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C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

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James Domizio

James Domizio

16 Feb, 2023, 21:22

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Last updated: 12 May, 2025, 13:51

Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, 100 Thieves, Immortals and Team Liquid won on March 15, the first day of Week 8 of the 2023 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split at Riot Games Arena in Santa Monica, Calif., United States.

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

FlyQuest vs. Cloud9

Securing first place in the league, Cloud9 won 12-2 in 26:36 against FlyQuest. C9 jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang went 6/0/3 on Wukong and earned Player of the Game honors; top laner Ibrahim "Fudge" Allami finished 2/1/2 on Fiora; mid laner Jang “EMENES” Min-soo found a 1/0/8 Orianna score; and bot laner Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol busted out Draven and went 3/0/5. FLY only secured one Rift Herald and one tower. LCS Player of the Game: C9 Blaber, 2nd

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

Counter Logic Gaming vs. Golden Guardians

Counter Logic Gaming took down Golden Guardians 17-8 in 39:16. CLG bot laner Fatih "Luger" Güven's 6/0/5 led all players in kills supported by Philippe "Poome" Lavoie-Giguere's 2/1/12 Rakan; jungler Juan Arturo "Contractz" Garcia controlled the game on his 3/2/9 Sejuani; and mid laner Cristian "Palafox" Palafox finished 3/0/7 on Orianna. LCS Player of the Game: CLG Poome, 1st

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

TSM vs. 100 Thieves

In a 47 minute comeback effort, 100 Thieves beat TSM 22-17. 100T jungler Can "Closer" Çelik kept up a streak of strong play with a 7/4/10 Wukong performance; while bot laner Yiliang "Doublelift” Peng and support Alan "Busio" Cwalina went 11/2/9 and 0/2/21 on Jinx and Renata Glasc. On the losing side, bot laner Jason “WildTurtle” Tran's Xayah found a 7/4/7 score and mid laner Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang's Aurelion Sol finished 10/3/5 and gathered a 471-279 CS lead on 100T mid laner Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg. TSM's Maple and WildTurtle accounted for 100% of their team's kills. LCS Player of the Game: 100 Closer, 2nd

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

Immortals vs. Evil Geniuses

In another upset, Immortals were victorious against Evil Geniuses in a 27:51 win in which they led 14-3. IMT top laner Mohamed "Revenge" Kaddoura went 6/0/3 on K'Sante and led in kills; bot laner Edward "Tactical" Ra was 4/1/7 on Varus; jungler Shane Kenneth "Kenvi" Espinoza finished 2/0/8 on his famous Kindred; and new IMT mid laner Onur Can "Bolulu" Demirol found a 1/1/7 KDA on Galio. EG was only able to take two towers. LCS Player of the Game: IMT Bolulu, 1st

C9 takeover: LCS Week 8, Day 1 recap

Dignitas vs. Team Liquid

Team Liquid beat Dignitas 11-6 in 31:38 in the final game of the day. Tl support Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in earned his first POTG award of 2023 for a 0/1/9 Rakan performance in support of bot laner Sean "Yeon" Sung's 2/0/2 Xayah; mid laner Harry "Haeri" Kang went 5/1/2 on Akali and led in kills; and jungler Hong "Pyosik" Chang-hyeon finished 3/2/5 on Wukong. DIG's only major objective was a single tower. LCS Player of the Game: TL CoreJJ, 1st

Strafe Player of the Day: 100 Doublelift (11/2/9), 2nd

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

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