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.
Zven was benched in favor of Cloud9 Academy AD carry Calvin "k1ng" Truong a few days before the start of the 2021 LCS Summer Split and has been starting for C9 Academy in k1ng's place ever since, but the organization tagged the LCS official Twitter account and Zven in a tweet with a photo of the AD carry saying, "He's 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.
During the first week of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split, Counter Logic Gaming jungler Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen sat down with Inven Global to discuss the current state of the jungle meta and how the role has evolved in a competitive setting due to these changes.
Cloud9 is 0-2 throughout k1ng's LCS debut weekend thus far, and after the second loss, the AD carry joined Inven Global to discuss his process of joining the LCS roster, what has contributed to the teams struggles early in the Summer Split, and his thoughts on his home region's representative Pentanet .GG's performance at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
Star top laner Barney "Alphari" Morris has been benched in favor of Team Liquid Academy top laner Thomas "Jenkins" Tran, who will be making his LCS debut as TL's starting top laner for at least the remainder of week 1.
Despite what k1ng may feel, Cloud9 top laner Ibrahim "Fudge" Allami told Inven Global that he felt positive about his countryman's LCS debut.
Let’s take a look at the five finalists for the LCS MVP and rank them from least likely to most likely to win the award.
Cloud9 AD Carry Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie before the start of the post-season to discuss working through C9's mid-summer slump, the importance of experimentation, and which teams he thinks are likely to represent North America at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.
TSM has eliminated Dignitas from the 2020 League of Legends Championship Summer Playoffs in a 3-0 sweep and ended any chances at a DIG qualification for the 2020 World Championship. Dignitas is the th
AD Carry Victor "FBI" Huang spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie after Golden Guardians' last game in the Summer Split to discuss the team's improvements, both as individuals and as a unit, and look towards the post-season.
Dignitas Support Zaqueri "aphromoo" Black spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about qualifying for playoffs and his AD Carry Johnson "Johnsun" Nguyen's bid for LCS Rookie of the Year.
The three teams not qualified for the LCS Summer Playoffs — Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, and Dignitas — have only one spot to fight over, and because of changes to the season format for the 2020 LCS that removed the LCS Regional Final, the two teams who fail to secure the post-season seed will see their seasons end with the Summer Split.
Let's take a look at how the 2020 LCS Summer Playoffs picture changed after week 8, how the number of teams qualified for the post-season doubled, and take a look at a serious shakeup atop the standings.
TSM won its ninth game of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split against Counter Logic Gaming, and in doing so, joined Cloud9 and Team Liquid in post-season qualification. The gold lead swapped between TSM and CLG more than a couple of times, but when the dust settled, TSM remained standing and clinched a position in the 2020 LCS Summer Playoffs.
Golden Guardians' win over Evil Geniuses in week 5 of the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split was far from perfect from other side, but featured the best individual performance of the split thus far. GG Jungler Can "Closer" Çelik hard-carried on Lee Sin to an incredible 12/3/11 KDA. After the match, Closer spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Lee Sin's place in the meta and the changes in his LCS experience from spring to summer.
After the victory, Xmithie spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about his success vs Doublelift in 2020, the rise of Ignite Graves in the jungle, and playing with two rookie solo laners in Top Laner Kieran "Allorim" Logue and Mid Laner David "Insanity" Challe.
TSM Top Laner Sergen "Broken Blade" Çelik spoke about the team's changes from spring to summer and the test of its upcoming match against reigning LCS champion Cloud9.
After the team's eighth win against Dignitas, C9 Top Laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about Dignitas' summer struggles, the reason for his solo deaths in the early game, and who he expects to challenge C9 down the stretch.
Week 3 of the Summer Split for both the League of Legends Championship Series and the League of Legends European Championship is only a day away, but before lineups are locked in, let's take a look at the top scorers in week 2 of Inven Global's Esports One Fantasy League of Legends League.
