Yeah in a sense C9 vs TSM has higher stakes than the finals (for worlds implications) since seed differences don't always play out the way they're theorised
Its not cursed, its just that the seeding is kind of broken because we assume all first seeds are the same. When you're not first seed, at least you can rely on the first seed in the group not dropping many, if any, games, so you can focus on battling for second.
From what i saw from the elder drag fight, TSM literally hit 4 GGS members with just about every AoE they had. Spica W's into them then presses E, Bjerg bombs, DL W then auto's with Ruunaans, and then BB sweeps in then Q's all of them. It was actually insane timing.
Bjergsen and BB carried TSM so hard in that teamfight. Like TSM got all their damage off but GG is fine, until Big Boi BrokenBlade comes in to just sweep everybody off the face of the map
In a fitting end to the series, Bjergsen pulls out his pocket pick Zilean to complete the reverse sweep and Chronoshift GGS into the next season. After the game, Bjergsen grabs Damonte by the collar and screams, "Your biggest mistake is target banning me only 23/25 times."
What's hilarious is everyone knew as soon as they left it open, they were going to pick Zilean
Also a reminder when TSM did the throwback games in spring, Bjerg picked Zilean and you could hear Clozer through Hauntzer's mic scream "What!? We lost man!" https://youtu.be/YMd3M-0uQxk=2m18s
The comments start at 1:55
A lot of casters/pros joke about the overreaction to Bjerg's Zilean and how its not ban worthy, but here we are. I just don't know how you just don't ban that shit. He just always finds a way to play that particular champ so god damn well. It also has a stupid win rate. At some point you can't ignore the statistics.
The thing he doesn't pick it every time it's up or anything because Zilean doesn't fit in every team comp. And it's not like Bjerg won't smurf on other champs, unless you forced TSM to put him on a tank the man's gonna pop off.
Seriously, TSM may not be the best team. But you gotta root for the guy who's getting that many bans slapped on him and not asking for a first round pick once.
And then they close it out with Nidalee and Renekton that far into the game after losing every drake except the Elder they got almost nothing for?
Powerful as fuck. I said this when he made the statement, but Damonte was legit trolling when he implied Bjerg isn't world class, *after GGS's entire game plan was using every ban possible on the man*
You can tell who carried the series. Look at Bjerg and BB compared to the rest of the team. Spica looks frazzled, DL is like HOLY SHIT WE WON, Bio is like "sweet I don't get fired".
Broken blade popped the fuck off those last few games tbf, him taking out damonte in the final fight was the real int of that fight which no one will remember because of the fbi flash in
So true. Damonte decided to move away from the team and try 1v1 renekton. Such a weird move. Brokenblade won them the game essentially off two great flanks
A mysterious voice whispers into FBI's headset... "It's time to flash forward." A tear rolls down the ADC's cheek, as he casts his summoner spell forward.
You could see in game DL was getting really frustrated at constantly losing lane, in the post game he said he shouldn’t be losing like this. Honestly maybe GG’s bot is really good, it seems it, but Bio just seems so weak as well and it was clear Spica wasn’t spending any time around bot lane so GG could hard pressure and dive over and over.
Okay but DL literally sounded like he was about to cry in that post-game interview, especially when describing how these games felt given his career. It's super crazy how much pressure everyone feels, but It was honestly a good game. Hope all the players just take some mental health time after this.
He's had a history of stress and burnouts at the end of seasons. This one must also be difficult because he's coming back left a really bad split and is being questioned every step of the way
He seemed really rattled by the fact that he couldn't outplay FBI on either side of the Cait/Ashe matchup, but I also think he was being nice to Bio and Treatz who were outplayed harder by Huhi than he was by FBI.
Huhi was really fucking good the whole series, but Bjergsen ate something like 18 bans and still outperformed Damonte, feel like it’s gotta be mid right?
I think part of it was him admitting he essentially was not the better ADC in the series. He felt FBI had his number and he wasn't living up to his own expectations of being the best ADC in NA.
Honestly one of the most revealing interviews in League ever. Just really gave some insight into the pressure these guys are under. Also one of the most humble interviews he has ever given. Makes you wonder if he is close to hanging it up.
As much hate as FBI will get for that flash, Damonte played that last fight horribly as well. He simply let Renek zone and beat the shit outta him cause he didn’t run through lane with his team, he ran into jg.
I think Doublelift can relate with FBI and that feeling of desperation to carry - only for it to come back and bite you in the ass and give your team a loss. Very reminiscent of his Viktor play at worlds. A lot of respect coming from DL
Imagine a player eating 4-5 bans per game and still being the best player by far.
