LSAT is done! That means I can focus on the blog a bit more on the blog... and on the League of Legends World Championship. The final group stages finished yesterday, so if you didn't get to watch many games and don't want to wade through the near 50 games from the past two weeks, here are my recommendations for games you should consider checking out. Without spoiling too much, almost all the games are extremely close.
AHQ v EDG
Group A was a team of Davids & Goliaths. Dark Passage went 0-6 and Samsung White went 6-0 in the group stage, demonstrating just how big the disparity in skill level between Worlds teams can be. The other two teams, Taiwan's AHQ & China's Edward Gaming, found themselves in the middle of this slingshot match, each hoping to edge out the other in the race to second place.
SK v TSM
The final match of Group B was a mere formality for SK Gaming. Their jungler Svenskeren was suspended from the first three matches of worlds, resulting in a 1-4 record heading into the last game. This game was important for the 4-1 TSM though. They sat just one win behind the 5-1 Star Horn Royal Club, and a tie in group would take them to a playoff game, where the winner would get an important prize: to avoid playing Samsung White in the quarterfinals.
Fnatic v OMG
Group C was strange for Fnatic. In the first two days they lost to NA's 3rd place team LMQ and to the LPL's OMG, but they managed to upset group favorite Samsung Galaxy Blue giving them a shaky 1-2 record going into day 3. OMG was in a similar boat at 1-2, so a win in the rematch was imperative for both teams if they wanted any chance to make it out of the group stage.
Kabum! v Alliance
It had been a poor showing for both of the International Wild Card teams. Turkey's Dark Passage went winless in Group A, and Brazil's KaBuM was poised to repeat this in Group D, coming into their final match with Alliance at 0-5. On the other end, Cloud Nine and Alliance were both tied at 3-2 entering their final match, and C9 was poised to take the group to a three way tie at 4-2 if they beat Najin White Shield, and poised to overtake Alliance if they managed to lose the Brazilian Wild Card team.
C9 v NWS
A win for C9 would solidify them a spot in the quarterfinals, and take Group D to a playoff against Najin White Shield for 1st place and an easier QF slot. A loss would mean a playoff game against Alliance for 2nd place, with the loser being eliminated.
Worlds Quarterfinals start Friday, October 3rd. Later this week I'll have a review of the Hex TCG UI Update Patch scheduled for this Tuesday, and potentially a board game article this week or early next week.
Until next time...
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