League of Legends: 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one complete recap

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Fans in the crowd during the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one

The 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one has come, which means the race to Rawleigh and the Spring finals have started. To kick everything off, there are six teams, four in the upper bracket, while two teams wait for two opponents in the lower bracket.

Cloud9, FlyQuest, 100 Thieves, and Counter Logic Gaming are getting ready to go head-to-head in the upper bracket. The matchups between the said teams are FlyQuest taking on 100 Thieves and Cloud9 taking on Counter Logic Gaming.

Of the two matchups, there will be two losers. Whichever teams do end up losing in the upper bracket don’t end their run just yet, they have a chance to stay in the playoffs by winning a best-of-five series against Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses. Who is going home already, and who’s moving on? It’s time to find out what happened during the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one.

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2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one results:

2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one Upper Bracket:

FlyQuest vs 100 Thieves:

  • FlyQuest > 100 Thieves
  • 100 Thieves < FlyQuest
  • FlyQuest > 100 Thieves

Cloud9 vs Counter Logic Gaming:

  • Cloud9 > Counter Logic Gaming
  • Cloud9 < Counter Logic Gaming
  • Cloud9 > Counter Logic Gaming
  • Counter Logic Gaming < Cloud9

2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one Lower Bracket:

Golden Guardians vs 100 Thieves:

  • 100 Thieves > Golden Guardians
  • 100 Thieves < Golden Guardians
  • 100 Thieves > Golden Guardians
  • 100 Thieves < Golden Guardians
  • Golden Guardians > 100 Thieves

Evil Geniuses vs Counter Logic Gaming:

  • Evil Geniuses > Counter Logic Gaming
  • Counter Logic Gaming < Evil Geniuses
  • Evil Geniuses > Counter Logic Gaming

100 Thieves and Counter Logic Gaming are out of the running

Golden Guardians and 100 Thieves on-stage during the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one
(Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

After the dust had settled on the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one, both 100 Thieves and Counter Logic Gaming were eliminated from the postseason. For 100 Thieves, it’s a shock to the fans of the team and anyone that had watched them over the last couple of weeks.

As a team, they had gone from eighth place to third place, riding a massive seven-game winning streak. That streak, however, came to an abrupt end after their first game against FlyQuest, a team that had been slipping over the last couple of weeks. During their upper bracket matches, however, it all fell apart. Instead, the 100 Thieves team that we had seen over the last couple of weeks disappeared completely and was replaced with the team we saw during their slump earlier in the split.

They did, however, put up a fight against Golden Guardians, but ultimately fell short of their goal and have now been sent home. It is only known to the team’s management what will happen to the roster during the Summer split, but the hope is that at least the rookie players Tenacity and Busio stay on the roster.

Counter Logic Gaming was a team that was slipping as we headed into the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one, so hopes from the media and fans of the league were lower than what was present during the 2022 LCS Summer Playoffs. They were able to take a game off of the first place Cloud9, but they were unable to take a game off of Evil Geniuses.

As they head home, it’s likely time for some roster changes. Where those changes happen, nobody knows. If one was to speculate, the changes may come in the jungle or in the bottom lane. Both Contactz and Luger have not been consistent enough or have been able to carry on a regular basis to propel the team to the next level. It’ll be interesting to see what will happen to the team during the next split.

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Now that the 2023 LCS Spring Playoffs round one has come to a close, only four teams remain. Those teams are Cloud9, FlyQuest, Golden Guardians, and Evil Geniuses. Which two out of the four will secure their spot at the 2023 MSI tournament in London, England, and which team will be the one to lift the trophy in Rawleigh? Only time will tell.

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