LCS Names Their 2019 Spring Split All-Stars
By Wyatt Fossett ·
As we celebrate the start of the Playoffs, the LCS has voted on who will be named to the league's 2019 Spring Split All-Star team.
Right before the match between FlyQuest and the Golden Guardians kicked off the 2019 LCS Spring Split Playoffs, some very crucial voting from North American League of Legends professionals of all disciplines took place. Today, the LCS has proudly announced their chose line-up for the 2019 Spring Split All-Star Team.
At the end of very split the teams behind some of the world’s greatest organized professional League of Legends gather their ballots and pick who they think are the best players in their respective roles. The votes are in specific regard to their performances in that particular split.
Each voting member is asked to name three teams. The 1st Team is made up of who they believe are the best in their roles in the entire league. While the 2nd and 3rd team votes are runners-up. After the complete tally, each specific lane is broken down and the player with the highest vote count gets named to the 1st Team All-Stars. If you want to peek at the full breakdown delivered to Riot Games, you can do so via this PDF of the Spring LCS Awards All-Pro Ballot.
For the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), the obvious choices were members of Team Liquid. They have led the league in standings since Week 2, and earned 1st place during the regular season Split. Three Liquid players earned spots on the All-Star team in Xsmithie, Doublelift, and CoreJJ. Joining the Team Liquid players on the 1st Team is the top-laner Licorice from Cloud 9, and TSM’s mid-laner Bjergsen. Here’s your look at the 2019 Spring Split LCS All-Stars.
1st LCS All-Pro Team
Eric “Licorice” Ritchie – Top, C9 (129 Points)
Jake “Xmithie” Puchero – Jungle, TL (102 Points)
Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg – Mid, TSM (105 Points)
Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng – ADC, TL (126 Points)
Jo “CoreJJ” Yongin – Sup, TL (132 Points)
The two closest vote counts were Xsmithie in the jungle who only beat out C9’s Svenskeren by 14 points, and Bjergsen in the mid-lane who had 18 more votes than 2nd Team’s Jensen.
On the flip side, the largest vote gap is in the top lane, with Cloud 9’s Licorice getting 129 votes and 2nd Team’s Impact only having 48. That’s a 79-point differential that can only be translated into mass respect from around the league.
2019 is the year of Licorice ?
— C9 Licorice (@Licorice) January 26, 2019
More league split votes are coming. With the Coach of the Split, Rookie of the Split, and MVP all yet to be awarded.
For now, we can bask in the glory that is the Spring Split Playoffs, as the action continues to heat up. Check out our viewing guide for dates and match times.