Team Liquid upset Cloud9 in the League Championship Series Summer Split on Thursday, leaving Evil Geniuses alone in first place.
After Liquid (5-3) got past Cloud9 (6-2), Evil Geniuses (7-1) earned a win over Immortals (2-6).
The 10 teams in the top North American League of Legends circuit will play every other team twice in the group phase, which runs through July 21. All group-stage matches will consist of a single map.
The first- and second-place teams will head to the upper-bracket semifinals for the double-elimination playoffs. The third- through sixth-place teams will open the playoffs in the upper-bracket quarterfinals. The seventh- and eighth-place teams will enter the postseason in the lower bracket, while the ninth- and 10th-place teams will be eliminated.
The playoffs will feature best-of-five matches. The top three finishers will earn berths in the League of Legends World Championship, to be played in South Korea from Oct. 10 to Nov. 19. The fourth-place finisher will head to a wild-card qualifier with a chance to land a spot at the World Championship.
On Thursday, Liquid beat Cloud9 in 28 minutes on blue thanks to a 6-2-9 kill-death-assist ratio from South Korea’s Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon. South Korea’s Jang “EMENES” Min-soo posted a 2-0-2 K-D-A ratio for Cloud9.
Evil Geniuses worked 27 minutes on blue to top Immortals. Canada’s Joseph Joon “jojopyun” Pyun led Evil Geniuses with an 8-1-5 K-D-A ratio. The United States’ Edward “Tactical” Ra wound up at 3-5-1 for Immortals.
FlyQuest, playing on red, beat NRG in 37 minutes. South Korea’s Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang produced a 3-1-0 K-D-A ratio for FlyQuest, while Australia’s Ian Victor “FBI” Huang produced a 2-1-1 K-D-A ratio.
Dignitas dumped TSM in 32 minutes on blue as Denmark’s Lucas “Santorin” Tao Kilmer Larsen finished at 6-0-8. Canada’s Jason “WildTurtle” Tran had a 4-6-1 K-D-A ratio for TSM.
Golden Guardians, playing on red, emerged with a 40-minute victory over 100 Thieves. The United States’ Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes produced a 6-1-3 K-D-A ratio for Golden Guardians, and another U.S. player, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, notched a 4-3-2 K-D-A ratio for 100 Thieves.
Week 3 concludes on Friday with five matches:
–Cloud9 vs. Evil Geniuses
–Team Liquid vs. Golden Guardians
–Dignitas vs. NRG
–TSM vs. 100 Thieves
–Immortals vs. FlyQuest
League Championship Series Spring Split group-stage standings
1. Evil Geniuses, 7-1
2. Cloud9, 6-2
T3. Golden Guardians, 5-3
T3. Team Liquid, 5-3
5. Dignitas, 4-4
T6. 100 Thieves, 3-5
T6. NRG, 3-5
T6. TSM, 3-5
T9. Immortals, 2-6
T9. FlyQuest, 2-6
League Championship Series Spring Split prize pool
1. $100,000, berth in League of Legends World Championship
2. $50,000, berth in League of Legends World Championship
3. $30,000, berth in League of Legends World Championship
4. $20,000, berth in wild-card qualifier for League of Legends World Championship
5-10. No prize money
–Field Level Media