RESULTS: TSM Assert Dominance over OpTic Gaming, Move to an Even Record

With another day comes another opportunity for TSM to show that they believe they should still be considered a top team in the North American League of Legends Championship Series.

The match started out fairly slowly, as both teams looked for positional advantage around neutral objectives. TSM would be the ones to make the first move, rotating around the map to take the first turret and be in position to take the first Dragon of the game. OpTic chose to position around the Rift Herald, securing this for the team, but when attempting to dive onto members of TSM in the bot lane, a surprise double teleport play out of TSM allowed them to cut off OpTic and secure two kills.

TSM would go on to catch out OpTic in the river around Baron, taking down two members, but a follow-up dive in the mid lane would cost TSM mid laner Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg his life. After more map movements designed to draw OpTic away from the mid lane, TSM would again make a play, resulting in the kill and another turret.

TSM caught out rookie top laner Niship "Dhokla" Doshi in the jungle, and used his death as an opportunity to make a teleport play into the top side of the map, taking two more kills and securing the Baron. OpTic would respond with an ambush onto TSM’s top laner Kevin "Hauntzer" Yarnell, but the pressure from TSM was on as they pushed mid lane and top lane to secure two more turrets.

A skirmish erupts in the bot lane as Bjergsen comes to the rescue of his top laner Hauntzer, when OpTic collapses onto them in the bot lane. Despite being outnumbered 2-to-1, Bjergsen and Hauntzer are able to secure three kills while surviving themselves, and the other members of TSM use the opportunity to push top with the Baron buff, break the base of OpTic, and end the game.

In the post-game interview, TSM’s jungler Michael "MikeYeung" Yeung talked about adapting his playstyle to fit his new team, as well as their ability to mesh together as a unit. For more on this weekend’s action from the NA LCS, check out our coverage from Day One, and to see how the teams are sitting on the ladder now, check out the Official Standings pager, here.