The climax of LCS Spring 2023 is nearing. With 3 teams left in the race to win the LCS Spring 2023: Playoffs, we will find out the name of the second finalist in the American Regional League Spring Split on April 10.
In the grand final, Cloud9 will await the winner of the Golden Guardians - FlyQuest pairing. It's this matchup that's most exciting for us at The International.
Both clubs have come a long way on their way to the grand final and both teams deserve to be there at the end of this match. However, only 1 team will be able to advance further.
FlyQuest have reached the play-offs of LCS Spring 2023 from second place in the regular season. In the play-offs the team reached the top-seeded final, but after the defeat they relegated to the bottom of the table.
Golden Guardians finished the regular season 9-9, in 6th place. GG have won 2 matches en route to this match.
Let's see if Golden Guardians can continue their run in the lower net play-offs and surprise everyone by outplaying a more serious opponent.
FlyQuest form
We begin the analysis with an analysis of FlyQuest's form. The team is playing as a favorite in this match.
The odds for the team to win are estimated at around 1.3. Bookmakers are confident in the upcoming victory of FlyQuest.
It's easy to agree with the pre-match figures. They reflect the level of the teams both in the play-offs and in the regular season.
FlyQuest roster
We are already familiar with FlyQuest's roster, and their actions confirm their status as one of the main contenders to win the LCS Spring 2023.
FlyQuest Players
- Impact
- Spica
- VicLa
- Prince
- Eyla
"Prince and ViCla remain the powerhouses of the squad, having been named group stage MVP five times each. Another Oriental legionnaire, Spica, has also scored three times, being named group stage MVP 3 times.
FlyQuest performance
The team finished second in the group stage of the LCS Spring 2023 after losing to Cloud9. The team finished 14-4 in the group stage.
The team lost to runners-up Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and TSM. Having played each of the teams twice, however, FlyQuest picked up one match.
The team did not sustain a clean loss in the group stage. The team did not take part in any side events.
In the first match of the play-offs FlyQuest played against 100 Thieves. An opponent that could nominally compete with FQ proved unable to capture even a map: the match ended in a 3-0 defeat for FlyQuest.
In the grand final match, FlyQuest faced the first challenger to win the tournament, Cloud9. "Cloud9 proved to be uncompromising, 3-0 in favour of C9 and the bottom set for FlyQuest.
FlyQuest champions
FlyQuest's top play is on KSante (9 matches, 66% wins), Sion (4 matches, 50% wins), Jax (2 games, 100% wins) and Renekton (2 matches, 100% wins).
Maokai (5 games, 80% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 25% wins), Vi (4 games, 100% wins), Amumu (3 games, 100% wins) are picking in the forest.
The centre line has the most variety. Sylas-a (4 games, 75% wins), Azir-a (2 games, 100% wins), Akali (2 games, 50% wins), Annie (2 games, 100% wins), Ahri (2 games, 100% wins).
Zeri (4 games, 75% wins), Aphelios (3 games, 33% wins), Lucian (2 games, 50% wins), Caitly (2 games, 100% wins), Kaisa (2 games, 100% wins) take the ADC position.
Lulu (3 games, 33% wins), Rakan (2 games, 100% wins), Soraka (1 game, 100% wins), Nami (1 game, 0 wins) have appeared from the Spurs.
Golden Guardians uniforms
We now proceed to the analysis of Golden Guardians' playing shape. The team is predicted to be the underdog in this match.
Bookmakers are unenthusiastic about Golden Guardians' prospects. The odds on the Guardians' victory are estimated at around 3.
Golden Guardians are the main opener of the season for me personally. I think we can agree on that: for the first time in the club's history the team has reached the top 3 of the spring split, which is already a huge result.
Golden Guardians roster
Apparently, the club's management have managed to assemble a decent roster, able to compete with the acknowledged giants of the region. They are already doing that.
Golden Guardians players
- Licorice
- River
- Gori
- Stixxay
- Huhi
I've already mentioned the main creators of Golden Guardians wins. River, Gori and Huhi showed a decent level of performance during the regular season, twice taking the title as favourites.
In the play-offs, however, the topper shone, and against Evil Geniuses Huhi was the main star, performing close to the benchmark Heimerdinger, Amumu and Renata Glasc.
Golden Guardians performance
At the last LCS 2022, the team finished in the top 6 in the Spring Split and in the top 8 in the Summer Split. Already they have managed to break the club record, guaranteeing themselves at least a top-4 finish.
The team finished the regular season 9-9 in the LCS Spring 2023. This gave them a chance to qualify for the play-offs of the LCS Spring 2023.
In the first match of the play-offs Golden Guardians put up a real brawl with 100 Thieves. The game, which should have ended with a clear win for the latter, turned into a full fledged battle5 with GG winning on the fifth card.
In the next match Guardians played against EG. As the underdogs of the match, GG had no trouble outscoring their archrivals 3-0 to advance to the LCS Spring 2023: Playoffs Top 3 for the first time in the club's history.
Golden Guardians champions
Renekton (6 matches, 83% win rate) is the most popular GG champion in the top flight. In addition Jax (3 matches, 33% wins), Sion (3 matches, 33% wins).
The most frequent visitor to the Forest was Sejuani (6 matches, 66% wins). In addition Vi (4 matches. 75% wins), Wukong (3 games, 0% wins) have appeared.
LeBlanc (3 matches, 33% wins) and Yone (3 matches, 66% wins) are used abundantly in the centre.
The ADC position takes Zeri (4 games, 50% wins), Varus (3 games, 33% wins), Ezreal (3 games, 66% wins), Lucian (3 games, 66% wins).
Of the Spurs, Nami (3 games, 66% wins), Karma (2 games, 50% wins), Lulu (2 games, 50% wins), Thresh (2 games, 50% wins) and Soraka (2 games, 1 win).
History of face-offs
FlyQuest defeated Golden Guardians twice in the regular season. However, it should be noted that those were BO1 matches, while in BO5, we can expect a completely different story.
Result of the match
In this match, you can expect an equal fight, but I think it will not be. FlyQuest, no matter how you slice it, must pick up the series and try to take revenge on their rivals from Cloud9.
Golden Guardians are great, but they are not above their heads. In my opinion, they have already reached their maximum potential this season.
Bottom line: 3-1 win for FlyQuest.
