LoL eSports Discussion

[SensFan]

I was thinking about this, and while TSM may have gotten a "group of life", MSF and FW really got screwed.

TSM look really on form.

[pickemgenius]

MSF really got screwed.

:O :O

eu on the board!

[SensFan]

MSF ended up in literally the hardest possible non-Korea group. Top seeds from LMS/NA, and the regarded best team from China.

[BROseidon]

Hot take: SKT looks very beatable.

[BROseidon]

One big plus is that Hauntzer looked good.

I'm just gonna brag that I clocked Hauntzer as having this potential during his rookie season (not sure why more people weren't talking about him when he was the 2nd best top laner his rookie season on a mediocre team, 2nd only to Quas who was at the time the best western top laner since like S2 wickd/darien)

[BROseidon]

Yup, AHQ couldn't quite make it work.

SKT still went 3-0, but they are looking really shaky. Definitely a worse performance than I think everyone was expecting.

[SensFan]

And of course, just as TSM looks like they might be able to run through this group, SSG shits the bed against RNG to snipe them in the Quarters.

[zoraster]

just keep in mind that there is a trend of NA doing well the first week only to crumble the second. I

think

this year they're honestly better than they were (and TSM doesn't look so flat), but i wouldn't be surprised to see NA struggle more next week. As much as I love watching GAM play, I'm really hoping to see IMT convert that into the win it should be.

[Voidedmafia]

That was a pretty good game by Misfits. Definitely better than I thought it would be. I don't think it's indicative of MSF vying for the 2nd seed (that's already WE's), but if they can 2-0 FW then I think that's a win for them.

Granted, if Misfits actually beat WE, then maybe all bets are off.

As an aside, is it ironic that the two teams considered to be favorites (Fnatic, G2) are sitting at dead last with no wins while the newcomers expected to fail are 1-1 and 3rd place?

P-EDIT: I'm painfully aware. But while C9 and IMT are in groups where such crumbling is not only probable but also expected, TSM is in a group where their only expected competition is WE. Hate to sound so hyped, but the absolute worst I think TSM

can

place is 2nd because I do not ever foresee them lose to Misfits.

[SensFan]

I'm torn between wanting to root for all three NA teams to make it out, and wanting to sacrifice IMT so that more wildcards make it to Quarters than EU teams.

[zoraster]

they don't regionally sort the quarterfinal teams, right? so IMT vs. TSM is still possible if they finish 2 and 1 or whatever.

[PJ.]

they don't regionally sort the quarterfinal teams, right? so IMT vs. TSM is still possible if they finish 2 and 1 or whatever.

This is why as non-koreans we should be rooting for RNG to take first and SSG to go up against one of the other koreans.

[SensFan]

they don't regionally sort the quarterfinal teams, right? so IMT vs. TSM is still possible if they finish 2 and 1 or whatever.

This is why as non-koreans we should be rooting for RNG to take first and SSG to go up against one of the other koreans.

That 1/3 of TSM drawing SSG is terrifying though, when otherwise they should be able to make the semis somewhat comfortably.

Though if SSG does finish as a 2-seed, and all three Korean teams end up on the same side of the bracket, that would be incredible. TSM/RNG semi-finals anyone?

[Voidedmafia]

jeez, what is with today and three back-to-back shut-outs?

P-EDIT: We're still going to have to face a Korean eventually, and that leaves the possibility of SSG going against an NA team. If it's all Koreans 1st seeds+TSM, then so long as we don't get RNG or something we're almost guaranteed semis.

Well, if RNG gets 1st and SSG gets 2nd, assuming A is SKT/EDG, B is LZ/IMT and D is TSM/WE, then I don't see any good matchups (TSM vs. SSG, TSM vs. EDG, or TSM vs. IMT NA teamkill, which does guarantee semis at least but IMO not preferable in quarters).

SKT/C9, IMT/LZ, RNG/SSG and TSM/WE has the best matchups be SKT vs. SSG, IMT vs. WE, RNG vs LZ and TSM vs. C9, and if IMT and TSM/C9 get on the same side and IMT beats WE, then an NA team makes finals for the first time ever.

The only other notable options are if Fnatic and G2 make it to 2nd seeds with IMT being 1st or something like that, which I honestly don't think are likely as things stand.

And no, only the group draw is regional exclusive, IIRC. Knockout should allow for Korean vs. Korean, etc.

P-EDIT: I don't like that semis, though...TSM vs. WE would be better.

[SensFan]

IMT isn't going to come first in their group, and WE won't beat RNG in the Quarters.

SKT/EDG is also almost certainly not going to be the two teams advancing from A.

[Voidedmafia]

IMT isn't going to come first in their group, and WE won't beat RNG in the Quarters.

SKT/EDG is also almost certainly not going to be the two teams advancing from A.

No, probably not, but that's like best-case. Almost absolute best.

C9 could still go 0-3. Granted, EDG has to 3-0, but still. It does mean we have a 50/50 of getting out due to an NA teamkill, I guess. SKT/C9, LZ/IMT, RNG/SSG (if G2 beats RNG tonight/tomorrow RNG/G2 is within the realm of possibility), TSM/WE. The best possibility would be if G2 can win out over SSG because then TSM has no Korean or Chinese team to deal with in Quarters (can't get WE because same group) and only has to hope that RNG are on their side for the best possible semis.

[PJ.]

Honestly..I just want RNG to win so we can get those sweet sweet gold and black skins(was rooting for IMT before they fucking showed up in yellow instead of their mint green dealie).

Teams I want to win from top to bottom based on skins
IMT(mint IMT)
RNG
Fnatic
C9
GBM/IMT(yellow IMT)
MSF/AHQ
FNB/FW
LZ/SSG
EDG/TSM/G2
WE/SKT

[PJ.]

Mostly...please no more red skins rito, unless they have a cool logo like misfits or AHQ

[Voidedmafia]

Mostly...please no more read skins rito, unless they have a cool logo like misfits or AHQ

Would be nice to have something other than red, yeah.

[SleepyKrew]

that's why skt are black and white now

[PJ.]

That's only one rung though. Skt needs to pick some wild colors

I need some White and Chartreuse. Maybe throw some dark grey and some orange in there.

Or some emerald green. With some purple.

[Voidedmafia]

Egh, maybe purple or green by themselves, but not together.

[PJ.]

Egh, maybe purple or green by themselves, but not together.

roasted

[Voidedmafia]

That says nothing about whether or not I like it. Which I kinda don't.

ANyways, so long Flash Wolves. While we already know Fenerbahce ain't gonna make it, EDG and FW have basically been confirmed to be out.

[Voidedmafia]

...Is TSM underestimating Misfits here? This is going so much worse for them than it should be going for them.