2016 NA LCS season

January 2020 2016 NA LCS season NA LCS League of Legends January 16 – April 17 (Spring) June 3 – August 28 (Summer) 10 Twitch Spring Immortals Kim "Reignover" Yeu-jinVolk Pete NA LCS MVP: Updated winners list https://www.riftherald.com/na-lcs/2017/4/25/15422376/na-lcs-mvp-lol-winners-list-history January 18, 2020 The Rift Herald April 25, 2017 en September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906182805/https://www.riftherald.com/na-lcs/2017/4/25/15422376/na-lcs-mvp-lol-winners-list-history dead (Immortals) Champions Counter Logic Gaming Team SoloMid Summer Team SoloMid Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg(Team SoloMid) Champions Team SoloMid Cloud9 Regional finals Winner Cloud9 NA LCS 2015 NA LCS season 2015 2017 NA LCS season 2017 The 2016 NA LCS season was the fourth year of the North American League of Legends Championship Series.https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/14577299/north-american-lcs-offseason-report-cards-esports NA LCS offseason report cards — CLG survives, NRG rises Tyler Erzberger ESPN January 15, 2016 It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. Regular season games were played in the Riot Games Studios in Los Angeles, California. Format Teams compete in a double round robin tournament over the course of nine weeks during the regular season, with matches being best-of-three. The top six teams from the regular season advanced to the playoff stage, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semifinals. The seventh place team qualifies for the next split of the LCS but does not participate in playoffs. The bottom three teams play in a promotion/relegation tournament against the top two NA Challenger Series teams. Playoffs were single-elimination and matches were best-of-five. The winner of the summer split automatically qualified for the 2016 World Championship, while the team with the most cumulative championship points from the spring and summer splits also qualified for World Championship. A final team, the winner of the regional finals, also qualified for the World Championship. Offseason changes As the team with the worst record in the 2015 NA LCS Summer regular season, Team Dragon Knights was automatically relegated to the NA Challenger Series. As the eighth and ninth team places respectively, Team 8 and Enemy eSports were obligated to play in a promotion tournament against the second and third place Challenger teams, who were Team Coast and Team Imagine respectively. Enemy was relegated after losing to Coast 3–0, but Team 8 beat Imagine 3–1 to remain in the LCS. The two teams that won the Promotion matches both sold their spots to other teams before the start of the spring split. The LA Renegades were automatically promoted by winning the NA Challenger Series. A total of three teams, Team Coast, Team 8, and Gravity Gaming sold their NA LCS spots, all to new esports organizations that had been created for the sole purpose of being in the LCS. Team Coast sold their spot to NRG eSports,http://www.dailydot.com/esports/sacramento-kings-team-coast-lcs/ Sacramento Kings co-owners buy LCS spot, recruit GBM, Impact 2017-08-17 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20160630013243/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/sacramento-kings-team-coast-lcs/ 2016-06-30 dead Team 8 sold their spot to Immortals,http://www.dailydot.com/esports/team-8-lcs-spot-sold/ Team 8 has sold its LCS spot 2017-08-17 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20160529234431/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/team-8-lcs-spot-sold/ 2016-05-29 dead and Gravity's spot was sold to Echo Fox.http://www.dailydot.com/esports/rick-fox-buys-gravity-gaming/ NBA legend Rick Fox buys pro League of Legends team 2017-08-17 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20161025133342/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/rick-fox-buys-gravity-gaming/ 2016-10-25 dead Team Impulse had announced their intentions to sell their spot,http://kotaku.com/league-of-legends-team-is-selling-its-spot-in-next-year-1739200935 