2016 GPL Spring
The 2016 GPL Spring was the ninth edition of the Garena Premier League, a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, the multiplayer online battle arena video game. The 2016 GPL Spring 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 2016 International Wildcard Invitational.
| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Dates | 06 April 2016–10 April 2015 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saigon Jokers [1] |
| Runner-up |  Bangkok Titans |
Format
- Group Stage (Apr 6-8)
- Single round robin
- All matches are best of one
- ' Knockout Stage (Apr 9-10)
- Single Elimination
- All matches are best of five
Participants
6 teams from 6 countries/areas [2][3]
| Countries | Slot | League | Team | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam |
1 | VCS | Saigon Jokers |
SAJ |
 Singapore |
1 | TLC SG | Team Rigel |
RG |
 Philippines |
1 | PGS | Imperium Pro Team |
IPT |
| Thailand |
1 | TPL | Bangkok Titans |
BKT |
 Indonesia |
1 | LGS | Kanaya Gaming |
KG |
| Malaysia |
1 | TPL MY | KL Hunters |
KLH |
Rosters
| Teams | Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | Coach | |
| Vietnam - VCSA | ||||||
| Saigon Jokers |
Row |
Jinkey |
Lovida Warzone |
Celebrity |
Tsu |
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| Philippines - PGS | ||||||
| Imperium Pro Team |
JLC |
suEz |
Light |
H4T3 |
Poysanity |
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| Singapore - SLS | ||||||
| Team Rigel |
Revive |
Zancazor |
Arykelic PandaPaws |
Mexilew |
Arkane |
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| Thailand - TCL | ||||||
| Bangkok Titans |
InTreso Sek |
007x |
G4 |
Lloyd |
Moss |
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| Malaysia - LCM | ||||||
| KL Hunters |
13Ghost |
QaspieL |
OzoraVeki |
CoolKitty |
SOUPerior |
 Crowe |
| Indonesia - LGS | ||||||
| Kanaya Gaming |
Oceans11 rubeN |
Phoenix |
Banana |
TheChupper |
Andre |
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Results
Group stage
Double Round Robin. Top 4 teams advance to Bracket Stage.[4]
| # | Team | ~ | BKT | IPT | SAJ | KLH | RG | KG | W | L | ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok Titans |
BKT | ~ | 1−0 | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | ||
| 2 | Imperium Pro Team |
IPT | 0−1 | ~ | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | ||
| 3 | Saigon Jokers |
SAJ | 0−1 | 0−1 | ~ | 1−0 | 1−0 | 1−0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 4 | KL Hunters |
KLH | 1−0 | 0−1 | 1−0 | ~ | 0−1 | 1−0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 5 | Team Rigel |
RG | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | ~ | 1−0 | 1 | 4 | −3 | ||
| 6 | Kanaya Gaming |
KG | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | 0−1 | ~ | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Bracket Stage
- 1st place team of Group Stage chooses between 3rd and 4th place to be their semifinal opponent (BKT chooses KLH)
- Matches are best of five.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 9 | ||||||
| Bangkok Titans | 3 | |||||
| April 10 | ||||||
| KL Hunter | 1 | |||||
| Saigon Joker | 3 | |||||
| April 9 | ||||||
| Bangkok Titans | 1 [5] | |||||
| Imperium Pro Team | 1 | |||||
| Saigon Joker | 3 | |||||
Final standings
| Place | Team | Qualification |
| 1st | Saigon Joker |
2016 International Wildcard Invitational |
| 2nd | Bangkok Titans |
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| 3rd-4th | Imperium Pro Team |
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| KL Hunter |
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| 5th | Team Rigel |
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| 6th | Kanaya Gaming |
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References
- "GPL Mùa Xuân 2016: Saigon Jokers đăng quang ngôi vương". lienminh.garena.vn.
- VietNamNet. "[LMHT] 6 đội tuyển tham dự GPL Mùa Xuân 2016 - GameSao". gamesao.vietnamnet.vn.
- "Liên Minh Huyền Thoại - Đánh giá 6 đội tuyển tham dự GPL Mùa Xuân 2016". Cổng thông tin game chuyên sâu dành cho game thủ - XEMGAME.COM. 30 March 2016.
- "GPL Mùa Xuân 2016: Lịch thi đấu và những thông tin cần biết". Báo Thanh Niên. 5 April 2016.
- VietNamNet. "[GPL Mùa Xuân 2016] Saigon Jokers lần đầu lên ngôi vương! - GameSao". gamesao.vietnamnet.vn.
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1 The 2020 Mid-Season Invitational was cancelled and replaced by the 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||
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