2018 GPL/SEA Tour season

The 2018 GPL season was the seventh edition of the Garena Premier League, a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, the multiplayer online battle arena video game. The spring split was a fully professional League of Legends league over all of the Southeast Asia region, with 16 teams from 5 countries/areas to determine which team is the best in the region. [1] The event was replaced by the 2018 SEA Tour, also known as Globe Conquerors Manila 2018 (GCM), for the summer split. It had 8 teams from 5 countries participating to determine which team is the best in the region.

2018 GPL/SEA Tour season
LeagueGarena Premier League/League of Legends SEA Tour
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
  • 28 March – 1 April (Spring)
  • 28 March – 1 April (Summer)
Number of teams
  • 5 (Spring)
  • 8 (Summer)
Spring Split
ChampionsThailand Ascension Gaming
  Runners-upVietnam Saigon Jokers
Summer Split
ChampionsThailand Ascension Gaming
  Runners-upThailand MEGA Esports
Seasons

Spring

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Format

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  • Five teams participate
  • Winners of PGS, LCM, SLS, LGS, and TPL.
  • Group Stage
  • Single round robin
  • Matches are best of one
  • Top four teams advance to Playoffs
  • Playoffs
  • Single elimination bracket
  • Matches are best of five

Qualifications

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Countries Slot League
  Malaysia 1 2018 LCM Spring
  Singapore 1 2018 SLS Spring
  Philippines 1 2018 PGS Spring
  Thailand 1 2018 TPL Spring
  Indonesia 1 2018 LGS Spring

Qualified teams

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5 teams from 5 countries/areas

Counties League Team(s) ID
  Philippines Pro Gaming Series (PGS)   Mineski MSK
  Malaysia LOL Championship Malaysia (LCM)   KL Hunters KLH
  Singapore Singapore Legends Series (SLS)   Sovereign SVR
  Thailand Thailand Pro League (TPL)   Ascension Gaming ASC
  Indonesia LOL Garuda Series (LGS)   Bigetron E-Sports BGE

Results

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Group stage

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Matches are best of one [2] [3]

# Team ~ MSK ASC SVR KLH BGE W L ±
1   Mineski MSK ~ 1−0 1−0 0−1 1−0 3 1 +2
2   Ascension Gaming ASC 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 1−0 3 1 +2
3   Sovereign SVR 0−1 0−1 ~ 1−0 1−0 2 2 +0
4   KL Hunters KLH 0−1 0−1 1−0 ~ 1−0 2 2 +0
5   Bigetron E-Sports BGE 0−1 0−1 0−1 0−1 ~ 0 4 −4

Playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
31 March
 
 
  Mineski 1
 
1 April
 
  KL Hunters 3
 
  KL Hunters 1
 
31 March
 
  Ascension Gaming 3
 
  Ascension Gaming [4] 3
 
 
  Sovereign 0
 
3rd-place match
 
 
1 April
 
 
  Mineski 3
 
 
  Sovereign 0

Final standings

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Place Team Qualification
1st   Ascension Gaming 2018 MSI Play-In
Rift Rivals 2018
2nd   KL Hunters Rift Rivals 2018
3rd   Mineski Rift Rivals 2018
4th   Sovereign
5th   Bigetron E-Sports

Summer

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Format

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  • Eight teams participate
  • Group Stage
  • Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding. Four teams each group.
  • If a country has 2 teams, they can not placed in same group (with this, team from Indonesia can not placed in same group with team from Singapore).
  • The top seeds from Thailand and Malaysia can not placed in same group.
  • Double Round Robin.
  • Matches are best of one.
  • Top two teams each group advance to semifinals.
  • Semifinals
  • 1st place teams from the group stage each face a 2nd place team.
  • Matches are best of five.
  • Winners advance to final.
  • Final

Qualifications

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Countries Slot League
  Malaysia 2 2018 Malaysia Qualifiers
  Philippines 2 2018 Philippines Qualifiers
  Thailand 2 2018 Thailand Qualifiers
  Indonesia 1 2018 Indonesia Qualifiers
  Singapore 1 2018 Singapore Qualifiers

Qualified teams

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8 teams from 5 countries/areas [5]

Counties Seed Team(s) ID
  Philippines 1   Mineski MSK
2   ArkAngel AA
  Malaysia 1   KL Hunters KLH
2   Team Anything TAT
  Thailand 1   Ascension Gaming ASC
2   MEGA Esports MG
  Singapore 1   Resurgence RSG
  Indonesia 1   Bigetron E-Sports BGE

Results

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Group stage

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Matches are best of one [6][7]

Group A
# Team ~ ASC RSG MSK TAT W L ±
1   Ascension Gaming ASC ~ 2−0 2−0 2−0 6 0 +6
2   Resurgence RGS 0−2 ~ 1−1 2−0 3 3 +0
3   Mineski MSK 0−1 1−1 ~ 1−1 2 4 −2
4   Team Anything KLH 0−2 0−2 1−1 ~ 1 5 −4
Group B
# Team ~ MG KLH AA BGE W L ±
1   MEGA Esports MG ~ 1−1 1−1 2−0 4 2 +2
2   KL Hunters KLH 1−1 ~ 1−1 2−0 4 2 +2
3   ArkAngel AA 1−1 1−1 ~ 1−1 3 3 +0
4   Bigetron E-Sports BGE 0−2 0−2 1−1 ~ 1 5 −4

Playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
  Ascension Gaming 3
 
19 August
 
  KL Hunters 1
 
  Ascension Gaming 3
 
18 August
 
  MEGA Esports 0
 
  MEGA Esports 3
 
 
  Resurgence 1
 

Final standings

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Place Prize Team Qualification
1st $100,000   Ascension Gaming 2018 Season World Championship Play-In
2nd $50,000   MEGA Esports[8]
3rd-4th $25,000   KL Hunters
  Resurgence
5-6th $15,000   ArkAngel
  Mineski
7-8th $10,000   Bigetron E-Sports
  Team Anything

References

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  1. ^ https://gamek.vn/lmht-khong-con-viet-nam-riot-cung-xoa-so-luon-giai-dau-gpl-sau-gan-7-nam-to-chuc-20180412145733742.chn
  2. ^ https://escharts.com/tournaments/lol/gpl-2018
  3. ^ https://www.gosugamers.vn/lol/vods/108635-svr-vs-klh-2018-gpl-spring
  4. ^ https://www.gosugamers.net/lol/tournaments/24922-2018-gpl-spring/matches/238726-ascension-gaming-vs-sovereign
  5. ^ Lee, Kieran (1 August 2018). "League of Legends SEA Tour 2018 Summer – Tournament overview". Esports.net. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "League of Legends Sea Tour 2018 Standings - eSports/League of Legends". www.flashscore.com.ng. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Thể thao điện tử: League of Legends Sea Tour 2018 - các kết quả, lịch thi đấu - Livesport.com". www.livesport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ^ "SEA Tour 2018 Summer по LoL - сетка, расписание матчей, онлайн трансляция, последние новости и прогнозы - CQ". CQ.ru. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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