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[thetoxicgamer]

Dot Esports’ 2023 LCS Summer Split preseason power rankings

The second half of the season is on, despite weeks of uncertainty and scepticism over the likelihood that League of Legends will be played in North America this summer. On June 8, when the league and its Players Association reached an agreement about the future of tier-two League in North America, the player-instigated walkout of the LCS season came to an end. The regularly scheduled competition is back in full swing, with clubs scheduled to compete on a three-match-day schedule to make up for missed time due to the strike, even though negotiations are anticipated to continue throughout the Summer Split. Almost every team in the LCS is coming into the Summer Split with a different roster than the one they fielded in the spring. The only two teams to not change their rosters were the two who represented North America at MSI—Cloud9 and Golden Guardians. Beyond them, rosters across the league were struck by free agent signings, one-for-one swaps, and even retirements.  With the LCS beginning on June 14, we ranked each of the squads heading into the Summer Split. Here are our 2023 LCS Summer Split preseason power rankings.  Summer rankingTeamSpring Split finish1) Cloud9Champions2)FlyQuestThird place3)Golden GuardiansRunners-up4)100 ThievesSixth place5)Team LiquidEighth place6)NRGFifth place7)Evil GeniusesFourth place8)TSMSeventh place9)Dignitas10th place10)ImmortalsNinth place 10) Immortals After finishing one game above last place in the Spring Split and failing to make any pendulum-swinging free agent signings before the summer, we’re comfortable placing Immortals at the bottom of our pre-split power rankings. The biggest question mark for Immortals will be the signing of support Treatz, who hasn’t played pro League since last August and has not been a part of a roster with a winning record since 2020.  9) Dignitas Last split, Dignitas stunned the LCS community by finishing in last place with an abysmal 3-15 record, even though they had experienced players like Santorin, Jensen, and Armut come through during the previous offseason. This time around, there still isn’t much faith in the legacy organization, even though it picked up former Heroes of the Storm icon and NiP top laner Lee “Rich” Jae-won to bolster its roster. If Dignitas fail to show any signs of improvement in terms of cohesion in the first couple of weeks, it might be another long split for this team’s fan base. 8) TSM After Reginald confirmed in May that TSM is looking to leave the LCS for another tier-one region, it became clear that fans are witnessing the final dying gasps of a once-legendary organization. TSM’s League division has become a shell of itself in its final seasons, and this summer, the team will need more than a miracle to break into the upper echelon of the league. This mishmash roster features familiar vets like Hauntzer and WildTurtle and journeyman imports like Ruby and Bugi—and they aren’t doing much to instill confidence in the TSM faithful. 7) Evil Geniuses Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Once heralded as the next great dynasty in North American League, Evil Geniuses has managed to fumble its riches, shake up its fan base, and is now fielding a roster that is a far cry from the powerhouse it had only a season ago. On paper, the roster isn’t too bad, but Revenge, Armao, Jojopyun, Unforgiven, and Eyla are all either looking to bounce back from a down season or trying to make an impact on a roster that has plenty of big shoes to fill. 6) NRG Despite NRG owner Andy Miller promising to keep the entire League infrastructure of this team intact when ownership shifted hands between CLG and NRG in April, the squad rolls into the Summer Split with a fresh-faced bot lane pairing of FBI and IgNar—and maybe that’s for the best. The two veterans give NRG an immediate upgrade at both AD carry and support and could elevate the roster past another sixth-place finish. Alternatively, the shake-up could negatively affect the chemistry of a roster that seemed poised to finally put it all together after three splits together.  5) Team Liquid Last split, Team Liquid failed to live up to the grand expectations that were placed on their shoulders after signing a defending world champion in Pyosik and a superstar top laner in Summit and pairing them with one of the greatest players in the region’s history, CoreJJ. With a disappointing 8-10 record behind them, this team has had plenty of time to not only build more chemistry among their players but also adjust their game plan alongside rookies Yeon and Haeri. With enough time and patience, Liquid should be able to find the right fit for all of their pieces and possibly become a dark horse challenger when the postseason rolls around. 4) 100 Thieves 100 Thieves had a disappointing start to the year and immediately lost its biggest veteran in Bjergsen and biggest prospect in Tenacity during the mid-season roster shuffle. One retired after 11 seasons and the other retired after one split—are you seeing the problem yet?  100T have plenty of up-in-the-air variables coming into the Summer Split, the biggest of them being new mid laner Quid. The Korean import has only played two matches above the Challenger level in his two-year career and is taking up the mid lane mantle for an organization that has struggled to find a permanent answer there for years. While other roles like top lane and jungle have been reliably held down by Ssumday and Closer—the former of which is making his return to 100T after one split away from the team—the mid lane position at 100T has played host to a revolving door of talent. If the 19-year-old Quid evolves into even a shadow of a franchise player, it would be a victory for 100T. This year, the LCS is getting an extra slot at Worlds in the form of a ticket to a fourth-place play-in game against the LEC’s fourth-place squad. That’s a situation this low-ceiling-high-floor 100 Thieves team has no reason to miss out on, regardless of how many question marks they might have.  3) Golden Guardians Photo by Robert Paul/Riot Games via Flickr Golden Guardians have easily been the most pleasant surprise of the season thus far. Between a seven-game winning streak, LCS Finals run, and an against-all-odds, franchise-first international berth at MSI, the team has been one of the easiest to root for across the entire League global scene this season. After seeing them hold their own at MSI—even taking eventual runners-up Bilibili Gaming to a last-game scenario—Golden Guardians proved they’re a worthy representative for North America on the international stage. We like them to finish third in the split and head to Worlds as a respectable threat for NA.  2) FlyQuest Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via Riot Games After falling flat in the spring postseason against Golden Guardians, FlyQuest will be returning to the stage with a vengeance, joined by arguably the best support in the region as the team’s newest weapon of war for the summer. Vulcan will be adding his firepower alongside one of the best AD carries in the region, Prince. The rest of the team hasn’t changed, and if they can continue to build on the successes they found last spring, the rest of the league might be in trouble—even the No. 1 team on our list. 1) Cloud9 How can you argue against Cloud9? C9 are fresh off their fourth LCS championship in as many years and are only one of two teams in the league to not make any roster moves coming into the second half of the year. Time and again, C9’s lineup of all-stars have proven that they can win titles, clean house on the All-Pro team, and consistently outclass the rest of the league. It’s going to be hard to outdo the 23-6 game record that C9 put up in the Spring Split, but if any team has proven that they can set the bar higher split after split, it’s this one.   Read the full article

