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Already official: Europe There will be 4 representatives this year worlds. This good news was not expected at all. Given that the teams have not played since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, we suspected that the Russian championship would take their turn. But in the past, a league like Vietnam has lost several times without replacing its two theoretical representatives. Although there is only one slot in Russia, it can be assumed that Riot will adapt the format only slightly.
But it was decided otherwise LEC will offer 4 tickets for the competition. However, after jumping for joy, it’s time to look back at the main consequences of this decision.
Effects on European soil
- Extra motivation to finish the regular season first : The regular season is sometimes scrutinized by adversaries who choose to keep their assets and their strategies for the playoffs. But at least once, first place is a jackpot. Secondly, even if they failed the Bo5, it would at least confirm the Top 4 and a place at Worlds. Thus, the “Bo1 team” will be able to find its place in the sun.
- More likely to see the French in the world : We only have one place in the world, going from 3 teams to 4 teams, but a lot of things are changing for the teams. While the fight for the top 3 looks tight and we will have to wait for a final sprint of super teams like Vitality and Fnatic, our French representatives are not necessarily favorites to finish in the top 3. nuclearDifficult in BDS but in our opinion Let’s see (Does not apply to games) and Jesus (SK game). Both are a little behind (6th and 9th), but still in play. To be honest, we don’t see them finishing in the top 3 today. However, the cards are shuffled as the top 4 qualify. In the spring, the Bunnies finished 4th in the playoffs… We say that, we say nothing.
International results
- More chances to win the world : You don’t need to be a genius to figure out this simple mathematical rule. With 4 repetitions, the chances of winning the competition are significantly higher. But to be honest, we’re going maybe 1% to 2%… Asian teams are still awful.
- More likely to consolidate LEC status : It’s really good news that we have 4 teams from all over the world. Riot Games uses a somewhat vague leaderboard to prioritize regions around the world. It takes into account performances in recent international tournaments and gives points. Winning competitions obviously bring the best indicate, but places of honor are also awarded. The ranking is not weighted by the number of repetitions until proven otherwise. Therefore, this year the LEC has a great opportunity to score as many points as possible and further increase the gap. North America Region. This little boost is welcome, because during the last Worlds and recent MSI, our neighbors did as well as us.
- Interest in the Play-In has increased : Europe will send 2 teams directly to the Main Event and 2 teams to the Play-In. So this qualification promises to be very exciting since we will also find 1 Chinese team, 1 Korean team and 1 NA team… without forgetting the PCS league and Vietnam. Although there are only 4 places left to join the final table, the battle promises to be fierce. We no longer need to sleep like before. The only downside is that if we end up with 4 LCK teams, 4 LPL teams and 4 LEC teams in the main event, the draw won’t be too intriguing.
Source : Millenium
