Field Level Media
02 Aug 2020, 07:10 GMT+10
Golden Guardians handed Cloud9 their second straight loss on Saturday, and Team Liquid won their third straight to extend their lead atop the standings of the League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split.
Liquid (13-3), who beat Cloud9 in Week 7 to leave the teams tied for first place at 11-3, handled Dignitas on Friday and eased by Counter Logic Gaming (5-10) on Saturday. They now lead Cloud9 (11-4) by 1 1/2 games, with Cloud9 holding one game in hand (three games to two).
In Saturday's other matches, FlyQuest (9-6) dominated 100 Thieves (5-10) for their third straight win, and Immortals (4-11) won a battle of cellar dwellers against Dignitas (4-12). Surprisingly, each of the day's four winners played on red.
The 10 teams in the North American-based LCS Summer Split are playing a double round robin of best-of-one matches through Aug. 9. The top eight teams will advance to the double-elimination playoffs, scheduled for Aug. 13-Sept. 6.
The first- and second-place teams will receive byes into the second round of the winners bracket. The third- through sixth-place teams will open in the first round of the winners bracket, and the seventh- and eighth-place teams will begin in the first round of the losers bracket. Liquid, Cloud9, Team SoloMid and FlyQuest have all clinched winners-bracket spots, while Golden Guardians are assured at least a losers-bracket berth.
All playoff matches will be best-of-five.
The two playoff finalists will earn spots in the League of Legends World Championship, scheduled to be played in China at a date to be announced. The third-place team will advance to the Worlds play-in event.
On Saturday, Golden Guardians (8-7) took down Cloud9 in 36 minutes, getting 7/1/5 kills/deaths/assists from mid laner Tanner "Damonte" Damonte as Syndra. Four of five Cloud9 players had at least three deaths, with jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang (3/1/4 as Trundle) the only exception.
Liquid dispatched Counter Logic, who have lost five straight, in 38 minutes. Jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen finished at 5/0/7 KDA as LeBlanc, and all Counter Logic players totaled at least three deaths.
FlyQuest ran roughshod over 100 Thieves in a 32-minute match, racking up 25 kills and 10 towers to just five and two, respectively, for 100 Thieves. Mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage piled up a 13/0/4 KDA as LeBlanc in victory.
Immortals topped Dignitas in 43 minutes, led by mid laner David "Insanity" Challe, who finished with 11/1/1 KDA as Corki.
Week 8 wraps up Sunday with four matches:
--Golden Guardians vs. Counter Logic Gaming
--Cloud9 vs. Team SoloMid
--FlyQuest vs. Evil Geniuses
--100 Thieves vs. Immortals
League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split standings:
1. Team Liquid, 13-3
2. Cloud9, 11-4
3. Team SoloMid, 10-5
4. FlyQuest, 9-6
5. Golden Guardians, 8-7
6. Evil Geniuses, 7-8
T7. 100 Thieves, 5-10
T7. Counter Logic Gaming, 5-10
9. Immortals, 4-11
10. Dignitas, 4-12
--Field Level MediaGet a daily dose of New York Statesman news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to New York Statesman.
More InformationLONDON, U.K.: Physically backed gold exchange-traded funds recorded their most significant semi-annual inflow since the first half...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Some 32 percent of global semiconductor production could face climate change-related copper supply disruptions...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday with all the major indices gaining ground. Markets in the UK, Europe and Canada...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Financial markets kicked off the week on a cautious note as President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: At a two-day summit over the weekend, the BRICS bloc of emerging economies issued a joint declaration condemning...
LONDON, U.K.: This week, BP appointed Simon Henry, former Shell finance chief, to its board as a non-executive director effective September...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer need to remove their shoes during security screenings, Department of Homeland...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: An elaborate impersonation scheme involving artificial intelligence targeted senior U.S. and foreign officials in...
SLUBICE, Poland: Poland reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, following Germany's earlier reintroduction...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of warnings from former federal officials and weather experts, the deadly flash floods that struck the...
MOSCOW, Russia: Just hours after his sudden dismissal by President Vladimir Putin, Russia's former transport minister, Roman Starovoit,...
DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, celebrated by thousands of followers in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala,...