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
ChampionsVietnam GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-upThailand Ascension Gaming
Summer Split
ChampionsVietnam GIGABYTE Marines
  Runners-upVietnam Young Generation
GPL seasons

Spring

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Format

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  • 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

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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

Results

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Group stage

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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

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  • 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 [8] 3
 
  GIGABYTE Marines [7] 3
 
 
  KL Hunter 2
 

Final standings

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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

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Format

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  • 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

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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

Results

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Group stage

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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

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  • 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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "GPL Spring 2017". April 15, 2017 – via Flickr.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Esports TV - Bảng xếp hạng GPL Mùa Xuân 2017 ngày 12.04 đây! Hẹn gặp lại các bạn vào 13 giờ ngày mai 13.04 nhé! | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  3. ^ "Vòng bảng GPL Mùa Xuân 2017 khởi tranh vào chiều nay".
  4. ^ "LMHT: Tổng hợp kết quả vòng bảng GPL Spring 2017 lượt đi ngày 12/4/2017". LAG. April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Thay đổi thể thức GPL Mùa Xuân 2017, Garena cho đội tuyển Việt Nam vào thẳng Bán Kết mà chả phải đ.ánh gì cả". Việt Giải Trí. June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Ascension Gaming vs. Gigabyte Marines / GPL 2017 Spring - Finals / Post-Match Discussion". April 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "GAM đặt chân vào trận chung kết GPL mùa xuân 2017 với màn lội ngược dòng thần thánh". April 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "GPL Mùa Xuân 2017: Hủy diệt ASC, GAM tự tin bước vào MSI 2017". thanhnien.vn. April 17, 2017.
  9. ^ https://escharts.com/tournaments/lol/gpl-spring-2017
  10. ^ "Mineski.net - Esports News and Features". Mineski.net.
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