100 Thieves knock off NRG at LCS Spring playoffs

100 Thieves watched a lead slip away before recovering to beat NRG 3-2 on Saturday in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the League Championship Series Spring Split playoffs.

With the victory, 100 Thieves advanced to the lower-bracket semifinal, where they will face the winner of Sunday's match between Team Liquid and Dignitas.

After NRG opened with a victory on red, 100 Thieves responded with a pair of wins -- the first on blue, the second on red -- to go up 2-1. With their backs against the wall, NRG managed to force a fifth game, which 100 Thieves took on blue to advance.

Lim "Quid" Hyeon-seung of South Korea led the way for 100 Thieves and was named Player of the Series. He finished with an 18-2-21 kill-death-assist ratio.

The Spring Split playoff champion and runner-up will be the North American League of Legends circuit's representatives in the Mid-Season Invitational, scheduled for May 1-19 in China. The LCS winner heads to the MSI main draw, while the second-place team will compete in the MSI's play-in event.

Playoffs continue Sunday with one match:

--Team Liquid vs. Dignitas

LCS 2024 Spring Split playoff prize pool:

1. $100,000, berth in Mid-Season Invitational main draw

2. $50,000, berth in Mid-Season Invitational play-in event

3. $30,000

4. $20,000

5-6. No money -- NRG

7. No money -- Shopify Rebellion

8. No money -- Immortals