When will the LCS Summer Split awards be announced?

Riot·Aug 3, 2016·1 votes·11,594 views

TL;DR: The winners of the 2016 LCS Summer Split awards will be announced this month, starting with the North American and European All-LCS Teams on Wednesday, August 10 on PrimeTime League.

The 2016 LCS Summer Split regular season is all wrapped up! Now it’s time to honor the LCS pros and coaches who displayed superior teamwork, mastery, and strategy this Summer. Here’s a quick recap of the awards and when you can find out who wins.

What are the awards and how are the winners chosen?

There are four awards up for grab. In June, we confirmed the methodology behind the Summer Split awards. Those awards are: All-LCS Team, Coach of the Split, Rookie of the Split, and Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards.

The North American and European All-LCS team is made of the best pro players by position from their respective regions.

When will the awards be announced?

All-LCS Team: August 10 on PrimeTime League (PTL)
Coach: August 17 on PTL
Rookie: August 24 on PTL
MVP: August 27-28 during LCS Summer Finals weekend

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Who votes on the awards?

As we announced in June, the awards will be voted on by LCS broadcast team, 3rd party media, and pro teams.

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We’ve made a split update on the voting panels:

For North America, the 3rd Party Media category will include journalists as well as 3rd party analysts.
In Europe, the 3rd Party Media category will also include independent analysts along with foreign language Broadcast partners.

When will ballots and the full awards panel become available?

After each award is presented, panelist ballots will be released within 24 hours on Lolesports.

The full voting panel will be shared after the first award is presented on August 10. All panelists who agreed to participate but fail to submit votes will be listed as “declined to vote.”

What defines MVP? Who counts as a Rookie?

For more information about the definition of awards and player eligibility, head over to our Summer Split Awards FAQ.

Who would you vote for? We want to hear your voice.

If you were given a ballot for NA and EU, who would you be voting for All-LCS Team, Coach, Rookie, and MVP? Leave a comment below or share your ballot to join the discussion on Twitter (@lolesports).

Don’t forget to watch PTL on Wednesday, August 10 at 5:00 PM PT to see if your choices match the winners of the All-LCS Team.

14 Comments

ZyrcadiaAug 3, 20162 votes

For NA: All-LCS Team would be Huni (IMT), Reignover (IMT), Bjergsen (TSM), Doublelift (TSM), Biofrost (TSM) (cuz they performed on a high level for most of the season) Coach would be Parth (TSM) (Cuz he is TSM's coach) Rookie would be Biofrost (TSM) (no doubt since he was a part of the best team in NA this split and helped Doublelift be his normal self again) MVP if chosen through the POGs would no doubt be Bjergsen (TSM). (The guy played some seriously great games and probably deserves it)

For EU: All-LCS Team would be Wunder (Splyce), Trick (G2), Perkz (G2), Kobbe (Splyce), and Mikyx (Splyce) (same reason as NA team above) Coach would be no doubt the man with lots of suave, YamatoCannon (Splyce) (how he has been coaching his team is definitely worth mentioning, 2nd place finish is just icing on the cake) Rookie would be Night (Giants) (the guy showed immense talent and helped a seemingly hopeless squad to a 3rd place finish. I would also give mentions to his teammate Sonstar as well as Mikyx on Splyce as well.) MVP if also chosen through POG system would be Trick (G2). (Once again showed his prowess in the jungle isn't to be underestimated. Allowing his team to finish 1st place two splits in a row.)

coeurloyalAug 5, 20161 votes

The only place I disagree here would be in Coach of the Split, where I would have to give it to Reapered. Parth is obviously a great coach, though. The only sad thing about the awards is that NA has such immense jungle talent that won't be recognized; I think Meteos, Dardoch, Svenskeren, and maybe even Inori deserve some recognition. Xmithie is still a great talent as well, albeit working with a struggling team. If we had that same depth of talent across the board our region would look so much stronger.

