Top Esports, IG post key wins in LPL Summer Split

In a rematch of the Spring finals, Top Esports swept JD Gaming on Sunday in the League of Legends Pro League Summer Split in China.With the win, Top Esports moved into first place after two weeks of play in the Summer Split. In Sunday's other action, Invictus Gaming (1-1) posted their first win with a sweep of Suning (2-2).

In a rematch of the Spring finals, Top Esports swept JD Gaming on Sunday in the League of Legends Pro League Summer Split in China. MVP efforts from Jia-Hao "369" Bai and Wen-Bo "JackeyLove" Yu helped Top Esports (2-0) avenge the loss to JD Gaming (1-1) in the Spring Split. With the win, Top Esports moved into first place after two weeks of play in the Summer Split.

In Sunday's other action, Invictus Gaming (1-1) posted their first win with a sweep of Suning (2-2). In the process, IG became the first LPL team to record 10,000 kills. The 17-team, 10-week LPL season runs through Aug. 9. Following a single round robin of best-of-three matches, the top eight sides will advance to the Summer Split playoffs.

All matches in the single-elimination postseason bracket will be best-of-five, with dates yet to be announced. The top two teams will get double byes into the semifinals, and the third- and fourth-place teams will get byes in the quarterfinals. The fifth- through eighth-place teams will compete in the opening round. The tiebreaker order for playoff positioning is game differential followed b head-to-head result. The playoff winner will earn a spot in the League of Legends World Championship, scheduled to be played in China at a date to be announced. The champion will claim more than $280,000 of the nearly $600,000 prize pool.

Week 3 action begins Monday with Bilibili Gaming taking on eStar Gaming and Vici Gaming meeting Team WE. Standings through Sunday:

1. Top Esports, 2-0, +4 2. LGD Gaming, 2-0, +2

T3. Victory Five, 2-1, +2 T3. Team WE, 2-1, +2

T3. Royal Never Give Up, 2-1, +2 6. LNG Esports, 2-1, +1

7. Suning, 2-2, -1 T8. EDward Gaming, 1-1, +1

T8. eStar Gaming, 1-1, +1 T8. FunPlus Phoenix, 1-1, +1

T11. JD Gaming, 1-1, 0 T11. Invictus Gaming, 1-1, -0

T11. Vici Gaming, 1-1, 0 14. Rogue Warriors, 0-1, -2

T15. Bilibili Gaming, 0-2, -4 T15. Dominus Esports, 0-2, -4

17. Oh My God, 0-3, -5