Articles by Andrew Salazar

With seemingly little difficulty, Team SoloMid defeated FlyQuest 3-0 on Sunday in the second match of the 2017 NA LCS Spring Semifinals. With this win, TSM has earned a record ninth-consecutive NA LCS Finals appearance and a rematch with longtime rival Cloud9. [more]

Looking like true championship contenders, Cloud9 will advance to their sixth NA LCS finals after defeating Phoenix1 on Saturday. With C9 gaining early leads in every game, P1 could simply not find a chink in C9’s armor and was never able to generate any sort of advantage in each of their three losses. [more]

LCS Correspondent Andrew Salazar breaks down the team matchups ahead of the TSM v FlyQuest LCS NA Spring Playoffs Semifinal match. [more]

LCS Correspondent Andrew Salazar breaks down the team matchups ahead of the Cloud9 vs Phoenix1 LCS NA Spring Playoffs Semifinal match. [more]

FlyQuest soared to victory from the brink of defeat, winning three straight games to crush Counter Logic Gaming 3-2 at the NA LCS Spring Playoffs on Sunday. With this win, FlyQuest are guaranteed a Top 4 finish as well as a trip to Vancouver for a semifinal matchup with the number one seed, Team SoloMid. [more]

Despite some well-publicized team issues in recent memory, Phoenix1 operated like a well-oiled machine in their decisive win over Team Dignitas at the NA LCS Spring Playoffs. The team will move on to the semifinals where they will face a tough obstacle in the second-seeded Cloud9. With Saturday’s win, Phoenix1 guaranteed themselves a top 4 finish and a minimum prize of $20,000 and 30 championship points. [more]

Before any of the four quarterfinal teams in the upcoming NA LCS Playoffs can start “practicing for MSI”, they will first need to focus their attention on this weekend’s quarterfinals. ES League of Legend Correspondent Andrew Salazar breaks down the quarterfinal matchups. [more]

The 2017 North American League of Legends Championship Series Spring Playoffs are set to begin on Saturday and will run through April 23rd. Six teams will battle it out for the chance at $100,000 and an entry to the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational. [more]