I do think there are a few other contenders for the EU LCS ADC, but I'm not confident enough in any pick to declare them outright. Kobbe was good, but I think Rekkles and Sven put up equally good performances.

SpooAug 5, 20161 votes

My fantasy league would disagree. Kobbe has more consistently outperformed Rekkles. That being said, when you're on a middle of the pack team, its harder to shine.

ZyrcadiaAug 5, 20161 votes

Your right. I put Parth simply because he is TSM's coach and they had a huge turnaround from last split. Albeit, Parth actually didn't really do much as a coach (i think Weldon did more lol). But I think other coaches like Reapered deserve it more. However, I think Parth will get it despite the logistics.

As for the EU LCS ADC, I think Kobbe really stepped up as an ADC for Splyce. While Zven is good and all, G2 as a whole could be attributed to his success simply put. As for Rekkless, I am a huge fan of Fnatic (have been since season 2), but honestly I think Rekkles has tried to be the carry for the team and has not really worked out. 2014 was Rekkles' time to shine and Fnatic made worlds only to lose in Groups. When they reached Semi in 2013 and 2015 it was because of his teammates (2013 he wasn't on the roster at the time due to his age). So as much as I would like to give Rekkles some honorable mention, I just don't believe he deserves it. Now is the best time for him to really step up though and H2K won't be sitting around waiting for him to do so.

DreamstarAug 5, 20161 votes

For 1st ADC its definately Zven for the 2nd ADC i would give it to Steelback eventhough he was in hell for the rest of the summer he still was their shining light in all of their games

SolerianAug 3, 20162 votes

I'm not very educated on how EU has performed holistically this split, so here are my thoughts just on North America.

All-LCS Team: Hauntzer (TSM), Reignover (IMT), Bjergsen (TSM), Doublelift (TSM), Biofrost (TSM) I neglect to include Huni as I believe he's had a worse split compared to last split and Hauntzer's overall performance and consistency. While Svenskeren has greatly improved this split and despite Immortals' inconsistency, Reignover still proves to be one of the most commanding and analytical jungles in the West.

Coach: Reapered (or Weldon if he is considered) Reapered seems to have brought in considerable benefits to the Cloud9 organization as a whole. Despite finishing third place with the same record (12-6), overall it seems like Reapered has had the most impact of any coach on an org.

Rooke of the Split: Biofrost (TSM) This really doesn't need much of an explanation. Biofrost has displayed proficiency to an extent than even veterans failed to reach this split.

MVP: Bjergsen (TSM), though likely to be Doublelift (TSM) TSM as a whole has worked as a cohesive, devastating force that has strengths in each of its five positions. Despite that, and somewhat true to the name, a lot of TSM's success seems funneled through or branching from the mid lane. Bjergsen has exacted devastation a majority of his games this split and enabled TSM's victories by his own proficiency and champion pool. Doublelift is a very, very close contender for this award (and will likely get it because storylines), but I have to give it to Bjergsen.

EleshakaiAug 6, 20161 votes

I'm not sure I'd give rookie to Biofrost. He has played very well, but he wasn't responsible for TSM's success. I generally look at the most instrumental rookie to a team's accomplishments, and I think almost any support would have been able to perform on TSM with the way the organization looked this split. Given that, I'd be inclined to give rookie to Inori for the ridiculous change he brought to P1.

SolerianAug 6, 20161 votes

In Spring, TSM had world superstar YellowStar on the team, finished sixth place, and couldn't beat a very mediocre CLG in the finals.

In a split where the majority of NA teams have grown more competitive, TSM was able to finish first through a nearly undefeated season with a rookie support straight out of challenger. In a BEST OF THREE format.

Phoenix1 is currently playing in the relegation tournament. Because Echo Fox is garbage, they're likely to qualify.

I don't by any means think Biofrost is solely responsible for TSM's success, but he is a major part in it. There was no bot lane synergy last split, nor a decisive, reactive support. When Biofrost came, Doublelift was finally empowered. He [Biofrost] has several critical highlights throughout the season that you could make the argument shifted the game far in the favor TSM.

