LCS Coaching Staff of the Summer Split and Top 10 MVP Finalists Announced
By Nick O'Neil
Following a first-place finish in the 2020 Summer League of Legends Championship Series, Team Liquid has been awarded coaching staff of the split. The best regular-season finish for the organization to date, Team Liquid has secured its spot in playoffs with a final record of 15-3.
Congratulations to @TL_Jatt, @TL_Dodo, @liquidcain, @CroissantLoL, and the entire staff at @TeamLiquidLoL on winning the 2020 #LCS Summer Coaching Staff of the Split Award! #TLWIN
— LCS (@LCSOfficial) August 18, 2020
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LCS Coaching Staff of the Summer Split
Team Liquid's coaching staff consists of head coach Joshua "Jatt" Leesman, assistant coach and team manager Kang "Dodo" Jun-hyeok, assistant coach Chris "Croissant" Sun, strategic coach Jang "Cain" Nu-ri, as well as head analyst Tyler Perron. This veteran coaching staff paired with Team Liquid and Team Liquid Academies analytical support coaches Jeff "Zercei" Prasad and Kevin "TeeKhay" Bracken have certainly enhanced Team Liquid's ability to achieve such a strong finish.
Jatt previously worked as a Riot Games LCS analyst during the last eight years of his career. That changed on May 4, when he made his debut as Team Liquids head coach. Jatts' extensive League of Legends knowledge gained throughout his analyst career in addition to an already-stacked coaching staff has exceeded all split expectations for the organization as evidenced by their latest success. Together, this all-star coaching staff has managed to transition Team Liquid from a 7-11 9th place spring finish to an impressive 15-3, 1st seed summer split playoff-bound team.
Top 10 Honda MVP Finalists Announced
The votes for Honda's Most Valuable Player are in. The top 10 finalists were announced previously, as shown below.
The ten finalists who secured their spot as potential Honda MVP's were:
It will be interesting to see if the panel votes for someone on Team Liquid after its improbable run or another player who carried their team on their back.