Tim digs into the format changes planned for LCS academy and amateur in 2021 and beyond, and takes a call from Jon (Kami), the assistant General Manager of the Golden Guardians, who has had extensive input into both the LCS and academy/amateur formats and sees big positives, but also lots of room for improvement.
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What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
– Ecclesiastes 1:9
If TSM want to produce a different result in their second best-of-five against the Golden Guardians, they are going to need to find something new under the sun. Could that be a substitution at Support? A change of draft priorities and in-game strategy? A mental reset?
For this preview, I’m not going to outline win conditions and key players for each team; I’m going to focus strictly on TSM’s opportunity to alter the outcome. Continue reading TSM vs. Golden Guardians (rematch), LCS Summer Lower Bracket Preview
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The Golden Guardians pulled off the only upset of the first week of LCS Summer Playoffs, dismantling TSM 3-0 on the back of star performances by FBI and huhi. It was a coming-of-age of sorts for that bot lane, who spent the entire season playing the same way and delivering similar results but not really getting credit for it until they did it to Doublelift three games in a row.
The bad news for GG is that they’re coming up against Team Liquid in the next round, a team that not only finished the regular season with the LCS’s best record, but also employs a play style and skill profile that almost perfectly counters the way GG won in the first round.
TL 3-1 Continue reading Team Liquid vs. Golden Guardians, LCS Summer Semifinals Preview
