TSM vs Cloud9

Lol. Well, it's biased, but I like your poll.

While a slight ha escaped me reading this. I feel there is something missing...

Oh, the fact that TSM is losing.

Last year was a fluke, time for C9 to show who the true kings of NA are.

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TSM wins 3-1 GGNORE.

TSM win 3-1. TSM is just the better team now. C9 is just lucky that they got to face TL instead of CLG or TIP.

TSM will win 3-1.

In every game they win they'll start off poorly, giving up a couple kills and be at a gold deficit. Then they'll have one team fight they win that turns things around.

The one game they'll lose they'll fuck something up after that team fight.

3-2.

TSM will probably lose 1st game then win 3 in a row. Classic you know.

FreeSM and FreeLG should meet up and compare notes!

The only thing I'm sure of in this series is that Cloud 9 wins Game 1. I believe TSM wins Game 5, but less confident in that prediction.

Why am I so sure TSM loses Game 1?

Since Lustboy joined, TSM has played 8 Best of 3 or Best of 5 series (starting with Season 4 Summer Split Playoffs). Yes, TSM is 6-2 in those series, which makes me think TSM will eventually get the series win. But their 6-2 record is even more impressive once you hear this upcoming stat.

Does anyone remember what TSM's record is in Game 1 of the past 8 series? ... 1-7 ... Yes, TSM won Game 1 just once during this current 6-2 run. Oh, and that lone Game 1 win? Against World Elite in the IEM Finals, when TSM was DOWN by about 7k gold until WE decided to dive mid inhib turret. 2 or 3 teamfights later, and TSM completes the comeback. So TSM could have lost all 8 Game 1s.

But yet, TSM won 6 of those 8 series, which makes me think TSM will win. They never feel out of it mentally, whether in a single game or a series itself. TSM just performs better when at a gold deficit than most other teams, able to hold the game close until the other team eventually screws up, gets over-confident, etc. Exhibit A: 1st game against CLG (the game that started CLG's Pink Age). Exhibit B: Keeping Liquid from winning the game for MUCH longer than it should have taken (and only losing because TSM themselves got over-confident and left the Rek'Sai backdoor wide open). Exhibit C: The aforementioned Game 1 vs WE.