First half complete: 2023 LCS Summer Week 3, Day 3 recap

Cloud9, Golden Guardians, Dignitas, 100 Thieves, and FlyQuest won on June 30, the final match day of Week 3 and the end of the first half of the 2023 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Summer Split at Riot Games Arena in Santa Monica, Calif., United States.

Cloud9 vs. Evil Geniuses

Cloud9 (7-2, tied for first place) won 25-3 versus Evil Geniuses (7-2, tied first) in a lopsided 22:11 match. C9 top laner Ibrahim "Fudge" Allami went 3/0/8 as K'Sante; jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang finished 11/1/8 as Kindred and led all players on the day in kills; mid laner Jang “EMENES” Min-soo found a 4/1/13 Ahri performance; bot laner Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol's 7/0/8 Ashe went untouched; and support Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen added a 0/1/22 KDA as Milio. EG only found two towers in the loss. LCS Player of the Game: C9 Blaber, 3rd

Team Liquid vs. Golden Guardians

Golden Guardians (6-3, third) won in 33:06 against Team Liquid (5-4, tied fourth) by a 17-8 kill score. GG top laner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie went 3/0/7 as Poppy; jungler Kim "River" Dong-woo earned Player of the Game honors for his 6/0/7 Viego performance; mid laner Kim "Gori" Tae-woo finished 4/2/8 as Annie; and bot laner Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes's Aphelios notched a 3/1/5 score. TL mid laner Harry "Haeri" Kang finished 5/3/2 as Ahri in the loss. LCS Player of the Game: GG River, 1st

Dignitas vs. NRG

Dignitas (5-4, tied fourth) won 14-10 in 34:29 against NRG (3-6, tied seventh). DIG top laner Lee “Rich” Jae-won picked the LCS's first Illaoi since Spring 2018 and went 2/4/7; jungler Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer Larsen controlled the game on his 1/1/11 Sejuani; mid laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen went 6/2/7 on his signature Orianna; and bot laner Frank "Tomo" Lam and support David “Diamond” Bérubé were 5/2/3 and 0/1/12 on Xayah and Rakan, the Lover's Duo. LCS Player of the Game: DIG Santorin, 1st

100 Thieves vs. TSM

100 Thieves (4-5, sixth) found a 14-5 victory versus TSM (3-6, tied seventh) in 33:07. 100 mid laner Lim “Quid” Hyeon-seung was 7/1/4 as Jayce; while bot laner Yiliang "Doublelift” Peng and support Alan "Busio" Cwalina went 5/1/5 as Varus and 0/0/11 as Renata Glasc. LCS Player of the Game: 100 Doublelift, 2nd

Immortals vs. FlyQuest

FlyQuest (3-6, tied seventh) secured a 3-0 week with a 16-4 win against Immortals (2-7, tenth) that lasted 23:32. FLY top laner Jeong "Impact" Eon-young picked Renekton and went 6/1/8; jungler Mingyi "Spica" Lu's Ivern was 1/0/10; mid laner Lee "VicLa" Dae-kwang finished 3/2/8 as Azir; bot laner Lee "Prince" Chae-hwan logged a 5/0/3 Aphelios KDA to earn himself Player of the Week honors; and support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme added a 1/1/9 Alistar performance. IMT didn't take any major objectives in their losing effort. LCS Player of the Game: FLY Impact, 1st

Jame's Player of the Day: C9 Blaber (11/1/8), 2nd

Featured photos courtesy of Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games.