Jordan Woodruff
Group Liquid and NRG cruised to 2-0 wins on Thursday as Week 3 of the League Championship Sequence Summer season Break up acquired underway.
Liquid improved to 3-0 by sweeping 100 Thieves, whereas NRG downed Immortals for his or her first victory.
Eight groups are combating for six spots within the double-elimination playoff bracket. The highest two seeds will head to the upper-bracket semifinals, with the opposite 4 seeds duking it out within the upper-bracket quarterfinals.
The winner will take house $100,000 of the $200,000 prize pool, with the highest three groups qualifying for the World Championship.
On Thursday, Liquid prevailed in 41 minutes and 29 minutes, each on inexperienced. The US’ Sean “Yeon” Sung paced Liquid with a 12-2-17 kill-death-assist ratio. South Korea’s Kim “River” Dong-woo wound up at 6-5-7 for 100 Thieves.
NRG additionally received twice on inexperienced, in 35 minutes and 38 minutes. The US’ Cristian “Palafox” Palafox led NRG with a 6-1-12 Okay-D-A ratio, whereas South Korea’s Cho “Citadel” Hyeon-seong completed at 3-6-1 for Immortals.
Group play continues on Friday with two matches:
–Shopify Rebel vs. Cloud9
–Dignitas vs. FlyQuest
LCS Summer season Break up group stage standings (total report, particular person sport win-loss report):
1. Group Liquid, 3-0, 6-1
2. Cloud9, 2-0, 4-1
3. Dignitas, 1-1, 3-2
4. FlyQuest, 1-1, 3-3
5. NRG, 1-2, 3-4
T6. 100 Thieves, 1-2, 2-4
T6. Immortals, 1-2, 2-4
8. Shopify Rebel, 0-2, 0-4
LCS Summer season Break up prize pool:
1. $100,000, qualification to Worlds
2. $50,000, qualification to Worlds
3. $30,000, qualification to Worlds
4. $20,000
5-6. No prize cash
7-8. No prize cash
–Discipline Stage Media