In guaranteeing a top 3 post-season finish, Cloud9 has also guaranteed one of the three seeds representing the LCS at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship alongside Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.
Golden Guardians is the second LCS team to be eliminated from the post-season following Dignitas' elimination at the hands of Immortals one day prior, and the fourth team to have its LCS season end after DIG, FlyQuest and Counter Logic Gaming, the latter pair whom failed to qualify for the post-season.
C9's game 5 level 1 was all it needed to pull away from TL and win the series, and with it, it's second LCS championship in three splits. It was without a doubt the most pivotal moment of the series, as well as the smartest play executed by any LCS team in recent memory, so let's go in-depth on the brilliance of this play and the conditions that were met to allow it to happen in the moment C9 wanted to execute upon it.
TSM and Team Liquid have gotten the better of Cloud9 at times throughout the season, but if the level of play in previous weeks of the Mid-Season Showdown is any indication, it simply will not matter whether Team Liquid or TSM moves on to the finals: Cloud9 is going to win, regardless of its opponent.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Following Flávio "Jukes" Fernandes' debut in the LCS earlier this summer, the Cloud9 Top Laner joined Inven Global's Lara Lunardi for an interview — fully in Portuguese — about the differences between Brazil and the United States, playing for C9 Academy, and his professional League of Legends career up until this point.
Cloud9 has proven that with Zeyzal in the equation, the Cloud9 mantra extends far beyond any single lineup of five players assembled on the LCS stage.
Despite not yet fully recovered, Nisqy sat down with Inven Global after his victory on week 8, day 2 of the LCS to discuss his health, mid laners in North America, and Cloud9's focus towards playoffs.
Zeyzal sat down with InvenGlobal following Cloud9's wild win over Echo Fox to discuss his team's triumph, his unique dynamic with Robert "Blaber" Huang, and his recent focus on fitness.
