Cloud9 won its fifth straight match and kept its share of the top spot in the standings in the League Championship Series Spring Split on Friday.
Cloud9 (12-3) defeated Team Liquid (6-9), while FlyQuest (12-3) knocked off Immortals (3-12). The third- and fourth-place teams, Evil Geniuses (10-5) and Golden Guardians (9-6), respectively, also posted victories, as did 100 Thieves (7-8).
The 10 teams in the top North American League of Legends circuit will play every other team twice through March 17. The first- through fourth-place teams will then head to the upper-bracket semifinals of the double-elimination playoffs. The fifth- and sixth-place teams will enter the playoffs in the lower bracket.
The winner and runner-up in the playoff final will earn berths in the Mid-Season Invitational along with other teams from LoL leagues worldwide. The LCS Spring Split carries a $200,000 prize pool, with the champion earning $100,000.
Cloud9 played on blue in its 29-minute win over Team Liquid. Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol of South Korea led the winners with a kills/deaths/assists ratio of 5/0/6. No player for Liquid had more than one kill.
FlyQuest’s win, also on blue, lasted 33 minutes. Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang of South Korea paced FlyQuest at 5/0/8, while Edward “Tactical” Ra of the U.S. finished at 5/3/5 for Immortals.
Evil Geniuses prevailed over Counter Logic Gaming (7-8) in 38 minutes. Victor “FBI” Huang, an Australian/Chinese player, dominated with a K/D/A of 11/4/5 for the winners, who were playing on blue. Niship “Dhokla” Doshi, and American/Indian player, finished at 2/5/3 for CLG.
Golden Guardians, yet another winner on blue, disposed of TSM (7-8) in 31 minutes. Kim “Gori” Tae-woo of South Korea and Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes of the U.S. posted nearly identical K/D/As of 8/1/9 and 8/1/6 for the Guardians. Jason “Wild Turtle” Tran of Canada registered a 3/2/2 ratio for TSM.
In the shortest match of the day, the Thieves played on red and beat last-place Dignitas (2-13) in 28 minutes. Can “Closer” Celik of Turkey finished at 6/0/8 for the winners, while no Dignitas players had more than one kill.
Week 8 begins Wednesday with five matches:
— FlyQuest vs. Cloud9
–Dignitas vs. Team Liquid
–TSM vs. 100 Thieves
–Immortals vs. Evil Geniuses
–Counter Logic Gaming vs. Golden Guardians
League Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split group-stage standings
T1. FlyQuest, 12-3
T1. Cloud9, 12-3
3. Evil Geniuses, 10-5
4. Golden Guardians, 9-6
T5. Counter Logic Gaming, 7-8
T5. 100 Thieves, 7-8
T5. TSM, 7-8
8. Team Liquid, 6-9
9. Immortals, 3-12
10. Dignitas, 2-13
–Field Level Media
