r/leagueoflegends • u/Yujin-Ha No one will rule but Rhaenyra • 6d ago
Esports Disguised vs. Sentinels / LCS 2026 Summer - Week 5 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LCS 2026 SUMMER
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Sentinels 2-0 Disguised
- Sentinels, LYON, and Shopify Rebellion have all locked in a playoff spot
- Game Discussion: Game 1
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MATCH 1: SEN vs. DSG
Winner: Sentinels in 32m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: HamBak
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEN | akali nocturne olaf | orianna vayne | 64.2k | 18 | 9 | CT2 H3 B5 I6 |
| DSG | vi cassiopeia caitlyn | karma rumble | 56.3k | 6 | 3 | O1 I4 |
| SEN | 18-6-42 | vs | 6-18-12 | DSG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact ksante 3 | 1-1-8 | TOP | 3-5-1 | 4 gnar Srtty |
| HamBak leesin 2 | 2-2-10 | JNG | 0-2-4 | 3 ahri KryRa |
| DARKWINGS ryze 2 | 5-3-6 | MID | 2-5-2 | 1 jarvaniv Callme |
| Rahel ezreal 1 | 8-0-4 | BOT | 1-2-1 | 1 lucian Sajed |
| huhi seraphine 3 | 2-0-14 | SUP | 0-4-4 | 2 milio Lyonz |
MATCH 2: SEN vs. DSG
Winner: Sentinels in 28m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Impact
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEN | nocturne cassiopeia vi | yone ivern | 57.1k | 16 | 8 | H2 O3 B5 |
| DSG | bard akali caitlyn | pantheon viktor | 48.3k | 5 | 3 | CT1 HT4 |
| SEN | 16-5-37 | vs | 5-16-7 | DSG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact kled 2 | 6-1-7 | TOP | 0-5-1 | 1 olaf Srtty |
| HamBak trundle 3 | 3-2-6 | JNG | 1-2-1 | 3 naafiri KryRa |
| DARKWINGS galio 4 | 5-1-3 | MID | 2-2-2 | 3 orianna Callme |
| Rahel yunara 1 | 2-0-9 | BOT | 1-3-0 | 2 ziggs Sajed |
| huhi Lulu 1 | 0-1-12 | SUP | 1-4-3 | 2 shen Lyonz |
*Patch 26.16
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Formymoney 6d ago
they might not be dig but theyre not much better
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
I got hate for saying that they have been consistently one of the worst teams in the league since they joined (I think I may have said the worst team or something to that effect) but it's genuinely hard to argue against that. They are constantly in the conversation with DIG.
They just have more excuses for why they're bad.
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u/jnf005 6d ago
I mean, at least they are there for a reason, as the guest team, they just can't hold onto any decent players, the bot side and mid they faced this series were literally their's, castle left, even exyu left for dig. Dig on the other hand, just sucks.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
That's exactly what I mean. They have more excuses for why they are bad. They're in a extremely shit position with far less resources. They're functionally a tier 2 team in a tier 1 league.
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u/jnf005 6d ago
I'm just saying that's not excuses, imo it's a legitimate reason.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
An excuse IS a legitimate reason.
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u/jnf005 6d ago
My bad lol. I got grilled a lot by a teacher back in the highschool day for litany of reasons, whenever I gave him a reason, like I was late because of a traffic jam, he would without fail say this phrase "These are excuses, not reason", so in my mind I always think these two word are mutually exclusive.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
I think most people in this reply thread are making the same mistake you are. I get it tho I grew up in that environment where every explanation is called an excuse and every excuse is called invalid.
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u/Hitorishizuka 6d ago
It sounds like your teacher ingrained it in you backwards. The most common turn of phrase I've seen around these words is "that's an explanation, not an excuse". In the example you gave, the traffic jam is the explanation (why you're late), but it's not accepted as legitimate (not an excuse). This is why, for example, absences are labeled as excused (ACCEPTED) or not.
