All posts by Tim Sevenhuysen

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.
Analysis and Opinion

DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 18 incl. Knockout Draw Reactions

Welcome to Dawnbringer, your daily recap of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.

Every day of Worlds competition, I’ll post a brief rundown of each game, along with some larger takeaways about the team and player performances we’re seeing and what it might mean for the rest of the tournament.

For live updates, make sure to follow me on Twitter!

Game Recaps

GEN vs MAD: GEN win
GEN Graves Lee Sin Syndra Aphelios Rakan
MAD Gwen Viego Azir Miss Fortune Leona

Ruler Life take FT. MAD try to force fights; GEN nice disengages. MAD brilliant Baron sneak. GEN trade away a Baron to get infernal soul. MAD flip another Baron, Bdd kills them. Continue reading DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 18 incl. Knockout Draw Reactions →

Analysis and Opinion

DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 17

Welcome to Dawnbringer, your daily recap of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.

Every day of Worlds competition, I’ll post a brief rundown of each game, along with some larger takeaways about the team and player performances we’re seeing and what it might mean for the rest of the tournament.

For live updates, make sure to follow me on Twitter!

Game Recaps

HLE vs PSG: HLE win
HLE Renekton Viego Twisted Fate Aphelios Thresh
PSG Graves Xin Zhao Sylas Miss Fortune Leona

HLE win every lane, good vision, win river skirmish. Morgan takes over vs. Hanabi. PSG are never in the game, completely stifled. Continue reading DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 17 →

Analysis and Opinion

DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 16

Welcome to Dawnbringer, your daily recap of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship.

Every day of Worlds competition, I’ll post a brief rundown of each game, along with some larger takeaways about the team and player performances we’re seeing and what it might mean for the rest of the tournament.

For live updates, make sure to follow me on Twitter!

Game Recaps

DFM vs EDG: EDG win
DFM Poppy Xin Zhao Leblanc Jhin Alistar
EDG Jayce Talon Lissandra Miss Fortune Rakan

JieJie traps Steal for FB, but dies to Aria. EDG play slow, firm, controlled: H1, FD, plates, inexorable pressure. DFM pushback attempts come too late. Continue reading DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 16 →