Remote day: LCS Week 2, Day 2 recap

League of Legends

5 Feb

James Domizio

FlyQuest, Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves, Team Liquid and Immortals won on Day 2 of Week 2 of the 2023 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split on Feb. 3 at Riot Games Arena in Santa Monica, Calif., United States.

Due to an unforeseen audio issue, all games were played remotely from their team facilities.

FlyQuest vs. Cloud9

In a battle of two undefeated teams, FlyQuest came out on top against Cloud9 in a 13-2 game that lasted 29:58. C9 only found one dragon and one tower, and FQ midlaner Lee "VicLa" Dae-kwang found nearly half of the kills in the game on his 7/1/3 Sylas. FQ jungler Mingyi "Spica" Lu went 2/1/9 on a surprise Amumu pick, and substitute support Kim "Winsome" Dong-keon achieved a 0/0/8 scoreline on Lux. LCS Player of the Game: FLY VicLa, 1st

Dignitas vs. Evil Geniuses

Evil Geniuses played their best game of the season against Dignitas and won 14-2 in 26:54. EG midlaner Joseph Joon "Jojopyun" Pyun looked like his 2022 self with a 4/0/10 Azir performance, while jungler Kacper "Inspired" Słoma earned Player of the Game honors for his 2/1/11 Sejuani. EG botlaner Ian Victor "FBI" Huang's Varus and support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme's Rakan went 4/1/6 and 2/0/11 respectively. LCS Player of the Game: EG Inspired, 2nd

TSM vs. 100 Thieves

100 Thieves finished off a 2-0 week with a 20-2 win against TSM in 30:02. 100 botlaner and former TSM star Yiliang "Doublelift” Peng was the only player on his team to die, going 8/2/7 on Zeri; his teammates combined for a 12/0/39 KDA. 100 midlaner and fellow former TSM star Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg stood out on a 4/0/12 Zilean pocket pick, his most iconic champion, while toplaner Milan "Tenacity" Oleksij went 5/0/5 on K'Sante. TSM only managed to take a single tower. LCS Player of the Game: 100 Bjergsen, 1st

Team Liquid vs. Golden Guardians

In a 40:08 game that they led 23-15, Team Liquid beat Golden Guardians to secure their own 2-0 week. TL toplaner Park "Summit" Woo-tae played his best game of the split with a 6/3/9 Aatrox performance, while jungler Hong "Pyosik" Chang-hyeon went 5/3/13 on Sejuani. TL's botlane of Sean "Yeon" Sung's Xayah and Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in's Blitzcrank went 5/2/9 and 4/2/9 respectively. GG toplaner Eric "Licorice" Ritchie's 1/8/4 Gragas and support Choi "huhi" Jae-hyun's 5/2/6 Caitlyn stand out for opposite reasons. LCS Player of the Game: TL Yeon, 2nd

Immortals vs. Counter Logic Gaming

Immortals beat Counter Logic Gaming 17-5 in 36:27 to close out Week 2 of the split. Despite CLG botlaner Fatih "Luger" Güven's 4/2/1 Zeri performance, IMT found the victory on the back of botlaner Edward "Tactical" Ral's 6/3/7 Lucian and support Kadir "Fleshy" Kemiksiz's 2/0/13 Nami. IMT toplaner Mohamed "Revenge" Kaddoura added a 4/1/5 K'Sante score, and jungler Shane Kenneth "Kenvi" Espinoza went 3/1/7 on Kindred. LCS Player of the Game: IMT Fleshy, 1st

Strafe Player of the Day: EG jojopyun (4/0/10), 1st