LCK Summer 2018
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LCK Summer 2018
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Server:
Korea
Type:
Offline
Format:
Group Stage (Bo3)
Playoffs
Playoffs
Prize Pool:
₩275,000,000 KRW
(≃ $244,566 USD)
(≃ $244,566 USD)
Start Date:
2018-06-12
End Date:
2018-09-08
Teams:
10
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Chronology
Format[edit]
- Group Stage
- Double Round Robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 5 from regular season qualify for playoffs
- Bottom 2 are placed in the Summer Promotion tournament
- Tiebreaker order:
- Match score
- Game difference (game wins - game loss)
- Head-to-head
- Playoffs
- Top 5 from Group Stage
- Single Elimination King of the Hill.
- Wild Card match is Bo3.
- Round 1 onwards is Bo5.
- Winner qualifies for Worlds 2018
Broadcast Talent[edit]
OGN English Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
- Atlus (Max Anderson)
- Color Commentator:
- PapaSmithy (Christopher Smith)
- Translator:
- JoelSophie (Lee Seung-min)
SPOTV GAMES English Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
- Valdes (Brendan Valdes)
- Color Commentator:
- PapaSmithy (Christopher Smith)
- Translator:
- zeetwo (Park Jee-sun)
OGN Korean Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
- Caster Jun (Jeon Yong-jun)
- Color Commentators:
- CloudTemplar (Lee Hyun-woo)
- Kim Dong-joon
SPOTV GAMES Korean Broadcast[edit]
- Announcer:
- Play-by-play Commentator:
- SEONG K (Seong Seung-heon)
- Observer:
- JonnaStrong (Lee Jin-sae)
- SPOTV GAMES will broadcast all matches held on Sunday and Tuesday, and Week 1, 2, 3 and 5 matches held on Friday
- OGN will broadcast all matches held on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and Week 4 and 6 matches held on Friday
Prize Pool[edit]
₩275,000,000 KRW (≃ $244,566 USD) are spread among the participants as seen below:
(Converted $ USD prizes are based on the exchange rate on Sep 8, 2018: ₩1 KRW ≃ $0.00089 USD)
Tournament Awards[edit]
Group Stage MVP | ||
---|---|---|
Player | #MVPs | Points |
Khan | 11 | 1100 |
Bdd | 9 | 900 |
Kuro | 9 | 900 |
Lava | 9 | 900 |
Viper | 9 | 900 |
SeongHwan | 8 | 800 |
Ucal | 8 | 800 |
Fly | 7 | 700 |
Score | 7 | 700 |
Smeb | 7 | 700 |
Tarzan | 7 | 700 |
Faker | 6 | 600 |
Kiin | 6 | 600 |
Chovy | 5 | 500 |
Ruler | 5 | 500 |
Spirit | 5 | 500 |
Teddy | 5 | 500 |
Ambition | 4 | 400 |
CoreJJ | 4 | 400 |
CuVee | 4 | 400 |
Deft | 4 | 400 |
Haru | 4 | 400 |
Ian | 4 | 400 |
Lehends | 4 | 400 |
Pirean | 4 | 400 |
Sangyoon | 4 | 400 |
Trick | 4 | 400 |
TusiN | 4 | 400 |
Bang | 3 | 300 |
Yondu | 3 | 300 |
GorillA | 3 | 300 |
Mata | 3 | 300 |
Sword | 3 | 300 |
Tempt | 3 | 300 |
UmTi | 3 | 300 |
Grace | 3 | 300 |
Aiming | 2 | 200 |
Blank | 2 | 200 |
Cuzz | 2 | 200 |
Effort | 2 | 200 |
Key | 2 | 200 |
Lindarang | 2 | 200 |
Nova | 2 | 200 |
Peanut | 2 | 200 |
Pilot | 2 | 200 |
Thal | 2 | 200 |
ADD | 1 | 100 |
Crazy | 1 | 100 |
IgNar | 1 | 100 |
Wolf | 1 | 100 |
Max | 1 | 100 |
PraY | 1 | 100 |
SoHwan | 1 | 100 |
Roster moves[edit]
Roster moves during the off-season | ||||||
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Date Player Old New Ref |
Roster moves during the season | ||||||
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Date Player Old New Ref |
Participating Teams[edit]
- 1 April 16th - Hanwha Life Esports acquires ROX Tigers' spot and roster.[1]
- 2 May 3rd - KSV rebrands to Gen.G.[2]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group Stage | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | KT Rolster | 13-5 | 29-14 | |||
2. | Griffin | 13-5 | 28-13 | |||
3. | Kingzone DragonX | 13-5 | 28-15 | |||
4. | Gen.G Esports | 13-5 | 28-16 | |||
5. | Afreeca Freecs | 10-8 | 26-20 | |||
6. | Hanwha Life Esports | 10-8 | 25-21 | |||
7. | SK Telecom T1 | 8-10 | 20-24 | |||
8. | Jin Air Green Wings | 4-14 | 14-31 | |||
9. | MVP | 4-14 | 11-30 | |||
10. | bbq Olivers | 2-16 | 9-34 |
2-0 Jun 19 | 1-2 Jul 22 | 2-0 Jul 17 | 1-2 Aug 05 | 2-0 Aug 08 | 0-2 Jul 28 | 2-1 Jun 16 | 2-0 Jun 29 | 2-0 Jun 13 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 3-2 1-2, 2-0 | 2-2 2-0, 0-2 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | |||
