2018 EU LCS season
LeagueEU LCS
SportLeague of Legends
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Twitch, Azubu, YouTube
Spring
Season championsFnatic
  Runners-upG2 Esports
Top seedFnatic
Summer
Season championsFnatic
  Runners-upFC Schalke 04 Esports
Top seedFnatic

The 2018 European League of Legends Championship Series (2018 EU LCS) was the sixth season of the European League of Legends Championship Series, (EU LCS) the highest level of professional League of Legends play in Europe.[1][2] Most games were being played at Studio K/L in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany.[3]

Format

Plans to break league into 4 regions and applying franchising business model was postponed until season 2019.[4][5] Best-of-three format with dividing teams into two groups has been replaced by a Double Round Robin Format with "best of one" matches in a single group owing to EU LCS viewership falling.[6][7]

Second-tier competition in Europe from season 2014 to 2017 was Challenger Series. In season 2018 it has been replaced by European Regional Leagues (ERLs).[8] Promotion Tournament was cancelled, the European Cup provided in addition to ERLs.[9]

Spring

Regular season

Pos Team W - L Points Qualification
1. United Kingdom Fnatic 14 - 4 +10 Advance to semifinals
2. Spain G2 Esports 11 - 7 +4
3. European Union Splyce 11 - 7 +4 Advance to quarterfinals
4. France Team Vitality 10 - 8 +2
5. United Kingdom H2k-Gaming 8 - 10 -2
6. Germany Team ROCCAT 8 - 10 -2
7. United Kingdom Misfits 8 - 10 -2 No qualification for Playoffs
8. Germany FC Schalke 04 7 - 11 -4
9. Spain Giants Gaming 7 - 11 -4
10. Germany Unicorns Of Love 6 - 12 -6

Playoffs

Summer

Regular season

Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ EU LoLeSports staff (June 2, 2017). "Lolesports (EU)". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ↑ Stubbs, Mike (1 Dec 2017). "Meet the teams in the EU LCS for 2018". Red Bull eSports. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  3. ↑ Riot Nusliful. "EU LCS Tickets jetzt live!". Riot Games. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  4. ↑ "LoL: В лиге EU LCS грядут изменения". Match TV (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Riot Games перенесла изменения в EU LCS на 2019 год". Championat.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  6. ↑ "EU LCS in 2018 and beyond". LoL Esports. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  7. ↑ "League of Legends: tutto il programma delle prime settimane della nuova EU LCS". Everyeye.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. ↑ "LCS EU: les ligues régionales européennes - League of Legends". Millenium (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Regional leagues and European Cup to replace EU Challenger Series". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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