Cloud9 picked up their first win of the LCS Summer Split at present over Dignitas, profitable the back-and-forth slugfest in 33 minutes. Both groups got here into the day with winless 0-3 information, however Cloud9 broke the tie for final place in North America with a convincing win.
The sport marked the first begin of the Summer Split for Cloud9’s AD carry and assist duo, Berserker and Zven. The two gamers missed the opening week of the cut up on account of “misplaced passports and COVID instances,” in keeping with an announcement made by Cloud9 earlier than final week’s video games.
The workforce misplaced all three video games final week without Zven and Berserker, and The Oceanic duo of K1ng and Destiny performed of their stead and can return to the Academy scene full-time.
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During at present’s sport, Berserker and Zven, the latter of whom was making his skilled debut on the assist place, performed properly sufficient to maintain Cloud9 within the sport, but it surely was the topside trio of Fudge, Blaber, and Jensen who received it for them. Fudge, particularly, picked a notable late-game scaling champion in Kayle, whereas Jensen turned to a signature decide in LeBlanc to safe the win for C9. Jensen picked LeBlanc for the forty fifth time in his profession at present. According to League stats web site Games of Legends, he has received 35 of these 45 video games all-time.
With their first win of the cut up within the books, Cloud9 can flip their consideration in direction of 100 Thieves, who they’ll play tomorrow. As for Dignitas, who now personal sole possession of final place within the league, a matchup with Immortals awaits them in tomorrow’s week two finale.