The title favorites managed to come back out on high within the hard-fought sequence.
If there’s one certainty in LSC, it’s that Cloud9 vs CLG all the time delivers. These groups had a few of the most high-tempo, high-kill video games this yr and their related aggressive, scrappy playstyle all the time leads to enjoyable video games. CLG can also be the staff that all the time provides Cloud9 bother, even when they’re of their finest type. So coming into this sequence, many anticipated it to be shut on the Rift even when the rating did not mirror it.
A very powerful matchup to observe was the mid/jungle duos of each groups. CLG and Cloud9 usually win by means of the playmaking of those duos, and each tended to wrestle once they did not carry out within the common season. We additionally noticed CLG benefit from EMENES’s tendency to overextend through the touchdown section in his now-infamous 10+ Jayce sport, so it was going to be necessary for Cloud9 and Blaber to cowl their mid laner.
Additionally an necessary piece of narrative, Cloud9 is the one playoffs staff with all-five members chosen to the All-Professional groups, whereas CLG is the one staff with zero.
Cloud9 vs CLG Recreation 1
Each groups caught to their drafting identities from the common season within the first sport of the sequence. Cloud9 went with their regular early sport lane precedence whereas CLG opted into the scaling teamfight composition.
As anticipated from these groups, the early sport was bloody with kills traded left and proper. However Cloud9’s lane prio gave them a whole lot of management over the goals, and a small gold lead. CLG didn’t simply wait round to scale for late sport they usually have been lively across the map going for performs. However Cloud9 answered most of those makes an attempt so their benefits continued rising after every one. CLG finally managed to seek out the chance they have been in search of as they caught Cloud9 divided on the Soul level, getting three kills and a Baron as a reward.
Good protection from Cloud9 through the Baron buff stored them within the sport. They took extra care when organising for the subsequent goals so that they have been additionally capable of safe the Chemtech Soul and a Baron for themselves. They nearly throw the sport a second time by getting caught through the siege earlier than the Elder Drake, however a fantastic backdoor teleport play from Fudge led to a victory.
IT’S A BACKDOOR FROM @Fudgecakey TO END A TENSE GAME ONE! #LCS | #C9WIN pic.twitter.com/2bUVLU2vux
— LCS (@LCSOfficial) March 24, 2023
- Groups: C9 1 – 0 CLG
- Time: 38:18
- Kills: 13 – 16
- Turrets: 10 – 3
- Gold: 70.9k – 67.4k
- Dragons: 4 – 1
- Barons: 1 – 1
Cloud9 vs CLG Recreation 2
Within the second sport draft Blaber this time received his hand on a extra of a skirmisher jungler with Lee Sin to match the Elise from Contractz. However the greatest shock within the draft was the Okay’Sante mid for EMENES, the second time from him this yr.
Cloud9 additionally got here in with a fantastic level-one invade, they missed the kill after a mistake from Blaber however he redeemed himself with a fantastic countergank to get the primary blood. CLG nonetheless discovered some kills again to get gold on their carries, however as soon as once more they have been shedding early goals. With each groups slowing the sport down we didn’t see many kills, so the gold was largely within the center. However Cloud9’s benefit was the Mountain Soul level. As CLG get began to get extra objects they have been capable of finding a whole lot of poke and managed to push Cloud9 away throughout standoffs. Cloud9 additionally have been unorganized when it got here to their engages, or lack of it with Kennen. After one final huge struggle at one other drake, CLG simply chased down Cloud9 for the ace they usually tied the sequence at 1-1.
Soul denied and @clgaming win the struggle! #LCS pic.twitter.com/BmiBfyXJTh
— LCS (@LCSOfficial) March 24, 2023
- Groups: CLG 1 – 1 C9
- Time: 34:33
- Kills: 9 – 6
- Turrets: 7 – 3
- Gold: 60.7k – 55.9k
- Dragons: 2 – 3
- Barons: 0 – 0
Cloud9 vs CLG Recreation 3
Cloud9 lastly took away the Zeri from Luger who had a large sport, however CLG’s reply was prepared with the duo carries of Jinx and Veigar.
At this level, it appeared just like the early video games have been scripted as the identical issues occurred within the earlier two. Contractz discovered a few kills early on, however it was as soon as once more Cloud9 taking the goals with Blaber stealing the primary drake. Each groups with scaling ADCs, everybody on the Rift was completely satisfied to sit down again, farm and simply commerce towers. Even because the groups fought over drakes, they secured goals with out bloodshed. It was wanting like we might have an enormous struggle on the Soul level for Cloud9, however they didn’t want to attend that lengthy as they managed to sneak a Baron due to their superior imaginative and prescient. CLG tried to contest late however the struggle turned out to be disastrous for them as they received aced and misplaced the sport then and there.
Clear collapse for a clear ace and @C9LoL take sport three!#LCS | #C9WIN pic.twitter.com/k6tn6zC3pN
— LCS (@LCSOfficial) March 24, 2023
- Groups: C9 2 – 1 CLG
- Time: 28:22
- Kills: 9 – 5
- Turrets: 7 – 3
- Gold: 52.3k – 44.2k
- Dragons: 3 – 1
- Barons: 1 – 0
Cloud9 vs CLG Recreation 4
Their backs in opposition to the wall CLG went again to their tried and true Sion/Elise/Jayce high aspect whereas Cloud9 received their arms onto Maokai/Zeri, two picks huge of their wins, and the LeBlanc for EMENES.
CLG additionally went for the invade bot aspect and dive the enemy bot lane play with Sion at degree one, however Cloud9 was there to reply and managed to salvage the state of affairs. Not letting his foot off the fuel, Contractz stored discovering dives at side lanes and put his staff practically 2k gold forward. CLG additionally secured first Herald first time within the sequence. They have been within the excellent spot to snowball this sport and take it to Recreation 5 however a foul struggle on the second Herald noticed Cloud9 getting a number of kills again, and extra importantly two huge shutdown bounties on Berserker.
Cloud9 now on extra of a good footing, groups moved towards 5v5s round goals. Teamfights have been shut, however Cloud9 gained the massive one as they aced CLG close to Baron and secured the target. The Baron plus the kills gave them a lot gold that they have been capable of management the map sufficient until the subsequent Baron spawned. They drew CLG to contest the target and turned for one more nice struggle. Three huge kills on this struggle meant the remaining CLG members couldn’t defend the bottom as Cloud9 ended the sport and the sequence.
- Groups: CLG 1 – 3 C9
- Time: 34:23
- Kills: 13 – 19
- Turrets: 3 – 8
- Gold: 58.5k – 68.2k
- Dragons: 3 – 2
- Barons: 0 – 2
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