2016 GPL season

The 2016 GPL season was the fifth 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 2016 International Wildcard Invitational.

2016 GPL season
LeagueGarena Premier League
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • 6 April – 10 April (Spring)
  • 8 August – 14 August (Summer)
Number of teams6
Spring Split
Champions Saigon Jokers [1]
  Runners-up Bangkok Titans
Summer Split
Champions Saigon Jokers
  Runners-up Bangkok Titans

Spring

Format

  • Group Stage (Apr 6-8)
  • Single round robin
  • All matches are best of one
  • ' Knockout Stage (Apr 9-10)
  • Single Elimination
  • All matches are best of five

Participants

6 teams from 6 countries/areas [2][3]

Countries Slot League Team ID
 Vietnam 1 VCS Saigon Jokers SAJ
 Singapore 1 TLC SG Team Rigel RG
 Philippines 1 PGS Imperium Pro Team IPT
 Thailand 1 TPL Bangkok Titans BKT
 Indonesia 1 LGS Kanaya Gaming KG
 Malaysia 1 TPL MY KL Hunters KLH

Group stage

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

# Team ~ BKT IPT SAJ KLH RG KG W L ±
1 Bangkok Titans BKT ~ 1−0 1−0 0−1 1−0 1−0 4 1 +3
2 Imperium Pro Team IPT 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 1−0 1−0 4 1 +3
3 Saigon Jokers SAJ 0−1 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 1−0 3 2 +1
4 KL Hunters KLH 1−0 0−1 1−0 ~ 0−1 1−0 3 2 +1
5 Team Rigel RG 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 ~ 1−0 1 4 −3
6 Kanaya Gaming KG 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 ~ 0 5 −5

Bracket Stage

  • 1st place team of Group Stage chooses between 3rd and 4th place to be their semifinal opponent (BKT chooses KLH)
  • Matches are best of five.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 9
 
 
Bangkok Titans 3
 
April 10
 
KL Hunter 1
 
Saigon Joker 3
 
April 9
 
Bangkok Titans 1 [5]
 
Imperium Pro Team 1
 
 
Saigon Joker 3
 

Final standings

Place Team Qualification
1st Saigon Joker 2016 IWCI
2nd Bangkok Titans
3rd-4th Imperium Pro Team
KL Hunter
5th Team Rigel
6th Kanaya Gaming

Summer

Format

  • Group Stage (Apr 6-8)
  • Single round robin
  • All matches are best of one
  • ' Knockout Stage (Apr 9-10)
  • Single Elimination
  • All matches are best of five

Participants

6 teams from 6 countries/areas [6] [7]

Countries Slot League Team ID
 Vietnam 1 VCS Saigon Jokers SAJ
 Singapore 1 TLC SG Vestigial VTL
 Philippines 1 PGS Acclaim EmpireX AEX
 Thailand 1 TPL Bangkok Titans BKT
 Indonesia 1 LGS Kanaya Gaming KG
 Malaysia 1 TPL MY KL Hunters KLH

Group stage

Double Round Robin. Top 4 teams advance to Bracket Stage. [8] [9] [10]

# Team ~ SAJ BKT KLH VTL AEX KG W L ±
1 Saigon Jokers SAJ ~ 0−1 1−0 1−0 1−0 1−0 4 1 +3
2 Bangkok Titans BKT 1−0 ~ 1−0 0−1 0−1 1−0 3 2 +1
3 LK Hunters KHL 0−1 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 1−0 3 2 +1
4 Vestigial VTL 0−1 1−0 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 3 2 +1
5 Acclaim EmpireX AEX 0−1 1−0 0−1 0−1 ~ 1−0 2 3 −1
6 Kanaya Gaming KG 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 ~ 0 5 −5
Tiebreakers
# Team ~ BKT KLH VTL W L ±
2 Bangkok Titans BKT ~ 1−0 1−0 2 0 +1
3 KL Hunters KLH 0−1 ~ 1−0 1 1 0
4 Vestigial VTL 0−1 0−1 ~ 0 2 -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.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 13
 
 
Bangkok Titans 3
 
August 14
 
KL Hunter 0
 
Bangkok Titans 2
 
August 13
 
Saigon Joker [11] [12] 3
 
Vestigial 0
 
 
Saigon Joker 3
 

Final standings

Place Team Qualification
1st Saigon Joker 2016 IWCQ
2nd Bangkok Titans
3rd-4th Vestigial
KL Hunter
5th ⁠ Acclaim EmpireX
6th Kanaya Gaming

References

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