2017 League of Legends Rift Rivals
The 2017 League of Legends Rift Rivals was the first Rift Rivals - a series of cross-regional League of Legends tournaments organised by Riot Games, held on 3–9 July 2017 in Berlin, Kaohsiung, Santiago, Moscow and Ho Chi Minh City.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location |      |
| Dates | 3–9 July 2017 |
| Administrator(s) | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage Round robin Play-offs Single elimination |
| Host(s) | Riot Games |
| Participants | Top teams of Spring split from 13 regions |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North America China Brazil Japan Turkey |
| 1st runner-up | Europe South Korea Latam South Southeast Asia CIS |
| 2nd runner-up | TW/HK/MO Latam North Oceania |
Thirteen regions participated in five concurrent tournaments, with each tournament pitting teams from either two or three rival regions against each other.
Blue Rift (EU vs NA)
The 2017 Rift Rival between North America (NA) - Europe (EU) featured the top three teams from each region's Spring Split. This event took place in Berlin.
- Start date: 5 July 2017
- End date: 8 July 2017
- Patch: 7.13
| NA | EU |
|---|---|
| Team SoloMid | G2 Esports |
| Cloud9 | Unicorns of Love |
| Phoenix1 | Fnatic |
- Format of the group stage: Each EU team plays each NA team. Best of one, double round robin. The best team from each region plays in the final.
| Rank | EU | NA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicorns of Love | 3 | 3 | Team SoloMid | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Fnatic | 2 | 4 | Phoenix1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 1 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | 3 |
- Format of the final: Best of five
| Region | Team | Game | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| EU | Unicorns of Love | L | L | L | - | - | 0 |
| NA | Team Solomid | W | W | W | - | - | 3 |
Red Rift (CN - KR - LMS)
The 2017 Rift Rival between China (CN) - South Korea (KR) - Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) featured the top four Spring Split teams from each region. This event took place in Kaohsiung.
- Start date: 6 July 2017
- End date: 9 July 2017
- Patch: 7.12
| Seed | CN | KR | LMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team WE | SK Telecom T1 | Flash Wolves |
| 2 | Royal Never Give Up | KT Rolster | Ahq e-Sports Club |
| 3 | Edward Gaming | Samsung Galaxy | J Team |
| 4 | OMG | MVP | Machi 17 |
- Format of the group stage: Single round robin. Teams with the same seeding play each other to get points for their region. The best region is automatically seeded into the final. The remaining regions play a semifinal to advance to the final.
| Seed | CN (2-6) | KR (6-2) | LMS (4-4) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team WE | 0 | 2 | SK Telecom T1 | 2 | 0 | Flash Wolves | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Royal Never Give Up | 1 | 1 | KT Rolster | 1 | 1 | Ahq e-Sports Club | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Edward Gaming | 0 | 2 | Samsung Galaxy | 2 | 0 | J Team | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | OMG | 1 | 1 | MVP | 1 | 1 | Machi 17 | 1 | 1 |
- Format Play-off: Relay best of five. Matchup determined by coaches from both sides. If a fifth game is needed, each region decides which team plays in it.
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| KR | 1 | |||||||
| LMS | 2 | CN | 3 | |||||
| CN | 3 | |||||||
| Game | CN | 3 | 2 | LMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team WE | W | L | J Team |
| 2 | OMG | L | W | Flash Wolves |
| 3 | Edward Gaming | L | W | Ahq e-Sports Club |
| 4 | Royal Never Give Up | W | L | Machi 17 |
| 5 | Team WE | W | L | Flash Wolves |
| Game | CN | 3 | 1 | KR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Gaming | W | L | Samsung Galaxy |
| 2 | Team WE | W | L | SK Telecom T1 |
| 3 | OMG | L | W | KT Rolster |
| 4 | Royal Never Give Up | W | L | MVP |
Yellow Rift (BR - LAN - LAS)
The 2017 Rift Rival between Brazil (BR) - Latin America North (LAN) - Latin America South (LAS) featured the top two Spring Split teams from each region. This event took place in Santiago.
