2017 NA LCS Season
The 2017 NA LCS season was the sixth season of the League Championship Series (esports), North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (NA LCS), a professional esports league for the video game ''League of Legends''. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on January 20 and culminated with the playoff finals on April 23, 2017. The Summer Split began on June 2 and culminated with the Spring Split finals on September 3, 2017. TSM League of Legends division, Team SoloMid won the spring split playoffs, qualifying them for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. Team SoloMid also won the summer split playoffs, directly qualifying them for the 2017 League of Legends World Championship, 2017 World Championship. Immortals (esports), Immortals and Cloud9 League of Legends, Cloud9 also qualified for the 2017 World Championship via Championship Points and winning the regional qualifier, respectively. Spring The Spring Split regular season beg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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League Of Legends Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) was the top level of professional ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada. The esports Sports league, league was run by Riot Games and had anywhere from eight to 10 teams. Each annual season of competition was divided into two splits, spring and summer, which concluded with a double-elimination tournament between the top teams. At the end of the season, the winner, runners-up and third-place team of the summer playoffs qualified for the annual League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship. Established in 2013, the league was initially split into two regions: the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) and the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). The NA LCS featured eight teams, which were determined via a promotion and relegation system. In 2015, the league expanded to ten teams. In 2018, the NA LCS shifted to a franchise system with ten permanent teams, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Double-elimination Tournament
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only ''one'' defeat results in elimination. One method of arranging a double-elimination tournament is to break the competitors into two sets of brackets, the ''winners' bracket'' and ''losers' bracket'' (''W'' and ''L'' brackets for short; also referred to as ''championship bracket'' and ''elimination bracket'', ''upper bracket'' and ''lower bracket'', or ''main bracket'' and ''repechage'') after the first round. The first-round winners proceed into the W bracket and the losers proceed into the L bracket. The W bracket is conducted in the same manner as a single-elimination tournament, except that the losers of each round "drop down" into the L bracket. Another method of double-elimination tournament management ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winning Percentage
In sports, a winning percentage or Copeland score is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of matches played (i.e. wins plus draws plus losses). A draw counts as a win. : \text = Discussion For example, if a team's season record is 30 wins and 20 losses, the winning percentage would be 60% or 0.600: : 60\% = \cdot100\% If a team's season record is 30–15–5 (i.e. it has won thirty games, lost fifteen and tied five times), and if the five tie games are counted as 2 wins, then the team has an adjusted record of 32 wins, resulting in a 65% or winning percentage for the fifty total games from: : 65\% = \cdot100\% In North America, winning percentages are expressed as decimal values to three decimal places. It is the same value, but without the last step of multiplying by 100% in the formula above. Furthermore, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Team SoloMid League Of Legends Division
The ''League of Legends'' division of Team SoloMid, TSM was a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, that competed in the League of Legends Championship Series, League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game ''League of Legends'' in the United States and Canada, from 2013 to 2023. The organization sold their LCS franchise slot in 2023. Established in 2011, the ''League of Legends'' division was the founding division of Team SoloMid. The team formed from a group of players that represented the community of the online ''League of Legends'' blog SoloMid.net, which was founded by brothers Dan Dinh and Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM was one of the founding members of the LCS and won the 2013 NA LCS season#Spring, inaugural NA LCS championship. They won five more LCS titles from 2014 to 2017, including three consecutive titles: 2016 NA LCS season#Summer, Summer 2016, 2017 NA LCS season#Spring, Spring 2017, and 2017 NA LCS season#Summer, Summer 2017 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid is a multi-regional professional esports organization based in the Netherlands that was founded in 2000. They signed their first professional players with the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. In 2012, Team Liquid acquired a North American '' Dota 2'' team, marking their first venture into multi-genre management. In January 2015, Team Liquid officially merged with Team Curse under the Liquid banner, bringing on Steve Arhancet, his supporting staff, and former Curse ''League of Legends,'' '' Street Fighter'', and '' Super Smash Bros.'' teams. Their European ''Dota 2'' squad won The International 2017, which had one of the largest prize pools for any esports tournament in history. Team Liquid's ''League of Legends'' team has won five LCS titles, and their '' Counter-Strike Global Offensive'' team was awarded the Intel Grand Slam prize in 2019 after winning four tournaments in just 63 days. Team Liquid also has '' Rainbow Six Siege'', '' Free Fire'' and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phoenix1
Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as the ''League of Legends'' team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, Phoenix1 rebranded to Sentinels. The company currently fields teams in ''Valorant'', ''Apex Legends'', '' Marvel Rivals'', and '' Halo''. History Phoenix1 was founded in May 2016 as a ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). After the NA LCS became a franchised league, Phoenix1 sold its LCS spot. Following, Phoenix1 partnered with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) to launch their Overwatch League franchised team Los Angeles Gladiators for the video game '' Overwatch''. After successfully launching the ''Overwatch'' team, the company rebranded to Sentinels in June 2018. Sentinels opened two new divisions in 2018; in June 2018, they entered ''Hearthstone'' esport ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Team Envy
Team Envy is an American esports franchise based in Dallas, Texas, owned by Envy Gaming. Founded in 2007 as a professional ''Call of Duty'' team under the moniker Team EnVyUs, they fielded rosters in '' Counter-Strike, FIFA, Fortnite, Gears of War, Halo, League of Legends, Chess, Magic: the Gathering, Overwatch, Paladins, PUBG, Rocket League, SMITE, StarCraft, Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter'' and ''Valorant'' in their original form. Following the merger between Envy Gaming and OpTic Gaming, Envy Gaming retired the Team Envy brand in June 2022, shifting all of them to the OpTic Gaming moniker. On January 17, 2025, Mike "Hastr0" Rufail announced that he re-acquired the Team Envy name, as well as associated trademarks, from OpTic, reviving the franchise. Envy has since entered ''Apex Legends'' and '' Marvel Rivals'', as well as re-entering ''Super Smash Bros'' and Valorant. History ''Call of Duty'' Team EnVyUs was founded on November 19, 2007, as a '' Call of Du ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Echo Fox
Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various games with teams competing in titles such as '' Gears of War'', ''Call of Duty'', '' CS:GO'', '' Dragon Ball FighterZ'', '' Injustice 2,'' '' Madden NFL 19'', ''Mortal Kombat'', '' Super Smash Bros.'', and '' Street Fighter V''. Echo Fox had several fighting game players with championship titles and are a well known organization in the professional scene. History On December 18, 2015 Rick Fox and his business partners, Amit Raizada and Khalid Jones, entered the professional esports scene with their acquisition of the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming, creating a new team named Echo Fox. According to Raizada, he and Jones "both offered up $1 million each to get the new team off the ground" while Fox "never put in any of his own money in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FlyQuest
FlyQuest is a professional esports organization based in the United States that was founded on January 6, 2017. It is owned by the ''Viola family'', owners of the Florida Panthers. FlyQuest was originally founded after the acquisition of the ''League of Legends'' roster of Cloud9 Challenger, which was the sister team of the Cloud9 organization. Cloud9 Challenger qualified for the North American League Championship Series in August 2016, alongside the main Cloud9 roster. LCS rules forbid an organization from owning multiple teams in the same league, so the team was sold to Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wesley Edens and Fortress Investment Group and rebranded to FlyQuest, with the team roster unchanged. Tricia Sugita was appointed as CEO in 2020, while Ryan Edens would move to a president position. She left the team on 13 June 2022, later becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for Cloud9. Micheal Choi was appointed as the new CEO. In September 2022, the Viola family, owners of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dignitas (esports)
Dignitas is an American esports organization based in Newark, New Jersey. It was founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell in 2003 as a merger of two '' Battlefield 1942'' clans. Dignitas was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016 and is now a part of parent company Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The team is best known for its ''League of Legends'', '' Rocket League'', '' Fortnite'', and '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' squads. The organization rebranded in October 2018, dropping "Team" from its name and replacing its old "alien" logo with an owl logo. In January 2021, Dignitas once again replaced their logo, returning a modernized version of the original "alien" design and introducing it as a mascot named Digi. History Since the organization's inception in 2003, Dignitas have won 18 world championships and competed in 35 different titles. 2003 to 2009 Dignitas' first world championship came in 2005, when Chris Bullard won the FIFA Interactive World Cup. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) was an American esports organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in April 2010 by George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis and Alexander "Vodoo" Beutel as a ''League of Legends'' team, and branched out into other games. CLG fielded the oldest ''League of Legends'' team active at the time, having competed in every split of the North American League of Legends Championship Series, ''League of Legends'' Championship Series (NA LCS) since it began in Spring 2013. CLG won two NA LCS splits, the 2015 Summer NA LCS and 2016 Spring NA LCS. The team also attended the Season 2 World Championship, 2012, 2015 League of Legends World Championship, 2015 and 2016 League of Legends World Championship, 2016 League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championships, and was eliminated in the group stage on each occasion. The organization also fielded ''Smite (video game), Smite'', ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (CS:GO), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |