EU PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE

Tuesday April 15
EU LCS Spring Playoffs - Quarterfinals

11:00am est Alliance vs Copenhagen Wolves
1:00pm est Roccat vs Gambit

Best of 3 Series

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Wednesday April 16
EU LCS Spring Playoffs - Semifinals

11:00am est Fnatic vs Alliance
1:00pm est SK Gaming vs Roccat
4:00pm est for fifth place - Gambit vs Copenhagen Wolves

Best of 3 Series

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Thursday, April 17
EU LCS Spring Playoffs - 3rd Place
11:00 am TBA v TBA
Best of 3 Series

EU LCS Spring Playoffs - Finals
1:00pm TBA v TBA
Best of 5 Series

*All times are Eastern Standard Zone  GMT -5

LCS CENTRAL POWER RANKINGS : PLAYOFFS EDITION

LCS Central Rankings : Playoffs : by Joshua Kon

1. Cloud 9 - Their undefeated Super Week ended with an intense backdoor of Coast's base by Meteos. Wins against top 2 NA Teams gives them #1 seed.

2. SK Gaming - Having the best EU Super Week, SK Gaming takes the #1 seed in Europe and looks to surprise a region.

3. Fnatic - They have found their stride once again and now are the #2 seed in EU. Favorites for the playoffs? I'd say so, as Fnatic has not lost a series in the EU LCS playoffs yet.

4. Team SoloMid - Fans for this team are now worried with their less than stellar adjustment to the 4.4 patch. With only two weeks to adjust to 4.5, can Team SoloMid change their losing ways?

5. Alliance - Having a chance to be #1 in Europe led to them going 2-2 and taking the #3 seed. A match-up with Fnatic in the semis is in their future.

6. Roccat - Going 2-2 in Super Week is not what Roccat wanted but they looked impressive in some of the games. They'll have the opportunity to stun the pro scene again against Gambit next week!

7. Counter Logic Gaming - Two bad loses against Curse and C9 puts them lower on the list than they should be. Though their dominating performance against Dig reminds us all just how good this roster can be!

8. Gambit Gaming - 14-14 is unimpressive for this organization. Maybe they tried different builds and champions but they are not looking great and could lose their opening series vs Roccat.

9. Copenhagen Wolves - They won and lost to some of the top teams in Europe this past week. I don't see an upset for these guys but they're miles ahead of any team in NA that's not Top 3.

10. Dignitas - Beating Curse and having some EG help has kept them at the #4 seed. They should have a great series vs Curse but I would not be surprised if they are in 6th place after the playoffs.

11. Curse Gaming - A huge win vs CLG lead to dud loses to Dig and EG. Curse should be a Top 4 team, but their team comps have been subpar.

12. Coast - This team has the potential to upset anyone at anytime! Zion and Shiphtur may actually be the best solo laners together on any team, but the weight of Nintendudex really holds them down!

Joshua's Predictions for playoffs:

EU - 1. Fnatic 2. SK gaming 3. Alliance 4. Gambit 5. Roccat 6. Wolves
NA - 1. CLG 2. C9 3. TSM 4. Curse 5. Coast 6. Dignitas

EU LCS W11D3 Thur, April 3 - Super Week

Today's Matches: 

1. Millenium vs SK Gaming
2. Copenhagen Wolves vs Supa Hot Crew
3. Alliance vs Gambit Gaming
4. Fnatic vs Roccat
5. Alliance vs Copenhagen Wolves

Poor CandyPanda... :( 

LCS Central's Joshua Kon gives us his predictions for the EU LCS's Final day: 

1. SK Gaming to clinch the #1 seed when they beat Millennium in the first game.

2. A Tie Breaker match for the #2 Seed between Roccat and Fnatic

3. #4 Seed to be secured by Alliance after defeating Gambit

4. A Copenhagen Wolves 2-0 day

5. Gambit to be the #5 Seed

6. A Gambit vs Alliance series in the first round of next week's playoffs!

What are YOUR predictions, esports fans? 

EU LCS W11D1 Tue, April 1 : It's Super Week

Today's Matches : 

1. Fnatic vs Alliance
2. ROCCAT vs Supa Hot Crew
3. SK Gaming vs Fnatic
4. Millenium vs Supa Hot Crew
5. Copenhagen Doges vs Gambit Gaming

How funny are the Wolves, by the way? I love those guys! :P 

(From the Wolves FB Page) CowTard agrees with the name change:  "I think it's a good idea since a doge would definitely beat a wolf in a 1v1 in real life, any day."