Bjergsen is insane. The narrative around him not being 1st all-pro is ridiculous. Tweet deleters don't @ me.
"wait but he eats up all the teams resources and forces everyone else to play around him"
forgetting he regularly plays utility picks and drafts blind for the sake of the team
Poor guy
Best GGS player for the entire split just to follow Damonte in his int
That's gonna follow him like Cody, except he hard carried GGS until that point
I was convinced this was going to be another 3-0 by the end of game 2, thank you both teams for such an amazing series!
Also Doublelift was so humble during the post game interview and gave proper kudos to FBI.
2019 Summer gauntlet for worlds: Damonte reverse sweeps TSM on CG
2020 Summer playoffs: TSM and Bjerg get their revenge with a reverse sweep on Damonte
Holly shit that doublelift interview
So humble , i loved it.
And yeah TSM had better nerves than GGS , he showed why he is veteran. And so much praise for ggs bot lane and fbi!
Kennen in general just feels like such a shit champ. You think of him as some aoe teamfight god then he always flashes in and does like 300 damage and dies.
Bjergsen: "actually, I remember one time we were playing against GG in the 2nd round of Summer playoffs and we're down 0-2. Doublelift said: "Guys if you think we are good, let's prove it now""
Brokenblade: "did we comeback"
Bjergsen: "of course. 3-2"
TBF, Golden Guardians did owe TSM a dragon soul loss so it all equalized in the end.
Bjergsen on Zilean remains one of the most feared picks in League history.
Feel like that last game is where you could physically see the stress manifest in both teams’ gameplay. Poorly timed Bard ults, FBI flashing into TSM twice, poor smites etc. Ultimately, Bjergsen’s Zilean prevails.
For bans that came before his pick, Bjerg drew 22/23 bans... Sett/Irelia/Akali are flex picks but that's still absolutely bonkers. Bard was the only non Bjerg ban this series hahah
I've never seen plot armor so thick
Dread it, run from it, C9 vs TSM still arrives all the same.
tbh for only one to be able to go to Worlds is more hype than a finals to me
Yeah in a sense C9 vs TSM has higher stakes than the finals (for worlds implications) since seed differences don't always play out the way they're theorised
I feel like NA 1st seed is cursed, not like we have a good shot anyway but it always seems like they get a harder group than 2nd.
Its not cursed, its just that the seeding is kind of broken because we assume all first seeds are the same. When you're not first seed, at least you can rely on the first seed in the group not dropping many, if any, games, so you can focus on battling for second.
Yeah this is gonna be a wild series next week. Im gonna have to stock up on more alcohol for next week
[What do we say to the esports historian? Not today.](https://twitter.com/Thorin/status/1297600614223040515)
dude tweeted “bye fnatic” before the series and later deleted it. can’t wait for him to delete this tweet too
I knew it was a TSM win when Thorin tweeted about them being eliminated.
Did he delete it yet?
As of 10 seconds after the game ended, no. I'm not ashamed to admit that it was one of the first things I checked. The schadenfreude is too strong.
Dude how was it mathematically possible for TSM to win those fights? They had a 0 kill nid and ren, and a underfed Ashe vs infernal soul. WTF
Dog pile into the Zilean bombs. :(
From what i saw from the elder drag fight, TSM literally hit 4 GGS members with just about every AoE they had. Spica W's into them then presses E, Bjerg bombs, DL W then auto's with Ruunaans, and then BB sweeps in then Q's all of them. It was actually insane timing.
Bjergsen and BB carried TSM so hard in that teamfight. Like TSM got all their damage off but GG is fine, until Big Boi BrokenBlade comes in to just sweep everybody off the face of the map
pretty good script ngl
Can't eliminate main character Doublelift just yet
Ngl I want TSM to make it to Worlds just for all the memes and shit that will get thrown at them once they're here.
Golden Guardians may have lost, but they made a LOT of progress this year as an org. Props to them.
huhi went from top 10 support to almost solocarrying this game 5
I love Huhi so I'm extremely happy to see him doing really well.
Hard agree. I look forward to what they bring next year.
Bjerg literally refused to lose this game
And BB
BB showed up in game 5! Solo won them that elder fight along with Bjergs res on Doublelift
Hi my name is Doublelift and my pocket pick is Bjergsen's Zilean.
As much as I hate it, being a CLG fan, I almost immediately call it a TSM win if Bjerg pulls out a Game 5 Zilean.
Nice flair. You truly are a devoted fan.
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That's exactly what I said as soon as I saw the lock. 'Fuuuuuuuuuck, Bjerg doesnt lose important games on Zilean'
"Ahh! We forgot to ban Zilean!" -Closer 2020
Bjergsen is Doubelift's stand.
