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2017 NA LCS Promotion Tournament

Riot·3/23/2017, 8:02:49 PM·2 votes·35,155 views

With the 2017 Spring Split regular season done, teams are getting ready for the NA LCS Spring Split Playoffs and Promotion Tournament.

Who will rise to the challenge and secure their spot in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split? Let's break down all the action happening during the NA Promotion Tournament:

Who is participating?

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The top two Challenger teams - Gold Coin United and eUnited - will battle for NA LCS spots against the 9th and 10th seeded LCS teams - Team Envy and Team Liquid. They’ll compete in five Best of 5 matchups, broadcast on March 31, April 1 and 2 on Lolesports. Winners of Saturday and Sunday matches will join the NA LCS.

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What’s on the line?

Winners of Match 3 and Match 5 will each earn a spot in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split. The eliminated teams from the Promotion Tournament will compete in the Summer Split of the 2017 NA Challenger Series.

How do I catch the action?

The NA Promotion Tournament begins with LCS #10 vs Gold Coin United on Friday, March 31 on Lolesports. After Friday’s matches, one team will join the 2017 Challenger Series while the other will continue its journey toward earning an NA LCS spot.

The EU Promotion Tournament will be starting on April 6. Stay tuned to EU Lolesports for all the details dropping on April 3.

Derek “RiotIceChest” Dennis works with a group that is focused on pro player career/personal development for the NA LCS and NA Challenger Series. When he’s not watching League of Legends (he always has a stream on), he’s watching football and soccer. Reach out to him on Twitter via @RiotIceChest.

20 Comments

SciFi Scrivener3/24/2017, 6:59:09 PM2 votes

GCU vs NV = GCU getting promoted to LCS. Very exciting. EU vs TL = should be TL to win, but not sure who will be playing ADC for TL.

Thulious3/31/2017, 4:33:45 PM2 votes

I think this one will be TL and GCU getting out. Anyone who doesn't think that Doublelift and Reignover aren't enough to carry them out of relegation is seriously confused. Not only that they did take down TSM. Fluke or otherwise they have the ability to. Piglet mid has been a crazy look. Hes almost good to start then horrible to finish... but the competition was tougher at the end. If he can tighten up his play to be a decent mid thats all DL needs to get map priority. I don't NV has enough time to get it together to take on GCU. But who knows the Korean mechanics might be enough to upset GCU. I however have more confidence that EU doesn't have what it takes to beat TL. The problem for NV. Even if they do win against GCU they will lose to TL. Then they end up against GCU again.. Which maybe the win again. But I find it unlikely.

TurquoiseYoshi3/24/2017, 12:21:20 AM2 votes

I assume the date at the bottom is supposed to say April 4 and not August 4?

y2hmy313/28/2017, 3:41:05 PM1 votes

Akali

Eleshakai3/29/2017, 2:44:37 PM1 votes

We might finally have an LCS with no TL... it's almost too good to be true!

TurnDaBeatAround3/31/2017, 5:13:04 PM1 votes

When you post times, can you please include a time zone reference? Makes it real rough to plan life around League when I don't know what part of the globe to be referencing...

Luxury Llama3/25/2017, 4:48:48 PM1 votes

In the penultimate paragraph, you say: "After Thursday’s matches, one team will join the 2017 Challenger Series while the other will continue its journey toward earning an NA LCS spot." There are no Thursday matches. Did you mean Saturday?

4thHoeCage3/27/2017, 3:50:45 PM1 votes

GCU, NV, and TL fighting for those spots. EU is gonna be the first one out no doubt