The League Championship Series 2024 Summer Split has kicked off with many new exciting stages, as well as some unfortunate news regarding the future of the region. Recently, it was announced that the LCS will be decreasing the number of competing teams from eight to six, so we will be seeing a lot less action come 2025.
However, the region has also introduced format changes to its Summer Split Championship so fans will have a lot more time watching their favorite teams perform and adapt to the meta and strategies as the Regular Season will consist of best-of-three (Bo3) matches for a more intense and enjoyable experience for both the fans and players.
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LCS 2024 Summer Split Regular Season Matches
The LCS Summer Split Regular Season will consist of a single round-robin Best-of-3 format given the vast amount of feedback from the fan base and pros. This will not only help teams practice for the international stage but also have a lot more time dedicated to each team and their performance instead of spreading both the fans and casters thin.
LCS 2024 Summer Split Regular Season 100 vs NRG Match Overview
The first Bo3 of the Summer Split was marked by some incredible performances by both of the teams as well as some very close fights. The League of Legends pro players are showing a lot more resourcefulness as well as utilizing new strategies.
Game 1: 100 Thieves vs NRG Esports (1-0)
| 100 | Role | NRG |
Sniper  |
TOP |  Dhokla |
River  |
JNG |  Contractz |
Quid  |
MID |  Palafox |
Meech  |
BOT |  FBI |
Eyla  |
SUP |  huhi |
Game 2: 100 Thieves vs NRG Esports (2-0)
| 100 | Role | NRG |
Sniper  |
TOP |  Dhokla |
River  |
JNG |  Contractz |
Quid  |
MID | Palafox |
| Meech |
BOT |  FBI |
Eyla  |
SUP |  huhi |
100 Thieves was able to get a clean 2-0 series over NRG as the victor showed great macro play by slowly choking out the opposing team out of any possibilities of a comeback.
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LCS 2024 Summer Split Regular Season IMT vs SR Match Overview
The second match of the day was not as exciting as the previous day. Given how the League of Legends meta has changed, it seems that the LCS regions is still experimenting with Smolder as well as all other sorts of champions like Nidalee and Zyra. It looks like AP junglers are making a comeback with double ADC comps looking great.
Game 1: IMT vs SR (1-0)
| IMT | Role | SR |
Castle  |
TOP |  FakeGod |
Armao  |
JNG |  Tomio |
Mask  |
MID | Insanity |
Tactical  |
BOT |  Bvoy |
| Olleh |
SUP | Zeyzal |
Game 2: IMT vs SR (2-0)
| IMT | Role | SR |
| Castle |
TOP | FakeGod |
Armao  |
JNG | Tomio |
| Mask |
MID | Insanity |
| Tactical |
BOT |  Bvoy |
| Olleh |
SUP | Zeyzal |
A very clean series by IMT as they were able to effortlessly outplay SR as it seems the Skarner pick was too powerful to handle. Although SR shows some potential, IMT looked almost unstoppable in this series.
And that covers all of the games from the second day of the LCS 2024 Summer Split. This format is proving to be very effective as a lot of fans and players are already providing positive feedback. The League of Legends Esports scene is still going strong, despite the recent news regarding the changes to the LCS, but hopefully, Riot Games will continue investing in the pro scene as the game has more or less skyrocketed Esports into mainstream relevance.
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