2017 GPL season

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
League	Garena Premier League
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	12 April – 16 April (Spring) 21 August – 27 August (Summer)
Number of teams	6 (Spring) 7 (Summer)
Spring Split
Champions	GIGABYTE Marines
Runners-up	Ascension Gaming
Summer Split
Champions	GIGABYTE Marines
Runners-up	Young Generation

Spring

Format

• 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

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

Group stage

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

• 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-finals				Final
	April 14
	Ascension Gaming	3
					April 16
	Mineski	2
					Ascension Gaming	0
	April 14
					GIGABYTE Marines [7]	3
	GIGABYTE Marines [8]	3
	KL Hunter	2

Final standings

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

Format

• 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

• Winner qualifies for the 2017 Season World Championship Main Event
• Runner-up qualifies for the 2017 Season World Championship Play-In

Participants

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

Group stage

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

• Matches are best of five.

	Semi-finals				Final
	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-finals				Final
	August 26
	Young Generation	3
	⁠Team Manila Eagles	0
	August 27
	Ascension Gaming	2
	Young Generation	3

Final standings

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