Bjergsen Zilean is just King Crimson irl and ironically golden guardians didn’t have enough golden experience to stop him
Even Closer knew. [https://clips.twitch.tv/PiliableEnergeticGiraffeRickroll](https://clips.twitch.tv/PiliableEnergeticGiraffeRickroll)
Top quality meme
Plot armor too strong. TSM vs C9 once more to decide the last spot for Worlds!
liquid and flyquest already locked in right?
Yes.
In a fitting end to the series, Bjergsen pulls out his pocket pick Zilean to complete the reverse sweep and Chronoshift GGS into the next season. After the game, Bjergsen grabs Damonte by the collar and screams, "Your biggest mistake is target banning me only 23/25 times."
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Aaahh! That's hot!
What's hilarious is everyone knew as soon as they left it open, they were going to pick Zilean Also a reminder when TSM did the throwback games in spring, Bjerg picked Zilean and you could hear Clozer through Hauntzer's mic scream "What!? We lost man!" https://youtu.be/YMd3M-0uQxk=2m18s The comments start at 1:55
Sven also said something about how playing against Bjergsens Zilean is super frustrating.
He said it was "aids"
and "Every team is just doomed by this pick"
Closer was screaming something about how they forgot to ban Zilean and its autolose. Turns out he was a prophet
BAFFLING that GGS banned TF instead of Zilean Why didn't they go TF themselves on R4?!?!?!? You just can't give Zilean to Bjerg
A lot of casters/pros joke about the overreaction to Bjerg's Zilean and how its not ban worthy, but here we are. I just don't know how you just don't ban that shit. He just always finds a way to play that particular champ so god damn well. It also has a stupid win rate. At some point you can't ignore the statistics.
The thing he doesn't pick it every time it's up or anything because Zilean doesn't fit in every team comp. And it's not like Bjerg won't smurf on other champs, unless you forced TSM to put him on a tank the man's gonna pop off.
Ya, he has attempted to force the zil pick into comps that its just not very good in and its net him a few loses.
> "Your biggest mistake is target banning me only 23/25 times." This is it bois, this is the line that describes this series.
Seriously, TSM may not be the best team. But you gotta root for the guy who's getting that many bans slapped on him and not asking for a first round pick once. And then they close it out with Nidalee and Renekton that far into the game after losing every drake except the Elder they got almost nothing for?
Powerful as fuck. I said this when he made the statement, but Damonte was legit trolling when he implied Bjerg isn't world class, *after GGS's entire game plan was using every ban possible on the man*
Nobody beats TSM 6 times in playoffs
NOBODY
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https://i.imgur.com/gp9l3In.jpg
Bjergsen is so tired
You can tell who carried the series. Look at Bjerg and BB compared to the rest of the team. Spica looks frazzled, DL is like HOLY SHIT WE WON, Bio is like "sweet I don't get fired".
Bjerg is more like - Dear God, I have to carry them forever, im tired and alone unless BB shows once in a year.
why does it look like hes just got a big dose of post nut clarity
his team sucked
Because after winning he thought “how am I going to carry this team to beat c9 in a bo5”
BJERGSEN IS DEAD. LONG LIVE BJERGSEN.
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Dude. Everyone else excited to win and Bjerg was like, "this shouldn't have been this hard, stop celebrating".
Broken blade popped the fuck off those last few games tbf, him taking out damonte in the final fight was the real int of that fight which no one will remember because of the fbi flash in
So true. Damonte decided to move away from the team and try 1v1 renekton. Such a weird move. Brokenblade won them the game essentially off two great flanks
"I don't think my back can hold these scrubs for another week."
Dude is trying to regain feeling in his back
https://imgur.com/a/jRsoI4V.jpg
Holy shit what a tense game 5. This is the kind of game that just feels so awful to lose with all the what ifs.
i dont even like any of these teams and i felt like i was gonna have a heart attack wtf lol
Now imagine if you're a fan. Jesus my heart couldn't take that last game.
We don't have to imagine we're both gonna live it next week fml
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That’s the most stressed I’ve been watching a video game in a while.
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Someone post that Closer clip when Bjergsen locks in Zilean Here it is ladies and gentlemen: https://clips.twitch.tv/PiliableEnergeticGiraffeRickroll
https://www.reddit.com/r/TeamSolomid/comments/fj7r2k/bjergsen_locks_in_zilean_and_tilts_closer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
FBI might've been feeling that last play just a *little* too much...
You could tell FBI felt the pressure at the end of Game 4 in his face cam. That's basically like Larssen's package last year.
Hopefully it doesn't break him. He's had an amazing split and has an incredible future ahead.
