Cloud 9 has won yet again

As stated last Thursday, TSM and Cloud 9, the top two teams in the NA LCS, played against each other. Cloud 9 is now the best team in NA. Even though Cloud 9 has beaten TSM yet again, they may have to face off one more time. The final bracket has been posted and it seems that with TSM in second place, they still have a chance to win the NA LCS. 

In this bracket, there are 6 teams. Team Dignitas, Curse, Counter Logic Gaming, Team Coast, TSM, and Cloud 9. The first four teams stated are each going to play against another team ( Dignitas vs Curse, CLG vs Coast) and the two winners will each play against either Cloud 9 or TSM. The winners of these two matches will then play against each other for NA LCS championship. Unfortunately even if TSM makes it to the finals and loses to Cloud 9, they will still gain a spot in the World Championships along with first place.

Cloud 9 now has a guaranteed spot in at the very least, 4th place. As long as they win their next game against either Curse or Team Dignitas, they have an automatic spot in the LCS World Championships. Based on how Cloud 9 has beaten both of these teams recently, it is doubtful that Cloud 9 will lose. Since TSM has done the same against the teams that they will be facing, either Counter Logic Gaming or Team Coast, it is likely that TSM will also be in the finals. 

It is quite ironic how this happened last year as well. In the 2013 NA LCS, Cloud 9 won first place in the NA LCS against TSM, who got second place. Then later on in the World Championships, Cloud 9 was unfortunately eliminated in the quarterfinals. Though Cloud 9 did manage to make it farther than TSM and they did quite well for their first time in the World Championships, they unfortunately did not win. 

To sum this post up, Cloud 9 has good standings at the moment in the NA LCS and will most likely get first place in the NA LCS. Then in the World Championships, they will hopefully win, though last year, this was not the case.