The 2016 European League of Legends Championship Series (2016 EU LCS) was the fourth season of the European League of Legends Championship Series.
The Spring Split began on January 16, with a rematch of the 2015 EU LCS Summer playoff finals. Most matches were played at a film studio in Adlershof, Berlin. The finals were played in Rotterdam, Netherlands, at the Rotterdam Ahoy.
The Summer Split was won by G2 Esports, with a roster of Expect, Trick, PerkZ, Zven, Mithy, Relinquished, Kikis, their first title. Most games were being played at Riot Games' studio in Adlershof, Berlin, Germany. The finals were at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland.
Spring Rosters
Team Players ID Elements Steve Gilius Eika MrRalleZ sprattel Dexter (sub) Solaaaa (sub) Fnatic Gamsu Spirit Febiven Rekkles NoXiAK Klaj G2 Esports Kikis Trick PerkZ Emperor Hybrid Gucioq (sub) GIANTS! Gaming SmittyJ Maxlore NighT S0NSTAR Hustlin Samux Special H2k-Gaming Odoamne Jankos Ryu Selfie FORG1VEN VandeR Origen sOAZ Amazing PowerOfEvil xPeke Zven Mithy Splyce Wunder (gamer) Trashy Sencux Kobbe Nisbeth ROCCAT fredy122 Airwaks Betsy Safir Tabzz Edward (sub) extinkt (sub) NoXiAK (sub) Team Vitality Cabochard Shook Nukeduck Hjärnan kaSing Unicorns of Love Vizicsacsi Diamondprox Djoko Rudy loulex Fox Steelback Hylissang
Regular season Place Team Match record Game record Champ. points 1. G2 Esports 15-3 2. H2k-Gaming 14-4 3. Team Vitality 13-5 4. Origen11-7 5. Unicorns of Love10-8 6. Fnatic 9-97. Elements 6–12 8. Splyce 5-13 9. Team ROCCAT 4-14 10. GIANTS! Gaming 3-15
Playoffs
Summer Rosters Team Players ID Name Role Fnatic Gamsu Spirit Febiven Rekkles YellOwStaR Werlyb (as substitute) Klaj (as substitute)Noh Young-JinLee Da-yoon (이다윤)Fabian DiepstratenMartin LarssonBora KimJorge CasanovasJohan OlssonTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportTopSupport G2 Esports Expect Trick PerkZ Zven Mithy RelinQuished (as substitute) Kikis (as substitute)Dae-han Ki (대한기)Kim Kang Yoon (김강윤)Luka PerkovicJesper SvenningsenAlfonso Aguirre RodriguezJoel FjellströmMateusz SzkudlarekTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportAD CarryTop GIANTS! Gaming SmittyJ Maxlore NighT S0NSTAR Hustlin Samux (as substitute) Special (as substitute)Lennart WarkusNubar SarafianGun Woo NaSon Seung-ik (손승익)Morgan GranbergSamuel Fernández FortJoran SchefferTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportAD CarryMid H2k-Gaming Odoamne Jankos Ryu Freeze VandeR FORG1VEN (playoffs only) Hulberto (as substitute) Knugen (as substitute)Andrei PascuMarcin JankowskiRyu Sang-ookAleš KněžínekOskar BogdanKonstantinos TzortziouJohan JohanssonJesper RundbergTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportAD CarryJungleAD Carry Origen sOAZ Amazing PowerOfEvil xPeke Hybrid Cyanide (as substitute) FORG1VEN (as substitute) (June–August)Paul BoyerMaurice StückenschneiderTristan SchrageEnrique Cedeño MartínezGlenn DoornenbalLauri HapponenKonstantinos TzortziouTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportJungleAD Carry ROCCAT Parang Airwaks Betsy Steelback Raise fredy122 (as substitute) extinkt (as substitute)Sang-won LeeKarim BenghaliaFelix EdlingPierre MedjaldiJi-hwan OhSimon PayneVytautas MélinauskasTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportTopSupport Schalke 04 Steve Gilius Fox MrRalleZ sprattel Dexter (as substitute) Solaaaa (as substitute)Etienne MichelsBerk DemirHampus MyhreRasmus SkinneholmHampus AbrahamssonMarcel FeldkampNico LinkeTopJunglerMidAD CarrySupportJungleAD Carry Splyce Wunderwear Trashy Sencux Kobbe Mikyx Gripex (as substitute) Vizility (as substitute)Martin HansenJonas AndersenChres LaursenKasper KobberupMihael MehleJesper TerkildsenJeffrey de VriesTopJungleMidAD CarrySupportJungleAD Carry Unicorns of Love Vizicsacsi Move Exileh Veritas HylissangKiss TamásKang Min-suFabian SchubertKim Kyoung-minZdravets GalabovTopJungleMidAD CarrySupport
Regular season Place Team Match record Points 1. G2 Esports 10W-8T-0L 38 2. Splyce 9W-6T-3L 33 3. Giants Gaming 8W-3T-7L 27 4. H2k-Gaming 7W-6T-5L 275. Fnatic 7W-6T-5L 276. Unicorns of Love 6W-5T-7L 23 7. Team Vitality 3W-9T-6L 188. FC Schalke 04 3W-9T-6L 189. Origen 2W-8T-8L 1410. ROCCAT 2W-6T-10L 12
H2k finished above Fnatic after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
Team Vitality finished above Schalke 04 after defeating them in a tiebreaker game
Playoffs The semi-finals match between fnatic and H2k was delayed two days due to technical reasons.
EU Regional Qualifiers
References