The page has turned to the 2023 Summer and LCS fans everywhere would normally be excited to see where their teams stand. Like all Power Rankings, these LCS Power Rankings will instantly be wrong upon being published. But that is okay because pieces like these are fun thought experiments as the end of the season comes about. So, without further adieu, here are the LCS 2023 Summer Split Power Rankings, heading into Week 2 of the Playoffs.
Thanks to Oracles Elixir for any and all Stats used in this article.
[Related: LCS 2023 Summer Split Power Rankings (Week 1 Playoffs)]
They didn’t make it so they cannot move from here.
They didn’t make it so they cannot move from here.
100 Thieves are coming in with fans having little to no confidence especially with Doubelift dealing with an injury. There is still plenty of talent on this team but they have yet to come together. With a series against a strong TL team looming, this could be it for 100 Thieves in 2023.
It is weird to say but this team feels like a dark horse. Mainly due to Jensen and Santorin having so much experience in playoffs and Jensen not wanting to end his own consecutive Worlds run. That being said, they are a team that lacks punch when Rich is not in a good position. They have a chance to upset TSM but going further than that will be tough.
It was a terrible showing against NRG. But hopefully, they have gotten the jitters out of the way and are ready to play the way everyone expects them to. Their goal should be at least hitting the fourth-place meme so they have a chance at Worlds. Luckily, their series this week is against a badly struggling 100 Thieves squad.
They pushed Evil Geniuses to the brink and some feel as though they threw a winnable series. Regardless, TSM are a team to watch that could make a run in the playoffs this year. They will need to stay focused against Dignitas and take it one series at a time. But, if they continue to find unique picks and play their style, without panicking when things go wrong, they are a solid team.
First upset of playoffs goes to NRG. Some will claim that Team Liquid lost that series more than NRG won it but now NRG have a chance to prove the haters wrong against Golden Guardians. It will be a very tough series but NRG certainly have a chance to pull off another upset. Should they do it, they will automatically qualify for a chance at Worlds 2023.
Jojo and the boys were sweating against TSM but they finished them off and have their shot at arguably the best team in the LCS. Taking down Cloud9 will be tough but they have weaknesses that can be exploited. Sheiden will have to be at his best if EG are the make their way into at least a top-four spot.
A week off should only help this team as they look to take down arguably the easier team in the upper bracket. The team has received a lot of accolades and deservedly so. But their sights are set much higher. This team can win their first LCS title and would be quite the story.
They were able to dodge two teams that gave them trouble this Split. Now they get a chance at jojo and his upstart Evil Geniuses. Blaber has been big this season and he will have to continue to be so to runover Sheiden and EG. Look for them to punch their Worlds tickets.
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