Cloud9, FlyQuest sweep LCS Summer Split matches

Field Level Media|published: Sat 29th June, 02:37 2024

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Cloud9 and FlyQuest cruised to 2-0 wins on Friday during Week 3 of the League Championship Series Summer Split.

Cloud9 improved to 3-0 by sweeping Shopify Rebellion, while FlyQuest took down Dignitas to move to 2-1.

Eight teams are fighting for six spots in the double-elimination playoff bracket. The top two seeds will head to the upper-bracket semifinals, with the other four seeds duking it out in the upper-bracket quarterfinals.

The winner will take home $100,000 of the $200,000 prize pool, with the top three teams qualifying for the World Championship.

On Friday, Cloud9 won in 25 minutes on red and 24 minutes on green. South Korea's Seung-gyu "Thanatos" Park and Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol paced Cloud9 with matching 4-0-5 kill-death-assist ratios. The United States' Aaron "FakeGod" Lee finished at 1-3-0 for Shopify.

FlyQuest prevailed twice on red, in 27 minutes and 23 minutes. Iraq's Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek led the way with a 11-1-7 K-D-A ratio, while the Denmark's Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen finished at 4-9-1 for Dignitas.

LCS Summer Split group stage standings (overall record, individual game win-loss record):

1. Cloud9, 3-0, 6-1

1. Team Liquid, 3-0, 6-1

3. FlyQuest, 2-1, 5-3

4. Dignitas, 1-2, 3-4

5. NRG, 1-2, 3-4

T6. 100 Thieves, 1-2, 2-4

T6. Immortals, 1-2, 2-4

8. Shopify Rebellion, 0-3, 0-6

LCS Summer Split prize pool:

1. $100,000, qualification to Worlds

2. $50,000, qualification to Worlds