Second half continues: LCS Week 5, Day 2 recap
Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, Golden Guardians, 100 Thieves and FlyQuest won on Feb. 24, the second day of Week 5 of the 2023 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split at Riot Games Arena in Santa Monica, Calif., United States.
TSM vs. Cloud9
Cloud9 won 23-9 against TSM in 26:37 to kick off the day. C9 mid laner Jang “EMENES” Min-soo had a a much stronger performance in his second game, going 8/2/6 on one of his signature champions, LeBlanc. C9 top laner Ibrahim "Fudge" Allami went 4/2/6 on Sion, while jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang pulled out a surprise Rengar pick to counter Elise. In the bot lane, C9 bot laner Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol and support Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen went 5/0/13 on Sivir and 2/2/16 on Ashe respectively. TSM's only major objective was a single tower, but bot laner Toàn "Neo" Trần went 6/4/3 on Varus. LCS Player of the Game: C9 EMENES, 1st
Immortals vs. Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming took down Immortals in a 21-7 game that lasted 33:19. CLG mid laner Cristian "Palafox" Palafox earned Player of the Game honors for his 7/1/6 Jayce; top laner Niship "Dhokla" Doshi and jungler Juan Arturo "Contractz" Garcia were 5/2/7 on Gwen and 5/1/12 on Maokai; and bot laner Fatih "Luger" Güven finished 4/2/13 on Sivir with the help of support Philippe "Poome" Lavoie-Giguere's 0/1/19 Nami. While IMT bot laner Edward "Tactical" Ra found a decent 4/4/3 KDA on Miss Fortune in the loss, his support Kadir "Fleshy" Kemiksiz had nine deaths on Nautilus. IMT acquired only three towers and a dragon. LCS Player of the Game: CLG Palafox, 2nd
Golden Guardians vs. Evil Geniuses
Golden Guardians followed a win against C9 with a 16-7 win vs. Evil Geniuses in 32:43. GG bot laner Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes notched a quadra kill on his 9/1/5 Zeri; mid laner Kim "Gori" Tae-woo earned POTG for his 3/2/7 Yone; jungler Kim "River" Dong-woo clinched a Player of the Week trophy on his 2/1/11 Sejuani; and support Choi "huhi" Jae-hyun added a 1/1/15 score on Lulu. Despite EG top laner Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho's 3/1/2 Jax performance, the team's only major objective outside a Rift Herald and a tower was a fluke Baron Nashor. LCS Player of the Game: GG Gori, 2nd
100 Thieves vs. Team Liquid
Despite accumulating a huge mid-game lead, Team Liquid lost 14-11 to 100 Thieves in 41:35. 100 mid laner Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg went 7/1/3 on Viktor and bot laner Yiliang "Doublelift” Peng was 4/3/5 on Zeri. TL mid laner Harry "Haeri" Kang finished 4/2/3 on Sylas in the loss. In total, TL acquired six towers, two Heralds, three of six dragons and a Baron. LCS Player of the Game: 100 Doublelift, 4th
Dignitas vs. FlyQuest
FlyQuest won 21-9 against Dignitas in 35:37. FLY top laner Jeong "Impact" Eon-young went 7/3/3 on Renekton, jungler Mingyi "Spica" Lu was 2/2/13 on Amumu; mid laner Lee "VicLa" Dae-kwang finished 6/2/5 on Akali; bot laner Lee "Prince" Chae-hwan went 4/2/5 on Varus; and support Bill "Eyla" Nguyen was 2/0/9 on Lulu. DIG only found one tower. LCS Player of the Game: FLY Spica, 1st
Strafe Player of the Day: C9 EMENES (8/2/6), 1st
Featured photos courtesy of Robert Paul/Riot Games.