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.
The 2015 World Championships have been all about the Top lane, and teams have put tons of effort into getting their Top laners ahead through early gank pressure. Through the group stages and Quarterfinals, Top laners have represented 40% of the First Blood victims, much higher than what we saw in any of the major regions during the Summer split and Regional tournaments.
The chart below shows how often each role was killed for First Blood in the LCK, LMS, NA LCS, and EU LCS, as well as during the World Championships so far. Continue reading First Blood Patterns at Worlds→
Only four teams remain. SK Telecom T1 takes on Origen on Saturday, October 24, and Fnatic faces off against the KOO Tigers on Sunday, October 25.
Here are some overviews of each team’s strengths and win conditions, and my predictions for the results, to help you get ready for what are sure to be some awesome games.
It was widely agreed, coming into the World Championships, that we would be playing in a “carry Top laner” meta. That has absolutely proven to be the case, as champions like Darius, Fiora, Olaf, and Riven have surged to the forefront.
Both Semifinal matchups will feature key showdowns in the Top lane, with MaRin vs. Soaz and Huni vs. Smeb. The table below presents some interesting stats to help draw comparisons across the four Semifinalist Top laners. Continue reading Worlds Semifinals: Top Laner Combat Stats→
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