NA LCS Match Recaps for Day Two of Week Nine
By Zac Cameron ·
All the action as we close out the last day of the regular season in the North American League of Legends Championship Series.
It’s been a long season for the NA LCS, full of ups and downs as the teams continue to trade victories and positions on the ladder. With the regular season now concluded, we have the top six teams that will be advancing to the playoffs, though there will need to be some more games played to ascertain the overall order of the teams. Here’s a brief breakdown of today’s matches.
OpTic Gaming vs 100 Thieves
The first match of the day seemed to go heavily in favor of 100 Thieves early on, as they quickly secured first blood and a reasonable gold lead. Though both teams would trade kills and objectives back and forth, 100 Thieves never seemed to lose the gold lead they built in the early game, though that didn’t help them in the end as they fell to OpTic’s better late-game team fighting abilities.
CLG vs Golden Guardians
CLG has struggled this split, starting fairly strong before falling in the standings dramatically over time. Despite their apparent weakness in the current Meta, CLG managed to rally today to take down the Golden Guardians with a dominating performance. Proving they had the skills to control the map, CLG may not have turned the tide of their season, but at least managed to end on a high.
Clutch Gaming vs Echo Fox
Looking to clinch their spot in the NA LCS playoffs, Echo Fox put on a dominating performance in their victory today. Check out our more detailed breakdown here.
Flyquest vs Cloud9
After an extremely rough start to the split, Cloud9 have turned their fortunes around completely, finding victory over Flyquest today to secure the overall second seed in the NA LCS. Flyquest never really got the chance to compete, as Cloud9 shut down any and all attempts at a comeback with their superior objective control and team fighting skills.
TSM vs Team Liquid
The final match of the day was make or break for TSM, as they squared off against the defending champions Team Liquid for a shot at the playoffs. After an extremely dominating performance from mid-laner Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg, TSM were able to claim victory and secure their spot in the post-season. Check out our more detailed breakdown of the game, here.
With the regular season now concluded, all that’s left is for the top six teams to work out their overall position in the standings, through a tie-breaker series tomorrow. For more on when that will take place, check out the official schedule page, here.