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LCK 2017 Overview
The 2017 LCK season was the sixth year of Korea’s premier League of Legends competition and represented the absolute peak of the region’s global dominance. Korean teams would go on to win MSI and Worlds 2017, with the LCK widely regarded as the strongest league in the world.
Domestically, the year was defined by the legendary rivalry between 
SK Telecom T1 and the "Super Team" 
KT Rolster, as well as the monumental breakthrough of 
Longzhu Gaming in the Summer split.
Season Highlights
- Spring Winner: SK Telecom T1 (3-0 vs KT Rolster)
- Summer Winner: Longzhu Gaming (3-1 vs SK Telecom T1)
- International Performance:
Samsung Galaxy (Worlds Winner), SKT T1 (MSI Winner).
Season Format
Spring and Summer Splits
- Regular Season: Double round-robin (Bo3). Top 5 teams advanced to the King of the Hill playoffs.
- Sequential Playoffs: 5th vs 4th in a Bo3 Wildcard, followed by Bo5 matches against higher seeds.
- Worlds Qualification: Summer Champion (LZ) took Seed #1, Championship Points leader (SKT) took Seed #2, and the Regional Final winner (SSG) took Seed #3.
Participating Teams
LCK Spring 2017
- Afreeca Freecs
Afreeca Freecs
- TOP
- MaRin
- JNG
- Spirit / Mowgli
- MID
- Kuro
- BOT
- Kramer
- SUP
- TusiN
- bbq Olivers
bbq Olivers
- TOP
- Crazy / Part
- JNG
- Bless
- MID
- Tempt
- BOT
- Ghost
- SUP
- Totoro
- Jin Air Green Wings
Jin Air Green Wings
- TOP
- ikssu / SoHwan
- JNG
- UmTi / Raise
- MID
- Kuzan
- BOT
- Teddy
- SUP
- SnowFlower
- Kongdoo Monster
Kongdoo Monster
- TOP
- Roach
- JNG
- Punch
- MID
- Edge
- BOT
- SSol
- SUP
- GuGer / Secret
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- Smeb
- JNG
- Score
- MID
- PawN
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Mata
- Longzhu Gaming
Longzhu Gaming
- TOP
- Expession
- JNG
- Crash
- MID
- Fly
- BOT
- PraY
- SUP
- GorillA
- MVP
MVP
- TOP
- ADD
- JNG
- Beyond
- MID
- Ian
- BOT
- MaHa
- SUP
- Max
- ROX Tigers
ROX Tigers
- TOP
- Lindarang / Shy
- JNG
- Seonghwan / Mightybear
- MID
- Mickey
- BOT
- Sangyoon
- SUP
- Key
- Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Galaxy
- TOP
- CuVee
- JNG
- Ambition / Haru
- MID
- Crown
- BOT
- Ruler / Stitch
- SUP
- CoreJJ / Wraith
- SK Telecom T1
SK Telecom T1
- TOP
- Huni / Profit
- JNG
- Peanut / Blank
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Wolf
LCK Summer 2017
- Afreeca Freecs
Afreeca Freecs
- TOP
- MaRin
- JNG
- Spirit / Mowgli
- MID
- Kuro
- BOT
- Kramer
- SUP
- TusiN
- bbq Olivers
bbq Olivers
- TOP
- Crazy
- JNG
- Bless
- MID
- Tempt
- BOT
- Ghost
- SUP
- Totoro
- Ever8 Winners
Ever8 Winners
- TOP
- Helper / Kiin
- JNG
- Malrang
- MID
- Cepted
- BOT
- DeuL
- SUP
- Ella / Comeback
- Jin Air Green Wings
Jin Air Green Wings
- TOP
- ikssu / SoHwan
- JNG
- UmTi / Raise
- MID
- Kuzan
- BOT
- Teddy
- SUP
- SnowFlower
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- Smeb
- JNG
- Score
- MID
- PawN
