Cloud9 becomes first team to lock in Quarterfinals spot in League of Legends World Championships 2018
Cloud9 defied all odds and clawed their way up from the play-ins stage
Group B was always going to be the most exciting group to watch at League of Legends Worlds 2018.
Known as the Group of Death during the Draw Show, it featured China’s Royal Never Give Up (RNG) -- world champions at the Mid-Season Invitational 2018 -- as well as the defending Worlds 2017 champions in the South Korean team Gen.G Esports.
Europe’s Team Vitality were relative rookies in comparison… and then there was North America’s Cloud9 (C9).
The team placed third in their region and just a few days ago, had to battle their way through the play-ins stage. At the beginning of the summer split they were at the bottom of their region’s standings. They were, at first glance, the weakest team in the Group of Death.
But on Sunday, C9 threw all predictions out the window.
Both the team and Vitality brought a fearless play style into the groups stage, toppling defending champions Gen.G who bowed out of the tournament with five losses and just one win.