Cloud9 swept Evil Geniuses out of the post-season in far better form than they showed against FQ, but compositional adjustments were also vital to the dominance displayed in that series. C9’s play was sharper and much more towards the fast-and-loose style the team has been known for this season.
Cloud9 has eliminated Evil Geniuses from the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Playoffs in a clean sweep. C9 will move on in the losers side of the post-season bracket and play its next match against the winner of TSM and Golden Guardians, who face off against one another tomorrow.
C9 Mid Laner Yasin "Nisqy" Dincer spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Cloud9's recent struggles after the team was shellacked by TSM.
After the team's eighth win against Dignitas, C9 Top Laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Dignitas' summer struggles, the reason for his solo deaths in the early game, and who he expects to challenge C9 down the stretch.
Cloud9 Academy Support David "Diamond" Bérubé spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about defeating TSM Academy, facing EG Academy in the 2020 LCS Academy League Spring Finals, and the incredible growth rate of C9A Jungler Rami "Inori" Charagh.
Reapered guided C9 to a 17-1 record and a subsequent clinching of the #1 seed for the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs.
The entire starting roster of Cloud9 took was nominated as the 1st LCS All-Pro team, as one might expect from a 17-1 team with four LCS Player of the Week Awards.
C9 is not the only team qualified for the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs, it also definitively locked in a specific seed (1st) before any other teams have had the chance to punch their respective post-season tickets.
In securing its 9th straight victory of the split, C9 Academy moved to 11-4 and qualified for the 2020 LCS Academy League Spring Playoffs.
Though the team's perfect split was cut short in a defeat this weekend at the hands of TSM, a Monday night win over Golden Guardians brought Cloud9 to a record of 13-1 and subsequently, a lock for the first seed in the 2020 LCS Spring Playoffs.
After C9 was made mortal by TSM, Jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang broke down the factors that led to his team's loss and the team's morale after the game.
Vulcan joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie after defeating IMT to break down the farming Tahm Kench strategy, discuss Cloud9's dominance throughout the LCS Spring Split, and to give his opinion on who could contest C9 down the stretch towards the Spring Playoffs.
Nisqy sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his increased flexibility within Cloud9's 2020 LCS roster, shed light on lessons learned from FunPlus PhoeniX Mid Laner Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang, and also shared his perspective on players moving from Europe to North America.
Zven joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie after Cloud9's win over 100 Thieves to discuss Cloud9's near-flawless beginning of the Spring Split, the team dynamic of the new C9 roster, and his thoughts on the current AD Carry meta.
Golden Guardians Mid Laner Greyson "Goldenglue" Gilmer and Support Yuri "Keith" Jew joined Inven Global's Parkes Ousley to discuss re-uniting on a new organization, the unique forms of pressure on both players, and had some words their former jungler, Cloud9's Robert "Blaber" Huang.
Colin "Kumo" Zhao will join Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, Bot Laner Bae "Bang" Jun-sik, and Support Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidham as confirmed members of the EG roster.
With a proper lens, the 2019 LCS Summer Split and Summer Playoffs statistics can be used to provide insight on the North American teams at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Let's take a look at what a look back at LCS Summer can tell us about the chances of Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Clutch Gaming escaping their respective groups at Worlds 2019.
Cloud9 addressed the media in a post-match conference to discuss the series against TL and look ahead towards the 2019 League of Legends World Championship.
Nisqy spoke to Nick Geracie before the 2019 LCS Summer Finals in Detroit to discuss his matchup against Team Liquid Mid Laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen, his improved synergy with C9 Jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, his upcoming first World Championship.
Both summer finalists will qualify for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship — the winner through auto-qualification and the runner-up through circuit points.
