They were made to work for it, but Cloud9 has swept Evil Geniuses 3-0 to lock in LCS’ first representative at Worlds 2023. The top three Summer Split finish means C9 will avoid the Worlds Qualifying Series and head straight to the biggest show of them all.<\/p>
In doing so, C9 will appear at their 10th League Worlds since the organization entered the esport in 2013. 2022’s edition of Worlds would have marked the milestone had the squad not fallen short in 2020, which broke a seven-year streak of appearances at the pinnacle of professional League.<\/p>
C9 is also just two series away from sweeping the entire calendar year regionally. The team backed up their first-place finish in the Spring Split<\/a> with a table-topping regular Summer Split. Should they close out the split with a win, they’ll have locked in back-to-back LCS Championships for the first time in org history.<\/p>
Related: LCS Summer Split 2023: Scores, standings, and schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
Blaber extended his incredible streak with Maokai<\/a> to 14 wins and zero losses for the year in the sweep over EG, who at times proved they have what it takes to push for the two remaining spots despite failing to win a game in the loss to C9.<\/p>
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C9 now awaits the winner of Golden Guardians and NRG in tomorrow’s final match for the week. Only GG has gone international with their MSI qualification<\/a> earlier in 2023, with both organizations yet to grace the Worlds stage. It won’t be doom and gloom for the loser of that series, with a spot still up for grabs in the lower bracket.<\/p>
