LCS Spring 2023 Week 4: FlyQuest undefeated, Dignitas without a win

In the fourth week of the LCS Spring Split, the table leader FlyQuest was able to get one more win, while Dignitas, unfortunately, continue to collect losses and still couldn’t win a match in this split.

Nevertheless, the bottom of the table made life difficult for their opponent Cloud9, and fueled hopes of a Cinderella story from the underdog. The more exciting matchups were between mid-table Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves. 

LCS standings

FlyQuest (7-0) defeated the ninth-placed Immortals (2-5). Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves, who were among the three second-place teams earlier in the week, met with Evil Geniuses winning to move up to 5-2, two wins behind FlyQuest. The third member of that group, Cloud9 (5-2), also managed to win, leaving Dignitas without a win in seven games.

All 10 teams in the LCS will play every other team twice through March 17th. The first through fourth-placed teams then advance to the Upper Semifinals of the Double Elimination Playoffs. The fifth- and sixth-placed teams advance to the playoffs in the lower bracket.

The winner and runner-up of the Playoff Finals will compete in the Mid-Season Invitational along with other teams from LoL leagues around the world.

FlyQuest, playing on the blue side, managed to win their match in 28 minutes. Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan of South Korea led the game with a KDA of 6/1/5. These are the standings:

1. FlyQuest (7-0)
2. Evil Geniuses (5-2)
3. Close9 (5-2)
4. 100 Thieves (4-3)
5. Counter Logic Gaming (3-4)
6. Golden Guardians (3-4)
7. Team Liquid (3-4)
8. TSM (3-4)
9. Immortals (2-5)
10. Dignitas (0-7)

100 Thieves lose to Evil Geniuses

For 17 minutes, Dignitas held a comfortable lead over Cloud9 thanks to bot lane kills. They had a nearly 4,000 gold lead after 15 minutes, however, Cloud9 picked up momentum and brought Dignitas to their knees.

It was the first time this season that the versatile duo of Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol and Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen used Lucian-Nami and they used the duo to the fullest, with the two making together a KDA of 8/2/20. Evil Geniuses, also playing on the blue side, took 45 minutes to fend off 100 Thieves. As for individual performances, C9 Joseph “jojopyun” Pyun of Canada led with the KDA scoreboard with a KDA of 6/4/4. Meanwhile, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng topped the 100 Thieves KDA list with 3/4/1.

Cloud9 defeat Dignitas

In the other game of the day, Counter Logic Gaming defeated Team Liquid, which saw both teams slip to 3:4. Cloud9 were playing on the red side when they defeated Dignitas in 30 minutes. South Korea’s Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol contributed a lot to the win with 7/0/5, while Dignitas’ Lucas “Santorin” Larsen had a KDA of 2/2/4.

Counter Logic and Golden Guardians win

Counter Logic Gaming, who also played on the Red side, beat Team Liquid in 32 minutes. CLG’s Fatih “Luger” Guven had a KDA of 6/1/3. Sean “Yeon” Sung couldn’t get more than a 3/3/3 for Liquid. The Golden Guardians were able to get the win after 33 minutes.