The EU LCS 2017 Spring Split ended with a third straight title for G2 Esports, but it was an eventful split on the way. Origen completely collapsed (and was relegated, as was Giants Gaming), while Unicorns of Love put in a surprising performance to make it to the final. Misfits became the latest EU LCS newcomer with a strong first split, while Fnatic’s new all-EU roster recovered from a slow start for a torrid finish.
With MSI over, the spring season is officially in the books -- but summer is just around the corner. How close is it? The season starts June 1, which is close enough that G2 is giving two of its starters the first few weeks off and operating with a pair of substitutes.
We’re going to keep this page updated with every EU LCS midseason move, be it a trade, a signing, a retirement — you name it. This page will also include updated rosters for every EU LCS team.
All the way back until the start of the midseason, here’s every move that has been made so far, in reverse chronological order.
May 24
Ninjas in Pyjamas return to EU LCS
- TO EU LCS: Ninjas in Pyjamas
- TO NIP: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard
- TO NIP: Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung
- TO NIP: Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema
- TO NIP: Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon
- TO NIP: Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa
- TO NIP: Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson
- TO NIP: Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez
- TO NIP: Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon
May 23
NV coach leaves for Fnatic
- TO FNC: Dylan Falco
May 22
MSF Academy star Pridestalker joins ROCCAT
- TO ROC: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes
May 21
Former head coach Shaunz leaves Vitality
- TO FREE AGENT: Kévin "Shaunz" Ghanbarzadeh
May 19
Mysterious Monkeys buys Misfits Academy’s LCS spot
- TO EU LCS: Mysterious Monkeys
- TO MM: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev
- TO MM: Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park
- TO MM: Leon “Lamabear” Krüger
- TO MM: Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad
- TO MM: Florent “Yuuki60” Soler
- TO MM: Min-kook “Dreams” Han
May 10
Vitality replaces Hachani with VandeR, GBM leaves
- TO VIT: Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan
- TO Ever8 Winners: Ha "Hachani" Seung-chan
- TO eUnited: Lee "GBM" Chang-seok
May 9
Misfits replaces KaKAO with Maxlore
- TO MSF: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian
- TO FREE AGENT: Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon
Misfits signs former DIG manager
- TO MSF: Joe "InnerFlame" Elouassi
May 5
Gevous takes over for YamatoCannon at Splyce
- TO SPY: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs
May 3
YamatoCannon takes over Vitality after leaving Splyce
- TO VIT: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
April 14
Giants Gaming relegated
- TO EU CHALLENGER: Giants Gaming
April 13
Origen relegated after winless 2017
- TO EU CHALLENGER: Origen
Updated rosters*
*these are subject to change before the season starts on June 2, and are according to the Riot global contract database. Any reported moves that have not yet been made official have not been included.
Fnatic
Spring 2017: 6-7, third-place match winners
Additions: Dylan Falco, Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm, Gustav “Xyraz” Blomkvist
Departures: Marcus “Blumigan” Blom, Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez
Coach: Dylan Falco
Lineup:
- Top: Paul “sOAZ” Boyer
- Jungle: Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen
- Mid: Rasmus “Caps” Winther
- Bot: Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
- Support: Jesse “Jesiz” Le
Subs: Gustav “Xyraz” Blomkvist (top), Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider (jungle), Rasmus “MrRalleZ” Skinneholm (bot)
G2 Esports
Spring 2017: 12-1, won EU LCS
Additions: Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin
Departures: None
Coach: Joey “YoungBuck” Steltenpool
Lineup:
- Top: Ki “Expect” Dae-han
- Jungle: Kim “Trick” Gang-yun
- Mid: Luka “PerkZ” Perković
- Bot: Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen
- Support: Alfonso “mithy” Aguirre Rodríguez
Subs: Rosendo “Send0o” Fuentes (top), Jean-Victor “loulex” Burgevin (jungle)
H2k-Gaming
Spring 2017: 10-3, lost in quarterfinals
Additions: Marcin “IceBeasto” Lebuda, Amalie “ProxyFox” Reisvaag
Departures: Son “Stardust” Seok-hee
Coach: Neil “pr0lly” Hamad
Lineup:
- Top: Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu
