EULCS promotion begins:
Dragonborns will have to face the winner of the MYM game. MYM was considered a shoe-in for the LCS to start with, but got upset majorly. Dragonborns I wouldn't be shocked if they go out.
Neither team GIANTS have to face stands out to my.
However, the AAA v SK game is worrisome, as their bracket places them against the winner of a match against a team called Anexis. Anexis is a VERY good team from what I've seen.
Personally, I'd love to see the status quo change, and one of the 'Big 4' drop. EG isn't even one of the Big 4 anymore really, their winrate shows that, and they're still stuck in S2 really. On the other hand, Wolves have been looking strong, they went from 0-9 to 5th place!
I also have said before that I personally dislike Ocelote, and would be perfectly fine to see him gone. I do doubt SK will lose, but if they do, Anexis is no pushover.
EDIT:
LCS Fans,
We wanted to give you an update on the situation with the SK Gaming vs. aAa match that was delayed earlier today. Unfortunately, we’ve made an official ruling to disqualify aAa from the EU LCS playoffs. This is obviously an extremely disappointing situation as we’re missing out on a great match-up between two fantastic teams fighting for their LCS lives. This difficult decision was made because aAa was unable to field a roster of eligible players, and was necessary in order to maintain the structural integrity of our league.
Earlier this week, a starting aAa team member sadly had to return home for a family emergency and would not be able to make it back to play in today’s match (we want to respect the individual and team’s privacy and can’t share more information). None of their three eligible substitutes were able to act as such in time for these matches despite the best efforts of aAa to scramble for an alternative. The LCS did everything in its power to adjust playoff scheduling to accommodate the team’s needs, including a possible makeup match on Saturday morning, but the team was still unable to fulfill the roster requirements stated in the league rules.
An alternative option was raised to allow for aAa to use a substitute not eligible on their roster, but this would’ve violated the official rules and put SK in the unfair position of playing against a team composition they were never allowed to practice for. We had extensive conversations with aAa and SK to try and find a solution (to SK’s credit, they did their best to accommodate – those guys are studs!). However, in the end the league felt it was unfair to SK and other teams to deviate from a substitution policy that could potentially correlate to an unfair disadvantage for an opponent. Setting this precedent would lead to a very slippery slope.
Our sincere apologies to all of our fans for the inconvenience this created. Despite the elimination of this match, we are extremely excited for the remainder of playoff action occurring in Europe and NA.
RedBeard
aAa are down by DQ, SK are in.
