EMEA Masters/2023 Season/Spring

EMEA Masters 2023 Spring
Tournament Information
Organizer	Riot Games
Rulebook	Rulebook
Location & Dates
Region	EMEA EMEA
Event Type	Online
Start Date	2023-04-04
End Date	2023-04-29
Broadcast
Streams	Twitch YouTube Full List
Social Media & Links

The EMEA Masters 2023 Spring is the eleventh edition of Europe's premier semi-professional tournament englobing 13 League of Legends European Regional Leagues (ERL). Previously known as EU Masters, this is the first edition of the tournament after uniting EU, TR, CIS, and MENA as the EMEA region. Each ERL send their best regional participants to represent their country and fight for regional pride. The EMEA Masters serve as the secondary layer of competitions underneath the LEC.

Overview[]

Format[]

• Play-In
  • Group Stage
    • 16 teams participate
    • Teams are drawn into four groups
    • Double Round Robin
    • Matches are best of one
    • Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
  • Knockout Stage
    • Eight teams participate
    • 1st place teams from the group stage each face a 2nd place team
    • Matches are best of three
    • Winners advance to the Main Event
• Main Event
  • Group Stage
    • 16 teams participate
    • Teams are drawn into four groups depending on seeding
      • Each group is composed of one team of each pool
      • Groups cannot have more than one team from the same region
    • Double Round Robin
    • Matches are best of one
    • Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
  • Knockout Stage
    • 8 teams participate
    • Single elimination bracket
    • Matches are best of five

Participants[]

• In the tables below, (Q) refers to the date on which the team qualified for EMEA Masters, while (Seed) refers to when the team was locked into their seed. If neither is present, these happened on the same day.

Qualified for Main Event
Region	Rank	Seed	Qualified via	Qualification Date	Team
France	# 1-2	1	LFL 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠LDLC OL
		2		2023-03-29 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠Team GO
Turkey		1	TCL 2023 Winter Playoffs	2023-03-10 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
		2		2023-03-09 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠FUT Esports
Spain	# 3-5	1	SuperLiga 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-23 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Movistar Riders
		2		2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Los Heretics
Germany, Austria, Switzerland		1	Prime League 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition
		2		2023-03-24 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠SK Gaming Prime
Poland & Baltics		1	Ultraliga Season 9 Playoffs	2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠Zero Tenacity
		2		2023-03-23 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠Orbit Anonymo Esports
UK & Nordics	# 6-7	1	NLC 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-14 (Q) 2023-03-28 (Seed)	⁠⁠Riddle Esports
Italy		1	PG Nationals 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠Macko Esports

Qualified for Play-In
Region	Rank	Seed	Qualified via	Qualification Date	Team
France	# 1-2	3	LFL 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠Aegis
Turkey		3	TCL 2023 Winter Playoffs	2023-03-28 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠Papara SuperMassive
UK & Nordics	# 6-7	2	NLC 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-03-28 (Seed)	⁠⁠Verdant
Italy		2	PG Nationals 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-24 (Q) 2023-03-31 (Seed)	⁠⁠aNc Outplayed
Balkans	# 8-13	1	EBL 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Partizan Esports
		2	EBL 2023 Spring Split	2023-03-09 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Diamant Esports
Portugal		1	LPLOL 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠GTZ Esports
		2		2023-03-23 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠White Dragons
Greece & Cyprus		1	GLL 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠WLGaming Esports
		2		2023-03-14 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Anorthosis Famagusta Esports
Benelux		1	Elite Series 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-28 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠KRC Genk Esports
		2		2023-03-21 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠Team 7AM
Czech Republic & Slovakia		1	Hitpoint Masters 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-24 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠Entropiq
		2		2023-03-28 (Q) 2023-04-01 (Seed)	⁠⁠eSuba
Middle East & North Africa		1	Arabian League 2023 Spring Playoffs	2023-03-09 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠Geekay Esports
		2		2023-03-16 (Q) 2023-03-30 (Seed)	⁠⁠RA'AD

Results[]

Play-In Stage[]

Group Stage[]

Group A Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Geekay Esports	5 - 1	83%	3W
2	⁠⁠Aegis	5 - 1	83%	1L
3	⁠⁠GTZ Esports	1 - 5	17%	3L
3	⁠⁠Team 7AM	1 - 5	17%	1W

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	2 - 0	2 - 0	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		2 - 0	2 - 0	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	0 - 2		1 - 1	1 - 5	16.67%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	0 - 2	1 - 1		1 - 5	16.67%

