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LEC 2016
Series LEC
Location EMEA
EU LCS 2016 Season Overview
The 2016 Season of the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) was a year of paradigm shifts. 
G2 Esports, led by rookie phenom Perkz, rose from the Promotion Tournament to win both splits, ending the historic reign of 
Fnatic.
Detailed Tournament Format
Spring Split:
- Standard Double Round Robin with Best-of-One (Bo1) matches.
- Top 6 teams qualify for Playoffs.
Summer Split (Bo2 Format):
- Europe experimented with the Best-of-Two (Bo2) format. A 2-0 win gave 3 points, while a 1-1 draw gave 1 point to each team.
- This led to a highly competitive regular season with a focus on consistency.
Playoffs & Worlds:
- Single elimination Bo5 bracket. The Summer Champion, Point Leader, and Gauntlet Winner qualified for the World Championship in North America.
Participating Teams
Spring roster
Additional players in a filled position are retained as substitutes.
- G2 Esports
G2 Esports
- TOP
- Kikis
- JNG
- Trick
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- Emperor
- SUP
- Hybrid
- H2k-Gaming
H2k-Gaming
- TOP
- Odoamne
- JNG
- Jankos
- MID
- Ryu
- BOT
- FORG1VEN
- SUP
- Vander
- Team Vitality
Team Vitality
- TOP
- Cabochard
- JNG
- Shook
- MID
- Nukeduck
- BOT
- Hjarnan
- SUP
- kaSing
- Origen
Origen
- TOP
- sOAZ
- JNG
- Amazing
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Mithy
- Fnatic
Fnatic
- TOP
- Gamsu
- JNG
- Spirit
- MID
- Febiven
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- Noxiak
- SUB
- Klaj (Support rotation)
- Unicorns of Love
Unicorns of Love
- TOP
- Vizicsacsi
- JNG
- Diamondprox
- MID
- Fox
- BOT
- Steeelback
- SUP
- Hylissang
- SUB
- Djoko (Jungle rotation)
- SUB
- Rudy (Jungle rotation)
- SUB
- loulex (Jungle rotation)
- Elements
Elements
- TOP
- Steve
- JNG
- Gilius
- MID
- Eika
- BOT
- MrRalleZ
- SUP
- sprattel
- Splyce
Splyce
- TOP
- Wunder
- JNG
- Trashy
- MID
- Sencux
- BOT
- Kobbe
- SUP
- Nisbeth
- Team ROCCAT
Team ROCCAT
- TOP
- fredy122
- JNG
- Airwaks
- MID
- Betsy
- BOT
- Safir
- SUP
- Edward
- SUB
- Tabzz (Bot lane rotation)
- SUB
- Noxiak (Support rotation)
- Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
- TOP
- Smittyj
- JNG
- Maxlore
- MID
- Night
- BOT
- Sonstar
- SUP
- Hustlin
Summer roster
- G2 Esports
G2 Esports
- TOP
- Expect
- JNG
- Trick
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Mithy
- Splyce
Splyce
- TOP
- Wunder
- JNG
- Trashy
- MID
- Sencux
- BOT
- Kobbe
- SUP
- Mikyx
- H2k-Gaming
H2k-Gaming
- TOP
- Odoamne
- JNG
- Jankos
- MID
- Ryu
- BOT
- FORG1VEN
- SUP
- Vander
- Fnatic
Fnatic
- TOP
- Kikis
- JNG
- Spirit
- MID
- Febiven
- BOT
- Rekkles
- SUP
- YellowStar
- Unicorns of Love
Unicorns of Love
- TOP
- Vizicsacsi
- JNG
- Move
- MID
- Exileh
- BOT
- Veritas
- SUP
- Hylissang
- Team Vitality
Team Vitality
- TOP
- Cabochard
- JNG
- Mightybear
- MID
- Nukeduck
- BOT
- Police
- SUP
- kaSing
- FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
- TOP
- Steve
- JNG
- Gilius
- MID
- Fox
- BOT
