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The final week of the LCS regular season is upon us, as the playoff races in North America and Europe come to a conclusion. In NA, TSM and Immortals will face off Friday night in a battle for the No. 1 seed and regular season crown. Europe, G2 seems to have likely locked up the No. 1 seed, but teams like Giants Gaming, H2K and the Unicorns of Love still have plenty left at stake.
In both regions, the top six teams will make the playoffs. The top two seeds receive a first-round bye, while the No. 3 seed will play No. 6 and No. 4 will play No. 5 in the first round of the playoffs.
A reminder: the regular season standings only impact playoff seeding — Worlds qualification is determined after the playoffs have concluded. But seeding is still plenty important: look at North America, where the No. 3 team will likely play a team with a losing record in the first round of the playoffs, while No. 4 will play a historic North American power with at least nine wins (either Counter Logic Gaming, Cloud9 or Team Liquid).
So let’s take a look at who’s in, who’s out and who’s still fighting for a playoff spot in the two LCS regions.
All game times Eastern.
NA:
In:
1. Team SoloMid
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Record: 15-1 (31-5)
Week 9 schedule: Friday 6 p.m. vs. Immortals, Sunday 3 p.m. vs. NRG
Highest possible seed: 1st (clinched with win vs. Immortals)
Lowest possible seed: 2nd
2. Immortals
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Record: 15-1 (31-7)
Week 9 schedule: Friday 6 p.m. vs. TSM, Saturday 6 p.m. vs Phoenix1
Highest possible seed: 1st (clinched with 2-0 win vs. TSM and win vs. P1 or TSM loss vs. NRG)
Lowest possible seed: 2nd
3. Cloud9
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Record: 10-6 (24-16)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 p.m. vs. Echo Fox, Sunday 6 p.m. vs. Team Liquid
Highest possible seed: 3rd (clinched with win vs. TL)
Lowest possible seed: 5th
4. Counter Logic Gaming
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Record: 9-7 (22-18)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 3 p.m. vs. NRG Esports, Sunday 3 p.m. vs. Apex
Highest possible seed: 3rd (clinched with 2-0 week and 0-2 week for C9)
Lowest possible seed: 5th
4. Team Liquid
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Record: 9-7 (21-17)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 3 p.m. vs. Apex, Sunday 6 p.m. vs. Cloud9
Highest possible seed: 3rd (clinched with 2-0 week plus 1-1 week or worse for CLG)
Lowest possible seed: 5th
Fighting for a spot:
NA:
6. Team Envy
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Record: 7-9 (14-23)
Week 9 schedule: Friday 9 p.m. vs. Phoenix1, Sunday 6 p.m. vs. Echo Fox
Highest possible seed: 6th (clinched with win vs. P1 or Echo Fox or Apex loss vs. TL or CLG)
Lowest possible finish: 7th
7. Apex Gaming
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Record: 6-10 (17-23)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 3 p.m. vs. Team Liquid, Sunday 3 p.m. vs. CLG
Highest possible seed: 6th (clinched with 2-0 week and 0-2 week for Envy)
Lowest possible finish: 7th
Out:
8. NRG eSports
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Record: 4-12 (12-25)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 3 p.m. vs. CLG, Sunday 3 p.m. vs. TSM
Highest possible finish: 8th (clinched by matching Phoenix1’s week)
Lowest possible finish: 9th
9. Phoenix1
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Record: 4-12 (12-28)
Week 9 schedule: Friday 9 p.m. vs. Envy, Saturday 6 p.m. vs. Immortals
Highest possible finish: 8th (clinched by winning one more series than NRG)
Lowest possible finish: 9th
10. Echo Fox
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Record: 1-15 (8-30)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 p.m. vs. Cloud9, Sunday 6 p.m. vs. Envy
Highest possible finish: 10th :(
Lowest possible finish: 10th :(
Europe:
In:
1. G2 Esports
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Record: 9-7-0 (34 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 a.m. vs. Vitality, Sunday 10 a.m. vs. Fnatic
Highest possible seed: 1st (clinched with win vs. VIT or FNC)
Lowest possible seed: 2nd
2. Splyce
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Record: 8-6-2 (30 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 8 a.m. vs. Origen, Sunday 8 a.m. vs Unicorns of Love
Highest possible seed: 1st (clinched with two wins and no wins for G2)
Lowest possible seed: 3rd (second place clinched with one win)
3. Fnatic
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Record: 7-5-4 (26 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 a.m. vs. Roccat, Sunday 10 a.m. vs. G2
Highest possible seed: 2nd (clinched with two wins and no wins for Splyce)
Lowest possible seed: 5th (third place clinched with at least 4 points)
4. Giants Gaming
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Record: 7-2-7 (23 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 8 a.m. vs. FC Schalke 04, Sunday 6 a.m. vs. ROCCAT
Highest possible seed: 3rd (clinched with 4 points and 0-2 week for Fnatic or 2-0 week and 3 points or less for Fnatic)
Lowest possible seed: 6th (fourth place clinched with 2-0 week)
Fighting for a spot:
5. H2K
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Record: 5-6-5 (21 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 10 a.m. vs Unicorns of Love, Sunday 8 a.m. vs. Origen
Highest possible seed: 3rd (clinched with 2-0 week, 0 points for Fnatic and 3 points or less for Giants)
Lowest possible finish: 8th (playoff spot clinched with one point)
6. Unicorns Of Love
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Record: 5-5-6 (20 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 10 a.m. vs H2K, Sunday 8 a.m. vs. Splyce
Highest possible seed: 4th (clinched with 4 points and 0 for Giants/H2K or six points with less than 3 for Giants)
Lowest possible finish: 8th (playoff spot clinched with one win)
7. FC Schalke 04
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Record: 3-7-6 (16 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 8 a.m. vs. Giants, Sunday 6 a.m. vs. Vitality
Highest possible seed: 6th (clinched with 2-0 week and two points or less for UOL)
Lowest possible finish: 10th (relegation tournament avoided with tie vs. Giants and win vs. Vitality)
7. Team Vitality
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Record: 3-7-6 (16 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 a.m. vs. G2, Sunday 6 a.m. vs. FC Schalke 04
Highest possible seed: 6th (clinched with 2-0 week and two points or less for UOL)
Lowest possible finish: 10th (relegation tournament avoided with tie vs. G2 and win vs. Schalke 04)
Out
9. Origen
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Record: 2-8-6 (14 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 8 a.m. vs. Splyce, Sunday 8 a.m. vs. H2K
Highest possible finish: 7th (clinched with 3 more points than Schalke 04 and Vitality this week)
Lowest possible finish: 10th
10. Team ROCCAT
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Record: 2-5-9 (11 pts)
Week 9 schedule: Saturday 6 a.m. vs. Fnatic, Sunday 6 a.m. vs. Giants Gaming
Highest possible finish: 7th (clinched with 2-0 week, 1 point from both Vitality and Schalke 04, 3 points or less from Origen)
Lowest possible finish: 10th