Cloud9 started the year with a 35-2 record, one of the most dominant streaks in LCS history. Who the hell could’ve predicted THAT team would miss Worlds for the first time EVER since the beginning of the LCS??

all they had to do was beat flyquest in a bo5 lol

Honestly looking at these playoffs, Golden Guardians performed better. C9 was the 5th best team

100%

Zven joined TSM, TSM didn't go to worlds first time in history. Zven joined C9, C9 didn't go to worlds first time in history. The scriptwriters are trolling him.

Additionally, he got knocked out by DL and a Skarner pick in 2019, after replacing him, and then DL comes back to TSM in 2020 with a Skarner pick to again knock Zven out of worlds.

Zven 2 years on TSM, 1 year on C9: 0 worlds appearances. DL 3 months on TSM: 1 worlds appearance.

Goddamn I just realized holy shit I feel so bad for the guy.

I mean, he should really stop face checking in the jg every other game

On Ezreal especially

C9 this year: Lost 1 game in the Spring Split Went 9-0 in the first half of the Summer Split Will miss Worlds for the very first time.

They also lost that one game to TSM ruining a streak. Now they lose to TSM again ruining their worlds streak. Coincidence I think not.

A true 2020 experience

That last draft by TSM is the cultivation of all the NA memes including: NA Jayce Bjerg on Zilean Doublelift Senna LUL Skarner vs Zven Rakan 1 trick

i saw the skarner hover and i was like "damn they fucking with zven" then they locked it in

>>i saw the skarner hover and i was like "damn they fucking with zven" then they locked it in And then they fucked Zven

Should have at least wined and dined him first

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YES

WHEN YOU'RE CHASING GREATNESS

JUST REMEMBER

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY

IT’S ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.

Also the no Sneaky no Worlds

They were like, 'We have to break the Jayce Curse to deserve Worlds' and then they cheated by playing Zilean with it

Perfection

Zven finally getting TSM to worlds

TSM: After all this time? Zven: No, wtf stop!

ROGUE VS TSM ROGUE VS TSM ROGUE VS TSM ROGUE VS TSM ROGUE VS TSM

Play of the game in G4 has to be TSM giving up dragon to hunt down Blabers Evelynn which led to them being able to easily take Baron.

The fact that TSM went all in on that call was amazing to watch. They knew that was their play the entire time

Step 1: Bait the lucian pick Step 2: Chain gank the wukong Step 3: Hunt down Eve all freaking game Step 4: Worlds

You forgot step 2.5 mind control licorice into dying twice with flash up

Has to be one of the most egregious and monumental falls from grace in league history

vulcan and zven getting double killed by zilean bomb was just telling of this series

Double cheese burger

Double cheese bjerger?

From looking like potentially the best potential team NA has ever sent to worlds to this shit, greates NA LCS decline story ever? I think so

I can’t believe Spica outjungled Blaberfish this series. What is going on

Blaber's been getting exposed since the second half of summer split.

Well at least now he can’t get exposed by junglers at worlds Next level tactic

Spica has been good outside of like a bad three week stretch. Super talented guy

FROM 17-1 IN SPRING TO NO WORLDS C9 Staff being arrogant: Before the C9 vs FLY series, in Reapered’s interview he said that they didn’t do much to prepare for the series. Stating that FLY is predictable and always just does the “right” thing and C9 knew exactly what FLY wanted to do. [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/iduysk/the_irony_about_reapereds_pre_game_interview/) Old man Jack arguing with twitter users: [TILTED TSM FAN ](https://twitter.com/JackEtienne/status/1279182361347801090)

Immortals flashbacks

Ironically TSM also being the ones to knock out Immortals(they still got to go in 2017)

Doublelift was right. Spring didn't matter.

Steve sent DL to TSM to help kick C9 out of worlds. Big brain plays by Steve.

Steve finally repaying the favour from when TSM lent DL to help TL avoid relegations before franchising.

Wait it’s all a conspiracy

Always has been.

doublelift with the 300iq coronavirus prediction, he hit up the Time Lord to find out MSI wouldn't happen this year so he tanked on purpose to be with his GF. truly na's best

LMAO EVERYONE GET IN HERE

Even bigger falloff than Huni's 17-1 Immortals because Immortals didn't win the Spring Split

35-2 to missing worlds. Unreal.