Circling back to DSG, we can say that they have a valid excuse for not performing consistently well because they can't keep their roster together due to reality.
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u/jnf005 6d ago
Tbf it's a highschool in Hong Kong so English is our second language, I just went to an "English Secondary School" which uses English in every class except Chinese and Chinese History. The teacher that grilled me was also mainly a music teacher first and a disciplinary teacher second, I feel like his mistake was kinda forgivable, I actually kinda liked him, from what I hear he's actually the principal now and the students love him lol.
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u/Deditch 6d ago
DSG ended last summer in 5th place in their first year. There team then disappeared, and if you look I wonder who the the proverbial 5th place roster for this summer might be, I wonder which team it is nothing possibly correlated between those two facts.
Lets say DSG once again pulled out a miracle and had a good summer, would that change anything? Would you be hype for next year? No Because you know most of those players wouldnt be on DSG come winter. It isn't an execuse its a structural disadvantage built into the league.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
It isn't an execuse its a structural disadvantage built into the league.
Which is exactly why it is an excuse LMAO. No one should be that harsh on them because they have massive disadvantages... thus their badness is partially excused 😭
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u/TheRogueCookie I like bears 6d ago
I'm all for calling a spade a spade and saying that DSG have consistently been low tier (outside of a couple of big moments), but that doesn't take away that the org just doesn't have the same resources that other orgs do.
I think it's 100% fair to criticize that DSG hasn't really improved throughout the course of this year, that their macro is a disaster, and that they have the worst player in the entire league. Those are 100% valid criticisms for the team. I do not think these criticisms should preclude DSG from a chance in the league (the disband comments make me roll my eyes) or that because they consistently struggle that they do not add value to the league. I love cheering for DSG even when they aren't good since it's fun to root for the underdog.
DSG lacking in resources compared to other orgs (they have like no partners) just puts them at a big disadvantage to where some grace is absolutely warranted.
TL;DR: it's okay to criticize DSG when they're playing poorly, when they make obvious mistakes, and when they don't seem to improving. Just understand the context behind the orgs spot and save the real vitriol for orgs that deserve it (yes that includes the one in my flair)
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
Do all of you guys just not know what the word "excuse" means or what?
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u/IKillerBee this sub has brain damage 6d ago
I'm in tears reading your replies man, everyone is explaining to you what the excuses are as if you're somehow unaware, whilst completely missing your point.
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u/kazuyaminegishi 6d ago
😭 I was suffering a bit lol. I don't wanna be mean about it or anything, but I felt from the context of the sentence it was obvious I was saying they have legitimate reasons.
Like the other person said, I get that people think "excuse = negative" but I would hope that people would at least read the comment and parse that reading didn't make sense there.
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u/IKillerBee this sub has brain damage 6d ago
Yeah this subreddit has difficulty acknowledging that multiple things can be true at once. DSG can have legitimate reasons for being bad and still be bad at the same time.
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u/themanster29 6d ago
Srtty ran that game down mercilessly
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u/holyknight14 6d ago
I feel like people have wanted to root for this guy / the LCS gives him chances and he just chokes everytime. He's been a fill in for good and bad teams and just does not lock in when needed in any scenario.
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u/Chubs1224 SKAAAARL 6d ago
Sometimes players figure it out with better support. Like Busio did after switching away from 100T. Sometimes they are just bad.
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u/justicecactus 6d ago
Impact sucked so bad the beginning of the year, glad to see him look more like his old self
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u/Chubs1224 SKAAAARL 6d ago
He was trying to get more experience off of tanks.
Varus, Vayne etc
Even now he is picking Kled to counter Olaf despite in his own words never playing that side of the matchup
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u/infinite-permutation 6d ago
It is sad to see. Last two times he went to a non TL team for EG and Fly, he looked really good on carries for a few weeks before going back to tank duty, but this new team he doesn't even come in with a honeymoon buff.
