Spica had the best split of his career thus far and led TSM to a 1st place finish in the 2021 regular season in which TSM won two of every three matches it played.
All four of these players play on teams stacked with talent and each of them contributed to their team's success in different ways, but who ultimately brought the most value to their respective squad?
In guaranteeing a top 3 post-season finish, Cloud9 has also guaranteed one of the three seeds representing the LCS at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship alongside Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.
TSM will look to extend its season next against Cloud9, while IMT's 2021 season has run its course.
A report from Jacob Wolf at the Daily Dot claims that FTX, the title sponsor of TSM, will be announced as a sponsor of the LCS in the near future.
UPDATE 8/1: As a result of the last game of the 2021 League Championship Series Summer Split, Golden Guardians has become the eighth and final team to qualify for the LCS Championship.
After defeating Immortals, TSM mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage spoke to Inven Global about the new mid lane meta, how TSM adapted to it to start the Summer Split strong, and the trajectory of his LCS career since coming to North America to play for OpTic Gaming in 2018.
William "Leffen" Hjelte, former Evo champion and Europe’s number one player, will not be attending Smash Summit XI, one of the first major in-person Melee events to have taken place since the start of COVID restrictions.
Inven Global sat down with the Dane to talk about the failure of the 2020 Spring TSM roster and Kobbe's exit from it to duoing with "one of the best supports I've ever played with so far" — Vander.
Following TSM's most recent match, top laner Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon shared his thoughts with Inven Global on DWG KIA's recent roleswaps.
TSM and Counter Logic Gaming were the only teams to go 3-0 last week in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Summer Split, and both of those teams share something else in common, too.
As the days have passed, a few stories have emerged that suggest FTX’s $21M-a-year naming rights investment might be an overspending, based on what FTX is getting back.
After losing to 100 Thieves, TSM jungler Mingyi "Spica" Lu answered pre-selected press questions in a post-game scrum, which included his thoughts on what is currently the best jungle champion in League of Legends.
After TSM's undefeated start to the 2021 LCS Summer Split, Mingyi "Spica" Lu joined Inven Global to discuss the team's improvements since the LCS Mid-Season Showdown, the state of the competitive jungle meta, and the recent roster swaps made by Cloud9, Team Liquid, Fnatic and SK Gaming.
TSM took the win over TL to open the Summer Split utilizing a teamfight composition that featured the very first Viego of the LCS in the hands of mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage.
TSM will be called TSM FTX for the next ten years, after a $210M naming rights deal
After TSM's elimination, both the team and the coaching staff sat down for a press conference with the media to discuss the loss against Team Liquid in context of TSM's 2021 season thus far.
TSM and Team Liquid have gotten the better of Cloud9 at times throughout the season, but if the level of play in previous weeks of the Mid-Season Showdown is any indication, it simply will not matter whether Team Liquid or TSM moves on to the finals: Cloud9 is going to win, regardless of its opponent.
TSM AD carry Lawrence "Lost" Hui spoke to Inven Global after defeating 100 Thieves to share his thoughts on the series, his growth throughout the season, and playing in the upcoming game against Team Liquid, which will be the first offline LCS match in over a calendar year.
TSM will move on to the final match in the lower bracket of the post-season to face off against Team Liquid, with the winner heading to the finals against Cloud9 to see who represents North America at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
