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The suspension did not last long and the teams LEC He knew very quickly that during the season the region would benefit from an additional slot. worlds at the end of the year. As expected, the reason is simple: the situation in Ukraine has not yet calmed down. in this content, LCL (Russian League) was not renewed and its slot was offered to Europe, the 3rd best region in the world.
If having 4 teams has become a habit for the two Asian giants Chinese and South KoreaIt’s not very common with us. It’s just 2. When it happened and looking back, it hasn’t been very productive lately…
A team excluded from the Play-In phase
this world year 2020 left a painful memory mad lions. The team got a taste of their first World Cup, but didn’t get a chance to enjoy their tournament. The 4th seed of the LEC began his adventure in Play-In… Facing “smaller” teams, the exhausted players lost their balance. Without exaggerating the workforce at the time when Kaiser was already in it, we can still speak of a real humiliation. The Lions were swept away by Turkish side SuperMassive in a hot Bo5 shootout (2-3). This is the so-called first time A small region of this shape is called This is also the only case S big four (LPL, LCK, LEC and LCS) failed to qualify for the main event after the preliminary stage.
A large region could suffer the same fate in 2022. Although there are only 4 qualifying places in the main draw, there will be 1 Chinese team, 1 Korean team, 2 European teams and 1 American team in the play- ins. No need for a calculator, it’s fine Disappointed And we should hope for Vietnam and the PCS League.
2 teams qualified for the playoffs
2 European teams managed to see the qualifiers in 2020 main event. The performance back then wasn’t very spectacular, but we wouldn’t hesitate to sign up to host two reps now in 2022. top 8 ! G2 (4-2) and Fnatic (4-2) played particularly well in groups that weren’t easy. Rogue, on the other hand, completely drowned out finishing last in the pool at 1-5.
Since then, South Korea has bounced back and China looks stronger. That’s why we don’t spit on the idea of two LEC teams making the playoffs. To be perfectly clear, no European team can go further, given the level of competition.
1 team in the last quarter
in 2020 G2 He beat Gen.G (3-0) on the road and advanced to the semi-finals. fnatic After a breathtaking match, they faced Top Esport (2-3). These two Asian giants have already confirmed their place for Worlds 2022 and they look even more impressive than before. food where tian in their capacity.
A spot in the bottom quarter seems almost unexpected this year. But one can imagine a misunderstanding or a positive connection… but we are not particularly optimistic at the moment.
Source : Millenium