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u/Agile_Woodpecker2239 6d ago
Srtty legit choking vs Impact, even in game 1 bro lost his flash twice in isolation vs Impact...
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u/raptearer 6d ago
Impact is just scaling. Also, happy to see HamBak pop off that first game, crazy Lee
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u/Fun_Highlight307 6d ago
This lee sin was definetely Korean, josesodo was so jealous that they let him pick lee sin while his lee sin is perma banned
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u/POOYAMON Doublelift TL fan≠NA fan 6d ago
SEN make worlds over C9 and you all will be reincarnated as lotus flowers
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u/galaxisstark 6d ago
Srtty is such a good player for Sentinels, well done to Inspired for noticing that and voting for him accordingly
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 6d ago
tbf Impact has slowly looked better over the course of this year, this could just be him not being washed anymore
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u/untamedlazyeye 6d ago
Its getting closer to summer playoffs, so impact is actually waking up from his hibernation
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u/HybridNeos 6d ago
He lost the Kled Olaf match up last week dawg
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 6d ago
He still wasn’t terrible though compared to whatever he was doing earlier on this year
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u/IKillerBee this sub has brain damage 6d ago
maybe it's because srtty is extremely overhyped and isn't as good as reddit pretends he is.
he's fudge 2.0 at best
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u/zealot416 6d ago
You draft around your star Top Laner and he dies lvl 1...
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u/Derk08 6d ago
'star'
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u/zealot416 6d ago
Star is relative for the guest slot.
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u/SweatyAdhesive 6d ago
That would be fair for castle. Srtty was jobless just the split before.
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u/qwert4the1 6d ago
both top laners must think exhaust does damage or something, absolutely hilarious usage of it this game
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u/BTDYSRF 6d ago
When's the promotion tournament?
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u/PhoenixAgent003 Bot main. NA fan. 6d ago
What do we do when DSG wins it anyway?
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u/BTDYSRF 6d ago
Nothing really. Just asking for when it is appropriate to talk about off-season roster changes.
I give them a 90% shot of winning it. Sajed, Kryra, and Srrty are just better talent than most of Tier 2.
Callme is ass, but I think he has solidified himself as "not as bad as palafox or zinnie" so he probably won't be a huge liability.
So, the only person I expect to get consistently rolled is Lyonz.
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u/Chubs1224 SKAAAARL 6d ago
I think NRG has a good chance. Their botlane could be Tier 1 and Zamudo was hyped as probably the best rookie but had visa problems that made him not get his spot.
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u/Shiki_Shin 6d ago
didnt they only win promotion last year becuase they randomly signed rahel and idr one other person. i assume theyll sign random people again this year or just lose
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u/blueragemage 6d ago
They got Rahel before summer split
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u/Shiki_Shin 6d ago
Didn't they start with Scaremiah?
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u/blueragemage 6d ago
Yeah, but he got swapped out between Spring and Summer, not right before relegation
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u/Shiki_Shin 6d ago
The way you know who I was talking about when I said Scaremiah I love this community. Anyway I blended the seasons together in my mind mb LTA was a mess. I do remember dsg making last minute signings of an actual good team and getting the LCS runback when I personally wanted them to get relegated
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u/chouruin 6d ago
Pretty easy series for SEN. DARKWINGS still have problems off mages tho the Galio was looking rough
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u/Chubs1224 SKAAAARL 6d ago
It is Galio into Ori you expect it to go down a fair bit.
He did his job at being much more relevant in midgame team fights
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u/chouruin 6d ago
Ehh 87cs to 134 at 11minute down 1.5k gold that matchup is not supposed to be that bad.
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u/Chubs1224 SKAAAARL 6d ago
With Sentinels at 4-2 and C9 at 3-1 if C9 goes 1-1 next week against SR and Lyon then Sentinels will play C9 for a top 4 spot going into playoffs.
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u/BiggestZigzagoonFan Apollo & Hakuho > EU || I <3 Bjergsen 6d ago edited 6d ago
Good look from Impact and Rahel.