Group B Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Anorthosis Famagusta Esports	5 - 1	83%	1W
2	⁠⁠Papara SuperMassive	4 - 2	67%	2W
3	⁠⁠KRC Genk Esports	3 - 3	50%	1L
4	⁠⁠White Dragons	0 - 6	0%	6L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		2 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 0	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	0 - 2		1 - 1	2 - 0	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1		2 - 0	4 - 2	66.67%
⁠⁠	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 2		0 - 6	0%

Group C Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠eSuba	5 - 1	83%	4W
2	⁠⁠WLGaming Esports	4 - 2	67%	1W
3	⁠⁠aNc Outplayed	2 - 4	33%	1L
4	⁠⁠Diamant Esports	1 - 5	17%	4L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		0 - 2	0 - 2	1 - 5	16.67%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	2 - 0		1 - 1	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	2 - 0	1 - 1		4 - 2	66.67%

Group D Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Partizan Esports	6 - 0	100%	6W
2	⁠⁠Verdant	3 - 3	50%	2L
3	⁠⁠RA'AD	2 - 4	33%	2W
4	⁠⁠Entropiq	1 - 5	17%	4L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	1 - 1	0 - 2	1 - 5	16.67%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		2 - 0	2 - 0	6 - 0	100%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	0 - 2		1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	0 - 2	1 - 1		3 - 3	50%

Knockout Stage[]

Qualifier #1

Qualification Match

⁠⁠GK

2

⁠⁠VER

0

Qualifier #2

Qualification Match

⁠⁠ESB

2

⁠⁠SUP

1

Qualifier #3

Qualification Match

⁠⁠PAR

1

⁠⁠AEG

2

Qualifier #4

Qualification Match

⁠⁠ANO

2

⁠⁠WLG

1

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Main Event[]

Group Stage[]

Group A Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats	5 - 1	83%	5W
2	⁠⁠Los Heretics	4 - 2	67%	1L
3	⁠⁠Geekay Esports	2 - 4	33%	3L
4	⁠⁠Zero Tenacity	1 - 5	17%	1W

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		2 - 0	2 - 0	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	0 - 2		2 - 0	4 - 2	66.67%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	0 - 2	0 - 2		1 - 5	16.67%

Group B Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Macko Esports	5 - 1	83%	3W
2	⁠⁠Movistar Riders	3 - 3	50%	2L
3	⁠⁠Aegis	2 - 4	33%	2W
3	⁠⁠FUT Esports	2 - 4	33%	3L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		1 - 1	0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1		0 - 2	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	2 - 0		1 - 1	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	1 - 1	1 - 1		3 - 3	50%

Group C Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition	5 - 1	83%	5W
2	⁠⁠LDLC OL	5 - 1	83%	2W
3	⁠⁠Orbit Anonymo Esports	2 - 4	33%	2L
4	⁠⁠eSuba	0 - 6	0%	6L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 6	0%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		2 - 0	1 - 1	5 - 1	83.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	0 - 2		0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0	1 - 1	2 - 0		5 - 1	83.33%

Group D Legend Advances to Knockout Stage Eliminated
	Team	Games		Str
1	⁠⁠Team GO	5 - 1	83%	1W
2	⁠⁠SK Gaming Prime	3 - 3	50%	2W
3	⁠⁠Riddle Esports	2 - 4	33%	2L
4	⁠⁠Anorthosis Famagusta Esports	2 - 4	33%	1L

	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	⁠⁠	Total	WR %
⁠⁠		0 - 2	1 - 1	1 - 1	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	2 - 0		0 - 2	0 - 2	2 - 4	33.33%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	2 - 0		0 - 2	3 - 3	50%
⁠⁠	1 - 1	2 - 0	2 - 0		5 - 1	83.33%

Knockout Stage[]

Quarterfinals

⁠⁠USE

3

⁠⁠MRS

2

⁠⁠GO

2

⁠⁠HRTS

3

⁠⁠MCK

0

⁠⁠SKP

3

⁠⁠IW

3

⁠⁠LDLC

1

Semifinals

⁠⁠USE

3

⁠⁠HRTS

1

⁠⁠SKP

1

⁠⁠IW

3

Finals

⁠⁠USE

2

⁠⁠IW

3

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Media[]

Streams[]

Play-In[]

Main Event[]

Interviews[]

Articles[]

Videos[]

Announcements[]

• November 21, Welcome to EMEA Masters 2023

External Links[]

References[]