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, (EU LCS) the highest level of professional ''

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, with a roster of

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and was their third EU LCS Champions title. Most games were being played at Studio K/L in

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. The finals were held at the

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Format

* Two groups of five teams each: ** The top two teams are placed in separate groups according to the 2016 EU LCS Season Championship Points. ** The remaining 8 teams are distributed to the groups via snake draft. * Each team plays 13 matches: ** A Double Round Robin within their own group. ** A Single Round Robin against the other group. ** Each match is a best of 3. * The top 3 from each group qualifies to the

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. * The two group winners receive playoff byes into the semifinals. * The two fifth-place teams play in the 2017 EU LCS Summer Promotion tournament.
Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook

Final regular season standings

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Playoff standings

Bracket

Summer Promotion Tournament

In the 2017 EU LCS Summer Promotion Tournament, four teams competed in a double elimination bracket. The two winners of qualifying round matches advanced to the Summer Season. Teams eliminated from the bracket qualify for the EUCS Summer Season.

Format

* Four teams participate * Double elimination bracket * All matches are best of five ** 5th placed teams from 2017 EU LCS Spring Season ** Winners from EUCS Spring Playoffs *** The team that won the head-to-head during the 2017 EU LCS Spring Season will select their opponent from the two Challenger Series teams * Patch: v7.6 * Teams that don't qualify for the LCS are seeded back into the 2017 EU EUCS Summer Season
Official 2017 Season EU LCS Rulebook

Qualifying Teams

Results

References

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