As we catch our breath for a few weeks in the lead-up to the World Championships, I’m looking back at the LCS Academy Summer split to highlight some of the strongest performers in each position. Position by position, I’ll discuss two All Star selections and then briefly identify a couple of other players who are worth keeping your eyes on.
It’s a North American League of Legends tale as old as time: TSM versus Cloud9, the original fan favourites against the team that stole their crown as NA’s best. As the LCS squads prepare to fight for a World Championship spot on Saturday, their Academy teams will put an Academy Championship on the line the day before. Both matchups have the potential to be close, and hotly contested, but I’ll leave my LCS preview for tomorrow; today, let’s look into the Academy series that will cap off an excellent year of tier 2 North American competition.