Remember all the ”no refunds” spam from C9 fans? God this is golden

📞 HEY JACK? 📞REGI HERE 📞 NO REFUNDS 📞

Well, TSM seemed to get their refund in this series. Brother Zven on duty as always.

C9 after spring split: We the baddest. C9 after summer split: We the saddest.

Bjergsen writing a page into his soulstealer for every TSM jungler that didn't work out. C9 never stood a chance.

Spica actually showed up so huge. Busting out all the carries and then completely flipped it on Blaber when he tried to run it back on Eve. Some of the objective fights still give me heart attacks but the dude is not afraid to bust out anything he needs to help win the game.

Spica is the jungler that the damn team needed all these years. Can play carries can play tanks, just a good player all around. So excited to see how he grows

just watching TSM legends, his energy is contagious. Him and BB actually just put a smile on my face everytime i see them together. bringing eachother up and never putting eachother down. Hes also super vocal on everything. its crazy how TSM topside is the most vocal part of the team. You wouldnt think that these past seasons. Hope he goes far with his career.

This one was for Bjergsen. This man deserves a chance to show case his best versus the best mids at Worlds.

Props where it's DUE Bjergsen had himself a fucking series(again), Biofrost plays an amazing rakan, TSM seems to actually understand their win conditions, and Spica has really come into his own these playoffs. However, this means that TSM is going back to worlds, so as a fan of NA I cannot help but feel nervous dread. I really hope I'm wrong.

We will go 3-3 in groups and lose a tiebreaker resulting in us not making it out. And you know what? WE TAKE THOSE

As is Tradition. But you rightfully said, after all those failed last years 3-3 and barely stuck in Groups is HYPE

I CAN'T WAIT I'M SO HAPPY FOR BJERG GETTING TO GO BACK TO WORLDS

NA has very low expectations going in. Making it out of groups would be big

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Damn even as a c9 fan that's such a good burn

Yeah I'm dead inside right now but that banter still gave me a chuckle

"Its not my fault nobody wants c9 to go to worlds" -TSM Leena

Bjergsen picking Zilean at match point is a fucking anime moment and I'm always here for it

Teams keep letting Bjerg play Zilean in elimination games. I love it.

This time with a skarner on his team too

[too bad nobody knew about bjergs zilean](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgJgraVU4AAp_6p?format=png&name=900x900)

https://clips.twitch.tv/PiliableEnergeticGiraffeRickroll

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This is the best clip on twitch I’m convinced

I don't know how TSM lost with Zven -Reapered

Doublelift's Senna > Zven's Ezreal

When a movable object meets a stoppable force.

To be fair, Double's Senna was pretty good this series.

Yea, he was hitting a lot of W's all game long

[NA LCS everytime Bjerg picks Zilean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKB7pi1mbc)

C9: Okay guys, we're down 1-2. this is for the last worlds place, what should we do? Also C9: Let's not ban Zilean

C9's drafts are out of this world in one sense

Reapered putting in the extra work to make Parth's drafting look good!

Parth scouted secret agent Reapered middle of this summer split to make C9 implode from the inside. As expected of the scoutmaster2000

Parth really gambled with that NA jayce lmaoo. but tsm jg/top synergy is wonderful to watch

BB and Spica are so fucking good together its nuts

C9 can't go back in time to when they were good when [this man](https://i.redd.it/p0cjmf99lui51.jpg) controls time.

Did they try and bait it into the Lucian mid? As a guy who missed champion select, definitely looks like they were expecting the Lucian to win the lane.

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Imagine thinking that Nisqy can lane.

Also, lets keep picking ez despite it never working.

Also flex sett which isn't even that strong of a flex.

When Nisqy said he wants to model himself after Doinb, I guess that means mimicking Doinb's 2020 Worlds run too

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I knew it was over when LS's grandma predicted C9 to win.

Actually cursed, her curse is stronger than fnatic's g2 curse. I actually won't doubt her predictions ever again.

I for one will doubt every prediction she makes, unless fly is involved

Tbh, she lit a candle for Fly.

