After the coronation of the EDG in the World Cup, the balance of power in the Middle Kingdom has changed a lot. The level is relatively even and each of the ten qualified teams has a chance to excel, especially since the eleventh team OMG created problems for all three teams in this week’s qualifiers.Including second in the standings.
BLG, RA, FPX, EDG, not far from the best teams
The seventh position of the current world champions may indicate the collapse of the team, but in the end, they are only two wins from second in the standings. They are 4th in the league in winning percentage and rarely lose a dispute without at least one game. The team still has a very aggressive style of play, relying heavily on scouting teams to create redundancy (Ryze/Vex/Twisted Fate/Corki are the champions he plays the most), while Meiko beats playing this role. First line.
Bilibili Gaming confirmed their role as a rising force in the regular season. They also have an aggressive style of play. They are a bit slower than Edward Gaming, preferring to take stronger champions in late game and teamfights. (Oriana/Aziri in the middle, Gweni above). Slightly slower than the overall LPL average (31 minutes against 33 minutes on average). Their opponents will have to jump around their necks to destabilize them which does not necessarily have to be in favor of the team, aggressiveness is almost a religion in LPL.
Rare Atom is a bit of an outsider among qualified teams. Early game stats are pretty bad, and they rarely bring back first blood and first turrets (47% vs. 34% of the time). Also note that even though Leian hasn’t won a single match with her this season, he regularly pushes his opponents to knock out his fiancée. The team shines much more in team fights than in the stripping phase, and it’s important that they don’t even leave a few thousand gold behind. (Well, if there is 8k behind in 10 minutes, it will still be folded…).
Fun Plus Phoenix had to fight until the last minute against OMG to finally prove their ticket. The team can count on Kere and Gori in the middleHowever, both players have a very limited champion pool, which makes them predictable in drafts. Unlike most other teams, the team’s most prominent Jungle Clide and his Viego are undoubtedly battling for champion select. They are probably the teams with the least chance of making it to the next round, but they still beat RNG and BLG in the regular season, so success is beyond their reach.
TES, WBG, LNG, JDG, serious contenders for ultimate victory
Weibo Gaming is also a team whose early game can be improved with only 43% in early turns and 30% in first blood. TheShy argues that he can still sit at the top table and regularly fends off Gwen and Gnar’s ban, where he is undefeated. He’s still so versatile and also a good tanker, especially with the Zion. This forces SoFM to travel to the Viego Jungle and deal bonus damage in encounters. Angel is the latter who creates the great strength of the team while allowing the team to play team battles with the classic Magi. (Oriana/Victor).
Best Esports also highlights matchups with highly aggressive champions. They are one of the few teams to pick Hakarim in the drafts, and Tiananmen’s stats on the champion prove their accuracy as well. Nor should they judge Weyward, whose graves cause trouble for many adversaries. The team relies heavily on this style of play and if they don’t get enough advantage early in the game, they might struggle to sustain it.
LNG Esports places more bets on matches than its competitors. Tarzan is the team’s metronome tasked with creating opportunities with Lee Xin or starting a dive with Volibear. Doinb can come very quickly as reinforcements with Ryze, Corki or Galio if necessary. The intermediary also knows how to remove perfect karma. The team tries to orbit the light, relying on jinks or aphelion for damage. Als is often left alone on a higher plane with Jace-like spikes, allowing him to farm from afar. Finally, the biggest weakness of LNG is that they know in advance that their competitors will try to play their contraband in 80% of cases.
Despite being in third place during the regular season, JD Gaming ranks second in profit percentage in the LPL. The team is a follower of the proverb, win in the corridor, win the game, preferring to try to win on all fronts, even if it means neglecting the collective game a little. They aren’t bad either, no team is bad at this level of play, but they can give a perfectly bad teamfight the edge. Only 369 people stand out from the top of Kenen, who can make a difference at any time in terms of team originality. They are one of the toughest teams because danger can come from anywhere.
RNG and V5, giants of the LPL
RNGs are also strong advocates of a winning streak, a winning game, but unlike Top Esports, they will try to make a difference in matches. Their preferred strategy is to catch and kill an opponent, grouping them into three or four lanes to force opponents to defend while the player goes elsewhere to return to goal. They’re literally indestructible, preferring to pressure their opponents into moving and killing in one go, but you’ll rarely see them defending four men when a player tries. Drop towers elsewhere on the map.
At the Champions League level, only Bean stands out with Jack and Camille, with whom he plays regularly, the remaining players are content to choose Meta. It is not at all difficult to sketch their outlines, but their compositions have always been thought out in such a way that they do not have major weaknesses that allow players to distinguish them on the map.Thanks to their mastery of the macro.
The first thing you notice in the first five wins is the respect they have for Karsa Lee Sin, with opponents banning her in 63% of matches, well beyond meta bans. Jungles also regularly enforces the ban on hacking, which for the rest of the draft period massively deters opponents who suddenly have far fewer bans. Karsa’s 100% victory over these two champions (for 14 matches or half of V5’s victories) shows that this choice was more of a necessity than a comfort. Add to that the fact that Rookie and Photic also forced Leblanc and Zeri to ban (though we’re still meta-banned with those two champions) and there’s proof of Victory Five’s strength in the LPL.
The team tends to play with Botlan, allowing Rich to make a difference in the escalation with a split push. Let’s also mention that Photic and Ppgod have also been able to shine with the Tahm Kench/Senna duo by noticing the headache of preparing drafts against the V5s. As such, it’s a very strong team in the lanning phase, has a strong flavor of conflict, and allows them to snowball very quickly. They are more proficient in cake pie, team fights, making various compositions around them, even if it is not their preferred style. For all these reasons, they are the logical favorites of the tournament.
Source : Millenium
