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100 Thieves watched a lead slip away before recovering to beat NRG 3-2 on Saturday in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the League Championship Series Spring Split playoffs.
With the victory, 100 Thieves advanced to the lower-bracket semifinal, where they will face the winner of Sunday’s match between Team Liquid and Dignitas.
After NRG opened with a victory on red, 100 Thieves responded with a pair of wins — the first on blue, the second on red — to go up 2-1. With their backs against the wall, NRG managed to force a fifth game, which 100 Thieves took on blue to advance.
Lim “Quid” Hyeon-seung of South Korea led the way for 100 Thieves and was named Player of the Series. He finished with an 18-2-21 kill-death-assist ratio.
The Spring Split playoff champion and runner-up will be the North American League of Legends circuit’s representatives in the Mid-Season Invitational, scheduled for May 1-19 in China. The LCS winner heads to the MSI main draw, while the second-place team will compete in the MSI’s play-in event.
Playoffs continue Sunday with one match:
–Team Liquid vs. Dignitas
LCS 2024 Spring Split playoff prize pool:
1. $100,000, berth in Mid-Season Invitational main draw
2. $50,000, berth in Mid-Season Invitational play-in event
3. $30,000
4. $20,000
5-6. No money — NRG
7. No money — Shopify Rebellion
8. No money — Immortals
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