Take a deep breath, League of Legends enthusiasts in North America. After crushing PEACE in three brief matches, Cloud9 has qualified for the main tournament of the 2021 World Championship. Despite the fact that C9 were the clear favorites to win this clash of OCE representatives, the LCS third seed was concerned. Prior to the start of the elimination phase, they had lost back-to-back games to Unicorns of Love and DetonatioN FocusMe, whereas PEACE appeared very dominant in their victory over the CBLOL's RED Canids.
C9's start to the game was shaky, as they committed early missteps that allowed PEACE to gain an early advantage in kills and objectives. The boys in blue looked like they needed to shake off their prior performances, and it took them a game to do so. After some excellent macro play and roams from Perkz, Vulcan, and Blaber, C9 would eventually prevail.