Team Liquid down CLG and TIP to secure No. 1 in North America
Congratulations to Team Liquid for finishing the 2015 NA LCS Summer Split regular season in 1st place!
After a 12-5 run, Team Liquid first secured a shaky victory over Team Impulse, managing to knock down the Nexus in a 59-minute brawler. That victory pushed them into a tiebreaker match against Counter Logic Gaming, where they earned a crushing victory in 35 minutes to end the split on top. Forever fourth no longer!
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"It feels pretty good!" laughs Team Liquid's top laner Diego "Quas" Ruiz. "Most importantly, getting the first round bye was the biggest thing for us. So winning the Team Impulse match was the best, and it felt pretty amazing to win that."
"We've always been a middle of the pack or bottom team. So finishing 1st is pretty good for us, actually! A nice change, I don't mind it!"
"Beating CLG is also good for us because it gives us some more confidence," he continues. But he also says that there's still plenty for Team Liquid to do over the next few weeks. "I think there's a lot to work on in terms of communication, like some fights we're not executing that well and it just gets snowballed on us," says Quas. "I think there's a lot to go over, even in these games, and just make sure we're always on the same page. And that way, we're not going to randomly throw fights."
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That said, he's still proud of what his team was able to accomplish. "I think everyone on the team played pretty well, and we're always sticking to the plan and getting our picks. They're putting me on Maokai every game, but I don't care as long as we win. I'm pretty happy about how our team is shaping up. I'm excited about it."
With this win, Team Liquid will head to Madison Square Garden on August 22-23 to face off against the other top teams in North America for a chance to go to the 2015 World Championship!
