The first day of groups kicked off in New York City, with major regions facing off in some historic rivalries. Let's break down the biggest talking points from today's games.
Groups kicked off with a clash between two of the most storied organisations in Western League of Legends. FNC looked good after finishing first in their play-ins group, while we had yet to see C9 since their clean run through the LCS playoffs.
It didn't take long for FNC to channel their play-ins form, as they took swift and assertive control of their game. FNC drafted a very smart team comp with Ornn top, Renata Glasc support, Azir mid and Maokai jungle. This gave them multiple AoE engage tools, which they used to attack C9 from all angles:
Meanwhile, Humanoid continued his incredible performance from play-ins on Azir, racking up a ton of farm and topping the damage charts in fights.
The day turned from bad to worse for the rest of the LCS. With RNG proving they could fall in their loss against DFM, 100T were heading into groups with a real shot of making it out. If they could recreate DFM's magic and take advantage of the volatile nature of best of 1's, perhaps they could claim second place.
However, their chances were dealt a surprising blow by CTBC Flying Oyster. The #1 seed from the PCS were heading into the day as underdogs, but proved they were not to be underestimated. Their jungler Gemini was relentless on Viego, helping set up his ADC Shunn to finish 10-0 as Kai'Sa.
Despite losing against tournament favourite JGD, EG put up a great fight. They scrapped with JDG early and managed to secure 3 drakes, but the game turned in JDG's favour after a decisive fight in the mid lane. JDG prevented EG from picking up the Ocean Soul, and eviscerated EG in the final fight:
The LCK and LPL had a fantastic start to groups, with each region finishing with a 2-1 score. T1 had a monster performance after they annihilated the reigning world champions EDG in 22 minutes, and frankly made it look easy. Gen.G experimented with a fasting Senna/Singed bot lane, but it wasn't enough to take down the MSI champions in RNG.
Damwon Kia – the 2020 Champions – are back with a vengeance after losing the Worlds final last year, and ShowMaker reminded everybody why his name is to be feared. He carefully dodged G2's multiple engage tools, before finding the perfect angle to push all of them into the waiting arms of Camille.
This play was patient and beautifully poised.
Groups will continue tomorrow when Top Esports, Rogue and GAM Esports make their tournament debuts. DWG and JDG close out the day in what will likely be the battle for first place in group B; you won't wanna miss it.
みんなが一番待ち望んでた機能のひとつ。ついにお披露目できる日が来て、正直めちゃくちゃ嬉しい。クラン、始動です。 ひとことで言うとこう:普段プレイしてるゲームには「積み重ね」があってもいい。しかも、いつも一緒に回してる連中と一緒に、積み上げていく形で。 クランって何? クランは恒久的なチーム。名前があって、短いタグがあって、自分でデザインできる紋章があって、トレジャリーって呼ぶ共有ウォレットがある。 以上。ほんとにそれだけ。特定のゲームで上手くなる必要もないし、決まったスケジュールもいらない。必要なのは「一緒に遊びたい数人」だけ。 じゃあクランを持ったあとに何が起きるのか、順番に話していこう。
Thomas Ruiz9月1日9分
Solo queue tier lists rank champions on win rate. We ranked all 173 on the prize money they actually earned: $380,308.98 across 523,950 League games in 12 months. The top three are Soraka, Zoe and Jarvan IV, and not one ADC made the cut.
Thomas Ruiz8月30日5分
最低出金額6ドル、決済手数料5%、そしてクレジットは現金じゃない。ほかのプラットフォームなら規約の隅っこに隠す条件を、ここで全部並べる。
Thomas Ruiz8月30日5分