TL;DR
- Cloud9 maintains perfect 7-0 record with decisive victory over TSM
- Zven achieves personal redemption after years of team criticism
- C9’s strategic map control and objective focus proved decisive
- Team demonstrated superior late-game execution and team fighting
- Upcoming matches against Evil Geniuses and Immortals test streak continuation
Cloud9 continues to rewrite LCS history books, securing their seventh consecutive victory in the 2020 Spring Split by defeating longtime rivals Team SoloMid. This flawless performance establishes them as North America’s premier League of Legends squad.
The team’s aggressive, proactive playstyle has consistently overwhelmed opponents throughout the season. Each match demonstrates C9’s ability to dominate even the league’s strongest contenders with what appears to be one-sided gameplay execution.
Strategic Domination: C9’s Methodical Victory Over TSM
For C9’s bottom laner Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen, this match carried profound personal significance. After enduring two seasons of criticism for team shortcomings, this victory represented both personal vindication and professional redemption, solidifying his status as a top-tier ADC player.
TSM initially gained momentum when Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett and Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg secured two early river kills, suggesting another characteristic TSM flawless early game performance. However, C9’s strategic prioritization of Rift Herald and dragon control over forced team fights revealed their superior macro understanding.
TSM repeatedly attempted to initiate engagements at suboptimal moments and locations, falling into predictable patterns that C9 expertly exploited. The team demonstrated advanced map awareness by allowing TSM to overcommit while simultaneously securing critical objectives.
C9 masterfully manipulated game tempo, deliberately slowing the pace to reach their item power spikes. This calculated approach lulled TSM into false security, and when C9 abruptly accelerated the tempo, TSM found themselves completely outmatched in coordination and execution.
During team fights, C9 displayed superior positioning and target selection, converting their significant gold advantage into decisive engagements. TSM gradually retreated toward their base as C9 maintained relentless pressure, systematically dismantling defenses. Across all measurable aspects—macro strategy, micro execution, and objective control—C9 demonstrated comprehensive superiority, consistently capitalizing on TSM’s strategic errors.
On Monday, Cloud9 completes the first half of their Spring Split campaign facing Evil Geniuses. Week 5 brings a rematch against Immortals as the organization pursues continuation of their unprecedented unbeaten streak. For teams looking to improve their own gameplay, studying C9’s objective-focused approach in our Complete Guide reveals similar strategic principles that translate across competitive gaming titles.
Action Checklist
- Study VODs of C9’s objective control patterns from minutes 5-15
- Practice tempo manipulation in your own games – identify power spike timings
- Analyze team fight positioning in key engagements from this match
- Review strategic error identification similar to TSM’s forced fights
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