TSM Monthly Recap

Here are TSM news and performance summaries for January.





League of Legends





This month marks the start of the highly anticipated 2018 NA LCS Spring Split and 2018 Academy League!





2018 NA LCS Spring Split



For our first match of the season, we were matched up against Team Liquid – and former team member, Doublelift. While it was a heated game, the result was a loss. That same week, we went up against FlyQuest for our second game. Unfortunately, we lost to them as well.



The first week was difficult for our team, but we moved onto the second week optimistically. With a 0:2 record, we went to face our first opponent of Week 2, OpTic Gaming. Playing safely, we managed to gain a gold lead that led us to win in one of the longest games this season so far. With that single victory fueling our determination, we proceeded onto the next opponent, Echo Fox. Our match against Echo Fox was action-packed and filled with exciting plays but despite starting out strong, the game resulted with another loss added to our record.



TSM currently stands in 7th place along with Counter Logic Gaming and OpTic Gaming.









Check out the new season of TSM: Legends here!









2018 Academy League



In Week 1, we went up against FlyQuest Academy for our first game. Sadly, the game resulted in our first loss. For our second game that week, we were up against Team Liquid Academy, which we also lost.





In Week 2, our next opponents were Echo Fox Academy. However, the end of the match only added to our losing streak. OpTic Gaming Academy were our last opponents that week. Despite our record, we continued on with confidence. Soon enough, we managed to claim victory against OpTic Gaming Academy.



TSM Academy currently stands in 6th place – along with OpTic Gaming Academy, 100 Thieves Academy, Golden Guardians Academy, and Counter Logic Gaming Academy– for the 2018 Academy League.





Smash Melee



Earlier this month, Leffen participated in Valhalla, a tournament that was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Leffen beat Armada in grand finals and took home 1st place in singles.





On January 19th – 21st, Leffen also participated in the 5th edition of the GENESIS tournament series, GENESIS 5. Leffen made Top 8 by placing 3rd in singles. This marked the first GENESIS in which Armada and Mango were unable to make Grand Finals, due to losing to Leffen, Plup, or Lucky. Hungrybox and Mew2King were also victim to one of these three.





PUBG

On January 19th, we were excited to announce our future participation in the PUBG Invitational at IEM Katowice next month.



On January 22nd, our team participated in the PUBG Auzom Premier League Season 2 for EU. With 368 points, TSM ranked 6th place.







The next day our team participated in the PUBG BEAT Invitational Season 2. TSM placed 3rd with 1027 points.









Soon after, our team also participated in the PUBG Curse Trials. In Qualifiers Group D, TSM stood in 5th place with a total of 248 points. While they did win their last game, it was ultimately not enough to get into finals.





Hearthstone



Mid-January, Cydonia took part of the GEICO Hearthstone Showdown. Although he lost to HotMEOWTH and Eselore, Cydonia stood in 5th place with Tempo Trump.









Summary





Here’s a brief compilation of our placements this month:



League of Legends





2018 NA LCS Spring Split

TSM v. Team Liquid | LOST

TSM v. FlyQuest | LOST

TSM v. OpTic Gaming | WON

TSM v. Echo Fox | LOST

Current Record || TSM 1:3

2018 Academy League

TSM Academy v. FlyQuest Academy | LOST

TSM Academy v. Team Liquid Academy | LOST

TSM Academy v. Echo Fox Academy | LOST

TSM Academy v. OpTic Gaming | WON

Current Record || TSM 1:3





Smash Melee

Valhalla | Leffen 1st in singles

GENESIS 5 | Leffen 3rd in singles

PUBG

PUBG Auzom Premier League Season 2 (for EU) | TSM in 6th with 368 points

PUBG BEAT Invitational Season 2 | TSM in 3rd with 1027 points

PUBG Curse Trials | In Qualifiers Group D, TSM in 5th with 248 points

Hearthstone

GEICO Hearthstone Showdown | Cydonia in 5th place

Keep an eye out for our future appearances:





2018 NA LCS Spring Split

Against Golden Guardians | Feb 3

Against 100 Thieves | Feb 4

2018 Academy League

Against 100 Thieves Academy | Feb 1

Against Golden Guardians Academy | Feb 2

PUBG