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 | |
|---|---|
| League | Garena Premier League |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
|
| Number of teams | 6 |
| 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]
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 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]
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-finals | Final | |||||
| 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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- VietNamNet. "[GPL Mùa Xuân 2016] Saigon Jokers lần đầu lên ngôi vương! - GameSao". gamesao.vietnamnet.vn.
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- "Planning et résultats - GPL Summer 2016 Saison 6". Millenium FR. August 7, 2016.
- "Playoff 2016 GPL Summer LoL".
- "Đánh bại người Thái Lan 3-2, Saigon Jokers đăng quang ngôi vô địch GPL Mùa Hè 2016". gamek.vn. August 15, 2016.
- Chửi, Đọc Xong (August 14, 2016). "Đánh bại người Thái Lan 3-2, Saigon Jokers đăng quang ngôi vô địch GPL Mùa Hè 2016". Cổng thông tin game chuyên sâu dành cho game thủ | XEMGAME.COM.
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