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EG vs. CLG: LCS Playoffs Round 1 recap

EG vs. CLG: LCS Playoffs Round 1 recap

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James Domizio

James Domizio

27 Feb, 2023, 18:21

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Last updated: 12 Apr, 2025, 13:39

Evil Geniuses won 3-0 against Counter Logic Gaming on March 26, the fourth and final match day of Round 2 of the 2023 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Playoffs at Riot Games Arena in Santa Monica, Calif., United States.

All three games were won by EG on red side.

EG vs. CLG: LCS Playoffs Round 1 recap

Evil Geniuses vs. Counter Logic Gaming

Game 1: EG wins

Evil Geniuses won Game 1 against Counter Logic Gaming in 34:52 by a 21-9 kill score. EG jungler Kacper "Inspired" Słoma went 13/1/4 on Wukong and led all players in kills; mid laner Joseph Joon "jojopyun" Pyun finished 4/1/13; and support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme found a 2/2/18 score on Rakan. EG took 10 towers, two inhibitors, one drake and one Rift Herald, while CLG only managed three towers, one drake and a Herald. CLG jungler Juan Arturo "Contractz" Garcia found a 6/4/2 KDA on Vi in the loss. Strafe Player of the Game: EG Inspired, 1st

Game 2: EG wins

Evil Geniuses took a 2-0 lead in their series against Counter Logic Gaming with a 14-6 win in 34:25. EG bot laner Ian "FBI" Victor Huang went 9/3/2 on Varus and led in kills; top laner Kim "Ssumday" Chan-ho finished 2/1/7 on Malphite; and jojopyun and Vulcan added 2/1/6 and 1/0/10 scores on Ahri and Ashe. EG found nine towers, Dragon Soul, Baron Nashor and a Herald in the win, while CLG only took three towers, a drake and a Herald. Strafe Player of the Game: EG Ssumday, 1st

Game 3: EG wins

Evil Geniuses won their third game against Counter Logic Gaming by a 21-16 score to advance to the second round and eliminate CLG from the playoffs. EG FBI finished 12/5/7 on Aphelios and led in kills; jojopyun notched a 5/2/7 score on Veigar; and Ssumday went 2/1/9 on K'Sante. In the losing effort, CLG mid laner Cristian "Palafox" Palafox found a 9/3/2 score on a Jayce flex pick. Strafe Player of the Game: EG jojopyun, 1st

Strafe Player of the Series: EG jojopyun (11/4/26), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games.

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