The top two teams in the League Championship Series Summer Split both won on Wednesday while the next two teams in the standings both lost as Week 3 action got underway.
Cloud9 (6-1) and Evil Geniuses (6-1) extended the gap over Golden Guardians (4-3) and Team Liquid (4-3). Four teams are now tied for fifth at 3-4.
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 Wednesday, all five winners played on blue.
Cloud9 got past Immortals in 26 minutes thanks to a 7-0-6 kill-death-assist ratio from South Korea’s Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol. Sweden’s Erik “Treatz” Wessen finished at 2-4-4 for Immortals.
Evil Geniuses dumped TSM in 30 minutes behind a 6-0-4 K-D-A ratio from Sweden’s William “UNF0RGIVEN” Nieminen. Canada’s Jason “WildTurtle” Tran wound up at 2-3-1 for TSM.
NRG defeated Golden Guardians in 50 minutes as the United States’ Cristian “Palafox” Palafox produced a 5-1-11 K-D-A ratio. The United States’ Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes led Golden Guardians at 6-2-4.
FlyQuest beat Team Liquid in 44 minutes, with South Korea’s Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan contributing a 4-0-5 K-D-A ratio. The United States’ Sean “Yeon” Sung logged a 3-2-6 K-D-A ratio for Liquid.
100 Thieves took down Dignitas in 33 minutes as South Korea’s Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho rolled to a 5-0-6 K-D-A ratio. The United States’ Frank “Tomo” Lam paced Dignitas at 5-3-1.
Week 3 continues on Thursday with five matches:
–NRG vs. FlyQuest
–Team Liquid vs. Cloud9
–Dignitas vs. TSM
–Evil Geniuses vs. Immortals
–Golden Guardians vs. 100 Thieves
League Championship Series Spring Split group-stage standings
T1. Cloud9, 6-1
T1. Evil Geniuses, 6-1
T3. Golden Guardians, 4-3
T3. Team Liquid, 4-3
T5. 100 Thieves, 3-4
T5. Dignitas, 3-4
T5. NRG, 3-4
T5. TSM, 3-4
T7. Immortals, 2-5
10. FlyQuest, 1-6
–Field Level Media
