Author: Jun-ha "Enzo" Jung

[ad_1] If we only looked at the stats for this matchup, it seems like a one-sided slaughter. Chovy is first among mid laners in every laning stat at 10 minutes and every damage stats. On the other hand, Faker has only middling numbers for laning stats, and surprisingly, his damage stats are at the bottom…

[ad_1] Since role-swapping, Xiaohu has become the main man for RNG. RNG funnels their draft and in-game resources to Xiaohu to set him up for success, and more often than not, he delivers, especially in teamfights around objectives. So far, at Worlds 2021, Xiaohu has put on the same performance, albeit with some missteps against…

[ad_1] In this carry top meta, Khan is having the tournament of his career. The DAMWON top laner is on a mission to claim international glory in what is likely his last Worlds before retiring. He either leads or is top 3 among top laners in all laning and damage stats. His champion pool is…

[ad_1] With how the meta at Worlds is developing, the bot lane is largely ignored through the early game, which has resulted in many ADCs having a generally quiet tournament so far. So far, Ruler has been performing solidly. He does his job of getting through the early game and positioning well to pump out…

[ad_1] On one side, we have DAMWON KIA, a team seeking to cement their era. On the other, we have T1, an upstart team chasing for former glory. Whichever team that wins this matchup comes in as favorites for the finals. So let’s dive into this matchup to see our potential champions. Top Lane Canna…

[ad_1] To be entirely realistic, DAMWON KIA is the heavy favorite for the finals. They were dominant throughout the whole tournament, only struggling against a massively improved T1 in the semifinals. EDward Gaming had a somewhat messier route, dropping to the second seed in their group before winning back-to-back five-game series to reach the finals.…

[ad_1] In the last few years, minor regions have put up impressive performances. From SuperMassive’s victory over the MAD Lions last year to DFM becoming the first LJL representative in the group stage of Worlds, it is evident minor regions can produce the individual talent required to match up against the best. Now, after another…