LCS Summer Week 4 Power Rankings: Are Cloud9 invincible?

Eight victories in a row without showing any sign of weakness should be enough to justify the placement of Cloud9 in our rankings. Will any team be able to prevent them from achieving a perfect record this split?

For Team SoloMid, Week 5 will be decisive. A victory over Cloud9 wouldn't only allow them top challenge Liquid for the second place, but also to rise as the team capable of contesting the returning champions' domination.

Liquid had their shot during Week 3 and they failed to take down the leaders — which means TSM have a perfect opportunity to showcase why they deserve the second place more than them. On the other hand, given the opponents of Liquid this week, a defeat over Cloud9 would certainly cost them the second place...

This week, Team Liquid just has to hold tight. In the light of their previous performances, defeating CLG and Golden Guardians shouldn't be a problem, but it will keep them in the running and allow them to challenge TSM. With enough consistency, there's no doubt that Liquid can lock not only a spot in Playoffs' Winner-Brackets but also on the podium...

Given what they showed and achieved during Week 4, it couldn't be easier to rank FlyQuest. Dominant against Evil Geniuses, their match against Liquid was heavily contested. FlyQuest missed the 2-0 last week, but we can safely assume that Week 5 will allow them to add two more wins to their piles — considering the current state of 100 Thieves as well as Dignitas'.

Consistency has always been FlyQuest's most valuable strength — let's just hope it will be enough for them to join the back the chasing pack.

It's not only disappointing to see Evil Geniuses dropping down in the LCS standings, but it's also frustrating — because they have absolutely everything it needs to be a top tier team. However, a first loss against TSM during Week 3, then another one against FlyQuest last week, encourage us to believe that EG might not actually be ready to take on the historically leading LCS teams.

Until they manage to grab more wins against the leaders or the chasing pack teams — they'll remain just on the edge of the podium.

Are Counter Logic Gaming losing their momentum?

While they mostly achieved mixed results over the past month, CLG seemed to at least have some consistency — but they got 0-2 in Week4.

Given their current record, CLG can't really be considered a mid-table team. Sure, they're 4 victories behind Cloud9 — which is already a big deal — but they're actually not that far from Evil Geniuses or FlyQuest. As shown by their defeats to Cloud9 and TSM during Week4, they seemingly don't have what it takes to challenge the leaders or the chasing pack teams.

Although we would actually be surprised to see them grind the ladder to eventually reach the podium, it shouldn't be too hard for CLG to lock a spot in Playoffs — even though their seed won't give them a great advantage...

Out of all the low-table LCS teams,Golden Guardians are certainly the best — but it's still not enough to rank higher in the standings.

The Guardians are just one victory ahead of 100 Thieves, and one victory behind CLG — and their situation couldn't be more precarious. Given the format, it shouldn't be hard for them to secure a seed in Playoffs, but they'll have to demonstrate a lot more if they want to join the Winner's Bracket.

The situation of 100 Thieves is really concerning, and it almost feels that they gave up on this split so they could rebuild their roster. However, given their current state, they'll certainly have to fight for their spot in Playoffs as Immortals are just one victory behind them...

Crippled by roster shufflings and other changes, Immortalsweren't lucky during Week 4 as they faced Liquid and Evil Geniuses in two summary and highly one-sided games. Considering their current record and situation, Immortals still have a shot to qualify for Playoffs, but they'll have to slay down 100 Thieves to get that opportunity...

Just like Cloud9's placement is unquestionable due to their winning streak, Dignitas can't be placed elsewhere than in tenth. Until they grab more wins, they'll remain bottom of the pile.