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Location:

Seoul
Format:
Group Stage (
Bo3)
Playoffs
Prize Pool:
₩295,000,000
KRW(≃ $261,625
USD)
- Group Stage
- Double Round Robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 5 from regular season qualify for playoffs
- Bottom 2 are placed in the Summer Promotion tournament
- Tiebreaker order:
- Match score
- Game difference (game wins - game loss)
- Head-to-head
- Playoffs
- Top 5 from Group Stage
- Single Elimination King of the Hill.
- Wild Card match is Bo3.
- Round 1 onwards is Bo5.
- Winner qualifies for Worlds 2018
Broadcast Talent[edit]
OGN English Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
SPOTV GAMES English Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
OGN Korean Broadcast[edit]
- Play-by-play Commentator:
전용준 (Jeon Yong-jun)
SPOTV GAMES Korean Broadcast[edit]
- Announcer:
김수현 (Kim Su-hyeon)
- Play-by-play Commentator:
성승헌 (Seong Seung-heon)
- SPOTV GAMES will broadcast all matches held on Sunday and Tuesday, and Week 1, 2, 3 and 5 matches held on Friday
- OGN will broadcast all matches held on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and Week 4 and 6 matches held on Friday
Prize Pool[edit]
₩295,000,000 KRW (≈ $261,624.59 USD) are spread among the teams as seen below:
Tournament Awards[edit]
Roster moves[edit]
Roster moves during the off-season |
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2018-05-31  ⇒  2018-05-29 None  ⇒  2018-05-09 None  ⇒  2018-05-09  ⇒  2018-05-08  ⇒  Retired 2018-05-03 None  ⇒  2018-05-??  ⇒  None 2018-04-15 None  ⇒  |
Roster moves during the season |
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Participating Teams[edit]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Show AggregateShow Individual  | | 2-0 Jun 19 | 1-2 Jul 22 | 2-0 Jul 17 | 1-2 Aug 05 | 2-0 Aug 08 | 0-2 Jul 28 | 2-1 Jun 16 | 2-0 Jun 29 | 2-0 Jun 13 | | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 3-2 1-2, 2-0 | 2-2 2-0, 0-2 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 |
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  | 2-1 Jul 20 | | 0-2 Aug 01 | 1-2 Jun 16 | 1-2 Jul 27 | 0-2 Jul 12 | 0-2 Jun 24 | 0-2 Jun 21 | 0-2 Jun 12 | 0-2 Jun 30 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 2-3 0-2, 2-1 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 |
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  | 0-2 Jul 01 | 2-1 Jun 27 | | 2-0 Jul 26 | 2-1 Jun 20 | 2-1 Aug 04 | 2-0 Jul 18 | 0-2 Jul 24 | 2-0 Aug 07 | 2-0 Jun 15 | 2-3 0-2, 2-1 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 |
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  | 2-0 Jul 11 | 2-0 Aug 08 | 2-1 Jul 13 | | 2-1 Jun 12 | 2-0 Jun 20 | 2-0 Jul 24 | 1-2 Jul 21 | 2-0 Jul 28 | 2-0 Jun 22 | 2-2 2-0, 0-2 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 |
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  | 2-1 Jun 23 | 2-0 Jun 14 | 1-2 Jul 15 | 0-2 Jul 19 | | 2-1 Jul 25 | 1-2 Jun 30 | 0-2 Aug 07 | 2-0 Aug 02 | 2-1 Jul 13 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 2-4 1-2, 1-2 | 2-2 0-2, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 |
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  | 1-2 Jun 27 | 1-2 Jul 18 | 0-2 Jun 29 | 2-1 Jul 31 | 0-2 Jun 17 | | 1-2 Jun 15 | 1-2 Aug 02 | 2-1 Jul 20 | 0-2 Jul 27 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 3-2 1-2, 2-0 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 |
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  | 2-1 Jun 21 | 2-0 Aug 05 | 1-2 Jun 13 | 0-2 Jun 26 | 2-1 Jul 31 | 1-2 Jul 14 | | 2-1 Jul 26 | 2-0 Jul 22 | 2-0 Jun 28 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 4-2 2-1, 2-1 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 |
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  | 2-1 Jul 15 | 2-0 Jul 29 | 2-0 Jun 23 | 2-0 Jun 28 | 0-2 Jul 11 | 2-0 Jun 13 | 0-2 Jun 19 | | 2-0 Jul 01 | 2-1 Jul 19 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 2-2 0-2, 2-0 | 4-1 2-0, 2-1 | 1-4 0-2, 1-2 | | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 |