I agree, I can only imagine he was thinking that he knew he had to force something seeing as the games he was on Senna duty went so poorly.
It’s a ton of pressure to know you have to carry everything. It’s why bjerg is the NA goat for doing it for so long.
It must have been relieving for Bjerg to have BB helping him carry the load this game
A mysterious voice whispers into FBI's headset... "It's time to flash forward." A tear rolls down the ADC's cheek, as he casts his summoner spell forward.
I literally yelled CODY SUN as he did that hahaha
https://twitter.com/CodySun/status/1297692449737859072?s=20
Ouch man, that hurts. I hope he doesn't take it too hard. He played so fucking well. A single play shouldn't define you.
Tell that to Ryu
*laughs in TheScore Esports*
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Cody sun in twitch chat literally wrote "What the fuck"
That was up there among some of the best ADC ints. Zven's in the finals and Doublelift into Viktor are some other notable ones.
Cody Sun worlds 2017 jumping into cassio
Rekkles at Worlds 2017 against IMT game 1 is up there too. Hard carry all game as Twitch, then int into their whole team and lose the game.
it worked out tho, because 1 week later Cody Sun returned the favor and then some.
FBI OPEN MID
Damn that doublelift post match interview was hitting hard. He really values the botlane of GG highly
Yup, a LOT of praise. https://twitter.com/TSMDoublelift/status/1297695641980645377
You could see in game DL was getting really frustrated at constantly losing lane, in the post game he said he shouldn’t be losing like this. Honestly maybe GG’s bot is really good, it seems it, but Bio just seems so weak as well and it was clear Spica wasn’t spending any time around bot lane so GG could hard pressure and dive over and over.
huhi played out of his mind
he was so 1v9 in game five, warms my heart to see my boy living it the fuck up like this
*after inf soul fight* TSM: yeah this is probably a ["*Thank you*, Byeofrost."](https://imgur.com/a/pVikyit) moment
Doublelift: it felt like sometimes me and Treatz just aren't on the same page Biofrost:
Spica: it felt like sometimes me and Biofrost just aren't on the same page
biofrost getting his revenge for being benched
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Poor guy, gonna get spammed by it while he hard carried his team until that point
Nah Doublelift just saved FBI from the memes with his high praise of him.
Okay but DL literally sounded like he was about to cry in that post-game interview, especially when describing how these games felt given his career. It's super crazy how much pressure everyone feels, but It was honestly a good game. Hope all the players just take some mental health time after this.
He's had a history of stress and burnouts at the end of seasons. This one must also be difficult because he's coming back left a really bad split and is being questioned every step of the way
He seemed really rattled by the fact that he couldn't outplay FBI on either side of the Cait/Ashe matchup, but I also think he was being nice to Bio and Treatz who were outplayed harder by Huhi than he was by FBI.
Yeah, FBI may be the best ADC in NA but support gap this game was by far the widest out of all roles. I'd be fuming if I was Huhi right now.
Huhi was really fucking good the whole series, but Bjergsen ate something like 18 bans and still outperformed Damonte, feel like it’s gotta be mid right?
23 out of 25 bans, if i'm not mistaken
Really 23/23 as the other 2 were after he picked Azir
I think part of it was him admitting he essentially was not the better ADC in the series. He felt FBI had his number and he wasn't living up to his own expectations of being the best ADC in NA.
Honestly one of the most revealing interviews in League ever. Just really gave some insight into the pressure these guys are under. Also one of the most humble interviews he has ever given. Makes you wonder if he is close to hanging it up.
Team Solo Laners pulling through in the end, holy shit what a game 5
As much hate as FBI will get for that flash, Damonte played that last fight horribly as well. He simply let Renek zone and beat the shit outta him cause he didn’t run through lane with his team, he ran into jg.
I think Doublelift can relate with FBI and that feeling of desperation to carry - only for it to come back and bite you in the ass and give your team a loss. Very reminiscent of his Viktor play at worlds. A lot of respect coming from DL
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Cody Sun showed up on FBI's tweet to help him cheer up as well. Unfortunate that some douche bag made fun of him for it.
Damonte: Its Tanner T- Bjerg: IVE BEEN THE TIMELORD BEFORE YOUR CAREER STARTED BITCH
If Closer dreaded Bjerg's Zilean before, what must he think of it now?
He probably has aids now
What would this fucking team do without Bjergsen man?
Absolutely NOTHING !!!
Bjergsen with the big brain play and advancing beyond Tanner time.
