2018 GPL/SEA Tour season
Sports season
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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.
SportLeague of Legends
Duration
- 28 March – 1 April (Spring)
- 28 March – 1 April (Summer)
Teams
- 5 (Spring)
- 8 (Summer)
| 2018 GPL/SEA Tour season | |
|---|---|
| League | Garena Premier League/League of Legends SEA Tour |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration |
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| Teams |
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| Spring Split | |
| Champions |  Ascension Gaming |
| Runners-up |  Saigon Jokers |
| Summer Split | |
| Champions | Ascension Gaming |
| Runners-up | MEGA Esports |
Spring
Format
- 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
- Winner qualifies for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational Play-In
Qualifications
| 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
5 teams from 5 countries/areas
Results
Group stage
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
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
| 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
| 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 |
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| 5th | Bigetron E-Sports |
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Summer
Format
- Eight teams participate
- With the recent conclusion of the 2018 GPL Spring, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia will have 2 teams each country, while Singapore and Indonesia will have 1 team each country.
- Group Stage
- Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding. Four teams each 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
- Match is best of five.
- Winner qualifies for the 2018 Season World Championship Play-In
Qualifications
| 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
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
Group stage
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 | ||
- 1st Place Tiebreaker
MEGA Esports 1− 0 KL Hunters 
- 1st Place Tiebreaker
Playoffs
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
| 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
| Place | Prize | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $100,000 | Ascension Gaming |
2018 Season World Championship Play-In |
| 2nd | $50,000 | MEGA Esports[8] |
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| 3rd-4th | $25,000 | KL Hunters |
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| Resurgence | |||
| 5-6th | $15,000 | ArkAngel |
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| Mineski | |||
| 7-8th | $10,000 | Bigetron E-Sports |
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| Team Anything | |||