Perhaps if Inori had been a part of P1 from the beginning, we could better judge his performance, but based on what we've seen compared to what we've seen of Biofrost, it's clear cut.

EleshakaiAug 6, 20161 votes

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In Spring, TSM had world superstar YellowStar on the team, finished sixth place, and couldn't beat a very mediocre CLG in the finals.

In a split where the majority of NA teams have grown more competitive, TSM was able to finish first through a nearly undefeated season with a rookie support straight out of challenger. In a BEST OF THREE format.

Phoenix1 is currently playing in the relegation tournament. Because Echo Fox is garbage, they're likely to qualify.

I don't by any means think Biofrost is solely responsible for TSM's success, but he is a major part in it. There was no bot lane synergy last split, nor a decisive, reactive support. When Biofrost came, Doublelift was finally empowered. He [Biofrost] has several critical highlights throughout the season that you could make the argument shifted the game far in the favor TSM.

Perhaps if Inori had been a part of P1 from the beginning, we could better judge his performance, but based on what we've seen compared to what we've seen of Biofrost, it's clear cut.

Um... TSM played atrociously badly as a team last split. Yellowstar was the wrong type of support for TSM - and their synergy and morale suffered from it.... But in the end, every player contributed to their bad performance, none were immune to it.

The entire team upped their game, and biofrost benefited from that - yes, he's a good player and he's the type of support Doublelift needed, but if you put Biofrost on a lower team, he probably wouldn't look so good. Ever since Inori joined a team that had practically not won a game before his joining... they've beat TSM AND almost beat Immortals... as well as had a very positive record overall. Inori looked incredible ON a lower team. It's easy to look good on a top tier team. Much harder to do so on one that is struggling.

I would argue that his impact overall was greater than Biofrost's, yes. Biofrost's success are a product of him playing well and his team being the best at their respective roles across the board. Inori's success is a result of him providing his team with the tools needed to turn around one of the first first halves of a split we've ever seen and ALMOST make it into the playoffs(one or two more won games and they'd be in the contention for 6th).

I personally think it's pretty clear who deserves to be given the award as well, but in the opposite direction. Inori showed his impact on a team that was facing one of the worst splits of all time, and brought them into serious contention for playoffs... Biofrost was put on a team that was amazing to begin with, and he fit in well. I think Biofrost is a very strong player, but I think Inori deserves credit for the incredible impact he had on a team that was looking awful.

TrollFan01Aug 3, 20161 votes

I see TSM claiming most of these awards. MVP- Bjergsen, Rookie- Biofrost, and coach too.

NortuneAug 4, 20162 votes

doublelift for mvp not bjerg, Bjerg already has 2 MVP and Doublelift has been one of the best players in the world for a ong time and never got one. Rookie is Biofrost for sure thought

Miror BAug 5, 20163 votes

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doublelift for mvp not bjerg, Bjerg already has 2 MVP and Doublelift has been one of the best players in the world for a ong time and never got one. Rookie is Biofrost for sure thought

See, I'd have Bio winning MVP and Inori winning rookie only because of the fact that people are making too much of a deal over the TSM thing. While TSM is doing good this split, let's not forget that they were a pretty decent team last split and even managed to beat immortals (a team who was/has been mostly dominant in 2016) 3-0. What Inori did for P1 has been arguably equal (if not more) as impactful, as the team went from being compared to 2016 spring split dignitas to a team that many are thinking may make the playoffs next split, sorta like echo fox from last split when they finally got all their players.

p0psiclesAug 8, 20162 votes

Bio as MVP? Bio was good, but he wasn't that good. He fit into TSM because they already had two veteran shotcallers and didn't need a third voice (yellowstar). I'd give Bio rookie of the year, but bjerg and double were the two that carried that team. Inori was great for turning a hapless team into a slightly-above .500 team, but I don't think I'd give him best rookie for half a split.