League Of Legends Team Is Selling Its Spot In Next Year's Championship Series LeJacq Yannick Kotaku 2017-08-17 en-US but failed to do so prior to the original deadline.http://www.dailydot.com/esports/tempo-storm-team-impulse/ Tempo Storm came close to buying Team Impulse's LCS spot 2017-08-17 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20161029110324/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/tempo-storm-team-impulse/ 2016-10-29 dead However, after the Spring Split, Team Impulse managed to sel it's spot to Phoenix1 just before the start of the Summer Split.https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15751788/phoenix1-replaces-team-impulse-picks-gate-mash-slooshi-more Phoenix1 replaces Team Impulse, picks up Gate, Mash, Slooshi, and more ESPN.com 2017-08-17 Spring Regular season main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20180123001413/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_spring/standings/regular_season January 23, 2018) C9 Cloud9 CLG Counter Logic Gaming DIG Dignitas FOX Echo Fox IMT Immortals LAR LA Renegades NRG NRG Esports TIP Team Impulse TL Team Liquid TSM Team SoloMid 12 6 13 5 4 14 6 12 17 1 5 13 9 9 5 13 10 8 9 9 SF SF QF QF QF QF PT PT RG QR green1 Advance to semifinals green2 Advance to quarterfinals orange1 Promotion tournament red1 Relegated to NA CS 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es) Playoffs The 2016 NA LCS Spring finals saw a rematch of the previous split's finals between Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming.http://www.dailydot.com/esports/north-american-league-championship-series-power-rankings/ Every North American LCS team, and how they should stack up this season 2016-01-21 2016-01-09 Jacob Wolf The Daily Dot https://web.archive.org/web/20160127220616/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/north-american-league-championship-series-power-rankings/ 2016-01-27 dead The finals were played in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/14723124/na-lcs-spring-finals-held-las-vegas-league-legends NA LCS spring finals to be held in Vegas ESPN.com 2017-08-17 Bracket 0 high Quarterfinals Top seed selects opponent 3 Cloud 9 1 6 Team SoloMid 3 4 Team Liquid 3 5 NRG eSports 0 1 Immortals 0 6 Team SoloMid 3 2 Counter Logic Gaming 3 4 Team Liquid 2 6 Team SoloMid 2 2 Counter Logic Gaming 3 4 Team Liquid 0 3 Immortals 3 Source: LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20171127205049/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_spring/standings/playoffs November 27, 2017) Promotion tournament y y B2 Team Dragon Knights 3 B3 Team Dignitas 0 Winner to 2016 Summer A1 Renegades 3 B2 Team Dragon Knights 0 Winner to 2016 Summer A2 Team Impulse 3 B1 Apex Gaming 0 Winner to 2016 Summer B2 Team Dragon Knights 0 B1 Apex Gaming 3 Source: LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20171127200855/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_spring/standings/promotion_relegation November 27, 2017) Awards Most Valuable Player: Reignover, Immortals2016 NA LCS Spring Split Award Winners https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2016/03/announcing-the-2016-spring-split-award-winners/ July 14, 2026 League of Legends Esports Rookie of the Split: Dardoch, Team Liquid Coach of the Split: Dylan Falco, Immortals left true 1st Team All-Pro: T Top Huni, Immortals J Jungle Reignover, Immortals M Mid Jensen, Cloud9 B Bottom WildTurtle, Immortals S Support Adrian, Immortals left true 2nd Team All-Pro: T Top Darshan, Counter Logic Gaming J Jungle Rush, Immortals M Mid Pobelter, Immortals B Bottom Sneaky, Cloud9 S Support Hai, Cloud9 left 3rd Team All-Pro: T Top Balls, Cloud9 J Jungle Dardoch, Team Liquid M Mid Bjergsen, Team SoloMid B Bottom Piglet, Team Liquid S Support Aphromoo, Counter Logic Gaming Summer Regular season main WL none perc complete LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20180118022321/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_summer/standings/regular_season January 18, 2018) APX