2023 LCS Spring Split day five recap
The 2023 LCS spring split day five is here, and that means that the split is nearing its halfway point already. With that being said, how is each team doing, and how will they perform today? Have teams lived up to their hype, or have they fallen off a cliff?
Coming out of last week, there is only one undefeated team left, and that is FlyQuest. Can they stay undefeated this week, or will they face their first loss of the year against Evil Geniuses today? Can Team Liquid Honda bounce back after a disappointing two weeks, or will their woes continue against a surging 100 Thieves?
Only time will tell if teams will win or lose during the 2023 LCS Spring Split day five, and only one game at a time. It’s time for each team to do their best, as they have done each and every day leading up to their stage games. It is time to find out how they did.
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2023 LCS Spring Split day five results:
- Cloud9 > TSM
- Evil Geniuses < FlyQuest
- 100 Thieves > Team Liquid Honda
- Counter Logic Gaming < Golden Guardians
- Immortals Progressive > Dignitas
What happened to TSM and Counter Logic Gaming?
After starting the 2023 LCS Spring Split with a 2-0 record, both TSM and Counter Logic Gaming have seemingly fallen off of a cliff, the most glaring would be Counter Logic Gaming giving Golden Guardians their first win of the season. Coming into the 2023 LCS Spring Split day five, one question was on fans minds, what happened to these teams?
After such strong starts where the teams looked good, why do they look like they are playing at a level lower than what they showed during the first week of the 2023 LCS Spring Split? In the case of TSM, it’s looking like a case of the team not being on the same page when it comes to major objectives such as dragon fights and baron fights. Players are going in while other players want to run away or finish the objective. Another reason is that they have gotten sloppy in lane, outside of the top lane where Solo has been playing at the same level that he was during the first week of play.
Surprisingly, the same can be said for Counter Logic Gaming, who came into this year with the same roster that they had last year in an effort to help the players grow. During the first week of the split, it did seem that they were actually growing, with good macro and decisiveness when it came to play calls. These last two weeks, however, their play has been full of mistakes and poor planning, but as is the case with TSM, the top lane has been perfectly fine.
If these teams want to get back to the level that they showed during the first week of competitive play, then they will have to iron out these problems, or else they will slide further down the standings with each game that they play.
2023 LCS Spring Split day five standings:
- FlyQuest (5-0)
- Cloud9 (4-1) *tied with 100 Thieves
- 100 Thieves (4-1) *tied with Cloud9
- Evil Geniuses (3-2)
- TSM (2-3) *tied with Immortals Progressive, Counter Logic Gaming, and Team Liquid Honda
- Immortals Progressive (2-3) *tied with TSM, Counter Logic Gaming, and Team Liquid Honda
- Counter Logic Gaming (2-3) *tied with TSM, Immortals Progressive, and Team Liquid Honda
- Team Liquid Honda (2-3) *tied with TSM, Immortals Progressive, and Counter Logic Gaming
- Golden Guardians (1-4)
- Dignitas (0-5)
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With the 2023 LCS Spring Split day five in the books, it’s time for fans and teams to look forward to the sixth day of the split. The one game that everyone has their eyes on is the first game of the day where the undefeated FlyQuest will take on the surging 100 Thieves. Can 100 Thieves hand FlyQuest their first loss of the season, or will FlyQuest stay the only undefeated team in the league?
The action will start tomorrow, February 10th at 2 PM PST, and you can find all the action at lolesports.com.