[league-of-brodies]

can i get uhhhhhhHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

explanation?

[charmedbyjensen]

you may not know but i love hauntzer

[lcs-player-aesthetics]

LCS Player (Glitch) Aesthetic - TSM Hauntzer

Hold up, ain't nothing gonna hold us Put the devil to the side Got an angel on my shoulder And I'm like hello

(Requested by @unitedstatescareforce)

[league-of-wtf]

We’ll never get a normal TSM group photo. + which ship is cuter? Hauntzkeren or Bjergskeren? :thinking:

[sneakyw]

Hauntzer being photogenic - Rift Rivals 2017

[worstmideu]

He is the cutest 

[thebjergerqueen]

I know that I’m a big fangirl for Bjergsen, but I do love Hauntzer’s smile :)

[c9sneaksen-blog]

                   now let me give you what you came for.

remember to tune in for the nalcs spring split finals between Cloud 9 and TSM this Sunday, April 23rd!

[amityafflictions]

the internet deserves to see this

[kvnwavesnmen]

[thetoxicgamer]

Almost brilliant: TSM has reportedly found its new mid laner for 2023 LCS Summer Split

TSM’s League of Legends squad has found a replacement for mid laner Maple heading into the 2023 Summer Split. According to a report from Alejandro Gomis of Blix.gg, TSM has reached a verbal agreement with Team Heretics mid laner Ruby. https://twitter.com/anonimotum/status/1652704874964852736 This season, Ruby has struggled to produce fruitful results with Heretics, as the team failed to advance to the LEC group stage during the Spring Split. The team’s Winter Split performance was also capped off with a swift exit. While TSM hasn’t struggled as hard as Heretics has, relatively, the team still failed to put up any meaningful numbers during the first half of the season, as they were left on the outside of the playoff bracket for just the second time in franchise history with a spring record of 8-10. Following the sub-par finish, the team parted ways with multiple players (including Maple), as well as general manager Glen Yang and team manager Kristine Huang. The team still has a roster vacancy to fill in the way of a starting top laner, although 2023 substitute Hauntzer remains signed to the org. With Ruby coming across the pond to North America this summer, he will join a small group of players to play in both Europe and NA in the same season. Additionally, he’ll be playing in his fourth different region when he comes to the LCS, as he’s also previously played in the PCS and LPL. Ruby will make his debut with TSM when the LCS Summer Split begins on June 1. Read the full article

[league-of-brodies]

the “S” in TSM now stands for Spinner

[lcscuties]

Hauntzer the tease

[lcs-player-aesthetics]

LCS Player Aesthetic - TSM Hauntzer

“Boy you’re only as good as the hole in my skirt And the bruises on my thigh Walking in circles til I wear out my living room rug.”

[league-of-wtf]

Rapidfire Questions for Wildturtle!