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[Worlds 2019] FunPlus Phoenix sweeps G2 Esports to become 2019 League of Legends World Champion
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.
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[Worlds 2019] Make it a Double(lift): Pouring One Out for NA
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.
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[Worlds 2019] Highlights and Takeaways from the Group Stage
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.
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[Worlds 2019] Splyce Xerxe after making it to the Quarter Finals: "At the beginning of the day I felt: 'We're going to 3-0 today.'"
The first quarter finalists have been locked into place. After a wild day of League of Legends action Group B is sending LPL's FunPlus Phoenix and LEC's Splyce to the next stage. The latter one, Splyc
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[Worlds 2019] J Team Fofo: "I think J Team's style is actually very casual. We just try to enjoy the game and stay happy."
The first half of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage has gone well for J Team. Surprisingly well, you may even say. The LMS champions head into the second half with a 2-1 score,
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[Worlds 2019] The Church of Uma Jan: Five mages AD Carries should let into their lives
Mages are the second most common ranged class, can offer lots of flexibility in draft due to many being viable Mid Lane champions, and in dealing primarily magic damage, can allow for compositional flexibility should other roles want to draft heavily towards physical damage.
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[Worlds 2019] LCS Insights: TL Doublelift talks G2 Esports, his style with CoreJJ, and Sona Bot Lane
TL Bot Laner Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie after defeating Clutch Gaming in the LCS Semifinals and discussed how G2 Esports had terraformed the competitive landscape of League of Legends.
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[Worlds 2019] Stats Tell Stories: LCS hopes at the World Championship
With a proper lens, the 2019 LCS Summer Split and Summer Playoffs statistics can be used to provide insight on the North American teams at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Let's take a look at what a look back at LCS Summer can tell us about the chances of Team Liquid, Cloud9, and Clutch Gaming escaping their respective groups at Worlds 2019.
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[Worlds 2019] SPY Vizicsacsi on facing UOL: "I didn't want to be emotionally involved in the game too much."
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.
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The 2019 World Championship song has been released.
At long last, Riot Games has released the official song for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. "Phoenix" was written, recorded, and produced by the League of Legends music team at Riot Games in tandem with Callin Russo and Chrissy Costanza.
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Trashtalk and trolling — interviewing Team Liquid at their Worlds 2019 bootcamp
With Worlds 2019 around the corner, the team decided to bootcamp in The Netherlands. We went for a visit and talked to the five Liquid players. While enjoying a Dutch treat, 'pepernoten', they discussed their thoughts on other teams, and what the team itself still could improve on. They also played two games to reveal more about themselves individually, and about each other as teammates. It became an interview filled with banter and trolling, though through the cracks of it all honesty and passion showed.
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[Worlds 2019] The Play-In Knockout Stage bracket has been set.
The four teams who win their respective matches will be randomly seeded into the groups of the Main Event of Worlds 2019, excluding groups that already include a team of the Play-In seeds' respective regions. The four losing teams will be eliminated from the 2019 League of Legends World Championship.