Apex Gaming C9 Cloud9 CLG Counter Logic Gaming FOX Echo Fox IMT Immortals NRG NRG Esports NV Team EnVyUs"NG REN" Team EnVyUs acquired Renegade's LCS seed P1 Phoenix1"P1 TI" Phoenix1 acquired Team Impulse's LCS seed TL Team Liquid TSM Team SoloMid 8 10 12 6 10 8 1 17 16 2 4 14 8 10 5 13 9 9 17 1 SF SF QF QF QF QF PT PT RG QR green1 Advance to semifinals green2 Advance to quarterfinals orange1 Promotion tournament red1 Relegated to NA CS 1) Winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) tiebreaker match(es) Playoffs thumb|upright|The playoff stage for the third place match between Immortals and Counter Logic Gaming. The summer finals were held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada, the first time an NA LCS match had been played outside of the United States.Erzberger Tyler The NA LCS summer finals head to Toronto https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/16001875/the-na-lcs-summer-finals-head-toronto 19 January 2020 ESPN 6 June 2016 en Bracket 0 high Quarterfinals Top seed selects opponent 3 Cloud9 3 6 Team EnVyUs 1 4 Counter Logic Gaming 3 5 Team Liquid 1 1 Team SoloMid 3 4 Counter Logic Gaming 0 2 Immortals 2 3 Cloud9 3 1 Team SoloMid 3 3 Cloud9 1 3 Immortals 3 4 Counter Logic Gaming 2 Source: LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20180118040807/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_summer/standings/playoffs January 18, 2018) Promotion tournament y y B2 Echo Fox 3 B3 Team Liquid Academy 2 Winner to 2017 Spring A1 Phoenix1 3 B2 Echo Fox 0 Winner to 2017 Spring A2 NRG Esports 0 B1 Cloud9 Challenger 3 Winner to 2017 Spring B2 Echo Fox 3 A2 NRG Esports 0 Source: LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20180123181601/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_summer/standings/promotion_relegation January 23, 2018) Awards Most Valuable Player: Bjergsen, Team SoloMidAnd the winners of the 2016 LCS Summer Split Awards are… https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2016/08/and-the-winners-of-the-2016-lcs-summer-s/ July 14, 2026 League of Legends Esports Rookie of the Split: Biofrost, Team SoloMid Coach of the Split: Parth, Team SoloMid left true 1st Team All-Pro: T Top Hauntzer, Team SoloMid J Jungle Reignover, Immortals M Mid Bjergsen, Team SoloMid B Bottom Doublelift, Team SoloMid S Support Biofrost, Team SoloMid left true 2nd Team All-Pro: T Top Huni, Immortals J Jungle Svenskeren, Team SoloMid M Mid Pobelter, Immortals B Bottom Sneaky, Cloud9 S Support Aphromoo, Counter Logic Gaming left 3rd Team All-Pro: T Top Impact, Cloud9 J Jungle Dardoch, Team Liquid M Mid Jensen, Cloud9 B Bottom WildTurtle, Immortals S Support Adrian, Immortals Worlds qualification Championship Points main Custom WLbasic yes complete yes 3 3 1.000 2016 NA LCS Rulebook spr Spr Placement in Spring Knockouts sum Sum Placement in Summer Knockouts sum_spr_sum Total APX Apex Gaming C9 Cloud9 CLG Counter Logic Gaming DIG Dignitas FOX Echo Fox IMT Immortals NRG NRG Esports NV Team EnVyUs"NG REN" P1 Phoenix1"P1 TI" TL Team Liquid TSM Team SoloMid N/A 0 10 90 90 40 0 N/A 0 0 50 70 10NRG lost Spring Split points due to placing in a relegation position during the Summer Split 0 0 0 20 0 0 30 20 70 AQ Automatically qualified AQ Automatically qualified WC WC RQ RQ RQ RQ Q green1 2016 League of Legends World Championship blue1 Advance to regional qualifier 1) Championship points; 2) Summer Split points; 3) Summer Split regular season winning percentage; 4) Head-to-head record Regional qualifier high Round 1 Round 2 Finals 5 Team Liquid 0 6 Team EnVyUs 3 4 Cloud9 3 6 Team EnVyUs 0 3 Immortals 1 4 Cloud9 3 Source: LoL Esports (https://web.archive.org/web/20180118151817/http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/na-lcs/na_2016_summer/standings/regionals January 18, 2018) Notes References External links 2016 Season Official Rules Category:League Championship Series (esports) seasons North American League of Legends Championship North American League of Legends Championship North American League of Legends Championship Category:2016 in Toronto