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TCL 2018: The 
SuperMassive Dynasty
The Turkish Championship League (TCL) 2018 Season witnessed the creation of arguably the most legendary roster in TCL history. SuperMassive Esports brought in Korean stars GBM and SnowFlower, leading to an incredibly dominant run that redefined the region's competitive ceiling.
2018 Format Rules
- League Size: 8 Teams.
Galakticos competed in Winter before 
Bursaspor Esports acquired their spot for Summer. - Regular Season: Quadruple Round Robin format for both Winter and Summer splits. All matches are Best-of-One (Bo1).
- 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 MSI 2018. The Summer Champion qualified for the 2018 World Championship Play-In Stage.
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/2018_Season/Winter_Season
- Fenerbahçe Esports
Fenerbahçe Esports
- TOP
- Thaldrin
- JNG
- Chaser
- MID
- Frozen
- BOT
- Padden
- SUP
- Zergsting
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- Marshall
- JNG
- KaKAO
- MID
- Lucete
- BOT
- Ruvelius
- SUP
- Japone
- SUB
- TRY (MID alternate)
- Galakticos
Galakticos
- TOP
- Rare
- JNG
- Viking
- MID
- Backlund
- BOT
- j1mmy
- SUP
- Veux
- SUB
- styllEE (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Neo (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Chosenn (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Swing (MID alternate)
- SUB
- MGX (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Fiseyin (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Ozgur (SUP alternate)
- HWA Gaming
HWA Gaming
- TOP
- Armut
- JNG
- Trix
- MID
- Ninja
- BOT
- Achuu
- SUP
- Revanche
- SUB
- Ace (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Xico (MID alternate)
- Royal Bandits
Royal Bandits
- TOP
- Broken Blade
- JNG
- Malrang
- MID
- Cepted
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Dumbledoge
- SuperMassive Esports
SuperMassive Esports
- TOP
- fabFabulous
- JNG
- Stomaged
- MID
- GBM
- BOT
- Zeitnot
- SUP
- SnowFlower
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Panky
- JNG
- Wisdom
- MID
- Naru
- BOT
- Rain
- SUP
- Rogu
- SUB
- Farfetch (SUP alternate)
- YouthCrew Esports
YouthCrew Esports
- TOP
- Elwind
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- CoCo
- BOT
- Madness
- SUP
- Zzus
- SUB
- Xico (MID alternate)
Summer roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2018_Season/Summer_Season
- Fenerbahçe Esports
Fenerbahçe Esports
- TOP
- Thaldrin
- JNG
- Move
- MID
- Frozen
- BOT
- Padden
- SUP
- Zergsting
- SUB
- WaenA (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Only35 (SUP alternate)
- Bursaspor Esports
Bursaspor Esports
- TOP
- Ragner
- JNG
- Stefan
- MID
- Milica
- BOT
- Hades
- SUP
- Tolerant
- SUB
- Pilter (BOT alternate)
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- Panky
- JNG
- Crush
- MID
- LongB
- BOT
- Route
- SUP
- Kairos
- SUB
- Kirei (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Humanoid (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Luger (BOT alternate)
- SUB
- Berentt (SUP alternate)
- SUB
- Snitch (SUP alternate)
- HWA Gaming
HWA Gaming
- TOP
- Armut
- JNG
- Trix
- MID
- telracS
- BOT
- Innaxe
- SUP
- Revanche
- SUB
- Pbd (SUP alternate)
- Royal Bandits
Royal Bandits
- TOP
- Broken Blade
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Abbedagge
- BOT
- Freeze
- SUP
- Dumbledoge
- SuperMassive Esports
SuperMassive Esports
- TOP
- fabFabulous
- JNG
- Stomaged
- MID
- GBM
- BOT
- Zeitnot
- SUP
- SnowFlower
- SUB
- Secaf Reis (BOT alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Hioss
- JNG
- Wisdom
- MID
- Naru
- BOT
- Rain
- SUP
- Rogu
- SUB
- Xico (MID alternate)
- YouthCrew Esports
YouthCrew Esports
- TOP
- Elwind
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- MagiFelix
- BOT
- Madness
- SUP
- Zzus
- SUB
- Savage (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Inori (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Japone (SUP alternate)
Winter Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperMassive Esports | 26-2 | 93% | Playoffs |
| 2 |  Royal Bandits | 21-7 | 75% | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Fenerbahçe Esports | 15-13 | 54% | Playoffs |
| 4 |  YouthCrew Esports | 13-15 | 46% | Playoffs |
| 5 |  Dark Passage | 12-16 | 43% | Playoffs |
| 6 |  Team AURORA | 11-17 | 39% | Playoffs |
| 7 |  HWA Gaming | 11-17 | 39% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Galakticos | 3-25 | 11% | Eliminated |
* Team AURORA won the tiebreaker over HWA Gaming to secure the final playoff spot.
Winter Playoffs
Team AURORA pulled off a huge upset over Fenerbahçe in the Quarterfinals, but fell to the 26-2 juggernaut SuperMassive in the Semifinals. In the Grand Final, SuperMassive faced off against the highly anticipated Royal Bandits roster. SuperMassive proved too strong, taking the series 3-1 to win the Winter title.
Third-Place Match: YouthCrew Esports defeated Team AURORA 3-0.
Fenerbahçe Esports Team AURORA SuperMassive Esports YouthCrew Esports Dark Passage Royal Bandits Team AURORA SuperMassive Esports YouthCrew Esports Royal Bandits SuperMassive Esports Royal Bandits SuperMassive: TCL Winter Champions (Qualified for MSI) Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bandits | 22-6 | 79% | Playoffs |
| 2 | SuperMassive Esports | 18-10 | 64% | Playoffs |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe Esports | 15-13 | 54% | Playoffs |
| 4 | HWA Gaming | 15-13 | 54% | Playoffs |
| 5 | Dark Passage | 14-14 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 6 | Bursaspor Esports | 11-17 | 39% | Playoffs |
| 7 | YouthCrew Esports | 9-19 | 32% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Team AURORA | 8-20 | 29% | Eliminated |
* Royal Bandits overtook SuperMassive in the regular season, finishing 1st and earning the top seed for playoffs.
Summer Playoffs
The highly anticipated Summer Final delivered the ultimate rematch between Royal Bandits and SuperMassive Esports. Despite Royal Bandits' incredible 22-6 regular season, the SuperMassive superteam activated in the playoffs. SUP claimed victory 3-1, winning back-to-back titles and punching their ticket to the World Championship.
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MSI 2018 (Europe) & Worlds 2018 (South Korea)
SuperMassive Esports represented Turkey at both international events in 2018. At the Mid-Season Invitational Play-Ins, they dominated their group 5-1 but narrowly fell to Vietnam's 
EVOS Esports in the advancement match. At the World Championship Play-Ins, they once again performed exceptionally well in the group stage before being eliminated by 
G2 Esports in the Knockout Stage, proving that the TCL was arguably the strongest Wildcard region in the world.