Even though the playoff brackets were already known, today Riot released the official brackets to confirm the orders in which the games will be played as well as inform the fans of the official schedule.
European playoffs
The EU playoffs start on Friday the 23rd with EG Facing alternate and the winner will advance to play against the number one team during the regular season - Fnatic. The other side of the bracket faces Gambit Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas and the winner is going to play against Lemondogs. The top 4 teams secure spot in the EU LCS Season 4, while the top 3 get a spot into world finals.
North American playoffs
The games for the NA LCS will start on Friday the 30th, a week after the EU ones, with CLG facing TSM, the winner of which will advance to play against Vulcum for a spot in the finals. The other bracket faces Curse and Dignitas and the winner is going to play Cloud 9. As with the European teams, the top 4 NA teams secure a spot in LCS NA season 4, while the top 3 teams receive a spot in the world finals tournament.
Source - League of Legends
