The first round robin of the LCS Summer Split has ended with today’s games.
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LCS Week One Recaps – Day One, Two, Three
LCS Week Two Recaps – Day One, Two
LCS Week Three Recaps – Day One, Two
LCS Week Four Recaps – Day One
Flyquest vs TSM
The game started off slow for both teams, with not much trading and no opening ganks. We saw TSM getting the First Herald while FLY tried to get Drake. But TSM Bot Lane was able to counter it so they took on Drake as well. First blood came for Spica in the 14th minute and TSM were ahead with 1.5k gold at the moment. TSM is also achieving controlled objectives very well Second Drake. Even though he gave the Second Herald, he got two more murders in return. They were also able to trade the turret and put the gold’s lead at over 3k in 20 minutes. FLY tried to force a third Drake, but his disorganized take cost him four kills and a purpose. In the 25th minute, TSM found a pick on Joseidodo and one of the Barons pushed their lead to 7k.
FLY begins the fight for the soul with a pick on S0ul. But they were far behind so they lost the upcoming 4v5 fight. TSM managed to take Spirit and Instinct got a pentacle in their second LCS game. With a lead of over 11k, TSM began encircling and destroying FLY’s base. FLY tried to defend, but it was a long task after losing three interceptors. They eventually lost the fight and TSM ended the game.
- Teams: Fly – TSM
- Time: 31:29
- Kills: 1 – 16
- Turret: 1 – 11
- Gold: 49.1k – 63k
- Dragons: 0 – 4
- Barons: 0 – 1
Counter Logic Gaming Vs 100 Thieves
100T focused the game on the big time on the top lane, with a three-man gank giving them first blood in the seventh minute. He also tried to get the First Herald after killing Kontractz, but Dhokla managed to steal the objective and a kill in the fight. 100T kept their focus at the top of the opening game and they still got the first drake which put them in a comfortable 1.5k lead. The second was a great fight for the Herald, even though CLG was not far behind, their team fight was not coordinated enough and 100T took aim and got a perfect ace, taking their lead to 15 at 4.5k while receiving Drake . The thieves did go a little further in the middle of the game to give some kill backs but they still controlled the objectives very well and were on soul point in the 21st minute. Right after Drake, he got two more picks that made one the Baron.
With the Baron buff, 100T laid siege to Bot and Top and CLG and decided to fight instead of assuming the turret. They lost the battle and their turrets fell anyway causing the gold lead to close to 10k. CLG then tried to fight Spirit but after losing two kills, 100T decided to end the game instead of taking Drake.
- Teams: CLG – 100T
- Time: 28:18
- Kills: 7 – 20
- Turret: 2 – 10
- Gold: 45.1k – 57.1k
- Dragons: 0 – 3
- Barons: 0 – 1
Evil Geniuses vs Team Liquid
The game of the week began to deliver with two level-3 ganks from both junglers. Inspired got first blood for his team in the bot lane, while Santorin chose to tour the mid lane. There were more skirmishes around the middle/jungle pair but no more killings. The Inspired spent a little longer in the bot lane giving TL a free first herald, and with their bot pressure, they also got the first Drake. Even after a successful dive in the bot lane, TL was only ahead of 250 gold, which he pushed closer to 2k when the plate fell. He controlled the objectives very well, getting both the Herald and the first two Drakes. But EG made the first play with a double TP and took the next Drake to take the gold lead. Going into the fourth Drake TL did not suffer in fights as they could not eliminate kills and EG Drake managed to tie the numbers.
EG starts with the Baron hoping to woo TL after using a zillion alt. He put up his fight and won it easily after a triple kill from Danny. With the Baron, their gold lead exceeded 4k and TL decided they couldn’t match Drake and EG got an Infernal Soul Point as well. TL tried to fight for the last time but they were very uncoordinated while chasing the Inspired. With a lead of over 7k gold at this point, they could not hold back EG as they pushed for the end and cemented their place in first place.
- Teams: EG – TL
- Time: 34:40
- Kills: 19 – 8
- Turret: 8 – 3
- Gold: 62.5k – 53.4k
- Dragons: 3 – 2
- Barons: 1 – 0
Cloud9 vs Immortal
The game’s first blood came from an attack from C9’s Jungle/Support duo, which led directly to the initial first Drake for C9. The game slowed down after this attack, we saw C9 get the Herald unopposed and most of the game around Blabber’s Kindred trying to reach their first four points, and C9 had a 1k lead in 10 minutes . But in the second Drake C9 couldn’t fight as a team as they aimed and gave two kills on top of that. We then saw some trading on Jensen with IMT but C9 picked up its second Drake, but this time IMT had a lead of around 800 gold. Another fight for the third Drake but no one died as C9 picked up his soul and the gold is almost tied.
Just after the 25th minute, C9 got two picks and went straight to the Baron. They got the buff but Fudge died which meant that IMT picked up Drake to delay the chance for C9’s soul. C9 tried to lay siege to the bot but then stuck too long in 3v5 and dropped three kills, however, their gold lead was still strong at 3k. C9 looked disorganized during the late game as they stood around the bus while IMT took a Baron. While they still had a 2k gold lead, it didn’t make sense with a 5-item Corky on the enemy team at this point. Getting into the Battle of the Spirit, IMT manages to tie the gold with her Baron. C9 won the fight 2-for-1 but IMT got Mountain Soul. IMT went for a Baron on 40 minutes, C9 stole the objective but lost three members, which meant IMT had to end the game.
- Teams: C9 – IMT
- Time: 41:44
- Kills: 10 – 15
- Turret: 5 – 8
- Gold: 74.5k – 76.6k
- Dragons: 3 – 4
- Barons: 2 – 1
Golden Guardian vs Dignitas
Digg started the last game of the day with a delayed attack on the Pridestalker and a sub-2 minute First Blood. River then climbed to the top of the third tier to give Digg a 1k lead in three minutes. Despite this early lead, First Herald went to GG as they won a 2-for-1 fight for it. With a few kills and GG taking the Second Herald the gold was tied, but Doug still had the advantage of two starting drakes. As the clock struck 20, GG found a pick on two opponents, one of them Rivers. This got him Baron very quickly and his lead exceeded 3k. He also got the next Drake which delayed Digg’s soul talk. But they didn’t gain much since Licorice and Ablegioliev were left alone.
GG went back to the Baron after getting a kill in the middle lane fight, got two more kills and secured the Baron when Digg came to fight for the objective. GG then had a 2-3 minute long siege on the bot lane with a 7k gold lead. While Digg tried to fight them, they were far behind and could not stop GG from ending the game.
- Teams: GG – DIG
- Time: 31:35
- Kills: 16 – 10
- Turret: 8 – 3
- Gold: 59.7k – 50.6k
- Dragons: 2 – 2
- Barons: 2 – 0
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