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2018 NA LCS Spring Split is almost here

Riot·1/17/2018, 1:44:14 AM·2 votes·28,431 views

The return of NA LCS weekends is almost here. On January 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM PT, 10 teams begin their journey toward Spring Finals with eyes on the NA LCS Split Championship title.

Jump to: Teams | Split Info | How to Watch | News + Updates

Jump to team: 100 | C9 | CG | CLG | FLY | FOX | GGS | OPT | TL | TSM

Teams

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100 Thieves (100)

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100 Roster

  • Ssumday, Top
  • Meteos, Jungle
  • Ryu, Mid
  • Cody Sun, ADC
  • Aphromoo, Support

100 Content

Support 100 Thieves 

Cloud9 (C9)

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C9 Roster

  • Licorice, Top
  • Svenskeren, Jungle
  • Jensen, Mid
  • Sneaky, ADC
  • Smoothie, Support

C9 Content

Support Cloud9

Clutch Gaming (CG)

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CG Roster

  • Solo, Top
  • Lira, Jungle
  • Febiven, Mid
  • Apollo, ADC
  • Hakuho, Support

CG Content

Support CG

Counter Logic Gaming (CLG)

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CLG Roster

  • Darshan, Top
  • Reignover, Jungle
  • Huhi, Mid
  • Stixxay, ADC
  • Biofrost, Support

CLG Content

Support CLG

FlyQuest (FLY)

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FLY Roster

  • Flame, Top
  • AnDa, Jungle
  • Fly, Mid
  • WildTurtle, ADC
  • Stunt, Support

FLY Content

Support FLY

Echo Fox (FOX)

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FOX Roster

  • Huni, Top
  • Dardoch, Jungle
  • Fenix, Mid
  • Altec, ADC
  • Adrian, Support

FOX Content

Support FOX

Golden Guardians (GGS)

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GGS Roster

  • Lourlo, Top
  • Contractz, Jungle
  • Hai, Mid
  • Deftly, ADC
  • Matt, Support

GGS Content

Support GGS

Optic Gaming (OPT)

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OPT Roster

  • Zig, Top
  • Akaadian, Jungle
  • PowerofEvil, Mid
  • Arrow, ADC
  • LemonNation, Support

OPT Content

Support OPT

Team Liquid (TL)

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TL Roster

  • Impact, Top
  • Xmithie, Jungle
  • Pobelter, Mid
  • Doublelift, ADC
  • Olleh, Support

TL Content

Support TL

TSM (TSM)

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TSM Roster

  • Hauntzer, Top
  • MikeYeung, Jungle
  • Bjergsen, Mid
  • Zven, ADC
  • Mithy, Support

TSM Content

Support TSM

Spring Split Details

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Format

As previously announced in December, Bo1 is back for the regular season. Spring Split will take place over 9 weeks starting on Saturday, January 20.

Schedule

Regular season

Playoffs

  • Quarterfinals: March 24-25
  • Semifinals: March 31-April 1
  • Finals: April 7-8

Will Spring Finals be on the road? When will you tell us where it’ll be?

Yes, the 2018 NA LCS Spring Finals weekend will not be at the NA LCS Studio and we’ll share more details in the coming weeks.

...and even more

Below are some more links to everything else you need to get ready for the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split:

Don't forget to follow NA LCS on social media including:

How to Watch

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On Saturdays for the last game of the day, check out our alt stream NA LCS Lounge on the Twitch channel RiotGames2.

On Sundays after all the games wrap up, don’t miss our weekend recap show: NA LCS Tonight.

Learn more about our new shows over on our Watch Guide.

Watch the action on:

If you can’t watch the games live or want to rewatch an epic team fight, check out the VODs page.

NA LCS News + Updates

Weekly Updates

Don’t miss any of the NA LCS action, we’ll be posting and updating our weekly round-up as new content is released to make it easy to find. News + Updates will be posted every Tuesday for the upcoming week.

  • Week 2 - coming on January 23
  • Week 1

Weekly Content

  • Mondays: Stats Breakdown
  • Tuesdays: Mechanics and The Penta
  • Wednesdays: 10 Thoughts and The Dive
  • Thursdays: This or That

Don’t miss the return of the NA LCS on Saturday, January 20 at 2:00 PM PT.

15 Comments

GIFT OF LOVE1/17/2018, 5:32:49 AM2 votes

Top three are likely TSM, C9 and TL...

