The Quarterfinals are done, with three first seeds and the defending World Champions advancing to the Semis off the back of some incredible performances, especially from the solo lanes. Here's why these four claim MVP.
The challenge to the Championship was not always filled with glory. A rookie top laner, hyped as the next ruler of the top lane, had failed to made successful debut on Worlds 2019. Jang "Nuguri" Ha-Gw
We spoke with Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan about the unique meta development at this year's Worlds compared to the past, as well as NA's problems and routes for improvement. Find out why we are seeing these picks, and what we should see more in the rest of the Knockout Stage.
Europe did it! After the FNC and SPY elimination, there was a nervousness stirring that the Worlds hosts would not send any representatives to the Semifinals. But G2 showed up on the day to take out DWG!
The three time World Champions, SKT, press forward to the Semifinals, after taking down the European third seed. They dropped a game, but secure the series after an incredible few games from Khan and Teddy.
Turns out FunPlus > OnePlus!!! After a disappointing Group Stage for FPX and an incredible comeback for FNC, this series easily could've been a Fnatic stomp, but the Chinese first seed showed up on the day and meet their regional partner in the Semis!
In the first match of the 2019 LoL World Championship Quarterfinals in Madrid, Invictus Gaming defeated Griffin 3-1. After the match, the players and coaching staff of Invictus Gaming joined the media
The 2018 World Champions, Invictus Gaming, are silencing the dissenters after a near 3-0 sweep against the Korean second seed, Griffin, in the Quarterfinals in Madrid.
Whatever the reasons are for Team Liquid and NA's overall failure to make it out of groups, it is unacceptable. No matter what the problem was. But this isn't just a Liquid problem, this is an NA problem, and it needs to change.
Let's check in on champion presence and make some predictions for the Knockout Stage. Bans! This has been the most diverse Worlds so far, but Knockouts always change though. Who will they focus on?
It's no secret that Pantheon is a problem. He has been banned in all but one single Play-In Stage game, and was, of course, immediately first picked and won the game. But this has been problematic before, and it needs to be fixed.
I've complained about it countless times, how does one choose a single MVP out of all the best players in the World? It's easy! Just choose Faker! Read why Faker deserves the title this time and who was on his heels.
How does it feel to be on the desk for this Worlds specifically? It's awesome. Obviously, I've done desk work in EU for such a long time, but I haven't gotten the chance to do the main event Group Sta
Today's cartoon is all about the different stories in the LoL scene from the past week.
The Worlds 2019 Group Stage has finally come to a close, and with it, NA's time at Worlds. The bracket has been set, and the teams will go on to prepare for their respective Bo5s in hopes of claiming the title. There is one final Group Stage MVP to be awarded, and today it goes to ShowMaker!
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage has come to a close. 16 teams participated in the Group Stage, and now that the dust has settled, only 8 teams are headed to the Knockout Stage. Let's take a look back at the highlights and takeaways from the games over the past nine days before the competition continues next weekend in Madrid.
The last match of Groups spelled either the death of NA or the death of the previous World Champions. And the reaper just happened to show up on North American soil, as IG dominated in the final match, and sends TL back home.
The last day of Group Stage launches DWG into the first seed for Group D, where they join SKT and GRF who finished first in their respective groups earlier on the week. All three teams finished 5-1! Is this another year of LCK Worlds victory.
Starting the day in a three way tie with TL and IG at 2-1, DWG won their first two games and become the first to advance out of Group D. Sitting at 4-1, they only have AHQ left, and defeating them will guarantee first seed.
Coming out of the first Round Robin, AHQ sat at 0-3 and needed to go 3-0 on elimination day to qualify to the Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage. Invictus Gaming shut out that possibility in just the first game, read about it here:
