Tim Sevenhuysen is the founder and sole developer of Oracle's Elixir and provides a variety of consulting and contracting services throughout the esports industry. He is the former Director of Esports Analytics for 100 Thieves, served as Head of Data Science for Esports One, led Shadow.gg from 2017 to 2019, and was Statistical Consultant for Fnatic in 2015. Follow Tim on Twitter at @TimSevenhuysen.
A global competition like the LoL World Championships requires a global analytical perspective. I sent a set of Worlds preview questions to several professional coaches and analysts from around the world to get a range of opinions on what we can expect in the upcoming tournament.
There are some interesting takes on who fits into the “top 4” teams at the event, some intriguing dark horse picks, and disagreement about where the LCK, as a region, fits into the global power scale.
As we catch our breath for a few weeks in the lead-up to the World Championships, I’m looking back at the LCS Academy Summer split to highlight some of the strongest performers in each position. Position by position, I’ll discuss two All Star selections and then briefly identify a couple of other players who are worth keeping your eyes on.