- Start Date: 5 July 2017
- End Date: 8 July 2017
- Patch: 7.12
| LAN | BR | LAS |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon Gaming | RED Canids | Isurus Gaming |
| Just Toys Havoks | Keyd Stars | Furious Gaming |
- Format of the group stage: Single round robin. Each team plays all teams from the other two regions to get points for their region. The best region is automatically seeded into the final. The remaining regions play a semifinal.
| BR (5-3) | LAS (5-3) | LAN (2-6) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR 1-3 LAS | ||||||||
| Keyd Stars | 3 | 1 | Furious Gaming | 3 | 1 | Lyon Gaming | 2 | 2 |
| RED Canids | 2 | 2 | Isurus Gaming | 2 | 2 | Just Toys Havoks | 0 | 4 |
- Format of the playoff: Relay best of five. Each region's team plays each team from the other region. If a fifth game is needed, each region decides which team plays in it.
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| LAS | 1 | |||||||
| BR | 3 | BR | 3 | |||||
| LAN | 2 | |||||||
| Game | BR | 3 | 2 | LAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keyd Stars | L | W | Lyon Gaming |
| 2 | RED Canids | W | L | Just Toys Havoks |
| 3 | Keyd Stars | W | L | Just Toys Havoks |
| 4 | RED Canids | L | W | Lyon Gaming |
| 5 | Keyd Stars | W | L | Lyon Gaming |
| Game | BR | 3 | 2 | LAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keyd Stars | W | L | Furious Gaming |
| 2 | RED Canids | L | W | Isurus Gaming |
| 3 | RED Canids | W | L | Furious Gaming |
| 4 | Keyd Stars | L | W | Isurus Gaming |
| 5 | RED Canids | W | L | Isurus Gaming |
Purple Rift (JP - OCE - SEA)
The 2017 Rift Rival between Southeast Asia (SEA) - Oceania (OCE) - Japan (JP) featured the top three Spring Split teams from each region. This event took place in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Start Date: 3 July 2017
- End Date: 6 July 2017
- Patch: 7.12
| Seed | JP | OCE | SEA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rampage | Dire Wolves | |
| 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe | Legacy Esports |  |
| 3 | Unsold Stuff Gaming | Sin Gaming |  |
- Format of the group stage: Single round robin. Teams with the same seeding play each other to get points for their region. Best region is automatically seeded into the final. The remaining regions play a semifinal.
| Seed | JP (5-1) | OCE (3-3) | SEA (1-5) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rampage | 1 | 1 | Dire Wolves | 1 | 1 | Gigabyte Marines | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 2 | 0 | Legacy Esports | 1 | 1 | Ascension Gaming | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Unsold Stuff Gaming | 2 | 0 | Sin Gaming | 1 | 1 | Mineski | 0 | 2 |
- Format of the semifinal: Relay best of five. Last man standing.
- Format of the final: Relay best of five. Teams with identical seeds play each other. No team plays more than two games.
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| JP | 3 | |||||||
| OCE | 2 | SEA | 1 | |||||
| SEA | 3 | |||||||
| Game | OCE | 2 | 3 | SEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sin Gaming | W | L | Mineski |
| 2 | Sin Gaming | W | L | Ascension Gaming |
| 3 | Sin Gaming | L | W | Gigabyte Marines |
| 4 | Legacy Esports | L | W | Gigabyte Marines |
| 5 | Dire Wolves | L | W | Gigabyte Marines |
| Game | JP | 3 | 1 | SEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unsold Stuff Gaming | W | L | Mineski |
| 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe | W | L | Ascension Gaming |
| 3 | Rampage | L | W | Gigabyte Marines |
| 4 | Rampage | W | L | Gigabyte Marines |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | No need | Ascension Gaming | ||
Green Rift (CIS - TR)
The 2017 Rift Rival between Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Turkey (TR) featured the top four Spring/Winter Split teams from each region. This event took place in Moscow.
- Start Date: 6 July 2017
- End Date: 9 July 2017
- Patch: 7.12
| CIS | TR |
|---|---|
| Virtus.pro | Supermassive eSports |
| Vaevictis eSports | Oyunfir Crew |
| Vega Squadron | Team Aurora |
| M19 | 1907 Fenerbahçe eSports |
- Format of the group stage: Each CIS team plays each TR team. Best of one, single round robin. The best team from each region plays in the final.
| Rank | CIS | TR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vega Squadron | 2 | 2 | 1907 Fenerbahce eSports | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Virtus.pro | 1 | 3 | Oyunfir Crew | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | M19 | 0 | 4 | Supermassive eSports | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Vaevictis eSports | 0 | 4 | Team Aurora | 3 | 1 |
- Format of the final: Best of five
| Region | Team | Game | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| CIS | Vega Squadron | L | L | L | - | - | 0 | |
| TR | 1907 Fenerbahce eSports | W | W | W | - | - | 3 | |
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