The 2023 League of Legends competition season moves into turbo mode. The regions kick off the play-off stages of the professional leagues, and North America is one of the major regions.
Following the main stage of the LCS Spring 2023 is also interesting because there are two trips to London, the Mid-Season Invitational, on the line. Naturally, the presence of big clubs is also a plus.
The LCS Spring 2023 playoffs will open with FlyQuest and 100 Thieves. The teams start the playoffs at the top of the grid.
FlyQuest finished in the top 2 in the regular season. The team finished 14-5 in the group stage.
The 100 Thieves finished the group stage with a score of 10-8. This allowed them to finish in third place.
Trying to work out which team will move up the grid and qualify for the quarterfinals of the LCS Spring 2023 Playoffs.
FlyQuest form
We begin the match review with an analysis of FlyQuest's playing form. The team will play here as favourites for the match.
Bookmakers confidently call FQ the winner of the match. The chance of success for FlyQuest is estimated at odds in the region of 1.4.
In fact, there is nothing unusual in such an assessment. FlyQuest showed confident play in the group stage, which was enough to get into the top 2 with a gap from the same 100 Thieves that served as the main argument in favor of the former.
FlyQuest line-up
Prior to the start of the new season, FlyQuest made spot replacements, which in fact never happened. The team's support team returned to the squad.
FlyQuest players
- Impact
- Spica
- VicLa
- Prince
- Eyla
The headliner of the line-up for 2023 is and remains Impact. The South Korean top-liner is not as confident a tagger as he once was, but is still a threat to his teammates.
In addition to Impact, the jangler Spica and the tackler Eyla stand out. The former has an efficiency of 73% and the latter around 70%.
FlyQuest performance
The team finished second in the group stage of the LCS Spring 2023 after losing out to Cloud9 in the shootout. The team finished the group stage with a score of 14-4.
The team lost to runners-up Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and TSM. However, having played each of the teams twice, FlyQuest picked up one match.
The squad has no net losses. The team has not participated in any side events.
FlyQuest champions
FlyQuest's top teams are KSante (9 matches, 66% wins), Sion (4 matches, 50% wins), Jax (2 games, 100% wins) and Renekton (2 matches, 100% wins).
Maokai (5 games, 80% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 25% wins), Vi (4 games, 100% wins), Amumu (3 games, 100% wins) are picking in the forest.
The centre line has the most variety. Sylas-a (4 games, 75% wins), Azir-a (2 games, 100% wins), Akali (2 games, 50% wins), Annie (2 games, 100% wins), Ahri (2 games, 100% wins).
Zeri (4 games, 75% wins), Aphelios (3 games, 33% wins), Lucian (2 games, 50% wins), Caitly (2 games, 100% wins), Kaisa (2 games, 100% wins) take the ADC position.
Isappers appeared Lulu (3 games, 33% wins), Rakan (2 games, 100% wins), Soraka (1 game, 100% wins), Nami (1 game, 0 wins).
Form 100 Thieves
We continue our match review with an analysis of the 100 Thieves' playing form. The odds of the team winning are estimated at around 2.4.
The bookmakers are not taking the risk of giving 100 Thieves the edge, but they are in no hurry to bury the team either. The odds on the Thieves' victory are estimated at around 2.4.
For a five-a-side clash, a figure like that is not a verdict at all. You have to understand that a successful group stage, where bo1 were played, is far from being a tell-tale indicator for a full-fledged picture.
100 Thieves line-up
Before the start of the 2023 season, 100 Thieves underwent a global change. They happened in December 2022, when 4 performers joined the squad.
Players of 100 Thieves
- Tenacity
- Closer
- Bjergsen
- Doublelift
- Busio
The newcomers are Tenacity, Bjergsen, Doublelift and Busio. The only Closer remains the unchanged FlyQuest performer from 2020.
The thieves have no problem with names. There's Bjergsen, a North American star on the centre line and Doublelift, another legendary figure for the region.
Will it guarantee them a win? Absolutely not. Are performers of this calibre capable of competing against the season leaders. Definitely yes.
100 Thieves performance
The 100 Thieves finished the regular season at 10-8. That allowed them to finish in the top 3 of the group stage.
The Spring Split, however, was not without its replay. The tiebreaks took place towards the end of the group stage for 3 teams: 100 Thieves, EG and CLG.
100 Thieves outplayed their two opponents, allowing them to qualify for the top 4 and start the playoffs from the top net.
100 Thieves champions
Gragas (4 games, 75% wins), Sion (4 games, 100% wins), Jax (3 games, 33% wins), Ornn, (2 games, 50% wins), KSante (2 games, 100% wins) appear in the top 100 Thieves.
Viego, Vi and Wukong played the same number of times. All 3 have the same win rate - 75%.
Azir (4 games, 50% wins), Taliyah (3 games, 66% wins), Annie (3 games, 66% wins), Viktor (2 games, 100% wins) were chosen for the centre line.
On ADC Zeri (6 games, 66% wins), Xayah (5 games, 60% wins), Jinx (3 games, 33% wins).
The usual sappers are Lulu and Rakan with 5 games each, where the former has won 3, and the latter 4. In addition, tried Azir's and Varus's spport. The former has lost, the latter has won.
History of personal confrontations
FlyQuest and 100 Thieves have played each other twice within the group stage. Both times FlyQuest won.
Match outcome
In this match, you can expect some rather unorthodox solutions from 100 Thieves. "Thieves play their pool of characters, but don't stray far from the classics, which is their main disadvantage.
I don't think FlyQuest will be able to surprise much, especially in a bo5 match. As far as I'm concerned, the latter should win, but I don't expect an easy walk from them.
Outcome: FlyQuest win (3-1, 3-2).