Dropfrost1/17/2018, 6:22:53 AM1 votes

Can we ever have a NA LCS final here at the Staples Center please.

Calendarguy1/18/2018, 10:31:09 AM1 votes

Is there any chance that the NA LCS will be doing the frequent match visit cards this year?

Scorpius Kluge1/19/2018, 11:39:12 PM1 votes

This is Awesome ! NA LCS is back ! When I came home, logged in and saw the announcement that the split starts this weekend, I shed a little item 3070 of joy : )

HardcorePotato1/21/2018, 1:15:27 AM1 votes

Is there any reason why teams are back to playing singles games as opposed to 2 out of 3? There didn't really seem to be any announcement about switching back to the old style. . .

AtreiNero1/21/2018, 4:15:37 AM1 votes

Yes, ignore fans who don't want best of 1s in BOTH NA AND EU! Ignore the community who says that NA is now your cash cow. I predict that viewship numbers will be a lot lower since you decided to screw the community and not even respond to any comments, feedback, or complains about these controversial switch. It is all about money at this point, not the fans, not the players, money, pure and simple. Not one single comment from anyone about this switch from best of 3s to best of 1s. Zero feedback from anyone at riot or even an attempt to defend it. I won't be watching much this split because there is no reason to. NA is no longer competitive at worlds because you stripped them of playing the same number of games as the other major regions. I did this a while ago but NA plays less than half the number of games of Korea, China, and LMS per split. Otherwise known as the other major regions. All 5 of these regions including NA and EU have guaranteed slots at MSI and Worlds. Every other region must be in the play in. They are also the only major region to use best of ones. Only 5 regions use best of 1, NA (North America), LCL (Russia), LLN (Latin America North), CLS (Latin America South), and TCL (Turkey). Notice that even in those emerging regions, there are a lot that use best of 3. CBLOL (Brazil) Bo3, LJL (Japan) Bo3, and OPL (Oceania) Bo3. Why are NA and EU suddenly relegated to the best of 1 format?

Just for the math, China (LPL), Korea (LCK), and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macao (LMS) all use the best of 3 format. Each team in LPL and LCK, due to the fact there are 10 teams, will play 19 matches over the course of 10 weeks, with each match being the best of 3. That is at least 38 games per split (if every match is only 2 games) and up to 57 games (if every match is 3 games). LMS has only 8 teams but still a 10 week season, 14 matches, and at least 28 games and a max of 42. EU still has it's 10 week season so it has at least 20 games, still not enough. NA has a 9 week season with each team playing 2 games per weekend. That is 18. So that means that NA plays their full season in just over half of the rest of the major regions. So how is that fair to NA and EU teams and players? That means they have less time on stage to get not only used to the experience, but also to hone their skills on stage. Training and scims can only go so far. Not to mention the fan backlash when this was announced and no one seemed to want to comment on it so let's look at that.

It's funny but you read through the comments section for NA ( http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/na-lcs-format-update-2018 ) and EU ( https://eu.lolesports.com/en/articles/eu-lcs-in-2018-and-beyond ) when these changes were announced, there is hate everywhere. Just about no one likes it and no one who says that it is a bad idea gets a response. In fact, on both, there is literally no one from Riot who responded to the backlash. The NA article has over 500 comments, and the EU 80, and with few exceptions, few are positive of the change. Literally everyone says NA and EU will be less competitive now because they don't get as much experience on stage and don't play as many games as the rest of the major regions. There is NOT ONE RIOT DEV COMMENT ANYWHERE IN THOSE COMMENT SECTIONS! Not one attempt to respond or attempt to explain anything. Everyone just lashes on about what this is, nothing more than a money grab and to make NA and EU less competitive and degrade the teams. NA finally was having a good time, and so was EU, but with this decision, the teams will be relegated quickly. There are multiple accusations of riot not listening to their fans and that is just further confirmed when no one wants to talk about this, comment on it, or do anything with it. It's just a no go zone and no one seems to want to care.

Bring NA and EU up to the exact same standards as LCK, LPL, and LMS or put everyone on the same schedule. You are the one managing this fiasco and not giving everyone the same playing field is just wrong. You intentionally disenfranchise regions while promoting others. That isn't fair, and you should be ashamed of it. NA and EU are great regions, but because of their popularity you don't see them as competitive, rather as your cash cows.

Downvote this all your want, but the truth is vital. NA is now back to being a joke and I will not be watching until riot actually starts doing what they say they do and listen to people.