Love
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Vizicsacsi | Kiss Tamás | Top |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Place ! Team ! Match record ! Points |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"| 1.
| 10W-8T-0L | 38 |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"| 2.
| Splyce | 9W-6T-3L | 33 |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"| 3.
| 8W-3T-7L | 27 |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"| 4.
| 7W-6T-5L | 27 |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"|5.
| Fnatic | 7W-6T-5L | 27 |
| style="text-align:center; background:green;"|6.
| 6W-5T-7L | 23 |
| style="text-align:center;"| 7.
| 3W-9T-6L | 18 |
| style="text-align:center; background:red;"|8.
| 3W-9T-6L | 18 |
| style="text-align:center; background:red;"|9.
| Origen | 2W-8T-8L | 14 |
| style="text-align:center; background:red;"|10.
| ROCCAT | 2W-6T-10L | 12 |
H2k finished above Fnatic after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
Team Vitality finished above Schalke 04 after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
=Playoffs=
:The semi-finals match between fnatic and H2k was delayed two days due to technical reasons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eu-lcs-quarterfinals-delay-technical-issues-postpone-fnatic-h2k-gaming/ |title = Riot postpones EU LCS quarterfinals match after two-hour technical delays {{!}} The Daily Dot |access-date=2016-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814230908/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/eu-lcs-quarterfinals-delay-technical-issues-postpone-fnatic-h2k-gaming/ |archive-date=2016-08-14 |url-status=dead }}
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1-seed1= 3
| RD1-team1= Giants Gaming
| RD1-score1= 1
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2= Unicorns of Love
| RD1-score2= 3
| RD1-seed3= 4
| RD1-team3= H2k-Gaming
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4= fnatic
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1= G2 Esports
| RD2-score1= 3
| RD2-seed2= 6
| RD2-team2= Unicorns of Love
| RD2-score2= 1
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3= Splyce
| RD2-score3= 3
| RD2-seed4= 4
| RD2-team4= H2k-Gaming
| RD2-score4= 2
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= G2 Esports
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2=Splyce
| RD3-score2=1
| RD3-seed3=6
| RD3-team3=Unicorns of Love
| RD3-score3=1
| RD3-seed4=4
| RD3-team4=H2k-Gaming
| RD3-score4=3
}}
EU Regional Qualifiers
{{4TeamBracket-Stepladder
| RD1= Quarterfinals
| RD2= Semifinals
| RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= 3
| RD1-team1= Unicorns of Love
| RD1-score1= 3
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2= Giants Gaming
| RD1-score2= 0
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1= Fnatic
| RD2-score1= 0
| RD2-seed2= 3
| RD2-team2= Unicorns of Love
| RD2-score2= 3
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= Splyce
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2= 3
| RD3-team2= Unicorns of Love
| RD3-score2= 2
}}
References
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{{League of Legends Championship Series Europe}}
European League of Legends Championship
Category:League of Legends EMEA Championship seasons
European League of Legends Championship
European League of Legends Championship
Category:21st century in Rotterdam
Category:Sports competitions in Rotterdam
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