The race to Worlds is finally here. By the time September rolls around, just four LCS teams will be moving onto Worlds. Riot Games revealed that Worlds 2023 will feature a brand new format, meaning that three LCS teams will qualify for the tournament's Swiss Stage. Meanwhile, one team will qualify for the Wildcard Qualifier, which will send one team to the Worlds Play-In stage.
HotNewHipHop is here to give you the perfect tool to follow along with all the action. In this article, you will find every roster move and an easy-to-understand breakdown of all ten teams' rosters. Furthermore, you will be able to find the result of every game, as well as regularly-updated standings.
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LCS Rosters And Transactions
| Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | |
| 100 Thieves | Ssumday | Closer | Quid | Doublelift | Busio |
| Cloud9 | Fudge | Blaber | ENEMES | Berserker | Zven |
| Dignitas | Rich | Santorin | Jensen | Tomo | Diamond poome |
| Evil Geniuses | Revenge | Armao Sheiden | Jojopyun | UNF0RGIVEN | Eyla |
| FlyQuest | Impact | Spica | VicLa Spriax | Prince | Vulcan |
| Golden Guardians | Licorice | River | Gori | Stixxay | Huhi |
| Immortals | Solo | Tactical | Treatz | ||
| NRG | Dhokla | Contractz | Palafox | FBI | IgNar |
| Team Liquid | Summit | Pyosik | Haeri APA | Yeon | CoreJJ |
| TSM | Hauntzer | Bugi | Ruby | WildTurtle | Chime |
April 2023
- 7th: Team Liquid release head coach MaRin. Meanwhile, FlyQuest promote Winsome from FlyQuest Challengers to the LCS roster. Furthermore, 100 Thieves mid laner Bjergsen announced his retirement.
- 11th: Cloud9 release positional coach Selfie.
- 17th: Immortals demote support Fleshy to Immortals Challengers and sign free agent support Treatz. Elsewhere, Dignitas support Biofrost leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
- 18th: Immortals release top laner Revenge.
- 26th. Evil Geniuses release head coach Freeze and assistant head coach H4xDefender. Meanwhile, Immortals sign free agent top laner Solo.
- 28th: Team Liquid promote assistant head coach Reignover to head coach and team manager Dodo to assistant head coach.
- 29th: Evil Geniuses release top laner Ssumday, jungler Inspired, ADC FBI, and support Vulcan.
May 2023
- 2nd: Dignitas sign free agent top laner Rich. Elsewhere, TSM part ways with head coach Chawy.
- 3rd: Cloud9 release positional coach Armao and sign free agent positional coach Duffman. Meanwhile, TSM release mid laner Maple.
- 9th: 100 Thieves demote head coach Nukeduck to assistant head coach and hire free agent head coach Cain.
- 10th: Top laner Armut leaves Dignitas to join Turkish team SuperMassive.
- 11th: Mid laner Quid joins 100 Thieves from Gen.G Academy.
- 12th: Top laner Ssumday joins 100 Thieves. Ssumday previously played for 100 Thieves between Spring 2018 and Summer 2022.
- 13th: 100 Thieves top laner Tenacity leaves the active roster to become a team content creator.
- May 17th: Dignitas promote academy support Diamond to the LCS roster.
- 18th: TSM sign free agent head coach Reven. Elsewhere, free agent Armao role-swaps from positional coach to jungler and signs with Evil Geniuses.
- 19th: FlyQuest release substitute support Eyla and sign free agent support Vulcan.
- 23rd: TSM announce their Summer roster, adding free agent top laner Hauntzer and free agent mid laner Ruby.
- 25th: Evil Geniuses head of player development Razvan moves to the role of head coach.
- 27th: NRG release ADC Luger. Furthermore, support IgNar signs from Dignitas.
June 2023
- 2nd: Golden Guardians sign free agent ADC Array as their team substitute.
- 9th: Free agent Svenskeren role-swaps from jungler to strategic coach and joins Dignitas.
- 10th: FlyQuest sends support Winsome to their academy team.
- 12th: Evil Geniuses sign top laner Revenge, jungler Armao, ADC UNF0RGIVEN, and support Eyla. Furthermore, Evil Geniuses promotes jungler Sheiden from their academy roster. Elsewhere, Dignitas sign free agent support Diamond.
July 2023
- 6th: Team Liquid promote academy mid laner APA to the LCS roster.
- 11th: Dignitas sign free agent support poome.
- 12th: FlyQuest promote academy mid laner Spirax to the LCS roster.
- 29th: Immortals release jungler Kenvi
August 2023
- 9th: Content creator Daniel "dGon" Gonzales claims that a team has sold their spot in the league. However, Gonzales did not name the team but confirmed that it was not TSM
- 11th: FlyQuest release team manager Nick Phan
- 29th: Immortals release mid laner Bolulu. Elsewhere, Evil Geniuses release their entire academy roster
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LCS Match Results
Following a two-week delay due to the LCS Players' Strike, a deal has been reached between the LCS and LCSPA. The LCS Summer Split will adopt a three-a-week format starting on June 14.
