LoL Rankings: LCS Power Rankings for the summer split

LCS is in full swing and as we head towards the Summer split we take a look at power ranking for the league.

10) Optic Gaming:-

Unfortunately, someone has to finish last and Optic might fall short this time. The team barely missed playoff in the spring split. Dhokla was not able to compete with rest of the top laners in the tournament and Dardoch rarely starts for the team. Many expected a lot of roster changes for the Optic Gaming squad heading into summer split but they have made none. There are also rumors regarding Optic trying to cash in their spot in LCS due to their unsuccessful stint in the League. This team can go as far as Crown can carry them.

9) Echo Fox:-

The team did qualify for playoffs in spring split but it was at the back of their incredible run where they basically defeated every top team in the league and let's be honest it's not happening again. Apollo and Hakuo had an average spring split whereas Rush certainly underperformed. He did well towards the end of the season but still not to the level where he was once before.

Solo and Fenix were definitely the best performers for the team. They were able to hold against the best of the league.

8)100 Thieves:-

The team had an outstanding debut season making it into Worlds in their debut season. Many expected them to up their game when they signed Huhi from CLG and former world champion Bang from SKT but instead, they failed miserably finishing last in the standings. They have now replaced Huhi with academy player Soligo and also brought Amazing from Schalke. There is not muchto say about the squad, they have superstars in their team and if they can bring their A game 100 Thieves is definitely a top tier team.

Darshan has left CLG after 4 years

6) Counter Logic Gaming:-

CLG has been underperforming for quite some time now. They have tried multiple iterations of the roster but have failed to achieve the glories from the past. The team has now acquired Kim "Ruin" Hyeong-min from the TCL. This seems a straight upgrade over Darshan as he was clearly not able to perform well in the recent seasons.

Many expected the bot lane of CLG to be a top tier pair but they missed the mark and had a disappointing season. Stixxay and Biofrost had a very strong finish to 2018 but in the spring split of 2019, they struggled a lot. CLG definitely have high potential but they need to work together for better results.

6) Clutch Gaming:-

There is a strong potential in the team with the likes of Huni and Lira. Piglet has been apparently replaced by Cody Sun in the ADC position. The team could never gel together in the last split failing to make any major impact. Even the like of Huni struggled to keep up with the pace.

The team was too volatile last split which was the major reason for their faliure. Fans would be hoping to see more from Clutch Gaming this split.

Wadid joins Fly Quest

5) Golden Guardians:-

Despite a rough start last split Golden Guardians managed to finish the season on a high note. Their solo lanes really started to shine as the season progressed and coming into summer split we can expect the same.

Froggen displayed why he is one of the best in the league when he was able to bring his own style in the game. Their bot lane didn't look the best but surely could become better with more experience.

4) Fly Quest:-

The team had an impressive showing in the spring split. Santorin was one of the best jungler in the league if not the best. Wildturtle had a resurgence last split where he looked really good. Now Wadid has joined the squad from Rogue bringing a lot of experience. Viper won the rookie of the split and Pobelter was a solid rock in the mid lane. Overall the team looked really strong and were very well coordinated.

Team Liquid won the spring split

3) Team Solo Mid:-

Definitely a strong contender for the trophy this split, TSM displayed a very strong performance in spring split defeating Cloud 9 in semifinals and barely losing to Team Liquid in the finals. Brokenblade was an absolute monster for the squad last season justifying his transfer from TCL. Grig has rejoined the main squad and he will share time with Akaadian. The team is expected to make it worlds and is clearly in the upper tier in the league.

2) CLoud 9:-

Cloud 9 is another team which was in the upper echelon the last split. The team had innovative ideas and were one of the few teams to bring unique and different drafts successfully.

Nisqy was more able to fill out the void left by Jensen in the mid lane which was the main concern moving into spring split. We know that Cloud 9 can always switch junglers between Svenskeren and Blaber and bring out certain playstyle accordingly. The meta is really volatile now which favors strong laners and Cloud 9 has super strong laners in form of Licorice and Nisqy.

1)Team Liquid:-

One of the best performance in an international by any North American team, Team Liquid is coming hot. Superstars in every lane whom you can count on to carry the game. The team looks even stronger now with Core JJ bringing a lot of experience to an already stacked team. They have been able to win 3 titles in a row and it won't surprise anyone if they managed a 4th title.