2-1 Jul 20 | 0-2 Aug 01 | 1-2 Jun 16 | 1-2 Jul 27 | 0-2 Jul 12 | 0-2 Jun 24 | 0-2 Jun 21 | 0-2 Jun 12 | 0-2 Jun 30 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 2-3 0-2, 2-1 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | |||
0-2 Jul 01 | 2-1 Jun 27 | 2-0 Jul 26 | 2-1 Jun 20 | 2-1 Aug 04 | 2-0 Jul 18 | 0-2 Jul 24 | 2-0 Aug 07 | 2-0 Jun 15 | 2-3 0-2, 2-1 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | |||
2-0 Jul 11 | 2-0 Aug 08 | 2-1 Jul 13 | 2-1 Jun 12 | 2-0 Jun 20 | 2-0 Jul 24 | 1-2 Jul 21 | 2-0 Jul 28 | 2-0 Jun 22 | 2-2 2-0, 0-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | |||
2-1 Jun 23 | 2-0 Jun 14 | 1-2 Jul 15 | 0-2 Jul 19 | 2-1 Jul 25 | 1-2 Jun 30 | 0-2 Aug 07 | 2-0 Aug 02 | 2-1 Jul 13 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 2-2 0-2, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | |||
1-2 Jun 27 | 1-2 Jul 18 | 0-2 Jun 29 | 2-1 Jul 31 | 0-2 Jun 17 | 1-2 Jun 15 | 1-2 Aug 02 | 2-1 Jul 20 | 0-2 Jul 27 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 3-2 1-2, 2-0 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | |||
2-1 Jun 21 | 2-0 Aug 05 | 1-2 Jun 13 | 0-2 Jun 26 | 2-1 Jul 31 | 1-2 Jul 14 | 2-1 Jul 26 | 2-0 Jul 22 | 2-0 Jun 28 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | |||
2-1 Jul 15 | 2-0 Jul 29 | 2-0 Jun 23 | 2-0 Jun 28 | 0-2 Jul 11 | 2-0 Jun 13 | 0-2 Jun 19 | 2-0 Jul 01 | 2-1 Jul 19 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-2 0-2, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | |||
1-2 Jul 25 | 2-1 Jul 14 | 0-2 Jun 17 | 0-2 Jun 14 | 0-2 Jun 27 | 2-0 Jun 22 | 0-2 Jul 12 | 0-2 Aug 09 | 1-2 Jul 17 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | |||
1-2 Aug 01 | 2-1 Jul 25 | 2-1 Jul 29 | 0-2 Aug 04 | 2-0 Jul 21 | 2-0 Jun 24 | 0-2 Aug 09 | 2-1 Jun 26 | 1-2 Jun 20 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | |||
Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches
Playoffs[edit]
Wild Card
Round 1
Round 2
Finals
0
2
0
2
August 12, 2018 - 17:00 KST
47:25
36:37
1
3
1
3
August 15, 2018 - 17:00 KST
36:18
28:57
38:41
36:29
3
2
3
2
August 18, 2018 - 17:00 KST
47:07
42:01
35:42
32:36
42:17
3
2
3
2
September 8, 2018 - 17:00 KST
39:03
33:29
30:36
45:31
40:02
Additional Data[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Picks | Blue Side | Red Side | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Champion | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | Played By | Played With | Played Vs. | ||||||
1 | Trundle | 97 | 51 | 46 | 52.58% | 41.45% | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58.14% | 54 | 26 | 28 | 48.15% | 13 (7-6) 12 (12-0) 12 (2-10) 11 (7-4) 10 (6-4) | |||||||
2 | Zoe | 93 | 52 | 41 | 55.91% | 39.74% | 57 | 33 | 24 | 57.89% | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% | 16 (10-6) 13 (11-2) 13 (9-4) 12 (6-6) 11 (7-4) | |||||||
3 | Ezreal | 93 | 49 | 44 | 52.69% | 39.74% | 49 | 28 | 21 | 57.14% | 44 | 21 | 23 | 47.73% | 15 (5-10) 13 (9-4) 13 (8-5) 12 (5-7) 11 (10-1) | |||||||
4 | Tahm Kench | 88 | 47 | 41 | 53.41% | 37.61% | 56 | 33 | 23 | 58.93% | 32 | 14 | 18 | 43.75% | 15 (10-5) 14 (12-2) 12 (5-7) 11 (7-4) 9 (3-6) | |||||||
5 | Swain | 83 | 48 | 35 | 57.83% | 35.47% | 53 | 35 | 18 | 66.04% | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% | 16 (13-3) 11 (7-4) 10 (7-3) 9 (3-6) 8 (4-4) | |||||||
234 games played | 126W - 108L (53.85%) | 108W - 126L (46.15%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Click here for complete statistics table |
Country Representation[edit]
# | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea | 76 / 76 (100%) | ADD, Aiming, Ambition, Aries, Asper, Bang, Bdd, Blank, Blossom, Bono, Brook, Chovy, Clever, CoreJJ, Crazy, Crown, CuVee, Cuzz, Deft, Effort, Faker, Fly, Ghost, GorillA, Grace, Haru, Ian, IgNar, Justice, KaKAO, Key, Khan, Kiin, Kingen, Kramer, Kuro, Kuzan, Lava, Lehends, Leo, Lindarang, MaHa, Mata, Max, Mightybear, Mong, Motive, Mowgli, Nova, PawN, Peanut, Pilot, Pirean, PraY, Rascal, Rather, Ruler, Rush, Sangyoon, Score, SeongHwan, Smeb, SoHwan, Spirit, Sword, Tarzan, Teddy, Tempt, Thal, Trick, TusiN, Ucal, UmTi, Viper, Wolf, Yondu |
Additional Content[edit]
Interviews
2018