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  | 1-2 Jul 25 | 2-1 Jul 14 | 0-2 Jun 17 | 0-2 Jun 14 | 0-2 Jun 27 | 2-0 Jun 22 | 0-2 Jul 12 | 0-2 Aug 09 | | 1-2 Jul 17 | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 |
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  | 1-2 Aug 01 | 2-1 Jul 25 | 2-1 Jul 29 | 0-2 Aug 04 | 2-0 Jul 21 | 2-0 Jun 24 | 0-2 Aug 09 | 2-1 Jun 26 | 1-2 Jun 20 | | 1-4 1-2, 0-2 | 4-1 2-1, 2-0 | 2-3 2-1, 0-2 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-2 2-0, 1-2 | 4-0 2-0, 2-0 | 0-4 0-2, 0-2 | 3-3 2-1, 1-2 | 3-3 1-2, 2-1 | |
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Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches
Playoffs[edit]
Statistics[edit]
| Picks | Blue Side | Red Side | |
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| Champion | ∑ | W | L | WR | %T | ∑ | W | L | WR | ∑ | W | L | WR | Played By | Played With | Played Vs. |
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1 | Trundle | 97 | 51 | 46 | 52.58% | 41.45% | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58.14% | 54 | 26 | 28 | 48.15% |  13 (7-6) 12 (12-0) 12 (2-10) 11 (7-4) 10 (6-4) | 21 (13-8) 20 (13-7) 20 (10-10) 18 (8-10) 17 (8-9) | 26 (16-10) 26 (11-15) 23 (11-12) 23 (11-12) 21 (11-10) |
2 | Zoe | 93 | 52 | 41 | 55.91% | 39.74% | 57 | 33 | 24 | 57.89% | 36 | 19 | 17 | 52.78% |  16 (10-6) 13 (11-2) 13 (9-4) 12 (6-6) 11 (7-4) | 22 (11-11) 21 (13-8) 19 (10-9) 18 (11-7) 18 (9-9) | 22 (9-13) 18 (12-6) 16 (12-4) 16 (10-6) 16 (8-8) |
3 | Ezreal | 93 | 49 | 44 | 52.69% | 39.74% | 49 | 28 | 21 | 57.14% | 44 | 21 | 23 | 47.73% |  15 (5-10) 13 (9-4) 13 (8-5) 12 (5-7) 11 (10-1) | 23 (13-10) 18 (5-13) 17 (8-9) 16 (11-5) 16 (6-10) | 24 (12-12) 22 (10-12) 21 (10-11) 19 (10-9) 18 (6-12) |
4 | Tahm Kench | 88 | 47 | 41 | 53.41% | 37.61% | 56 | 33 | 23 | 58.93% | 32 | 14 | 18 | 43.75% |  15 (10-5) 14 (12-2) 12 (5-7) 11 (7-4) 9 (3-6) | 23 (13-10) 22 (11-11) 18 (13-5) 16 (8-8) 16 (7-9) | 23 (12-11) 23 (9-14) 20 (13-7) 18 (9-9) 17 (9-8) |
5 | Swain | 83 | 48 | 35 | 57.83% | 35.47% | 53 | 35 | 18 | 66.04% | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% |  16 (13-3) 11 (7-4) 10 (7-3) 9 (3-6) 8 (4-4) | 20 (13-7) 17 (10-7) 17 (10-7) 17 (9-8) 16 (7-9) | 24 (12-12) 19 (10-9) 19 (8-11) 17 (6-11) 15 (9-6) |
| 234 games played | 126W - 108L (53.85%) | 108W - 126L (46.15%) | |
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Click here for complete statistics table |
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Additional content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Playoffs
- Show All
- 2018-06-12 |
MVP Ian on Taric: "I didn’t become a mid laner to play this fatso champion." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-12 |
MVP Pilot: "The stat nerfs for ranged champions were the most critical. They’re too weak now." by Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-12 |
Griffin Lehends on Ryze: "He seemed like a good champion whether used in mid lane or bottom." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-12 |
Griffin Viper: "It’s really hard to scale ADCs nowadays and even with the growth, there’s no big advantage to it." by Youngbo "Roxyy" Sim and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
GEN Ruler: "I think the meta will go on, but I'll always be there to stop them with an ADC." by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam,, Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
GEN Fly: "KZ's picks were kind of weird." by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
AFs Kiin: "I actually picked Aatrox because there was nothing to play." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
AFs TusiN: "I don’t expect much from my ADCs since they use champions that they’ve barely used before." by Changsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
KT Mata: "After the Ma-Ta comp became popular, there were less search results on me so I was kind of disappointed." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-13 |
Rush On Score's Master Yi: "We let him play Master Yi once, but the result wasn’t good." by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-14 |
AFs Kuro: "Those who quickly find the most viable champions will have the upper hand. That's why our team has the upper hand by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-14 |
