LoL eSports Discussion

[PJ.]

WE GOT WE! This is the best possible draw we could get. That means EU's fucked, but yknow.

EDIT: LZ vs. SSG. That's gonna be a treat. lus, if C9 manages to get past WE, we have the easier(-ish) semis, so there IS a very small chance of finals.

[Voidedmafia]

Yeah because C9 was placed to the right while SKT was to the left. Plus, the semis are between the top/bottom left and top/bottom right, respectively.

P-EDIT: LIke I said, easiest-ish. It's not a shoe-in or even anywhere near a safe bet given that WE still performed pretty well, I'd rather them vs. WE than RNG, I think.

[PJ.]

You also said you had an easier semis though, which was more what the reaction was for.

Also, you irl:

[SensFan]

The downside of this draw is RNG gets SKT in the semis rather than WE, which makes it less likely to have Korea vs China in the finals. But on the upside, if RNG win the title they will literally have 2-0'd SSG, then beaten SKT and LZ in Bo5s.

[PJ.]

I think RNG got exactly the middle of their options to the final. FNC is probably the 2nd best 2 seed they could play(3rd overall). SKT(if they win) is probably the second best option from the likely semi-finalists. And playing Longzhu in the final is what you'd expect. The biggest issue is that beating Koreans in Bo5s at worlds as a non-Korean team is not really a thing that happens.

[SensFan]

I see your logic, and raise you an Uzi.

[xRECKONERx]

C 9 B E L I E V E M E N T

[Randomnamechange]

fnc reverse sweep skt calling it now

[zoraster]

SSG vs. LZ going to be fun, I hope. WE vs. C9 could be competitive. Fnatic better hope RNG suddenly comes off their current form. Sorry Misfits.

[zoraster]

Pick'em Standings:

1. Animorpherv - 36
2. Panzer - 35
2. LLD - 35
4. Zoraster - 30
5. Mathbandit (??) - 29
6. Pickemgenius - 28
7. SleepyKrew - 25
8. hitogoroshi - 24
8. MTD - 24
10. Sikkes (??) - 21

Almost no one is out of it. Quarterfinal correct = 5 points, Semis = 10 points, Finals = 20 points (pretty much impossible to win if you don't pick the eventual winner fwiw)

[SensFan]

Yes, that's me. Unless something really crazy happens, only scenario where I don't reach the top tier is if SKT wins worlds, but I don't think I picked enough upsets to allow me to catch the four people in front of me in our group.

[animorpherv1]

Huh. I haven't payed attention to my pick'ems much since. Cool to know.

[Lycanfire]

My brain says RNG. The spleen says Fnatic.

[xRECKONERx]

Pick'em Standings:

1. Animorpherv - 36
2. Panzer - 35
2. LLD - 35
4. Zoraster - 30
5. Mathbandit (??) - 29
6. Pickemgenius - 28
7. SleepyKrew - 25
8. hitogoroshi - 24
8. MTD - 24
10. Sikkes (??) - 21

Almost no one is out of it. Quarterfinal correct = 5 points, Semis = 10 points, Finals = 20 points (pretty much impossible to win if you don't pick the eventual winner fwiw)

http://pickem.lolesports.com/share/seri ... 0/my-picks

[Papa Zito]

Also, you irl:

rofl

[SleepyKrew]

NV and P1 not keeping their spots

[Bella]

Pick'em Standings:

1. Animorpherv - 36
2. Panzer - 35
2. LLD - 35
4. Zoraster - 30
5. Mathbandit (??) - 29
6. Pickemgenius - 28
7. SleepyKrew - 25
8. hitogoroshi - 24
8. MTD - 24
10. Sikkes (??) - 21

Almost no one is out of it. Quarterfinal correct = 5 points, Semis = 10 points, Finals = 20 points (pretty much impossible to win if you don't pick the eventual winner fwiw)

Fuck, I'd be winning if I'd remembered to join the MS league...

EDIT: And now I've fixed that.

[Voidedmafia]

You also said you had an easier semis though, which was more what the reaction was for.

I mean, I don't want them to face RNG, and SKT still has the precedent of the last two Worlds behind them, so I'm glad C9 avoids that half until the finals. But at the same time, Longzhu is going to be a very tough opponent and is the best Korean team here at Worlds. I'm admittedly hoping SSG gets an upset win over LZ and then C9 beats them in a close series, though that's rather unlikely.

Also, the Start and top two ones would be TSM, and then the rest would be C9.

I see your logic, and raise you an Uzi.

And do you remember the last two times Uzi faced SKT?


That reminds me, I need to get into that.

Is it just MS for the name, Zor?

[zoraster]

Pardon?

[RayFrost]

Here you go, voidedmafia

[xRECKONERx]

i have 0 points in MS rip

[xRECKONERx]

longzhu over rng in the finals BOOK IT

[SensFan]

longzhu over rng in the finals BOOK IT

Yup. Longzhu over C9, RNG over SKT, Longzhu wins.

[zoraster]

TSM, C9, Liquid, CLG in apparently: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/ ... oin-na-lcs

No big surprises there. IMT would surprise me if they didn't make it in too. Flyquest and Echo Fox also left to decide. DIG, NV, P1 out so we'll see at least three new teams/owners. One of which is one of those Golden State Warriors guys. Baylife battle.

[Cabd]

One other is confirmed to be Optic.