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NA LCS 2018 Season
The Dawn of Franchising
Season Overview & Narrative
The 2018 NA LCS Season marked the beginning of the franchised era. Four new organizations (
100 Thieves, 
Clutch Gaming, 
Golden Guardians, 
OpTic Gaming) joined the league. It was the start of 
Team Liquid's dominance, as they secured back-to-back titles, while 
Cloud9 made a historic run from last place to the finals in Summer.
Spring Split
- 100 Thieves Debut: Finished 1st in regular season in their first split.
- Doublelift's Triumph: Won the championship with TL shortly after a personal tragedy.
Summer Split
- C9's Miracle: Went from 10th place to 2nd.
- Team Liquid Dynasty: Secured their second trophy in dominating fashion.
Participating Teams
Spring Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Meteos
- MID
- Ryu
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Sneaky
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Clutch Gaming
Clutch Gaming
- TOP
- Solo
- JNG
- LirA
- MID
- Febiven
- BOT
- Apollo
- SUP
- Hakuho
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Darshan
- JNG
- Reignover
- MID
- huhi
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Biofrost
- Echo Fox
Echo Fox
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Dardoch
- MID
- Fenix / Damonte
- BOT
- Altec
- SUP
- Adrian / Papa Chau
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Flame
- JNG
- AnDa / Shrimp
- MID
- Keane / Fly
- BOT
- WILDTURTLE
- SUP
- Stunt / JayJ
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Lourlo
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Hai
- BOT
- Deftly
- SUP
- Matt
- OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
- TOP
- zig / Dhokla
- JNG
- Akaadian
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Arrow
- SUP
- LemonNation
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Pobelter
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Olleh
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Hauntzer
- JNG
- MikeYeung
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Mithy
Summer Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Meteos / AnDa
- MID
- Ryu
- BOT
- Cody Sun
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Svenskeren / Blaber
- MID
- Jensen / Goldenglue
- BOT
- Jensen / Keith / Sneaky
- SUP
- Zeyzal / Smoothie
- Clutch Gaming
Clutch Gaming
- TOP
- Solo
- JNG
- LirA / Moon
- MID
- Febiven
- BOT
- Apollo / Piglet
- SUP
- Hakuho / Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Darshan / FallnBandit
- JNG
- Reignover / Wiggily
- MID
- huhi
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Biofrost
- Echo Fox
Echo Fox
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Dardoch
- MID
- Fenix / Damonte
- BOT
- Altec / Lost
- SUP
- Adrian / Feng / Smoothie
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Flame
- JNG
- Santorin
- MID
- Keane
- BOT
- WILDTURTLE
- SUP
- Kwon / JayJ
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Lourlo
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Mickey / Bobqin
- BOT
- Deftly
- SUP
- Matt
- OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
- TOP
- Dhokla / Allorim
- JNG
- Akaadian / Gate
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Arrow
- SUP
- BIG
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Xmithie
- MID
- Pobelter
- BOT
- Doublelift
- SUP
- Olleh
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Hauntzer
- JNG
- Grig
- MID
- Bjergsen
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Mithy
Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Thieves | 12 - 6 | 67% | 5W |
| 2 |  Echo Fox | 12 - 6 | 67% | 1L |
| 3 |  TSM | 11 - 7 | 61% | 4W |
| 4 | Team Liquid | 11 - 7 | 61% | 3W |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 11 - 7 | 61% | 3L |
| 6 | Clutch Gaming | 11 - 7 | 61% | 1W |
| 7 |  Counter Logic Gaming | 7 - 11 | 39% | 2L |
| 8 |  FlyQuest | 6 - 12 | 33% | 1W |
| 9 | OpTic Gaming | 5 - 13 | 28% | 1L |
| 10 | Golden Guardians | 4 - 14 | 22% | 5L |
Spring Playoffs Results
Spring Championship Bracket
Team Liquid stormed through the bracket, sweeping Cloud9 and 100 Thieves. Clutch Gaming caused a massive upset by defeating TSM in the Quarterfinals.
Cloud9 Team Liquid TSM Clutch Gaming Echo Fox Team Liquid 100 Thieves Clutch Gaming Team Liquid 100 Thieves Team Liquid: Spring Champions 3rd Place Match
Echo Fox 3Clutch GamingSummer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 12 - 6 | 67% | 1L |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 11 - 7 | 61% | 8W |
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 10 - 8 | 56% | 3L |
| 4 | Echo Fox | 10 - 8 | 56% | 1W |
| 5 | TSM | 10 - 8 | 56% | 4W |
| 6 | FlyQuest | 10 - 8 | 56% | 1L |
| 7 | OpTic Gaming | 9 - 9 | 50% | 1W |
| 8 | Counter Logic Gaming | 7 - 11 | 39% | 2W |
| 9 | Clutch Gaming | 6 - 12 | 33% | 2L |
| 10 | Golden Guardians | 5 - 13 | 28% | 9L |
Summer Championship
Summer Championship Bracket
Team Liquid defended their title with a 3-0 victory over Cloud9 in Oakland, solidifying their status as the best team in North America.
Echo Fox TSM FlyQuest 100 Thieves Cloud9 TSM Team Liquid 100 Thieves Cloud9 Team Liquid Team Liquid: Summer Champions 3rd Place Match
TSM 3100 ThievesRegional Finals (The Gauntlet)
| Seed | Team | Spring | Summer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 90 | AQ | AQ |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 70 | 40 | 110 |
| 3 | Cloud9 | 10 | 90 | 100 |
| 4 | TSM | 10 | 70 | 80 |
| 5 | Echo Fox | 50 | 20 | 70 |
| 6 | Clutch Gaming | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | FlyQuest | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 8 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Golden Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gauntlet Bracket
The King of the Hill format determined the 3rd and final seed for the World Championship.
Echo Fox Clutch Gaming TSM Echo Fox Cloud9 TSM Cloud9: Worlds 2018 third seed Worlds 2018 Qualification
| Seed | Team | Qualification Path |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | Summer Champion |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | Championship Points |
| 3 | Cloud9 | Regional Finals Winner |