The European League of Legends Championship Series is the premier competitive league in Europe, and it hosts some of the most recognized brands within western esports. The LCS Summer season features 10 teams as they fight for either one of the three 2017 World Championship seeds and the teams .

The teams that will participate are the top four of each group of the 2017 spring season and the two teams that made it in through the promotion tournament.

Other than the worlds seeds the teams are fighting for the lions share of the €200,000 (EUR) total prize pool, all the action is played and broadcasted from the Riot Games studios in Berlin, Germany.

Tournament Format

Regular Season

Double round robin group stage with best-of-one matches.

Top 6 moves on to the playoffs.

Playoffs

Best-of-five single elimination bracket.

The top two teams of regular season are seeded into the semi finals.

After the quarter finals the bracket will be re-seeded so the lowest seed will face the highest seed in the semi finals out of the remaining teams.

Regional Finals

The teams that have earned the most Championship Points through out the 2018 Season will be seeded into a gauntlet style bracket with Best-of-Five series where the winners will earn the 3rd spot for the 2017 World Championship.