2017 GPL season

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.

2017 GPL season
LeagueGarena Premier League
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • 12 April – 16 April (Spring)
  • 21 August – 27 August (Summer)
Number of teams
  • 6 (Spring)
  • 7 (Summer)
Spring Split
Champions GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-up Ascension Gaming
Summer Split
Champions GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-up Young Generation

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]

Countries Slot League Team ID
 Vietnam 1 VCS GIGABYTE Marines GAM
 Singapore 1 TLC SG Team Rigel RG
 Philippines 1 PGS Mineski MSK
 Thailand 1 TPL Ascension Gaming ASC
 Indonesia 1 LGS Fortius FTS
 Malaysia 1 TPL MY KL Hunters KLH

Group stage

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

# Team ~ MSK KLH FTS RG W L ±
1 Mineski MSK ~ 2−0 1−1 1−1 4 2 +2
2 KL Hunters KLH 0−2 ~ 2−0 2−0 4 2 +2
3 Fortius FTS 1−1 0−2 ~ 1−1 2 4 −2
4 ⁠Team Rigel RG 1−1 0−2 1−1 ~ 2 4 −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
 
 
Ascension Gaming 3
 
April 16
 
Mineski 2
 
Ascension Gaming 0
 
April 14
 
GIGABYTE Marines [7] 3
 
GIGABYTE Marines [8] 3
 
 
KL Hunter 2
 

Final standings

Place Team Qualification
1st [9] GIGABYTE Marines MSI 2017
Rift Rivals 2017
2nd Ascension Gaming Rift Rivals 2017
3rd Mineski Rift Rivals 2017
4th KL Hunter
5th ⁠ Fortius
6th ⁠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

Countries Slot League Team ID
 Vietnam 1 VCS GIGABYTE Marines GAM
2 Young Generation YG
 Singapore 1 SLS Resurgence RSG
 Philippines 1 PGS Team Manila Eagles TME
 Thailand 1 TLCS Ascension Gaming ASC
 Indonesia 1 LGS Headhunters H2
 Malaysia 1 TLC MY KL Hunters KLH

Group stage

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

# Team ~ YG TME RSG KLH H2 W L ±
1 Young Generation YG ~ 2−0 2−0 1−1 2−0 7 1 +6
2 Team Manila Eagles TME 0−2 ~ 2−0 2−0 1−1 5 3 +2
3 Resurgence RSG 0−2 0−2 ~ 2−0 2−0 4 4 0
4 ⁠KL Hunters RG 1−1 0−2 0−2 ~ 2−0 3 5 −2
5 ⁠Headhunters H2 0−2 1−1 0−2 0−2 ~ 1 7 −6

Bracket Stage

  • Matches are best of five.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 25
 
 
GIGABYTE Marines 3
 
August 26
 
⁠Team Manila Eagles 0
 
Ascension Gaming 0
 
August 25
 
GIGABYTE Marines 3
 
Ascension Gaming 3
 
 
Young Generation 2
 


 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 26
 
 
Young Generation 3
 
 
 
⁠Team Manila Eagles 0
 
 
 
August 27
 
 
 
Ascension Gaming 2
 
 
Young Generation 3
 

Final standings

Place Team Qualification
1st GIGABYTE Marines 2017 Season World Championship Main Event
2nd Young Generation 2017 Season World Championship Play-In
3rd Ascension Gaming
4th Team Manila Eagles
5th Resurgence
6th ⁠ KL Hunters
7th ⁠Headhunters

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