Top talent will put their meta-breaking gambles to the test against some of their toughest rivals during the Challenger Series (CS) Playoffs. With a guaranteed LCS spot on the line for the first place CS team and an opportunity to fight for an LCS spot at the Promotion Tournament, these Challenger teams are sure to bring their all at Spring Playoffs.
Format
The CS Spring playoffs will be a Best of 3 (Bo3s) bracket with Bo5 finals over the following 2 weeks:
- CS Spring Playoffs, Quarterfinals: March 31 and April 1
- CS Spring Playoffs, 3rd Place: April 7
- CS Spring Playoffs, Finals: April 8
Final Teams
NA CS
- Enemy Esports
- TDK
- Team Fusion
- Final Five
EU CS
- Origen
- Copenhagen Wolves Academy (formerly LowLandLions White)
- Gamers2
- Reason Gaming (DEU relinquished their Playoffs spot, read the full ruling here)
What’s on the line?
The 1st place team after CS Playoffs will automatically qualify for the LCS Summer Split. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers from Playoffs will qualify for the Promotion Tournament on April 25-26 where they will face off against the 8th and 9th place LCS teams to be a part of the Summer LCS. The losing teams from the Promotion Tournament will qualify for the Challenger Series Summer Split.
How do I catch the action?
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the cheering crowd to welcome the newest team to be part of the LCS Summer Split.
Tickets for the NA and EU CS Spring Finals are now available.
Stay tuned to Lolesports to see what NA and EU Challenger teams will automatically become part of the LCS and what Challenger teams will qualify to fight for a chance to become a part of the LCS at the Promotion Tournament.
How do I become part of CS Summer Qualifiers?
Think you have what it takes to be part of the Challenger Series? Ladder lock for CS Summer Qualifiers is on May 18 at noon PDT/CEST. Summer Qualifiers will begin on May 26. For more information on getting involved with Challenger, check out the
Challenger Series info page.