LCS Central Team Rankings Week 11

LCS Team Rankings : Week 11 : by Joshua Kon 

1. Cloud 9 - Last week, C9 went 2-0 in the NA LCS, destroying Curse and Dignitas. They have the toughest Superweek in NA facing both CLG and TSM, the powers of NA LCS.

2. Team Solo Mid - Despite a loss to CLG this weekend, TSM still looks strong and ready as ever to take the #1 seed and push to represent NA in the All Stars event!

3. Alliance - The hottest team in EU is finally living up to their potential. After a terrible start Alliance now finds themselves on top of a very tight race for the #1 seed in EU LCS.

4. Fnatic - Still hot from their 2nd place finish at IEM, Fnatic also finds themselves tied for first in Europe after a nightmare middle part of the split.

5. Counter Logic Gaming - Looking for another five game winning streak, CLG is coming off hot wins against XDG and TSM. Since Dexter has been in the roster, CLG has only three losses, two to TSM and one to C9. They look to beat C9 this week and maybe steal the #2 seed.

6. SK Gaming - They held First Place for a little while but now they have a chance to take their new roster and end a Split with the #1 seed in EU.

7. Gambit Gaming - Edward made some flashy plays on Thresh last week but Gambit needs to be careful this week as they face one of the toughest schedules in EU. If they don't win against CW on Tuesday they might find themselves fighting in Relegation much like NIP earlier this year.

8. Roccat - They are the roller coaster team in EU. Along with Gambit I personally feel Roccat has a much higher ceiling than what they have shown. They too need to be careful not to have a bad Superweek and find themselves on the outside looking in.

9. Copenhagen Wolves - The Wolves had  a strong Week 10 and may be a spoiler to some teams ahead of them. They have the potential to knock off anyone and they'll have to do some of that if they don't want SHC taking over their 6th seed.

10. Super Hot Crew - This is the bracket busting team in the EU LCS. Skill wise, I feel they are a bottom 2 team but they have very good chemistry and have proven with their strategies they can beat anyone fast. Look for the CW vs SHC match on Thursday to decide if they make the playoffs or if they are busted!

11. Dignitas - The Scarra era is over but a win against EG gave Dig fans hope. I personally was impressed with Goldenglue's performance on Lux after giving up first blood!

12. Curse Gaming - Playing the two top teams in NA really pushed Curse down but being up on TSM early shows the potential these guys have. A few misplays and some dodge spear practice and who knows what this Curse team could of done vs TSM.

13. Millenium - At the bottom of the EU LCS, Millenium maybe enjoying their final week in Cologne but their new Jungler looked strong and confident in his ability to be a shotcaller in the future.

14. Coast - If there would ever be a possible free agent/trade system in the LCS then two at the top of everyone's list would be ZionSpartan and Shiptur. These two could really be the missing pieces of Curse and Dignitas but can't succeed on Coast because of the weak cast around them.

EU LCS W10D2 Fri, March 28th

Today's Matches: 

1. SK Gaming vs Alliance
2. Supa Hot Crew vs Gambit Gaming
3. Fnatic vs Millenium
4. Copenhagen Wolves vs ROCCAT

And..due to a bug with Aatrox we'll also see a rematch of Gambit v SK Gaming. 

(Yesterday's game paused while Fredy discussed his Aatrox issues with a ref.) 

Alliance is blazing hot right now...can they overtake SK to steal away 2nd place? 

EU LCS W10D1 Thurs, March 27th

Today's Matches: 

1. Millenium vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. SK Gaming vs Gambit Gaming
3. ROCCAT vs Alliance
4. Supa Hot Crew vs Fnatic

And no more Araneae. :( 

EU LCS W9D2 Fri, March 21st

Today's Matches:

1. Gambit Gaming vs Millenium
2. ROCCAT vs SK Gaming
3. Alliance vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Fnatic vs Copenhagen Wolves

EU LCS W9D1 Thurs, Mar. 20th

Today's Matches: 

Gambit Gaming vs Alliance
Supa Hot Crew vs Millenium
ROCCAT vs Fnatic
Copenhagen Wolves vs SK Gaming

Plus EU Challenger Spring 2 Semifinal
Departed vs Never G1ve Up

No one is doing all that badly in the EU...which I believe is a credit to both the teams and the game. Anything can happen! Nothing is set in stone! At least..until we reach worlds.. :P 

Also, I must say great job by Gambit, Fnatic and Millenium at the IEM Championship games. You guys all made us very proud!  <3  

$30k has to still taste plenty sweet!