Griffin Viper: "It’s really hard to scale ADCs nowadays and even with the growth, there’s no big advantage to it." by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-14 |
Griffin Viper: "I’m confident about making it to the playoffs." by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-14 |
Griffin Tarzan: "The match against Kingzone will be the toughest." by Hongje "Koer" Kim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-14 |
HLE Sangyoon: "Vladimir can instantly kill the enemy on level 2." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-15 |
KZ Khan on His 'Bow Down and Kneel' Comment: "I said that out of my own will, so the flaks were inevitable, really" by Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-15 |
KZ Bdd on Picking Braum: "I actually haven't played a lot of Braum, I picked him out of confidence" by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Dongyong "Lubic" Seo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-15 |
GEN Fly on Becoming Friends With Ambition: "I think he opened up to me... he talks to me now" by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-15 |
CoreJJ: "Each and every team is playing what they think is the most optimal. The tournament is a clash of opinions and preferences" by Dongyong "Lubic" Seo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-16 |
AFs Kuro: "I like to go Support because it's really fun. I’ll probably be good on Mid Braum." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
Griffin Viper: "It doesn’t make sense for us to get caught off guard by those surprising picks in the current meta." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
GEN CoreJJ: "After losing a couple of teamfights, the game basically became, 'how to run away from Master Yi'." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
GEN CuVee: "If our team needs priority in the sidelanes, I'm fully willing to play bruisers again" by Beom "Nswer" Park, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
Sangyoon on Being Sponsored By Hanwha, a Large Conglomerate: "Despite having lost to Griffin, we ate about $1,400 worth of beef" by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
HLE Key on Preparing for JAG: "We wanted revenge, so we practiced until 6 AM last night" by Beom "Nswer" Park, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-17 |
CoreJJ on Faker Saying That It Was Awkward to Be Around Him: “I’m emotionally hurt. (laughs)” by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-19 |
Khan on Tank Champions: "I was never bad with tank champs. I simply didn’t pick them that’s all." by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-19 |
KZ PraY on the Current Meta: "For Bottom lane users, it’s like hell." by Hongje "Koer" Kim, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-19 |
Kiin on AFs' ESPN Power Ranking: "I’m thankful that they’ve rated us this high [1st place. We’ll have to work even harder."] by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
GRF Chovy: (Very frankly) "I have four more picks that I’m confident in." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
GRF Chovy: "Faker’s the player that has been at the top the longest, so I’m looking forward to playing against him." by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
MVP ADD: "I predicted that other players could be starting because Faker wasn’t playing in the scrims." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
MVP Max: "In the current meta, Kalista isn’t that good alone, but she’s good with with Thresh." by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Changsik "Alle" Son and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
GEN Ruler: "Even if Ezreal is banned, I have other champions prepared so it doesn’t really matter." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-20 |
GEN Haru: "With a bit of practice, I think I can also play Kai'Sa good enough." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-21 |