- [e] 2018-06-25 | Faker: "When it comes to playing all 5 roles, I can confidently say that I'm more experienced than any other player. " by Youii and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-24 | SKT Faker: "Strong teams always come back up after slumps." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-24 | KZ Khan: "I want to tell Griffin’s top laner, Sword, to wash his neck clean and wait." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-24 | Faker on the Changed Meta: "I think it’s a good thing for LoL because it seems more like a strategy game than a laning game now." by Arra, Youii and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-24 | KZ Peanut: "Viper is really really good.... He has an insanely wide range of champions that he’s good at." by Arra, Youii and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-23 | Mata: "Score has a lot of experience, so he doesn't need any guidance from us. As for Rush, we have to constantly pay attention to him and guide him." by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-23 | Lindarang: "Even with the current chaotic state of the meta, you can make traditional compositions work. It depends on how you play with what you have." by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-23 | Sangyoon on Playing ADCs: "I've been playing a lot of AP champions, and I noticed that in a lot of the situations, they are at a disadvantage during the laning phase when playing against an ADC." by Nswer and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-22 | GRF Viper: "It’s such an honor to be called the 'next Faker'. I think I’m lucky because the current meta is making me shine." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-22 | Ian on Pineapple Toppings: "I’m sure that I’m getting flamed right now. Please, try it before saying anything. (laughs)" by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-22 | GRF Tarzan on the Win Against SKT: "I thought that as long as we don’t make mistakes, we’ll win." by Juneau, Haao and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-21 | KZ Khan: "Right now, the botlane isn't really skill-based. It's more dependent on picks and matchups." by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-21 | KT Mata: "Although I personally prefer Deft on ADC champions, due to the state of the meta, we're picking a wide variety of champions" by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-21 | KZ PraY: "Six years have passed... Initially, I was planning to play as a professional for just 1 year." by Youii, Ready and Alle of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-21 | KT Deft: "In solo queue, there are 2 types of ADC players. One that never gives up the role, and another that can play other roles." by Youii, Ready and Alle of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | GRF Chovy: (Very frankly) "I have four more picks that I’m confident in." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | MVP ADD: "I predicted that other players could be starting because Faker wasn’t playing in the scrims." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | GEN Ruler: "Even if Ezreal is banned, I have other champions prepared so it doesn’t really matter." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | GRF Chovy: "Faker’s the player that has been at the top the longest, so I’m looking forward to playing against him." by Juneau, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | MVP Max: "In the current meta, Kalista isn’t that good alone, but she’s good with with Thresh." by Juneau, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-20 | GEN Haru: "With a bit of practice, I think I can also play Kai'Sa good enough." by Juneau, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-19 | Khan on Tank Champions: "I was never bad with tank champs. I simply didn’t pick them that’s all." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-19 | Kiin on AFs' ESPN Power Ranking: "I’m thankful that they’ve rated us this high. We’ll have to work even harder." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-19 | KZ PraY on the Current Meta: "For Bottom lane users, it’s like hell." by Koer, Youii and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-17 | GEN CoreJJ: "After losing a couple of teamfights, the game basically became, 'how to run away from Master Yi'." by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-17 | Sangyoon on Being Sponsored By Hanwha, a Large Conglomerate: "Despite having lost to Griffin, we ate about $1,400 worth of beef" by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-17 | CoreJJ on Faker Saying That It Was Awkward to Be Around Him: “I’m emotionally hurt. (laughs)” by Youii and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-17 | GEN CuVee: "If our team needs priority in the sidelanes, I'm fully willing to play bruisers again" by Nswer, Youii and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-17 | HLE Key on Preparing for JAG: "We wanted revenge, so we practiced until 6 AM last night" by Nswer, Youii and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-16 | AFs Kuro: "I like to go Support because it's really fun. I’ll probably be good on Mid Braum." by Lasso and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-16 | Griffin Viper: "It doesn’t make sense for us to get caught off guard by those surprising picks in the current meta." by Lasso and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-15 | GEN Fly on Becoming Friends With Ambition: "I think he opened up to me... he talks to me now" by Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-15 | CoreJJ: "Each and every team is playing what they think is the most optimal. The tournament is a clash of opinions and preferences" by Lubic and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-15 | KZ Bdd on Picking Braum: "I actually haven't played a lot of Braum, I picked him out of confidence" by Lasso, Lubic and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-14 | Sangyoon on His Victory Against bbq Olivers: "(singing) I feel happy~ I feel happy" by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-14 | Griffin Viper: "I’m confident about making it to the playoffs." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-14 | HLE Sangyoon: "Vladimir can instantly kill the enemy on level 2." by Youii and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-14 | Griffin Tarzan: "The match against Kingzone will be the toughest." by Koer, Youii and Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | GEN Fly: "KZ's picks were kind of weird." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | AFs TusiN: "I don’t expect much from my ADCs since they use champions that they’ve barely used before." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | Rush On Score's Master Yi: "We let him play Master Yi once, but the result wasn’t good." by Akiin of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | AFs Kuro: "Those who quickly find the most viable champions will have the upper hand. That's why our team has the upper hand" by Youii and Ready of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | AFs Kiin: "I actually picked Aatrox because there was nothing to play." by Youii, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | KT Mata: "After the Ma-Ta comp became popular, there were less search results on me so I was kind of disappointed." by Youii, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | GEN Ruler: "I think the meta will go on, but I'll always be there to stop them with an ADC." by Juneau, Alle and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-13 | "They don't play ADC 'cause they just can't" by Riot esports Korea of Twitch at LCK/2018/Summer
- [e] 2018-06-12 | MVP Ian on Taric: "I didn’t become a mid laner to play this fatso champion." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-12 | Griffin Lehends on Ryze: "He seemed like a good champion whether used in mid lane or bottom." by Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-12 | MVP Pilot: "The stat nerfs for ranged champions were the most critical. They’re too weak now." by Roxyy and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
- [e] 2018-06-12 | Griffin Viper: "It’s really hard to scale ADCs nowadays and even with the growth, there’s no big advantage to it." by Roxyy and Viion of Inven Global at LCK Summer 2018
References[edit]
- ↑ @TigersLoL (2018-04-16). "ROX Tigers acquired by Hanwha Life Esports". Facebook.
- ↑ Gen.G (2017-05-03). "Gen.G: Rebranding story" (in ). YouTube.