Either Team SoloMid or Cloud9 Will Miss Out on Worlds This Year

As a result of their underwhelming performances in recent international tournaments, North America will only send three teams to the League of Legends World Championships this year. Team Liquid and FlyQuest ensured that they would be two of those three teams last weekend, leaving Cloud9 and Team SoloMid to fight for the final spot from the LCS. C9 and TSM were both expected to make Worlds at the start of the year, so the loser of their match this weekend will likely see major changes made to the roster as a result of the disappointment. Cloud9 are favorites per the League of Legends betting odds, but TSM have a historic advantage over perhaps their biggest rival.

2020 League of Legends LCS Summer Split Playoffs Betting Odds

Cloud9 -345
Team SoloMid +242

Worlds appeared to be a guarantee for Cloud9 just a few weeks ago. The LCS Spring Split champions were the most dominant team through the first half of the Summer Split, but they fell apart over the second half of the split and lost as big favorites per the Esports betting odds against FlyQuest last week.

C9 still have the best coach in the LCS in Reapered. The meta may have moved away from this team, but his innovative drafts are the envy of the region. They also have the most skilled top laner in the region in Licorice, and he typically has a real edge over TSM’s Broken Blade. While that’s not how the matchup played out last time, he is far more consistent than a coin flip player like Broken Blade has been since arriving in the LCS.

The Spring Split champions have an edge in the jungle too. Blaber has been great this year, while Spica has been inconsistent. Spica has looked better in the postseason, but Blaber has the edge in terms of both his champion pool and his micro play.

Where TSM does have an edge is in the mid lane. Once again, Bjergsen has taken this team on his back, single-handedly willing them to a potential trip to Worlds. His Zillian continues to be one of the best pocket picks you’ll find in professional play, and he tends to outplay Nisqy when it matters the most.

Unfortunately, TSM has not had the edge the organization expected after bringing in Doublelift. The legendary bottom laner just hasn’t been the same player in 2020, and his best days appear to be behind him. He hasn’t had great support from his support, but we have seen Doublelift get outplayed in the laning phase far too often. Former TSM bottom laner Zven can’t wait to get revenge on his former team after he was considered the problem for so long, making C9 a nice play despite the heavy odds.

Team Liquid -286
FlyQuest +206

FlyQuest were the last team to defeat Team Liquid back in late July. That spurred a six-game winning streak to close out the regular season, but they had to survive a surprising scare from Evil Geniuses before knocking off C9 to lock up a place at Worlds.

PowerOfEvil continues to be the lynchpin of this team. The mid laner deals enormous damage, especially in the late game, and FlyQuest want to play around him as much as possible. Jungler Santorin’s emergence has been the big reason why this organization is finally going to Worlds though. Santorin seems to be in the right place at the right time consistently, and his 9.2 KDA is tops on the team in the postseason. He proved he can play new champion Lillia effectively, but his Volibear is truly feared.

Meanwhile, Liquid are thriving with Tactical in the bottom lane. The rookie has been much better than anyone expected, posting a 7.1 KDA per Games of Legends in the regular season. CoreJJ has been rock solid beside the youngster, and fellow veterans Impact, Broxah, and Jensen have wiped away the memory of a disappointing Spring Split. Their newfound consistency is why Liquid must be the play on Sunday.

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