- Jungle: Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski
- Mid: Fabian “Febiven” Diepstraten
- Bot: Sin “Nuclear” Jeong-hyeon
- Support: Choi “Chei” Sun-ho
Subs: Marcin “IceBeasto” Lebuda (top), Amalie “ProxyFox” Reisvaag (support)
Misfits
Spring 2017: 8-5, lost in semifinals
Additions: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian, Joe “InnerFlame” Elouassi
Departures: Lee “KaKAO” Byung-kwon, Kadircan “Kadir” Mumcuoğlu, Matthew “Deadly” Smith
Coach: Hussain Moosvi
Lineup:
- Top: Barney “Alphari” Morris
- Jungle: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian
- Mid: Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage
- Bot: Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
- Support: Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun
Subs: Choi “Paragon” Hyun-il (bot), Aleksi “Hiiva” Kaikkonen (support)
Mysterious Monkeys
Spring 2017: ESL Meisterschaft champions (German domestic league)
Additions: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev, Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park, Leon “Lamabear” Krüger, Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad, Florent “Yuuki60” Soler, Min-kook “Dreams” Han
Departures: Felix "Abbedagge" Braun, Ricardo "Quicktimer" Schipper
Coach: Petar “Unlimited” Georgiev
Lineup:
- Top: Jin-cheol “Jinsu” Park
- Jungle: Leon “Lamabear” Krüger
- Mid: Sofyan “CozQ” Rechchad
- Bot: Florent “Yuuki60” Soler
- Support: Min-kook “Dreams” Han
Subs: Christian “Phones” Sieg (top), Lukas “Inition” Otter (jungle), Sander “Kitty” Everink (bot)
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Spring 2017: N/A
Additions: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard, Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung, Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema, Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon, Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa, Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson, Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez, Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon
Departures: N/A
Coach: Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgaard
Lineup:
- Top: Kim "Profit" Jun-hyung
- Jungle: Ilyas "Shook" Hartsema
- Mid: Kim "Nagne" Sang-moon
- Bot: Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa
- Support: Hampus "sprattel" Mikael Abrahamsson
Subs: Benjamin “Zhergoth” Sánchez (top), Noh-Hoon “M1RAGE” Kwon (top)
Splyce
Spring 2017: 7-6, lost in quarterfinals
Additions: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs, Fabien “GuySake” Ungerer
Departures: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
Coach: Fayan “Gevous” Pertijs
Lineup:
- Top: Martin “Wunder” Hansen
- Jungle: Jonas “Trashy” Andersen
- Mid: Chres “Sencux” Laursen
- Bot: Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup
- Support: Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle
Subs: Jesper “Gripex” Terkildsen (jungle), Annes Ravkic (mid)
Team ROCCAT
Spring 2017: 6-7, missed playoffs
Additions: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes, Dimitar “EdinPriqtel” Piskov
Departures: Nubar “Maxlore” Safarian, Erik “Treatz” Wessén
Coach: Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann
Lineup:
- Top: Ambrož “Phaxi” Hren
- Jungle: Milo “Pridestalker” Wehnes
- Mid: Felix “Betsy” Edling
- Bot: Petter “Hjärnan” Freyschuss
- Support: Kim “Wadid” Bae-in
Subs: Zhou “XoYnUzi” En-Qiang (jungle), Dimitar “EdinPriqtel” Piskov
Team Vitality
Spring 2017: 3-10, missed playoffs
Additions: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi, Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan
Departures: Kévin “Shaunz” Ghanbarzadeh, Heo “Irean” Yeong-cheol, Lee “GBM” Chang-seok, Ha “Hachani” Seung-chan
Coach: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
Lineup:
- Top: Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet
- Jungle: Charly “Djoko” Guillard
- Mid: Erlend “Nukeduck” Våtevik Holm
- Bot: Pierre “Steeelback” Medjaldi
- Support: Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan
Subs: Adrien “Alderiate” Wils (top), Baltat “AoD” Alin-Ciprian (support)
Unicorns of Love
Spring 2017: 11-2, EU LCS runners-up
Additions: None
Departures: None
Coach: Fabian “Sheepy” Mallant
Lineup:
- Top: Kiss “Vizicsacsi” Tamás
- Jungle: Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir
- Mid: Fabian “Exileh” Schubert
- Bot: Samuel “Samux” Fernández Fort
- Support: Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov
Subs: Audrey Coënt (support), Aleksandar “Uby” Iliev Galabov (support)