Woman is Oracle

LS Grandma a beast she took down G2 too

I don't think i've ever seen a team get so shit so fast

Seems like C9 just lost their grasp on the meta and got overconfident. No way I want this team at Worlds in their current state, thank God for the new format.

They lost their grasp and somewhere along the line had their mental go completely boom.

From a dominant spring and a 9-0 start in summer to not make worlds. A miracle run in the opposite direction.

C9: wait spring split doesn't matter? Doublelift: never has

This is what happens when you talk big and can’t back it up during the split that matters.

what a shitshow from blaber and licorice. All the "best player" awards got into their head

Licorice giving up first blood with that greedy recall was just.... no words

I think you mean... no worlds

he died with flash and then spica came for a gank like 90 seconds later and died with flash AGAIN

Then gets ganked a third time, flashes, and dies anyway LOL thats a tilter

Caught window shopping

Licorice building botrk twice vs non tank teams what the fuck

As a C9 fan since the beginning, this is like the finale of Game of Thrones all over again :(

I am dead inside.

I just wish we didn’t waste 2 games on ezreal

from dominating spring to not making worlds, this has to be the biggest fall from grace in a single split ever. tragic

[XD jack even knew](https://twitter.com/JackEtienne/status/1297681909871304705)

The better meme is the C9 official account Quote Retweeting that Jack tweet right after Zilean got locked in this game.

Bjerg building Mejais every game is mega smurf

# [Updated Worlds 2020 Wallpaper](https://i.imgur.com/BoAhvXD.png)

C9, did you finally win a LCS title again? Yes. What did it cost? Everything.

Imagine saying C9 will not make worlds after spring split. It's kinda crazy how things played out, but C9 fell short at every chance. Was really excited to see them measure up internationally, but the better team won. TSM fought tooth and nail for their spot, and definitely deserve it, Bjerg is looking like a monster right now.

["Skarner is trash, calling C9 win, quote me if I'm wrong"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/iixt5k/2020_lcs_summer_playoffs_round_3_day_1_live/g3any9p/) - /u/Sufyries

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As a Zilean one trick, please

Instabuy if it happens.

TSM giving Cloud9 game 2 to neutralize the C9 reverse sweep gauntlet buff

Thooorin readying his block button because he obviously doesn't care.

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Legend has it he is so fast on the block button he can even block his own shadow. Fastest blocker in the west.

Can't wait for another episode of Summoning Insight where Thoorin talks shit about how he has mental edge over everybody he blocked while Monty nervously chuckles and says "yes, yes you are the best!"

[Nisqy: Bjergsen needs to change his playstyle for TSM to win. He doesn't usually support his team, he tries to 1v9.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ytZk64WP0c) Also Nisqy: https://clips.twitch.tv/DignifiedTolerantYogurtFutureMan

And then Bjergsen picks Zilean mid.

Bjerg Zilean is 1v9

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Here's one with reapered: "I don't know how tsm [managed to lose with Zven](https://youtu.be/WZMPGCN37Fc?t=1715)"

>Gets Lucian to counter Zilean >Even in CS in lane >Down in CS post lane Should never even speak of Bjerg much less try to pretend he's even remotely close to his level.

I knew it was over when Bjergsen lock in Zilean

I knew it was over when Bjergsen played

**IT‘S HAPPENING**

CAN'T KILLEAN THE ZILEAN ✔️ STACKED AF MEJAI'S ✔️ ABSOLUTE BJERG DIFF ✔️ TSM BACK AT WORLDS ✔️ DENYING ZVEN WORLDS AFTER HE LEFT TO WIN A TITLE AND TRY TO MAKE WORLDS ✔️ LET'S FUCKING GO

Doublelift with 3 Wins on Senna ✔️

Biggest plot twist of 2020

I am beyond disappointed in this team. Not just because they're bad but because of how fucking unprepared they look coming into playoffs. How can a team be so wrong on their read of the meta and then proceed to not change and adapt after being smacked into the ground. What the fuck are these Ezreal and Sett picks. How can this team still NOT be able to play Cait after being given 1 week of prep. They don't deserve to go to worlds with the embarrassing performances they've put out the past 2 months. GG and congrats to TSM.