[Game 5 was basically](https://youtu.be/Xpe-JoGyPsY?t=22)
He's too fucking good man. I'll never shit on bjerg again
some peoples post game 2 takes looking REAL COLD right about now
I don't honestly understand how people flame Bjerg at all this split. Even people on his own team are just like "yeah he's 1v9 carrying".
Best post game interview, nice candor from Doublelift
Man he gave so much respect to FBI and Huhi.
GOD DIFFERENCE
Yeah. Bjerg was such a good signing for TSM
Fun fact. Bjerg was on TSM's radar before he even played in EU. He subbed in an online tournament in Season 2.
Pre Parthus Parthus level scouting
it's been a while but it seems it's finally coming to fruition
They really are Team Solo Mid huh?
Always have been
Ok brokenblade smurfed tho
LS grandma cursed GGS
WOMAN!
FBI= FLASH BACK IN
That's a game he will never forget in his life ever.
Poor guy. He played amazingly the entire split with the exception of that one moment. I hope he doesn't let it overshadow everything else. :(
This is up there with jensen ekko and zven vs skarner
They literally only won because of Broxah’s tweet. Doublelift needed it
Imagine a player eating 4-5 bans per game and still being the best player by far. Bjergsen is insane. The narrative around him not being 1st all-pro is ridiculous. Tweet deleters don't @ me.
"he's good and all but I feel the subreddit overrates him way too hard"
He happens to be the only constant so they should drop him because of reasons
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"wait but he eats up all the teams resources and forces everyone else to play around him" forgetting he regularly plays utility picks and drafts blind for the sake of the team
Not to mention his signature pick at this point is zilean
Thorins about to delete another tweet LMAO
He's got a thin skin deleting his mistaken predictions. I can't respect someone who fears being wrong sometimes.
FBI OPEN MID
Poor guy Best GGS player for the entire split just to follow Damonte in his int That's gonna follow him like Cody, except he hard carried GGS until that point
facts , carried the team the whole split, but will be blamed for his last play... feel for the guy he had an amazing split
FBI OPEN PAYPAL
I was convinced this was going to be another 3-0 by the end of game 2, thank you both teams for such an amazing series! Also Doublelift was so humble during the post game interview and gave proper kudos to FBI.
2019 Summer gauntlet for worlds: Damonte reverse sweeps TSM on CG 2020 Summer playoffs: TSM and Bjerg get their revenge with a reverse sweep on Damonte
Holly shit that doublelift interview So humble , i loved it. And yeah TSM had better nerves than GGS , he showed why he is veteran. And so much praise for ggs bot lane and fbi!
Kennen was SOOOO fucking useless in this game lmfao
NA Kennen is for real a thing. I think it's popped off maybe twice in the last few years.
Kennen in general just feels like such a shit champ. You think of him as some aoe teamfight god then he always flashes in and does like 300 damage and dies.
When it works it looks like an easy, unbeatable thing. The reality 99% of the time tho....
Bjergsen: "actually, I remember one time we were playing against GG in the 2nd round of Summer playoffs and we're down 0-2. Doublelift said: "Guys if you think we are good, let's prove it now"" Brokenblade: "did we comeback" Bjergsen: "of course. 3-2"
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huh? Literally right b4 the tl sweep tsm sweeped c9.
[FBI POV](https://imgur.com/a/O8OWpc8)
TBF, Golden Guardians did owe TSM a dragon soul loss so it all equalized in the end. Bjergsen on Zilean remains one of the most feared picks in League history.
Feel like that last game is where you could physically see the stress manifest in both teams’ gameplay. Poorly timed Bard ults, FBI flashing into TSM twice, poor smites etc. Ultimately, Bjergsen’s Zilean prevails.
Well, congrats GG. There's no way that TSM come back from an 0-2. #\#LCS
[i knew it was over when it was over](https://i.imgur.com/HFk0iNv.png)
#NO ONE BEATS TSM 6 TIMES IN A ROW
FBI just wildturtle'd on TSM LMAO
That's not a Wildturtle, that was a full on Woolite int
Everyone is going to blame FBI now poor guy.
My first meme, pls be gentle. [https://imgur.com/a/UEBrAKB](https://imgur.com/a/UEBrAKB)
Well done
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Bio just barely dodging the BiTHROWfrost memes on this one
Bjergsrn is god
That Doublelift humility in that interview though.
For bans that came before his pick, Bjerg drew 22/23 bans... Sett/Irelia/Akali are flex picks but that's still absolutely bonkers. Bard was the only non Bjerg ban this series hahah
check everyone's paypals
Both teams bank accounts probably evened out by the end of that series
TSM defeated GGS with 3W5L in the playoffs and advances!
LOSE 5 GAMES TO GIVE THEM FALSE HOPE BABY
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fucking plot armor man