The seventh League Of Legends World Championship is only a month away, so dust off your Teemo hats and get ready to listen to some Silver Scrapes. The largest tournament for the biggest MOBA in the world is a huge event and this year is no different. Taking place in four different locations in China, 24 teams from every region will compete for a chance at the Summoner’s Cup and to prove they are the best team in the world. Will SK Telecom secure themselves a fourth title, proving that Faker is still the best player in the world, or will someone new be able to usurp the dynasty?
Riot Games released a video explaining how everything is going to work this year, but even then things might get kind of confusing. Allow Player.One to explain what’s going to happen when the best Irelias, Zacs and Taliyahs face off in what is sure to be some really good League Of Legends .
On Tuesday morning, Riot Games streamed the draw, finally showing which teams are going to be playing each other. For the Play-In stage taking place in Wuhan, twelve teams were divided into four groups of three, with each group having one team from each pool and region. These are the second and third seeds from their respective regions, alongside the Wildcards. They will play a best-of-one round robin, with those making it through to round two playing in a randomly paired best-of-five. Here are the teams that are going to square off:
Group A
Team WE
Gambit.CIS
Lyon Gaming
Group B
Cloud9
Team oNe eSports
LG Dire Wolves
Group C
Fnatic
Young Generation
Kaos Latin Gamers
Group D
HK Attitude
1907 Fenerbahçe
Rampage
The four teams that make it through the Play-In stage will compete against eight other teams in the Group Stage in Wuhan. These 16 teams will be broken into four groups of four and will also be a best-of-one double round robin. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Knockout Stage and play a best-of-five. Now it’s time for the top seeds to play and for the real competition to begin. Can North American teams Team SoloMid and Immortals beat the dominant forces in Asia, or will NA come back home without a title, yet again?
Here are the teams already set for the Group Stage:
Group A
EDward Gaming
SK Telecom T1
ahq e-Sports Club
Group B
Longzhu Gaming
Immortals
GIGABYTE Marines
Group C
G2 Esports
Samsung Galaxy
Royal Never Give Up
Group D
Flash Wolves
Misfits
Team SoloMid
Who do you think is going to win the League Of Legends World Championship? Please submit a 300-word essay to your teacher by the end of the class.
