TL ended the split in less than stellar form, which had TSM and Cloud9 looking as the strongest teams heading into playoffs. It is this factor that made Team Liquid's sweep of FlyQuest on Sunday afternoon so impressive. Not only did the LCS 1st seed show a return to form in dominating FlyQuest, it accomplished so in playing only top side focused compositions. TL Bot Laner Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng was given the role of utility while Impact went on to win player of the series.
Most encouragingly was Team Liquid's ability as a unit to play through a top side advantage. Jungler Jake "Xmithie" Puchero and Mid Laner Nicolaj "Jensen" Jensen showed a previously unseen level of comfort and proficiency in playing around Impact's advantages.
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