TSM has had the best season, earning a first-place finish at the end of week 9 of the LCS. CLG and FlyQuest couldn’t make the cut into the LCS playoffs, which will take place next week. How did these standings come to be in the finals weekend of regular season LCS?
With playoffs around the corner, teams were desperate to squeeze out at least a few more points to earn better standings. Who made it and who didn't after Week 9 of the LCS?
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TSM and 100T Face Off for First Place
The first game of the weekend saw TSM take on 100 Thieves. The winner would be the sole owner of first place. TSM came prepared with Huni pressuring from all sides, while SwordArt and PowerOfEvil had a solid performance to rake in the much-needed win.
Danny and Impact showed a great performance in their game against Cloud 9. Thanks to two Barons, EG managed to run over the favorite by taking all of C9’s towers and eventually taking their base.
Golden Guardians looked solid in their game against FlyQuest with a mage in the bot lane and an ADC in the mid lane to switch things up. This was a much-needed win for them if they wanted to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Team Liquid looked good in their match against Immortals, with Alphari showing a solid Malphite performance. He was a rock in the top lane, leading Team Liquid to victory.
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CLG had to take another loss against Dignitas this weekend. The team had no answers to the Dignitas’ lineup and continued their losing streak to the start of Week 9 as well.
Battle for Third Place on Day 2
100 Thieves bounced back from their loss against TSM and showed a solid performance against Golden Guardians. With smart objective control, they managed to choke out the competition.
After a miraculous win against C9 to take third place the day before, Evil Genius struggled against Team Liquid. TL had better map control and managed to gain the upper hand through their macro play to earn a win over EG.
Cloud9 bounced back with a solid performance against Dignitas on day 2 of the LCS. They dominated the match, not giving DIG a single inch of playing field, dominating the game and earning the victory.
Joedeodo was back and helped FlyQuest gain a win over Immortals to try and keep their hopes for playoffs alive. Immortals couldn’t gain any map control, and FlyQuest slowly inched out the game for the victory.
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Counterlogic Gaming had no chance against TSM as the first place team dominated to keep a hold on their first place spot in the LCS. TSM completely steamrolled the last placed team to take home the win.
TSM Switch Things Up for Day 3
TSM completely moved their roster around in the final day of LCS. They’d secured first place and let their players have some fun with Spica and Huni trading positions, while SwordArt showed off in the mid lane. The win? Went to Dignitas who decimated TSM.
Golden Guardians beat Immortals to try and keep their playoff hopes alive. They pulled even with FlyQuest and their fate would be decided later on in the day, whether they would make it into the lower bracket of playoffs or not.
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Team Liquid were pushed back down to fifth place after a solid performance by Cloud9. Jensen tried to push TL to the win, but couldn’t solo carry, which meant that Cloud9 would take over and move ahead of them in the standings.
100 Thieves started their academy team against EG, who needed a win to edge ahead of Team Liquid in the standings. This win will give the team momentum going into the playoffs next week.
The final game of the LCS summer split saw FlyQuest take on CLG. FlyQuest desperately needed a win to stay ahead of GG, but CLG played spoiler, earning a final victory in what is a season to be forgotten.
Next week the playoffs will start with EG taking on DIG and C9 taking on TL.
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