Meet the Worlds 2022 Groups: Europe’s LEC

EU’s LEC will get 4 representatives at Worlds 2022, so let’s study extra about them.

It has been a really up-and-down yr for almost all the LEC groups. A number of groups have been the championship favorites at totally different instances within the yr, and their performances have been by no means constant. This example makes it very laborious to evaluate what to anticipate from them in a world event, even in case you watched all the video games. That stated, it's at all times good to try to set some expectations as a result of that's the enjoyable a part of Worlds.

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MAD Lions

• İrfan “Armut” Berk Tükek
• Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla
• Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer
• William “UNF0RGIVEN” Nieminen
• Norman “Kaiser” Kaiser

MAD Lions, beforehand Splyce, has some historical past in Worlds occasions. They’ve made it out of the teams a number of instances, as current because the final yr's event. Nonetheless, they're at the moment the one main area staff that did not make it out of Play-ins, Worlds 2020. Mixed with the truth that they have been slumping within the playoffs they usually have a tricky group, EU followers are a bit fearful. Not the point out the primarily teasing indisputable fact that they haven’t received any Bo5s all yr lengthy.

Nonetheless, MAD Lions are nonetheless a stable staff that may give hassle to any LCK or LPL staff in a Bo1. Their aggressive early video games are among the finest in getting leads in Europe, and despite the fact that they'll generally wrestle to complete video games off, they stored getting higher over the Summer time Cut up.

The driving pressure behind MADs in-game engine is the mid/jungle duo of Nisqy and Elyoya. Nisqy has been nice at connecting with and enabling his junglers all his profession, and this cut up just isn't totally different as his hottest champs are Taliyah and Sylas. They allow early roaming with related jungle picks like Wukong and Poppy. Each UNF0RGIVEN and Armut had nice carry video games and a few not-so-good video games, and have respectable champion swimming pools, regardless of the Gnar/Wukong two-trick memes concerning the latter. They will additionally vastly profit from an interact help meta as Kaiser is likely one of the finest helps within the EU in the case of these champions.

• Gamers to observe: Elyoya, Nisqy

Fnatic

• Martin “Wunder” Nordahl Hansen
• Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz
• Marek “Humanoid” Brázda
• Elias “Upset” Lipp
• Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov

Fnatic has made it out of Teams within the final seven Worlds they attended, besides in 2021 when Upset wasn’t with the staff. They’ve been constantly adequate to problem prime Jap groups, however followers will not be positive this season. For starters, we’ve had lots of rumors about them haven’t began to scrim but, despite the fact that they've a Play-in sport in just below every week. Then the announcement we had right this moment, the place Fnatic tweeted that Upset and Hylissang each have covid, and it is not assured that they are going to be in Mexico Metropolis to play on the primary day.

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If neither participant can get to the occasion for his or her preliminary video games, FNC have Mauno “beansu” Tälli and Louis “BEAN” Schmitz listed as subs. Whereas we noticed BEAN sub in for Upset final yr, and he wasn’t essentially dangerous, it could be actually unlucky for Upset to overlook two Worlds in a row. To not point out he was the one member of the roster that confirmed a constantly good efficiency in Summer time, at the very least till the series the place they bought eradicated.

In lots of video games this Summer time common season, Upset was the only cause why Fnatic received whereas a lot of his teammates have been underperforming. He's a participant proficient in each late sport carries like Zeri, and lane bullies like Lucian/Kalista. Though they struggled in lane generally with Hylissang not having his finest cut up, he was anticipated to step up with interact helps coming again.

The highest facet for Fnatic generally is a coin flip at instances. Neither Razork nor Humanoid performed nicely within the common season, however they actually stepped it up as soon as Bo5s began. Each them and the veteran Wunder must step it as much as safe the primary place of their teams if their bot lane can’t make it, as they must face a serious area staff in a Bo5 if they can't safe first.

• Gamers to observe: Humanoid, Upset

G2 Esports

• Sergen “Damaged Blade” Çelik
• Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski
• Rasmus “caPs” Borregaard Winther
• Victor “Flakked” Lirola Tortosa
• Raphaël “Targamas” Crabbé

G2 Esports has been probably the most profitable Western staff in worldwide occasions, going so far as successful the MSI in 2019. They're now again on the Worlds stage after lacking it final yr with a really disappointing 2021. No matter their current type, G2 has at all times been the hope of EU at Worlds.

The most important cause for that is their gifted and veteran mid/jungle duo, caPs and Jankos. After a strong Spring, Jankos had some abysmal performances throughout Summer time, as we noticed his very disappointing Finals series towards Rogue. Nonetheless, we all know he can at all times step it up, particularly when caPs have a tendency to show it up throughout worldwide occasions. This yr for the Danish mid laner was principally about roaming champs like Ahri and Sylas, despite the fact that he doesn’t draw back from picks like Azir. And he additionally has a number of bizarre pocket picks, AP Varus mid, anybody?

Even when caPs isn’t on a carry, G2 received’t be missing harm anyhow. Damaged Blade within the prime lane is a participant that loves his counter picks. We’ve seen him play Yone, Fiora and even Corki prime. Their bot duo can be very gifted. Regardless of this nonetheless being their first yr, they've already confirmed themselves in MSI. They're very versatile in the case of champion swimming pools and play the staff fights very nicely. The one drawback for the bot lane is they'll generally wrestle in 2v2s, which might trigger them some points.

• Gamers to observe: Jankos, caPs

Rogue

• Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu
• Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong
• Emil “Larssen” Larsson
• Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos
• Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus

After a number of instances failing on the end line, Rogue lastly managed to win their first LEC trophy and get the primary seed for Worlds 2022. In a bizarre twist, this was most likely the worst common season for the staff, however this time they overcome the choking memes and got here out triumphant. Whereas they've a tricky Worlds group, they’ve at all times been a very good Bo1 staff, so will probably be good to see them attempt to show themselves.

The 2022 Summer time Cut up has been difficult for the highest facet of Rogue. Each solo laners and the jungler Malrang had a sluggish begin to the cut up, regardless of the Korean jungler's very spectacular first cut up in LEC. However we’ve seen these three gamers enhance over time. Odo has appeared very dominant within the prime lane, together with his Renekton turning into a really snug blind decide. Larssen generally will get some criticism for his champ pool and reliance on management mages, however with each Azir and Viktor robust within the meta, don’t assume he may have too many issues.

The wonderful spot for Rogue in Summer time was the bot lane. Comp and Trymbi have been why Rogue received so many video games within the common season, and the younger ADC continued to be the primary risk to the staff deep into their playoff run. Whereas he can play hyper carries, he typically prefers extra lane picks, generally even opting into Caitlyn even earlier than her buffs. Trymbi, then again, has been turning into the very best help in EU, and is likely one of the most revolutionary gamers within the West. He was the sooner adapter the Soraka, who stored getting standard because the Western playoffs went on. Malrang can be nice at taking part in round and enabling his bot lane, so if he can proceed doing the identical, particularly if his Jarvan is unbanned, this may be the yr Rogue makes it out of teams.

• Gamers to observe: Malrang, Comp

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