C9 Fudge: "Eventually, I want to be part of the first team that makes NA go far at Worlds."

Fudge spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his LCS debut, what Cloud9 changed between losing to Evil Geniuses and dominating FlyQuest, and how his high standards aren't set by playing on C9, or with Perkz, but by himself.

C9 Licorice: "After the games against FLY we realized we maybe weren't that good at playing slowly..."

Cloud9 swept Evil Geniuses out of the post-season in far better form than they showed against FQ, but compositional adjustments were also vital to the dominance displayed in that series. C9’s play was sharper and much more towards the fast-and-loose style the team has been known for this season.

C9 Licorice: "Personally, I'm always looking at Team Liquid to be our biggest rival."

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.

LCS pros discuss differences between regular season and post-season ahead of Summer Playoffs

Following the conclusion of the 2019 LCS Summer Split, Inven Global's Lara Lunardi spoke to Team Liquid's Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng, Cloud9's Eric "Licorice" Ritchie, and Tanner "Damonte" Damonte and Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme from Clutch Gaming to discuss their respective teams' approach to the 2019 LCS Summer Playoffs.

C9 Zeyzal on Cloud9's atmosphere: "...If we die, we all die together."

Cloud9 has proven that with Zeyzal in the equation, the Cloud9 mantra extends far beyond any single lineup of five players assembled on the LCS stage.

C9 Licorice: "Since other teams don't have priority on Akali, we've been able to get it in a lot of drafts."

"What happens a lot of the time when a champion gets nerfed is people just stop playing it, even if it's still good," explained the C9 Top Laner.

C9 Licorice: "Coming into NA LCS, I just didn't want to play scared, but I definitely didn't think I would have as much success as I did throughout the year...I thought I would be C9 Maokai."

Throughout the history of League of Legends esports, North America has been subject to criticism for a lack of talent development when compared to other major regions. To date, North America has impor