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.
MSI champions G2 Esports took down 'scrim gods' DAMWON Gaming in the 2019 LoL World Championship Quarterfinals. In a 4-game match, G2 was the better team in the end, advancing to the semifinals to fac
In the quarterfinals of the 2019 LoL World Championship, DAMWON Gaming lost to G2 Esports 1-3. Despite the disheartening loss, the players and coach of DAMWON said that they gained valuable experience
On the 26th, G2 Esports took down DAMWON Gaming in the fourth quarterfinal match of the 2019 LoL World Championship. G2’s Mid laner, Rasmus ‘Caps’ Winther, joined Jeesun Park in the official LCK broadcast for the post-match interview to share his thoughts about the victory.
[Before the match] EU fans cheering loudly for G2 EU fans are excited! ㄴ That's a very one-sided crowd ㄴ Players are going to get nervous ㄴ That announcer guy introducing the players is hilarious LOL
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!
On the 26th, SK Telecom T1 took down Splyce with a set score of 3-1 in the third quarterfinal match of the 2019 LoL World Championship. SKT’s legendary Mid laner, Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok, joined Sjokz and Hyunseon 'Hajin' Park in the official Riot Games English broadcast for the post-match interview to share his thoughts about the victory.
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.
At international events, there are always exciting narratives. There are also always stories writers want to write, but can't. Here are the stories we never told - the stories we wanted to tell, but couldn't.
SK Telecom T1 made it through the Group Stage of the 2019 LoL World Championship as the first seed. With only one loss against Fnatic, SKT stood strong as the top team in their group with a 5-1 record
Tarzan: The King of the Jungle. He was first on some people's player tier list, he wasn't even on others'. But for us - for today - he is MVP. Why Tarzan over the rest of GRF? Check it out:
Griffin came back with a 4-0 run on their last day of Group Stage at the 2019 LoL World Championship. After defeating the three other teams in order, they reigned over G2 Esports in a tiebreaker for
Griffin had a marvelous run on their last day of the Group Stage at the 2019 LoL World Championship. Going 4-0 for the day, they had their revenge against G2 Esports by defeating them twice to secure
On the 18th, G2 Esports defeated Hong Kong Attitude and Cloud9 in order, on their way to secure the 1st seed in their group at the 2019 LoL World Championship. After their win against Cloud9, Rasmus
On the 18th, G2 Esports took down HKA in round 2 of the group stages in the 2019 LoL World Championship. Although there are many matches left in the day, G2 have secured in their spot in the quarterfinals.
Group A still has a bunch of games left to play, but already the qualifiers have been separated from the eliminated. GRF started off the day with a win over C9, and G2 followed them up, both qualifying for the Knockouts!
What started with a hopeful rebound for Cloud9 ended rather quickly as they lost their first game to Griffin, requiring G2 to go 0-3 AND lose in their tiebreaker for C9 to make it through.
On the 14th, G2 took down C9 in day 3 of the group stages in the 2019 LoL World Championship. While there was much hype behind the NA vs EU matchup, G2 closed out the game and earned the quickest victory at Worlds.
On the 14th, G2 took down Griffin in day 2 of the group stages in the 2019 LoL World Championship.