- MrRalleZ
- SUP
- sprattel
- Origen
Origen
- TOP
- sOAZ
- JNG
- Amazing
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Toaster
- SUP
- Hybrid
- Team ROCCAT
Team ROCCAT
- TOP
- Parang
- JNG
- Airwaks
- MID
- Betsy
- BOT
- Steeelback
- SUP
- Raise
- Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
- TOP
- Smittyj
- JNG
- Maxlore
- MID
- Night
- BOT
- Sonstar
- SUP
- Hustlin
EU LCS Spring 2016
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 15 - 3 | 83% |
| 2 |  H2k-Gaming | 14 - 4 | 78% |
| 3 |  Team Vitality | 13 - 5 | 72% |
| 4 |  Origen | 11 - 7 | 61% |
| 5 | Fnatic | 9 - 9 | 50% |
| 6 |  Unicorns of Love | 10 - 8 | 56% |
| 7 |  Elements | 6 - 12 | 33% |
| 8 |  Splyce | 5 - 13 | 28% |
| 9 |  Team ROCCAT | 4 - 14 | 22% |
| 10 |  Giants Gaming | 3 - 15 | 17% |
Spring Playoffs
In their debut split, G2 Esports conquered Europe by defeating Origen 3-1 in the final in Rotterdam.
Quarterfinals
Team Vitality 1
Fnatic 3
Origen 3
Unicorns of Love 0
Semifinals
G2 Esports 3
Fnatic 1
H2k-Gaming 2
Origen 3
Final
G2 Esports 3
Origen 1
G2 Esports: Spring Champions EU LCS Summer 2016
Summer Regular Season Standings (Bo2 Format)
| # | Team | W-T-L | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 10-8-0 | 38 |
| 2 | Splyce | 9-6-3 | 33 |
| 3 | Giants Gaming | 8-3-7 | 27 |
| 4 | H2k-Gaming | 7-6-5 | 27 |
| 5 | Fnatic | 7-6-5 | 27 |
| 6 | Unicorns of Love | 6-5-7 | 23 |
| 7 | Team Vitality | 3-9-6 | 18 |
| 8 |  FC Schalke 04 | 3-9-6 | 18 |
| 9 | Origen | 2-8-8 | 14 |
| 10 | Team ROCCAT | 2-6-10 | 12 |
Summer Playoffs
G2 Esports defended their crown against a surging Splyce roster in Krakow, Poland.
Quarterfinals
Unicorns of Love 3
Giants Gaming 1
H2k-Gaming 3
Fnatic 0
Semifinals
G2 Esports 3
Unicorns of Love 1
Splyce 3
H2k-Gaming 2
Final
G2 Esports 3
Splyce 1
G2 Esports: Summer Champions EU LCS 2016 Championship Points & Regional Finals
Championship Points Standings
| Seed | Team | Spring | Summer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports | 90 | AQ | AQ |
| 2 | H2k-Gaming | 50 | 70 | 120 |
| 3 | Splyce | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| 4 | Fnatic | 70 | 20 | 90 |
| 5 | Unicorns of Love | 10 | 40 | 50 |
| 6 | Giants Gaming | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | Origen | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| 8 | Team Vitality | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Elements / S04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Team ROCCAT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional Finals (The Gauntlet)
Gauntlet Stage
Splyce survived a five-game final against Fnatic to secure Europe's third seed at Worlds 2016.
Round 1
Unicorns of Love 3
Giants Gaming 0
Round 2
Fnatic 3
Unicorns of Love 0
Final
Splyce 3
Fnatic 2
Splyce: Qualified for Worlds Qualification Context
MSI 2016
G2 Esports (5th Place) | The infamous "G2-8" vacation meme.
G2 Esports (5th Place) | The infamous "G2-8" vacation meme.
Worlds 2016
H2k-Gaming reached Semifinals (Lost to SSG 0-3).
H2k-Gaming reached Semifinals (Lost to SSG 0-3).