TSM
Probably one of the best-known e-sports organisations in the world has been going through a rough patch for several years in a row. After being the undisputed strongest team in the LCS 2-3 years ago, Team Liquid and Cloud 9 have taken their place in recent years. This year's TSM roster has seen significant investment aimed at returning the team to the top of the North American ranks, but things are not going as smoothly as many fans expected before the season.
Kobbe (Adc), Dardoch (Jungle) and Biofrost (Support), who joined the team in the off-season, are relatively one of the strongest players in their position in the region. However, it takes time to build a good team, which is why TSM is playing very unstable this season. They are the only team to have beaten the strongest team in the region, Cloud 9 (17-1), and they look really good at some points, but in the next game TSM could lose to the weakest teams in the region without showing anything like that.
It is this instability that led to the team finishing the regular season in 5th place and potentially missing out on the playoffs without even reaching the semi-finals. However, this line-up is definitely among the top 3 in the region and Bjergsen, who is still the best midlaner in America, will definitely do his best to ensure that the team's playoff journey does not end here.
FlyQuest
The team that wowed all LOL fans last season hasn't slowed down this season. Neither last year nor this year had high hopes for the team, and the line-up at first glance looks like a group of five friends who have found their place in the better teams and have joined the team together. None of the players in the squad are among the best in the region in terms of individual skills. Whatever the case, the team is well prepared, and in e-sports, as in any other sport, it is teamwork that wins matches.
FlyQuest, who were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last season, have added IgNar (Support), who is well-known in Europe, and PoverOfEvil (Midlane), who was a shining star in CLG, to their roster this off-season. These changes seem to have worked out for the better, as both feel they have found their place in the team and have integrated well into the team game.
The main gap in this team is the Top position, which is currently occupied by 2 players: sophomore V1per and Solo. V1per, who made his LCS debut last season, immediately exceeded expectations and looked like a potential top laner in the LCS. However, this season has turned everything upside down. The player is not finding his place at all, and the team that tried to play with the backup top laner Solo actually looked much better.
H2H
It's been 3 splits in a row now, with teams sharing a win in 2 games played in the season. This season has been no exception, so this series will finally reveal which team is still the better team.
Forecast
This match is sure to be a hard-fought one, with the winner determined by the finer details. FlyQuest looked tragic against Evil Geniuses in the series and had absolutely no chance. Meanwhile, TSM had a tough time eliminating 100 Thieves, who finished the season in 3rd place. FlyQuest is not playing against stronger teams at all this season, while TSM is potentially a much more capable team. In the most important stage of the season, TSM should finally show the form expected from this team.
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