UPDATE May. 4: TSM have confirmed Maple as their new starting mid laner ahead of the 2022 LCS Summer Split following reports.
Following the conclusion of the 2022 LCS Spring Split, TSM mid laner Ji "Takeover" Cha Hyeun-min spoke about his promotion to the LCS roster over Zhu "Keaiduo" Xiong, his improvements throughout spring, and what mid lane opponents stood out to him.
Is there still hope for this TSM roster?
UPDATE Mar. 21: Streamer and former professional player for TSM Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng has weighed in on TSM's firing of Peter Zhang in a recent stream.
To restore the organization to its former glory, this TSM squad has a long way to go, but it’s impossible to deny that they’re a few steps closer than they were a week ago.
After TSM's loss to Counter Logic Gaming, top laner Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon spoke to Inven Global about his role in the team and its struggles.
TSM announced that they will once again be making changes to their LCS roster.
After TSM's second loss of the Spring Split, Keaiduo spoke to Inven Global about his first LCS weekend, his first impressions of his new environment and team, and which mid laners he is looking forward to testing himself against the most in 2022.
SwordArt initially signed with TSM last year for $6 million.
Spica had the best split of his career thus far and led TSM to a 1st place finish in the 2021 regular season in which TSM won two of every three matches it played.
In guaranteeing a top 3 post-season finish, Cloud9 has also guaranteed one of the three seeds representing the LCS at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship alongside Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.
TSM will look to extend its season next against Cloud9, while IMT's 2021 season has run its course.
UPDATE 8/1: As a result of the last game of the 2021 League Championship Series Summer Split, Golden Guardians has become the eighth and final team to qualify for the LCS Championship.
After defeating Immortals, TSM mid laner Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage spoke to Inven Global about the new mid lane meta, how TSM adapted to it to start the Summer Split strong, and the trajectory of his LCS career since coming to North America to play for OpTic Gaming in 2018.
Following TSM's most recent match, top laner Heo "Huni" Seung-hoon shared his thoughts with Inven Global on DWG KIA's recent roleswaps.
TSM and Counter Logic Gaming were the only teams to go 3-0 last week in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Summer Split, and both of those teams share something else in common, too.
After losing to 100 Thieves, TSM jungler Mingyi "Spica" Lu answered pre-selected press questions in a post-game scrum, which included his thoughts on what is currently the best jungle champion in League of Legends.
After TSM's undefeated start to the 2021 LCS Summer Split, Mingyi "Spica" Lu joined Inven Global to discuss the team's improvements since the LCS Mid-Season Showdown, the state of the competitive jungle meta, and the recent roster swaps made by Cloud9, Team Liquid, Fnatic and SK Gaming.
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.
TSM AD carry Lawrence "Lost" Hui spoke to Inven Global after defeating 100 Thieves to share his thoughts on the series, his growth throughout the season, and playing in the upcoming game against Team Liquid, which will be the first offline LCS match in over a calendar year.
