Cloud9 are once again LCS champions and will be heading to the org's first-ever Mid-Season Invitational appearance — a tournament they should've been at, only denied by the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled MSI 2020.
After its 2-3 loss to Cloud9 in the finals of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Mid-Season Showdown, Team Liquid addressed the media in a press conference following the conclusion of the LCS post-season.
In becoming the LCS champion, Cloud9 has also punched its ticket to the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational as the North American representative.
UPDATE 4/11: Team Liquid has provided an update on Santorin's health, which includes the fact that Armao will continue to start in the upcoming finals match against Cloud9 as he did for the entirety of TL's 3-1 win yesterday over TSM.
Team Liquid will move on to face Cloud9 in the finals of the post-season to see who will represent North America at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
TSM and Team Liquid have gotten the better of Cloud9 at times throughout the season, but if the level of play in previous weeks of the Mid-Season Showdown is any indication, it simply will not matter whether Team Liquid or TSM moves on to the finals: Cloud9 is going to win, regardless of its opponent.
Blaber spoke to Inven Global after Cloud9's win over Team Liquid to discuss his matchup against Santorin, how his team has grown since the finals of the 2021 LCS Lock In, and his thoughts on playing offline for the first time in over a year next week at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre.
Following Team Liquid's 3-1 victory over TSM in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Mid-Season Showdown, TL AD carry Edward "Tactical" Ra sat down with Inven Global to discuss TL's approach to the series and how he bounced back after a "Malphite moment" in game 2.
TL will move forward in the upper bracket to play against the winner of tomorrow's match between Cloud9 and 100 Thieves in two weeks. TSM has dropped down to the lower bracket to face off against Evil Geniuses in an elimination match.
From the start of the PUBG esports scene, Team Liquid has been running as one of the top-tier teams. From the first tournament in TPP to the transition to FPP, in the domestic European PUBG leagues an
Team Liquid had been in the middle of the standings through most of the season, but after winning three games in the last week, they ended up in 3rd place and are to face TSM in the Mid-Season Showdown
Team Liquid is the fifth team to qualify for the post-season, leaving only one seed left for Immortals and Evil Geniuses to fight over in the last two days of regular season play before the Mid-Season Showdown.
Despite having positive first impressions of his competition, Alphari cited the reason for his dominance as simply not being challenged individually the same way he was when competing in Europe against the likes of Fnatic or G2 Esports.
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It didn't take long for Team Liquid to finish off FlyQuest, and after the win, TL jungler Lucas "Santorin" Larsen spoke to Inven Global about how things played out against his former team, his thought's on Team Liquid's current form relative to its record, and how the changes to the LCS format for the 2021 season affects the competition.
After Team Liquid's victory over Cloud9, head coach Joshua "Jatt" Leesman shared his thoughts with Inven Global on the current competitive jungle meta, the contributing factors of Team Liquid's less-than-stellar first half of spring, and why the team's recent performances give him confidence heading into the second round robin of the split.
Mid laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen spoke to Inven Global about defeating Golden Guardians, Team Liquid's up-and-down start to the Spring Split, and the current state of the competitive mid lane meta.
The finals match of the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Lock In was the best LCS match since 2019. After a stale and relatively disappointing 2020 season for North American League of Legends esports fans, the conclusion of the LCS Lock In was a much-needed change of pace. Let’s dive into the factors of what made the LCS Lock In final between Team Liquid and Cloud9 the best series hosted in North America in over a year.
"I think the loss of Bjergsen might actually be bigger than what we've gained," Jensen explained. "In terms of mid lane talent, this year at least, I always felt like I learned more from playing against Bjergsen compared to what I've learned so far this year."
