Coming into Week 9 of the LCS Summer Split, not a single team was eliminated from the Playoffs, with 100 Thieves, CLG, Dignitas, and Immortals all vying for the final two spots. Dignitas secured it with a tiebreaker victory, and complete the playoff bracket. Read more on the LCS playoffs here:
The players on Sentinels' VALORANT team can crown themselves the new kings of North America after a 3-1 victory over Cloud9 in the PAX Arena Invitational. Sentinels' championship win is its first in the Ignition Series.
TSM won its ninth game of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split against Counter Logic Gaming, and in doing so, joined Cloud9 and Team Liquid in post-season qualification. The gold lead swapped between TSM and CLG more than a couple of times, but when the dust settled, TSM remained standing and clinched a position in the 2020 LCS Summer Playoffs.
Jensen has had a fairly long, storied career, coming to the League Championship Series as Cloud9's starting Mid Laner in 2015. In his LCS debut, he beat rival org, TSM, despite trailing behind Bjergsen throughout the game, leaving him with a criticism that he could not keep up with the league's best, one he wouldn't shake for many years. Read his thoughts on his career and perception here:
During Week 6 of the League Championship Series, following a week of heavy upsets and multiple roster changes, we spoke with nine of the LCS teams to hear their opinion on the top teams through the league. Here is who they say leads the league:
TSM announced earlier this week that they were starting Treatz for Week 6 of the LCS. Tactical is welcoming Treatz with a friendly letter, offering encouragement, advice, and just a tiny hint of spice. Read it here:
After spending a few weeks in Academy, WildTurtle is back in the LCS as FlyQuest's starting Bot Laner, replacing MasH who took over After Week 1 of the 2020 Summer Split. Read more on the change here:
Wednesday morning, July 15, TSM announced that they were promoting Treatz to their League Championship Series squad, moving Biofrost to Academy. TSM is coming off their first 0-2 weekend of the Split and looks to bounce back with a fresh face. Read more here:
This week in both the League Championship Series and LCS Academy, we saw TSM face off against Immortals. TSM got the Academy win, but Immortals secured the LCS victory. While this type of thing happens all the time - since not every Academy team reflects the strength of their LCS squad - the TSM vs Immortals situation brings a bit of nuance to an otherwise mundane conversation. Before the start of the 2020 LCS Summer Split, Immortals announced a few roster changes, sending three of their Spring
TSM Top Laner Sergen "Broken Blade" Çelik spoke about the team's changes from spring to summer and the test of its upcoming match against reigning LCS champion Cloud9.
The LCS recently announced a showmatch between Cloud9 and TSM squads, giving long-term LCS fans a burst of nostalgia. The match will take place this Friday, July 10th, at 5 PST. Read more on their match here:
There are quite a few copycats from last week's Booms and Busts lists. You might want to take note and draft accordingly moving forward. Check out some of the highest value picks from the LCS and LEC this past week here:
Biofrost spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after the win to discuss playing against 100 Thieves, the potential pros and cons of online competition, and TSM's upcoming match against his former squad Counter Logic Gaming.
Coming into the second week of the LCS, MasH replaced WildTurtle as FlyQuest's starting AD Carry for their matches against TSM and Dignitas. MasH details his storied career and his approach to this year, and what he hopes to accomplish moving forward in his career.
Despite most of the focus this off-season revolving around Doublelift and TSM's side of the big roster swaps, Liquid may have won out on the deal, with Tactical ending 7/0/6 in the opening matchup against the two teams.
Kobbe spoke to Inven Global's Lara Lunardi after week 1 of the LEC Summer Split to discuss his time as a member of TSM, joining Misfits, and his feelings towards being back in Europe on an LEC team.
Earlier this year, TSM released plans for a new "Performance Center," a place where TSM pros would not only practice, but also eat, lounge, exercise, stream, create content, etc. They'll be playing their LCS games from the closed facility this Summer, with permission from Riot Games. Read more here:
Dardoch had a tumultuous off-season which ultimately led to his transfer from TSM to Dignitas. He spoke with Inven Global about TSM's response, as well as his goals and plans to push forward and reestablish himself as a Jungler for Dignitas. Read more here:
TSM signed Winston as their new Academy Jungler after promoting Spica to their starting roster. Winston was part of Team Infernal in the 2019 NASG and played in the collegiate scene before then. Learn more about his addition to the team here:
After signing huni earlier this week, Evil Geniuses has released Brandini from their roster for this Summer. Brandini and the rest of the EG Academy squad climbed to 2nd place in the Spring Split Playoffs, losing to C9 in the Finals. Read more on his release here:
