2023 LCS Spring Split Week 5 Day 2: Cloud9 Get Their First Win With EMENES On The Roster

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Cloud9 bounced back from yesterday’s loss and got their first victory with EMENES.

Day 2 of the second half of the 2023 LCS Spring Split started out with TSM vs C9, which was the redemption game for C9’s new mid laner EMENES after he did not deliver in his hyped debut. After dominating the NACL this split, the Korean mid laner replaced Diplex, despite C9 starting the split with a 7-2 record. While the expectation was for him to carry over the same performance, his first game was a bit of a letdown.

The other two big games of the day were GG vs EG and TL vs 100T. Both matchups were between two teams with similar trajectories. GG currently has the longest win streak in the LCS, they won their last six, and with their recent victory over C9, the eyes were on this EG game to see if they are a real contender. On the other side, both TL and 100T were underperforming relative to the preseason expectations coming into the day, and the losing team in this game would be heavily disadvantaged in the playoffs race.

“It’s upset o-clock!” – @esportsjatt pic.twitter.com/DiZmbP7aVI

— LCS (@LCSOfficial) February 24, 2023

TSM vs C9

C9 came into the game with an interesting game plan. With Elise priority on the rise and TSM first picking it, they responded with Rengar. This was the first Rengar pick in major leagues in 2023, but it made a couple of appearances in the NACL.

Blaber even started with a bot side invade to alleviate early pressure from his bot lane. Still, Bugi was able to get the first blood on Zven, but C9 answered well with three kills at the first Herald fight. The C9 mid/jungle duo looked much better with both of them on assassins. They were more aggressive and much more active around the map looking for plays. EMENES was especially putting on a show on his LeBlanc. He shut down any attempt TSM made to get back into the game. And with C9 securing a very early Baron on top of their massive gold lead, they didn’t have to wait for the Soul and they were able to easily end the game.

There’s the @EMENESlol we were waiting for! #LCS pic.twitter.com/d75JvgIaRL

— LCS (@LCSOfficial) February 24, 2023

Teams: TSM 0 – 1 C9
Time: 26:31
Kills: 9 – 23
Turrets: 1 – 9
Gold: 40.8k – 54.3k
Dragons: 0 – 3
Barons: 0 – 1

IMT vs CLG

Not the greatest start for IMT as they spent a lot of early resources around the bot lane, but still gave up the first blood and the first drake due to a good counter gank from Contractz. The early fights were close, but CLG kept getting the better of it with the smallest margins. But over time, the small margins added up for a big gold lead for CLG, along with control over the map and the drakes. IMT did their best to fight their way back into the game but two major losses at the Baron and the Soul let CLG secure both objectives, and the game started to look lost for IMT. Their last shot was at the second Baron, but a good Teleport flank from Dhokla meant an ace and the victory for CLG.