The NA team roster for the League of Legends World Finals was decided this weekend at PAX in Seattle. in the group stage Team Solo Mid, Counter Logic Gaming, Dignitas and Curse Gaming went head to head to enter the semifinals where Teams Cloud9 and Vulcan were waiting due to their buys after the Season.
In day one the TSM vs CLG games came down the several close games that were decided at the Baron pit, but with their LAN Faces on TSM pulled the rug out from under CLG with a 2-1 win. With TSM advancing to the semi finals the last open spot was between Dignitas and Curse. After a decisive first win for Curse, Dignitas came back with a one two punch in the last two games of the series eliminating curse and setting them on a collision course with Vulcan in the Semifinals.
Day two saw the fifth place match between CLG and Curse. The winner of this match would earn their spot in next seasons series while the losing team would have to go back through the grueling promotion tournaments to re-enter the season. With CLG's Doublelift dominating the first game and CLG bringing the team together the second game, Curse was sent home packing with CLG securing the season 4 spring LCS spot. The first semifinal series was between the Fan Favorite TSM and the hot streak Vulcan team. TSM's captain Reginald brought the pressure for his team all game keeping Vulcan on their heels until they gathered as a team to deliver a deathblow at 25 minutes. In the second game Vulcan showed that they would not go down without a fight with their smart plays and daring Baron grabs, but TSM took advantage of Top laner Dyrus and used a perfect fight to decimate Vulcan and secure a spot in the NA finals. The Next Semifinal match-up was between the front running Cloud9 and the 5th place Dignitas. Dignitas came out strong the at the start of the first match earning an early lead over Cloud9. But after a few key plays by AD Carry Sneaky, Cloud9 bounced back and took game one by storm. Once again showing that their early game is their only weakness Cloud9 gave gidnitas a few free early kills. But it didn't last long for Dignitas as a tower dive bottom lane would gain Cloud9 the kills back and then some. Cloud9 would continue on the rampage to definitively claim the finals spot versus TSM.
Day three began with the third ticket to worlds representing North America being desperately fought over by Teams Dignitas and Vulcan. Vulcan rushed Dignitas for an early lead in game one, and their relentless assault took game one is a quick and effective fashion. Dignitas' desperation showed in several early mistakes in game two leading to a very large lead for Vulcan. Vulcan similarly took game two and securing their place in worlds and sending Dignitas home. The Final match-up of the tournament was between reigning NA champions and the new kids on the block Cloud9. Cloud9 quickly established their intent by taking TSM in the first game quickly after 20 minutes in a forceful manner. Game two leaned in TSM's favor in the beginning but Cloud9 soon brought their lead back in a destructive team fight at baron where TSM was aced. The Third game quickly spun out of control for the reigning champs as Cloud9 rode their momentum straight into the TSM base for another quick victory despite TSM's baron buff.
In the end PAX Prime Seattle ended with Cloud9 reigning as the new North American champs and TSM and Vulcan going with them to world championships carrying the hopes of the North American circuit with them.
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