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Mata
- Longzhu Gaming
Longzhu Gaming
- TOP
- Khan / Rascal
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- PraY
- SUP
- GorillA
- MVP
MVP
- TOP
- ADD
- JNG
- Beyond
- MID
- Ian
- BOT
- MaHa
- SUP
- Max
- ROX Tigers
ROX Tigers
- TOP
- Lindarang / Shy
- JNG
- SeongHwan / Mightybear
- MID
- Mickey / Lava / Crow
- BOT
- Sangyoon
- SUP
- Key
- Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Galaxy
- TOP
- CuVee
- JNG
- Ambition / Haru
- MID
- Crown
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- SK Telecom T1
SK Telecom T1
- TOP
- Huni / Untara
- JNG
- Peanut / Blank
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Wolf
2017 Regional Finals
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- Smeb
- JNG
- Score
- MID
- PawN
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Mata
- Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Galaxy
- TOP
- CuVee
- JNG
- Haru / Ambition
- MID
- Crown
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- Afreeca Freecs
Afreeca Freecs
- TOP
- MaRin
- JNG
- Spirit / Mowgli
- MID
- Kuro
- BOT
- Kramer
- SUP
- TusiN
- MVP
MVP
- TOP
- ADD
- JNG
- Beyond
- MID
- Ian
- BOT
- MaHa
- SUP
- Max
LCK 2017 Spring Split
Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Telecom T1 | 16 - 2 | 32 - 10 | +22 | Finals Seed |
| 2 | Samsung Galaxy | 14 - 4 | 30 - 12 | +18 | Round 3 Seed |
| 3 | KT Rolster | 12 - 6 | 29 - 15 | +14 | Round 2 Seed |
| 4 |  Afreeca Freecs | 10 - 8 | 24 - 21 | +3 | Round 1 Seed |
| 5 |  MVP | 10 - 8 | 23 - 21 | +2 | Round 1 Seed |
| 6 |  ROX Tigers | 8 - 10 | 21 - 26 | -5 | |
| 7 | Longzhu Gaming | 8 - 10 | 20 - 25 | -5 | |
| 8 |  bbq Olivers | 5 - 13 | 16 - 28 | -12 | |
| 9 |  Jin Air Green Wings | 4 - 14 | 14 - 30 | -16 | Relegation Mat. |
| 10 |  Kongdoo Monster | 3 - 15 | 12 - 33 | -21 | Relegated |
Spring Playoffs (King of the Hill)
Afreeca MVP KT Rolster MVP 
Samsung KT Rolster SKT T1 KT Rolster SKT T1 Wins Spring LCK 2017 Summer Split
Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longzhu Gaming | 14 - 4 | 31 - 13 | +18 | Finals Seed |
| 2 | KT Rolster | 14 - 4 | 31 - 16 | +15 | Round 3 Seed |
| 3 | Samsung Galaxy | 13 - 5 | 29 - 15 | +14 | Round 2 Seed |
| 4 | SK Telecom T1 | 13 - 5 | 26 - 15 | +11 | Round 1 Seed |
| 5 | Afreeca Freecs | 10 - 8 | 27 - 21 | +6 | Round 1 Seed |
| 6 | Jin Air Green Wings | 8 - 10 | 21 - 21 | 0 | |
| 7 | ROX Tigers | 6 - 12 | 17 - 27 | -10 | |
| 8 | MVP | 6 - 12 | 13 - 29 | -16 | |
| 9 | bbq Olivers | 3 - 15 | 13 - 32 | -19 | |
| 10 |  Ever8 Winners | 3 - 15 | 11 - 30 | -19 | Relegated |
Summer Playoffs (The SKT Gauntlet Run)
Afreeca SKT T1 Samsung SKT T1 KT Rolster SKT T1 Longzhu SKT T1 Longzhu Wins Summer Regional Finals (Worlds Qualification)
Samsung Galaxy secured their trip to the World Championship (which they would eventually win) by sweeping the "Super Team" KT Rolster in the final.
MVP Afreeca Samsung Afreeca KT Rolster Samsung Samsung Galaxy Qualifies for Worlds