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This week's LCS blew up with explosive results. Besides the top three teams, Team SoloMid, Cloud 9, and Counter Logic Gaming, there was still plenty of parity amongst the rest of the standings. Week 10 provided plenty of resolution.
MVP: Gilmer was the leader in every team fight, influencing the focus and the initiation. It was through Gilmer's movements and evasion that Team Dignitas took the momentum and gold lead for good.
MVP: Feldkamp played out of his mind. The power of Lee Sin was put on show by the CLG jungler and Team SoloMid could not answer back. Each successful initiation clawed his team back until it was over for Team SoloMid.
Marcel "Dexter" Feldkamp turned the tides on TSM with a fantastic reengage.
MVP: Danny "Shiphtur" Le took it upon himself to outplay the laning phase, the mid-game, and the team fight skirmishes. He was deadly in fights and used every advantage in his farm game to seize victory for his team.
MVP: Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi played perfect AD carry. He didn't die once, outshot his opposition, and carried his team to victory.
MVP: Zaqueri "Aphromoo" Black played with reckless abandon. He followed great initiations with follow-up burst. His high assist total was just a microcosm of the game he played.
MVP: Marcus "Dyrus" Hill played the team needs role. He was the tank and initiation and did the majority of team fight damage. In other words, he was TSM.
MVP: Scuderi played an exceptional Lucian to thwart Team Dignitas' upset attempt. His damage output was unbelievable and could not be contained.
MVP: Shiphtur was the star again. He was decisive and explosive in every Team Coast team fight. Le showed great leadership within engagements and pushed Team Coast over EG.
Champion of the week: Lucian
With a 5-2 record overall for the week, Lucian was the popular AD carry for the majority of the NA LCS. The most notable win was the thrilling "upset" victory of CLG over Team SoloMid. Overall, Lucian play went up and his impact was felt in each victorious team fight.
Top of the week: Darshan "ZionSpartan" Upadhyaha (KDA ratio -- 12.00, 5.6)
Upadhyaha did not flash a superior KDA, overall, but played the perfect complement to his other superstar teammate, Le. His initiations and fearlessness took fights and ended Team Coast's Week 10 with a 2-0 record.
Jungle of the week: Marcel "Dexter" Feldkamp (KDA ratio -- 6.33, 5.5)
It could be said that Feldkamp was the MVP of the entire week. He played insane LoL against Team SoloMid and once again proved to the NA LCS that he was a feared jungler.
Middle of the week: Danny "Shiphtur" Le (KDA ratio -- 7.5)
Team Coast needed a boost and Le took to carrying. He was everything the team needed -- the damage, the sustain, the killing potential, and the superstar. Team Coast, 2-0, thanks in large part to Le.
Bottom of the week: Zachary "Sneaky" Scuderi and Daerek "LemonNation" Hart (KDA ratio -- 9.6, 21)
Can this duo get scarier? Probably. Scuderi and Hart played efficient bottom lane (including a frightening 21 KDA game). Their lack of deaths speak more about their skill level than their safe play.
Rank | Team | Record |
---|---|---|
1 | Cloud 9 | 20-4 |
2 | Team SoloMid | 20-4 |
3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 16-8 |
4 | Team Dignitas | 10-14 |
5 | Curse | 9-15 |
6 | Team Coast | 9-15 |
7 | Evil Geniuses | 6-18 |
8 | XDG | 6-18 |
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