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TCL 2016: The Clash of Titans
The Turkish Championship League (TCL) 2016 Season established an intense rivalry between the newly formed 
SuperMassive Esports superteam and the historic powerhouse of 
Dark Passage.
2016 Format Rules
- League Size: 8 Teams.
NumberOne Esports competed in Winter, while 
Crew e-Sports Club acquired a spot for Summer. - Winter Season: Double Round Robin. Matches are Best-of-One (Bo1).
- Summer Season: The format transitioned to a Best-of-Two (Bo2) Double Round Robin. Teams earned 3 points for a 2-0 win, 1 point for a 1-1 tie, and 0 points for a loss.
- Playoffs: The Top 6 teams advance to a single-elimination bracket. The 1st and 2nd seeds receive a direct bye to the Semifinals. All playoff matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
- International Qualification: The Winter Champion qualified for the 2016 International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI). The Summer Champion qualified for the 2016 International Wildcard Qualifier (IWCQ) to fight for a Worlds spot.
Participating Teams & Split Rosters
Each split uses its own source participant record. Starting roles and additional roster members are preserved separately.
Winter roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2016_Season/Winter_Season
- Beşiktaş.OH
Beşiktaş.OH
- TOP
- Xyraz
- JNG
- Rawbin
- MID
- Immortoru
- BOT
- Ruvelius
- SUP
- hibiki
- CILEKLER
CILEKLER
- TOP
- Panky
- JNG
- Astarte
- MID
- LEYL Ü NEHAR
- BOT
- Madness
- SUP
- Cognac
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- Elwind
- JNG
- Crystal
- MID
- Lukezy
- BOT
- Zeitnot
- SUP
- Denden
- SUB
- Abaria (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Arphan (SUP alternate)
- HWA Gaming
HWA Gaming
- TOP
- Marshall
- JNG
- Trixucator
- MID
- Hatrixx
- BOT
- Revanche
- SUP
- Visdom
- NumberOne Esports
NumberOne Esports
- TOP
- âprox
- JNG
- Muscle
- MID
- Elysion
- BOT
- KillerEs
- SUP
- Swanepoel
- SUB
- KonDziSan (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Rydle (SUP alternate)
- SuperMassive Esports
SuperMassive Esports
- TOP
- Thaldrin
- JNG
- Stomaged
- MID
- Naru
- BOT
- Achuu
- SUP
- Dumbledoge
- SUB
- fabFabulous (TOP alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Hioss
- JNG
- Kanani
- MID
- avenuee
- BOT
- DarkSide
- SUP
- Zergsting
- Team Turquality
Team Turquality
- TOP
- Fencer
- JNG
- Reach
- MID
- LongB
- BOT
- kazze
- SUP
- un1tback
Summer roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2016_Season/Summer_Season
- Beşiktaş.OH
Beşiktaş.OH
- TOP
- Xyraz
- JNG
- Rawbin IV
- MID
- Immortoru
- BOT
- Ruvelius376
- SUP
- rogu
- SUB
- iScarface (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- tracer (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Kadir (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Sedrion (BOT alternate)
- CILEKLER
CILEKLER
- TOP
- Panky
- JNG
- Astarte
- MID
- LEYL Ü NEHAR
- BOT
- Madness
- SUP
- Cognac
- SUB
- Sigma (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Rawbin IV (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Lukezy (MID alternate)
- Crew e-Sports Club
Crew e-Sports Club
- TOP
- Darlik
- JNG
- Clongwen
- MID
- React
- BOT
- Revanche
- SUP
- Corpse
- SUB
- Rare (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Wickd (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Four (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- padden (BOT alternate)
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- Elwind
- JNG
- Xerxe
- MID
- Abaria
- BOT
- Zeitnot
