Unbeaten FlyQuest beat one of their closest challengers in the League Championship Series Spring Split on Thursday, downing Evil Geniuses.
The result leaves FlyQuest (5-0) one game ahead of Cloud9 (4-1) and 100 Thieves (4-1), who both won their Thursday matches. Evil Geniuses (3-2) slipped into fourth place.
All 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.
On Thursday, FlyQuest topped Evil Geniuses, in 33 minutes on blue. South Korea’s Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan produced a 10-1-7 kill-death-assist ratio for FlyQuest, while Joseph Joon “jojopyun” Pyun finished at 6-5-3 for Evil Geniuses.
Cloud9 beat TSM in 35 minutes on blue behind the 12-1-8 K-D-A ratio of South Korea’s Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol. Taiwan’s Huang Yi-Tang wound up at 5-4-3 for TSM.
100 Thieves got past Team Liquid in 38 minutes on red. The United States’ Yiliang Peter “Doublelift” Peng notched a 14-0-6 K-D-A ratio for 100 Thieves, while South Korea’s Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon ended up at 4-1-2 for Team Liquid.
Golden Guardians defeated Counter Logic Gaming in 27 minutes on red thanks to a 9-1-7 K-D-A ratio for South Korea’s Kim “Gori” Tae-woo. Three players registered 1-4-0 K-D-A ratios for Counter Logic Gaming.
Immortals downed Dignitas in 40 minutes on blue. The United States’ Edward “Tactical” Ra amassed an 8-0-5 K-D-A ratio for Immortals. Denmark’s Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen logged a 3-2-2 K-D-A ratio for Dignitas.
Week 3 action concludes Friday with five matches:
–FlyQuest vs. 100 Thieves
–TSM vs. Counter Logic Gaming
–Evil Geniuses vs. Cloud9
–Dignitas vs. Team Liquid
–Immortals vs. Golden Guardians
League Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split group-stage standings
1. FlyQuest, 5-0
T2. Cloud9, 4-1
T2. 100 Thieves, 4-1
4. Evil Geniuses, 3-2
T5. Counter Logic Gaming, 2-3
T5. Immortals, 2-3
T5. Team Liquid, 2-3
T5. TSM, 2-3
9. Golden Guardians, 1-4
10. Dignitas, 0-5
–Field Level Media