The top eight teams qualify for the LCS Summer playoffs. First and second place begin in the Upper Bracket Semifinals. Third through sixth place begin in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals. Meanwhile, seventh and eighth place begin in the Lower Bracket.
| Team | Record |
| Cloud9 [Q] | 13 - 5 |
| Golden Guardians [Q] | 13 - 5 |
| Evil Geniuses [Q] | 12 - 6 |
| Team Liquid [Q] | 10 - 8 |
| NRG [Q] | 9 - 9 |
| TSM [Q] | 8 - 10 |
| Dignitas [Q] | 7 - 11 |
| 100 Thieves [Q] | 7 - 11 |
| FlyQuest [E] | 6 - 12 |
| Immortals [E] | 5 - 13 |
LCS Week 1
- Nukeduck played as 100 Thieves' mid laner due to visa issues for Quid.
June 14
| Cloud9 1 - 0 Golden Guardians |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 TSM |
| Immortals 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 NRG |
| FlyQuest 0 - 1 100 Thieves |
June 15
| Dignitas 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
| TSM 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Team Liquid |
| NRG 0 - 1 Immortals |
| Golden Guardians 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
June 16
| Immortals 0 - 1 Team Liquid |
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
| Evil Geniuses 0 - 1 Dignitas |
| NRG 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
| Cloud9 1 - 0 TSM |
LCS Week 2
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June 21
| Dignitas 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 NRG |
| FlyQuest 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
| TSM 1 - 0 Immortals |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
June 22
| NRG 0 - 1 TSM |
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 Immortals |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
| Dignitas 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
June 23
| TSM 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Immortals 0 - 1 100 Thieves |
| Team Liquid 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
| FlyQuest 0 - 1 Dignitas |
| Cloud9 0 - 1 NRG |
Week 3
June 28
| TSM 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
| FlyQuest 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| NRG 1 - 0 Golden Guardians |
| 100 Thieves 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| Cloud9 1 - 0 Immortals |
June 29
| NRG 0 - 1 FlyQuest |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 Cloud9 |
| Dignitas 1 - 0 TSM |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 Immortals |
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
June 30
| Cloud9 1 - 0 Evil Geniuses |
| Team Liquid 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Dignitas 1 - 0 NRG |
| TSM 0 - 1 100 Thieves |
| Immortals 0 - 1 FlyQuest |
Week 4
July 5
| NRG 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| 100 Thieves 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 Cloud9 |
| Dignitas 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
| Immortals 0 - 1 TSM |
July 6
- APA will start for Team Liquid
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
| TSM 1 - 0 NRG |
| Cloud9 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| FlyQuest 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 Immortals |
June 7
| Dignitas 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
| NRG 1 - 0 Evil Geniuses |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
| Immortals 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
| Golden Guardians 0 - 1 TSM |
Week 5
July 12
- Spirax will start for FlyQuest
| TSM 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| Evil Geniuses 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| FlyQuest 0 - 1 NRG |
| Cloud9 0 - 1 Team Liquid |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Immortals |
July 13
- VicLa will start for FlyQuest
| NRG 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| FlyQuest 1 - 0 Evil Geniuses |
| TSM 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| Cloud9 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
| Immortals 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
July 14
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 FlyQuest |
| 100 Thieves 1 - 0 TSM |
| Golden Guardians 0 - 1 NRG |
| Evil Geniuses 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
| Dignitas 0 - 1 Immortals |
Week 6
July 19
| Dignitas 1 - 0 100 Thieves |
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| NRG 1 - 0 Cloud9 |
| FlyQuest 1 - 0 TSM |
| Immortals 0 - 1 Evil Geniuses |
July 20
| Golden Guardians 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| FlyQuest 1 - 0 Immortals |
| 100 Thieves 1 - 0 NRG |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 Team Liquid |
| TSM 0 - 1 Cloud9 |
July 21
| Immortals 1 - 0 NRG |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 0 TSM |
| Cloud9 1- 0 FlyQuest |
| Team Liquid 1 - 0 Dignitas |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Cloud9 1 - 0 Golden Guardians [1st Place tiebreaker] |
| 100 Thieves 0 - 1 Dignitas [7th Place tiebreaker] |
Playoffs
Upper Bracket Round 1
| Team Liquid 1 - 3 NRG |
| Evil Geniuses 3 - 2 TSM |
Lower Bracket Round 1
| TSM 2 - 3 Dignitas |
| Team Liquid 3 - 1 100 Thieves |
Upper Bracket Round 2
| NRG 3 - 1 Golden Guardians |
| Evil Geniuses 0 - 3 Cloud9 |
Lower Bracket Round 2
| Golden Guardians 3 - 0 Dignitas |
| Evil Geniuses 1 - 3 Team Liquid |
- The elimination of Dignitas means that mid laner Jensen will not present at Worlds for the first time since 2014.
Upper Bracket Final
| NRG 0 - 3 Cloud9 |
Fourth Place Match
| Golden Guardians 2 - 3 Team Liquid |
Lower Bracket Final
| Team Liquid 2 - 3 NRG |
Grand Final
| Cloud9 1 - 3 NRG |
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