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LJL 2017: 
Rampage's Reign
The LJL 2017 Season was the 5th and 6th season of Japan's professional League of Legends league. The season defined an era of Japanese League of Legends, focusing primarily on the intense rivalry between two titan organizations: 
DetonatioN FocusMe and Rampage.
2017 Format Rules
- League Size: 6 Teams.
- Regular Season: Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-Three (Bo3).
- Playoffs: A "King of the Hill" bracket strictly for the Top 3 teams from the regular season. The 2nd and 3rd seeds clash in the Semifinals, with the winner advancing to face the 1st seed in the Grand Final. Matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
- Relegation: The 5th and 6th place teams enter the Promotion Tournament to defend their slots against the top Challenger Series (LJLCS) teams.
- International Qualification: The Spring Champion qualified for the 2017 MSI Play-In. The Summer Champion qualified for the 2017 World Championship Play-In.
Participating Teams
Spring Season
- 7th heaven
7th heaven
- TOP
- SatoRy / Rokenia (Registered as JNG/BOT/TOP.)
- JNG
- Savage / Rokenia (Registered as JNG/BOT/TOP.)
- MID
- Shinmori / Estelim
- BOT
- Rokenia (Registered as JNG/BOT/TOP.) / NaeMisa
- SUP
- ThintoN
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- Yutapon
- JNG
- Paz / Shrimp
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Zerost
- SUP
- viviD
- Rampage
Rampage
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Tussle
- MID
- Ramune
- BOT
- YutoriMoyasi
- SUP
- Dara
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- Atyamomo / Taki
- JNG
- iSeNN / WyverN
- MID
- alleycat
- BOT
- NoA
- SUP
- Yuki
- SCARZ
SCARZ
- TOP
- Arfoad / Kazu (Registered as SUP/TOP.) / Air (Registered as SUP/TOP.)
- JNG
- Mei (Registered as JNG/SUP.) / DayDream
- MID
- Search
- BOT
- Day1
- SUP
- Mei (Registered as JNG/SUP.) / Kazu (Registered as SUP/TOP.) / Terette / Air (Registered as SUP/TOP.)
- Unsold Stuff Gaming
Unsold Stuff Gaming
- TOP
- apaMEN
- JNG
- Neo
- MID
- REMIND / Fate
- BOT
- Haretti
- SUP
- Enty
Summer Season
- 7th heaven
7th heaven
- TOP
- SatoRy / raizin
- JNG
- Savage
- MID
- Broooock (Registered as MID/BOT.) / Rokenia (Registered as BOT/MID.)
- BOT
- Broooock (Registered as MID/BOT.) / Rokenia (Registered as BOT/MID.)
- SUP
- ThintoN
- COACH
- HW4NG
- Burning Core
Burning Core
- TOP
- MayZ (Registered as TOP/JNG.) / Akasi / Astarore (Registered as JNG/TOP.)
- JNG
- MayZ (Registered as TOP/JNG.) / Astarore (Registered as JNG/TOP.) / Ami
- MID
- Hollis
- BOT
- Zerost
- SUP
- Legato
- COACH
- tasu
- COACH
- Hope of Nation
- COACH
- Laden
- DetonatioN FocusMe
DetonatioN FocusMe
- TOP
- Paz
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Ceros
- BOT
- Yutapon
- SUP
- viviD
- COACH
- ENZA
- COACH
- Dokgo
- Rampage
Rampage
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Tussle
- MID
- Ramune
- BOT
- YutoriMoyasi
- SUP
- Dara
- COACH
- 34
- Rascal Jester
Rascal Jester
- TOP
- Atyamomo / alleycat
- JNG
- WyverN
- MID
- Lavie
- BOT
- NoA
- SUP
- Yuki
- COACH
- Lillebelt
- Unsold Stuff Gaming
Unsold Stuff Gaming
- TOP
- apaMEN
- JNG
- Neo
- MID
- REMIND
- BOT
- Haretti
- SUP
- Enty
- COACH
- nicopuri
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 8-2 | 18-6 | 80% | Playoffs |
| 2 | Rampage | 8-2 | 17-6 | 80% | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Unsold Stuff Gaming | 8-2 | 16-7 | 80% | Playoffs |
| 4 |  Rascal Jester | 3-7 | 7-16 | 30% | Relegation / Eliminated |
| 5 |  7th heaven | 2-8 | 8-16 | 20% | Relegation / Eliminated |
| 6 |  SCARZ | 1-9 | 4-19 | 10% | Relegation / Eliminated |
* The top 3 teams (DFM, RPG, USG) all finished with an identical 8-2 series record, making it one of the closest regular seasons in LJL history.
Spring Playoffs
Despite finishing 1st in the regular season tiebreakers, DetonatioN FocusMe could not withstand the momentum of Rampage in the Grand Final. Rampage swept DFM 3-0, successfully defending their crown and advancing to the Mid-Season Invitational in Brazil.
Rampage Unsold Stuff Gaming DetonatioN FocusMe 
- Rampage DetonatioN FocusMe Rampage: LJL Spring Champions (Qualified for MSI) Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 9-1 | 19-5 | 90% | Playoffs |
| 2 | Rampage | 8-2 | 17-4 | 80% | Playoffs |
| 3 | 7th heaven | 5-5 | 11-14 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 4 | Unsold Stuff Gaming | 4-6 | 10-14 | 40% | Relegation / Eliminated |
| 5 | Rascal Jester | 4-6 | 10-15 | 40% | Relegation / Eliminated |
| 6 |  Burning Core | 0-10 | 3-20 | 0% | Relegation / Eliminated |
Summer Playoffs
Rampage easily dismantled 7th heaven in the Semifinals to set up yet another Grand Final showdown with DetonatioN FocusMe. In one of the most thrilling Bo5 series of the year, Rampage clutched Game 5, winning 3-2 to secure back-to-back LJL titles and their spot at the 2017 World Championship.
Rampage 7th heaven DetonatioN FocusMe - Rampage DetonatioN FocusMe Rampage: LJL Summer Champions (Qualified for Worlds) World Championship Run
Worlds 2017 (Wuhan, China)
Rampage traveled to Wuhan, China, to represent the LJL in the World Championship Play-In stage. Drawn into a notoriously difficult Group D alongside Turkey's 
1907 Fenerbahçe and 
Hong Kong Attitude, Rampage fought hard but ultimately finished the group stage with an 0-4 record.