- SUP
- un1tback
- SUB
- Caps (MID alternate)
- HWA Gaming
HWA Gaming
- TOP
- Marshall
- JNG
- Trix
- MID
- Hatrixx
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Visdom
- SUB
- Godbro (MID alternate)
- SuperMassive Esports
SuperMassive Esports
- TOP
- fabFabulous
- JNG
- Stomaged
- MID
- Naru
- BOT
- Achuu Çöp
- SUP
- Dumbledoge
- SUB
- Thaldrin (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Nardeus (BOT alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Hioss
- JNG
- Crystal
- MID
- Avenuee
- BOT
- DarkSide
- SUP
- Zergsting
- Team Turquality
Team Turquality
- TOP
- Fencer
- JNG
- Reach
- MID
- LongB
- BOT
- KillerEs
- SUP
- kazze
- SUB
- Xyraz (TOP alternate)
Winter Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Passage | 11-3 | 79% | Playoffs |
| 2 |  Team AURORA | 10-4 | 71% | Playoffs |
| 3 | SuperMassive Esports | 8-6 | 57% | Playoffs |
| 4 |  Beşiktaş.OH | 8-6 | 57% | Playoffs |
| 5 |  HWA Gaming | 8-6 | 57% | Playoffs |
| 6 |  Team Turquality | 6-8 | 43% | Playoffs |
| 7 |  ÇİLEKLER | 3-11 | 21% | Eliminated |
| 8 | NumberOne Esports | 2-12 | 14% | Eliminated |
* SuperMassive, Beşiktaş.OH, and HWA Gaming all tied for 3rd with 8-6 records. Tiebreaker games placed them 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively.
Winter Playoffs
In a chaotic Semifinals stage, both the #1 seed Dark Passage and the #2 seed Team AURORA were upset in close 5-game series by Beşiktaş.OH and SuperMassive respectively. In the Grand Final, the SuperMassive superteam claimed their destiny, defeating Beşiktaş 3-1 to win the Winter title.
5th Place Match: HWA Gaming defeated Team Turquality 3-0.
Beşiktaş.OH HWA Gaming Dark Passage SuperMassive Esports Team Turquality Team AURORA Beşiktaş.OH Dark Passage SuperMassive Esports Team AURORA Beşiktaş.OH SuperMassive Esports SuperMassive: TCL Winter Champions (Qualified for IWCI) Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Points | Series (W-D-L) | Games | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperMassive Esports | 29 | 8-5-1 | 21-7 | 75% | Playoffs |
| 2 | Dark Passage | 24 | 7-3-4 | 17-11 | 61% | Playoffs |
| 3 | HWA Gaming | 23 | 7-2-5 | 16-12 | 57% | Playoffs |
| 4 | Team AURORA | 21 | 5-6-3 | 16-12 | 57% | Playoffs |
| 5 | Team Turquality | 18 | 5-3-6 | 13-15 | 46% | Playoffs |
| 6 | Crew e-Sports Club | 15 | 3-6-5 | 12-16 | 43% | Playoffs |
| 7 | ÇİLEKLER | 12 | 3-3-8 | 9-19 | 32% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Beşiktaş.OH | 11 | 3-2-9 | 8-20 | 29% | Eliminated |
Summer Playoffs
The top two seeds, SuperMassive and Dark Passage, successfully defended their byes in the Semifinals to set up an ultimate clash in the Grand Final. Dark Passage, bolstered by the phenomenal synergy of Caps and Xerxe, completely dismantled SuperMassive with a clean 3-0 sweep to become Summer Champions.
HWA Gaming Crew e-Sports Club Dark Passage Team AURORA Team Turquality SuperMassive Esports HWA Gaming Dark Passage Team AURORA SuperMassive Esports Dark Passage SuperMassive Esports Dark Passage: TCL Summer Champions (Qualified for IWCQ) Global Wildcard Representation
IWCI (Mexico) & IWCQ (Brazil)
SuperMassive Esports represented Turkey at the International Wildcard Invitational, where they successfully defeated 
Hard Random 3-1 in the finals to qualify for the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational in Shanghai! Later in the year, Dark Passage competed at the International Wildcard Qualifier, but narrowly missed out on Worlds after dropping a devastating 3-2 series against 
INTZ e-Sports in the elimination round.