KZ Khan: "Right now, the botlane isn't really skill-based. It's more dependent on picks and matchups." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-21 |
KZ PraY: "Six years have passed... Initially, I was planning to play as a professional for just 1 year." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-21 |
KT Mata: "Although I personally prefer Deft on ADC champions, due to the state of the meta, we're picking a wide variety of champions" by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-21 |
KT Deft: "In solo queue, there are 2 types of ADC players. One that never gives up the role, and another that can play other roles." by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-22 |
GRF Viper: "It’s such an honor [to be called the 'next Faker'. I think I’m lucky because the current meta is making me shine."] by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-22 |
GRF Tarzan on the Win Against SKT: "I thought that as long as we don’t make mistakes, we’ll win." by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Byungho "Haao" Kim and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-22 |
Ian on Pineapple Toppings: "I’m sure that I’m getting flamed right now. Please, try it before saying anything. (laughs)" by Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-23 |
Mata: "Score has a lot of experience, so he doesn't need any guidance from us. As for Rush, we have to constantly pay attention to him and guide him." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-23 |
Lindarang: "Even with the current chaotic state of the meta, you can make traditional compositions work. It depends on how you play with what you have." by Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-23 |
Sangyoon on Playing ADCs: "I've been playing a lot of AP champions, and I noticed that in a lot of the situations, they are at a disadvantage during the laning phase when playing against an ADC." by Beom "Nswer" Park and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-24 |
SKT Faker: "Strong teams always come back up after slumps." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-24 |
Faker on the Changed Meta: "I think it’s a good thing for LoL because it seems more like a strategy game than a laning game now." by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-24 |
KZ Khan: "I want to tell Griffin’s top laner, Sword, to wash his neck clean and wait." by Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-24 |
KZ Peanut: "Viper is really really good.... He has an insanely wide range of champions that he’s good at." by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Dasol "Viion" Jang of InvenGlobal
- 2018-06-25 |
Faker: "When it comes to playing all 5 roles, I can confidently say that I'm more experienced than any other player. " by Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun of InvenGlobal
- 2018-08-16 |
Afreeca Freecs Kiin on Defeating Kingzone DragonX: "We never beat Kingzone during the regular season, not even once." by Cindy Wong and Patty Yu of Akshon Esports
- 2018-08-24 |
Griffin Chovy: "Practice and preparation are a given, but what kind of practice we want to focus on is more important." by Cindy Wong and Patty Yu of Akshon Esports
- 2018-08-27 |
'Kuro is really good -- at getting carried!': Friendly Banter Between Two Best Friends, Kuro and Smeb by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
- 2018-08-27 |
JAG Teddy: "In an anime called ‘One Piece’, there is a concept/ability called ‘Haki’. I think I developed the ‘Conquerors Haki’." by Takyun "Laff" Pack and James "Bick" Hong of InvenGlobal
- 2018-08-31 |
Griffin Viper: "Every pro gamer’s ultimate goal is to win Worlds. I wouldn’t have even started my career in the first place if I didn’t have that goal. " by Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Sihoon "Maloo" Lee and Yudae "Akiin" Oak of InvenGlobal
- 2018-08-31 |
AFs Spirit: "Even if the one providing ideas is bronze or silver, it can always be of use... it breaks certain bias that professional players have." by Yeonjae "Arra" Shin, Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun and Changsik "Alle" Son of InvenGlobal
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