"What do YOU think of my swagger?" 

Bah!

Grand Final - IEM World Championship Katowice

At 12:30est (9:30pst) Fnatic faces off against KT Rolster Bullets in the Grand Final of the IEM World Championship Katowice!  Best wishes to both teams...and GO FNATIC! :) 

IEM World Championship Saturday, March 15th

Today's Matches: 

1. Fnatic vs Invictus Gaming (w- Fnatic)
2. Gambit v Team WE (w- Gambit)
3. Azubu Taipei Assassins vs Gambit (w- Gambit)

4. Semifinal #1  Fnatic v Cloud 9 HyperX (w- Fnatic)
5. Semifinal #2  Gambit v KT Rolster Bullets (w- KTB)

IEM World Championship Friday, March 14th

Today's Matches

1. Invictus Gaming Vs Fnatic (A) 
2. KT Rolster Bullets vs Millenium (A)
3. Winners Match Group A 
4. Losers Match Group A
5. Gambit Gaming vs AZUBU Taipei Assassins (B)
6. Cloud 9 HyperX vs Team WE (B)
7. Winners Match Group B 
8. Losers Match Group B

Oh hai..remember us? 

EU LCS W8D3 Thur, March 6 SUPER WEEK CONTINUES

Today's Matches:

1. Alliance vs Gambit Gaming
2. SK Gaming vs ROCCAT
3. Millenium vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Fnatic vs SK Gaming
5. Supa Hot Crew vs Copenhagen Wolves 

Xpeke..cooking up a WIN! :)

Xpeke cooking Fan Girls' Style!

EU LCS W8D2 Wed, Mar. 5 | SUPER WEEK!

Today's Matches:

1. Gambit Gaming vs SK Gaming
2. Copenhagen Wolves vs Alliance
3. Fnatic vs Supa Hot Crew
4. Gambit Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
5. Alliance vs Roccat
6. Millenium vs Fnatic

Super Week continues!

Every win and loss matters. Only two games separate the top four teams, and today's matches could change everything! Can the ailing Fnatic find the strength to rise back to the top? 

EU LCS W7D2 Fri, February 28

Today's Matches:

1. Fnatic vs Gambit Gaming
2. Copenhagen Wolves vs Millenium
3. Alliance vs SK Gaming
4. Supa Hot Crew vs ROCCAT

EU LCS W7D1 Thur, February 27

Today's Matches: 

1. Alliance vs Fnatic
2. SK Gaming vs Supa Hot Crew
3. Millenium vs Gambit Gaming
4. ROCCAT vs Copenhagen Wolves

A lot of exciting battles today!

First up...can the struggling 7-7 Fnatic pull out out their bleak downward spiral? I believe this match is key to the Fnatic's mental health. A win will set them confidently back on course. A loss will crush their spirits. And Alliance has made it clear they'll no longer give an easy pass...which should make this an incredibly scary match.

Then we have SK vs Supa Hot Crew, who along with Fnatic are in a three-way tie for third place. The difference is, while Fnatic have lost two in a row, SK and SHC are both on winning streaks, and they are nearly neck and neck on stats. Should be an extremely close game!

Millenium's Kev1n and Creaton both have strong KDA's coming into this week match against Gambit, but they've yet to beat our Russian Overlords this split. They have, however, beaten Fnatic...proving they're more than capable of taking down top-rated teams. And as we all know...this has been the split of incredible, unexpected underdog wins.

And then there's ROCCAT...vs Wolves...which I can't even comment on because Overpow owns me. Like... completely owns me.. <3 Sorry. :P

Uh..yeah..these guys are not gonna budge an inch..

EU LCS W6D2 FRI, FEBRUARY 21st

Today's Matches: 

1. Fnatic vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. Gambit in Pajamas vs Supa Hot Crew
3. ROCCAT vs SK Gaming
4. Millenium vs Alliance 

Can Supa Hot Crew Take over 2nd place in the EU LCS?

It's possible...because Mimer goes where he pleases!

THREE WAY TIE FOR FIRST IN THE EU LCS!

Who's got what it takes?

EU Spring Split W4D2 Fri, February 7

Today's Matches:

1. SK Gaming vs Copenhagen Wolves
2. Supa Hot Crew vs Gambit Gaming
3. Fnatic vs ROCCAT
4. Alliance vs Millenium

Will ROCCAT pay Fnatic back? 

Are you Ready, boys? :)