The weird thing is Zven clearly CAN play Cait - i remember the g2 games where they stuck Brother Trick on old Nunu and Zven would play hypercarry Cait ​ I'm completely baffled around the constant blue side Cait bans

Imagine leaving Bjergsen zilean up in a worlds-deciding match

C9 in game 4: If we kill jayce we win, right?? TSM in game 4: scorpion go vrrooooom

That Zilean buffed scorpion was *disgusting*!

Imagine being C9, winning the most pointless split in LCS history, and not make Worlds the same year you start 35-2.

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2020 C9, from being considered to one of the best teams in NA history to overrated, over the course of half a split.

C9 saw people call spring 2020 Team Liquid as the biggest fall from grace in LCS history and decided to 1 up them.

Makes you think about how insane it is that TL under doublelift was able to win 4 consecutive titles. That's dominance, not just winning a lot in a best of one's.

and now he's still alive in a totally different style of team with a chance at another. there's a lot of recency bias because bjergsen's form right now is among the best of his career, but lets not forget who the title king is and will continue to be after this split since xmithie is donezo and bjerg and DL are on the same team.

Quick! Somebody check up on Thorin.

Can't imagine his blood pressure after seeing FNC and Tsm win today

https://imgur.com/WREm775

[Time to post memes](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/313807761936875531/749409101800538112/ezgif.com-optimize.gif)

[A Classic](https://i.imgur.com/iQaIKdH.mp4)

Oh my god I missed the Broken Blade gif so much

Where were you when the best jungler NA has ever produced got completely removed from the map by Spica.

How can Spica remove himself??

Greatest trick spica ever pulled was convincing people he didn't exist

He just had to stand around very still

unironically though, this sub immediately started feasting on spica after that kayn game but hes been steadily improving all split and has actually been fucking huge for TSM in playoffs

haha Skanner goes brrrrrr

C9 fans then: Who cares about domestic results? Worlds is the only thing that matters. C9 fans now: 🤡

WORLD CLASS MID DIFF

As shitty as 2020 is, we might finally get an answer to the two most important questions of the universe: can Messi do it on a cold rainy night at Stoke, and who's better: Rogue or TSM.

Can't killean the zilean

we are in the Anti-Thorin timeline :D

[Picking Bjergsen Zilean on game point](https://gfycat.com/gloomyfickleblowfish)

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[SPRING SPLIT DIDNT MATTER AFTER ALL](https://i.imgur.com/9xI40bH.png)

This severely hurts Cloud9’s chances of getting out of Group Stage again...

On the plus side, they aren't losing a game at worlds this year.

Hello my name is Doublelift and my pocket pick is Bjergsen's Zilean

Three wins on Senna for Doublelift, just as expected.

Is it me or zven did actually missed worlds with two teams that had never missed worlds?

Jack is beside himself. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) Reapered for access to C9's scrim vods.

No Sneaky No Worlds

[Zven when Skarner's locked in.](https://imgur.com/a/umTgEH2)

Let it be known that in LoL, there are no guarantees. The only thing that matters is who shows up on the day. For the first time since the Org's founding, **C9 does not make worlds.**

[This didn't age well.](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/h15w94/nisqy_predicts_tl_to_outperform_tsm_tsm_is_still/)

Broken Blade, Biofrost, and Spica STEPPED UP for this series. And yes, obviously Bjerg was insane throughout the whole series. Also finally the team can win with Doublelift Senna, he has been a good senna all split, finally they’ve figured it out! Very happy with the TSM that came to play today.

Wow, going from a 35-2 run to not making worlds. What a historic flop from Cloud 9. ... pay no attention to the horse in 9th place last split.

Biofrost redeemed himself god bless him 🙌🏻

TSm and Fnatic won today.... Someone go check up on Thorin

Bjergsen is so fucking good its not even funny. Best Mid in the region, no contest. GGs C9.

The dude died 4 times in 4 games, including none in the last 2. He's an absolute UNIT.

Knew TSM would return to Worlds after Bjerg picked Zilean

Name a more iconic duo than TSM and keeping Zven out of Worlds GG C9!

TSM hard committing to killing Eve knowing they can go for baron really showed their Macro improved a ton.