Despite not being favored against G2 Esports, FPX outclassed the conquerors of Europe in every way imaginable. A 3-0 victory at the Accorhotels Arena earned FunPlus PhoeniX rights to the Summoner's Cup.
The first best-of-five matchup is mere hours away, so let's take a look over what's been set for the Quarterfinals of Worlds 2019.
Sixteen teams participated in the Group Stage of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, and in fifty total games, they all agreed on one thing: Pantheon is busted.
While it might make the average LCS fan feel better just to chalk it up to Worlds being on European soil, as it was in 2015 when the NALCS' infamous 'Week 2 0-10' occured, there's many factors to consider when analyzing what led to such a disappointing performance from North America at the World Championship. Let's take a look at how the LCS teams' Worlds 2019 performances compared to their respective expectations.
In a post-match interview with Tamás "Vizicsacsi" Kiss, Laure "Bulii" Valée pressed the Splyce Top Laner about the team's narrow victory over UoL in a series that was predicted to be very one-sided.
After defeating MEGA and already 1-0 against HKA, Venus seemed more sure of his team than ever.
DAMWON Gaming finished its Group D matches in a clean 4-0 and secured a 1st seed from the Knockout Stage in the process, but in a post-game interview with Laure Valée, DWG Mid Laner Heo "Showmaker" Su stated that the team had yet to showcase its true capability.
Tristana has found her way into three different roles in three different games, each ending with a win.
Louis Vuitton is designing a custom case for the Summoner's Cup, which is the trophy awarded to the League of Legends World Champion.
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is approaching. As the biggest event in the yearly schedule of LoL Esports, all LoL fans are eager to find out who will be competing in the grand tournament
On the 6th (KST), FunPlus Phoenix squared off against Royal Never GIve Up in the 2019 LPL Summer Split finals for the championship trophy in the Mercedez-Benz Arena, located in Shanghai, China.
