2017 GPL season

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2017 GPL season
League Garena Premier League
Sport League of Legends
Duration
  • 12 April – 16 April (Spring)
  • 21 August – 27 August (Summer)
Number of teams
  • 6 (Spring)
  • 7 (Summer)
Spring Split
Champions Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-up Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming
Summer Split
Champions Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-up Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation
GPL seasons

The 2017 GPL season was the sixth edition of the Garena Premier League, a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends , the multiplayer online battle arena video game. It is a fully professional League of Legends league over all of the Southeast Asia region, with 6 teams from 6 countries/areas to determine which team is the best in the region, and is the qualification tournament for Southeast Asian teams to play at the MSI 2017, the Rift Rivals 2017, and the 2017 League of Legends World Championship.

Contents

Spring

Format

  • Six teams participate
  • Teams from PGS, TLC MY, TLC SG, and LGS start in the Group Stage
  • Teams from VCS and TLCS receive a bye to the Playoffs
  • Group Stage
  • Double round robin
  • Matches are best of one
  • Top two teams advance to Playoffs
  • Playoffs
  • Single elimination bracket
  • 1st place team of Group Stage faces TLCS team, 2nd place team faces VCS team.
  • Matches are best of five
  • Winner qualifies for MSI 2017
  • Top 3 teams qualify for Rift Rivals 2017 (3rd place is granted to the semifinals loser with the higher Group Stage finish)

Participants

6 teams from 6 countries/areas [1]

CountriesSlotLeagueTeamID
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1 VCS Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines GAM
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1TLC SG Flag of Singapore.svg Team RigelRG
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1PGS Flag of the Philippines.svg Mineski MSK
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1TPL Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension GamingASC
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1LGS Flag of Indonesia.svg FortiusFTS
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1TPL MY Flag of Malaysia.svg KL HuntersKLH

Results

Group stage

Double Round Robin. Top 4 teams advance to Bracket Stage. [2] [3] [4]

#Team~MSKKLHFTSRGWL±
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mineski MSK~2−01−11−142+2
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg KL HuntersKLH0−2~2−02−042+2
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg FortiusFTS1−10−2~1−124−2
4 Flag of Singapore.svg ⁠Team RigelRG1−10−21−1~24−2

Bracket Stage

  • 1st place team of Group Stage chooses between 3rd and 4th place to be their semifinal opponent
  • Matches are best of five. [5] [6]
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 April 14
 
 
 Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming3
 
 April 16
 
 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mineski 2
 
 Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming 0
 
 April 14
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines [7] 3
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines [8] 3
 
 
 Flag of Malaysia.svg KL Hunter 2
 

Final standings

PlaceTeamQualification
1st [9] Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines MSI 2017
Rift Rivals 2017
2nd Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming Rift Rivals 2017
3rd Flag of the Philippines.svg Mineski Rift Rivals 2017
4th Flag of Malaysia.svg KL Hunter
5th Flag of Indonesia.svg ⁠ Fortius
6th Flag of Singapore.svg ⁠Team Rigel

Summer

Format

  • Seven teams participate
  • Winners of PGS, TLC MY, SLS, LGS, and the 2nd place team of VCS start in the Group Stage
  • Winners of VCS and TLCS receive a bye to the Playoffs
  • Group Stage
  • Double round robin
  • Matches are best of one
  • Top two teams advance to Playoffs
  • Playoffs
  • Double elimination bracket
  • 1st place team of Group Stage faces TLCS team, 2nd place team faces VCS #1 team.
  • Matches are best of five

Participants

7 teams from 6 countries/areas

CountriesSlotLeagueTeamID
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1 VCS Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines GAM
2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation YG
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1SLS Flag of Singapore.svg ResurgenceRSG
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1PGS Flag of the Philippines.svg Team Manila EaglesTME
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1TLCS Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension GamingASC
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1LGS Flag of Indonesia.svg HeadhuntersH2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1TLC MY Flag of Malaysia.svg KL HuntersKLH

Results

Group stage

Double Round Robin. Top 5 teams advance to Bracket Stage. [10]

#Team~YGTMERSGKLHH2WL±
1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation YG~2−02−01−12−071+6
2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Team Manila EaglesTME0−2~2−02−01−153+2
3 Flag of Singapore.svg ResurgenceRSG0−20−2~2−02−0440
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg ⁠KL HuntersRG1−10−20−2~2−035−2
5 Flag of Indonesia.svg ⁠HeadhuntersH20−21−10−20−2~17−6

Bracket Stage

  • Matches are best of five.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 August 25
 
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines 3
 
 August 26
 
 Flag of the Philippines.svg ⁠Team Manila Eagles 0
 
 Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming 0
 
 August 25
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines 3
 
 Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming3
 
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation 2
 


 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 August 26
 
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation 3
 
 
 
 Flag of the Philippines.svg ⁠Team Manila Eagles 0
 
 
 
 August 27
 
 
 
 Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming 2
 
 
 Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation 3
 

Final standings

PlaceTeamQualification
1st Flag of Vietnam.svg GIGABYTE Marines 2017 Season World Championship Main Event
2nd Flag of Vietnam.svg Young Generation 2017 Season World Championship Play-In
3rd Flag of Thailand.svg Ascension Gaming
4th Flag of the Philippines.svg Team Manila Eagles
5th Flag of Singapore.svg Resurgence
6th Flag of Malaysia.svg ⁠ KL Hunters
7th Flag of Indonesia.svg ⁠Headhunters

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