{"id":38150,"date":"2024-09-02T20:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38150"},"modified":"2024-09-02T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T00:08:08","slug":"100-thieves-defeat-cloud9-in-lcs-lower-bracket-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/100-thieves-defeat-cloud9-in-lcs-lower-bracket-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Thieves defeat Cloud9 in LCS lower bracket semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> Championship Series (LCS) Summer 2024 lower bracket semi-final saw Cloud9 face off against 100 Thieves for a coveted spot at Worlds 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud9, after a tough 3-1 loss to FlyQuest, found themselves in the lower bracket, while 100 Thieves rebounded from their defeat to Team Liquid by edging out Dignitas in a closely contested series.<\/p>\n<p>The match began with 100 Thieves drawing first blood, outclassing Cloud9 to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cloud9 quickly responded to even the series at 1-1 heading into the third game.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 was a struggle for Cloud9, especially with Joseph &#8220;Jojopyun&#8221; Pyun on LeBlanc, as 100 Thieves took the lead again, going up 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>In the final game, Cloud9 appeared lost, leading to a 1-3 series defeat and their elimination from the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/championship-series\/\" title=\"LCS betting guide\">LCS Summer 2024<\/a>, marking a heartbreaking miss at Worlds for the once-dominant team.<\/p>\n<p>The victory for 100 Thieves secured their spot at Worlds 2024 and propelled them to the LCS Summer 2024 lower final, where they will face FlyQuest for a place in the grand final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">100 Thieves qualify for Worlds and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCS<\/a> Championship weekend \ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/100WIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#100WIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FDWmLrmFmW\">pic.twitter.com\/FDWmLrmFmW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCS (@LCSOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCSOfficial\/status\/1830381948289835043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This win was particularly special for rookie player Rayan &#8220;Sniper&#8221; Shoura, who gave a shoutout to his brother and his family following the match.<\/p>\n<p>Sniper, in his first year in the LCS, is now set to showcase his skills on the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting guide\">LoL Worlds<\/a> stage, expressing his excitement to face T1\u2019s Choi &#8220;Zeus&#8221; Woo-je.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud9\u2019s elimination is a significant upset in the LCS, especially given their consistent presence at Worlds for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a strong Summer Split, their hopes for redemption were shattered by 100 Thieves, who delivered standout performances, particularly from Lim \u201cQuid\u201d Hyeon-seung and Frank \u201cTomo\u201d Lam.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the series, Quid remarked that 100 Thieves outplayed Cloud9 in terms of macro, even in their one loss.<\/p>\n<p>100 Thieves\u2019 journey to Worlds is a remarkable turnaround after a difficult summer split, where they suffered four consecutive losses.<\/p>\n<p>Many had written them off, but after a critical win over Dignitas in the playoffs, they found their rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Support star Bill &#8220;Eyla&#8221; Nguyen credited the team\u2019s mid-season work for their resurgence, which ultimately led to their victory over Cloud9.<\/p>\n<p>As 100 Thieves prepares to take on FlyQuest, Cloud9 is left to reflect on what went wrong this season.<\/p>\n<p>With changes already made before summer, including the departure of Coach Alfonso &#8220;Mithy&#8221; Aguirre Rodr\u00edguez and veteran top laner Ibrahim &#8220;Fudge&#8221; Allami, it\u2019s unclear what the future holds for the team as they face their second-ever miss at Worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 100 Thieves will aim to continue their momentum, hoping to challenge Team Liquid\u2019s undefeated Summer Split in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 Thieves defeated Cloud9 3-1 in the LCS lower semi-final to advance to the lower final and secure their spot in the LoL World Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[168,172,261,2524,24,1724],"class_list":["post-38150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-100-thieves","tag-cloud9","tag-lcs","tag-lcs-summer-playoffs","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lol-worlds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38150"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38152,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38150\/revisions\/38152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}