Welcome to Dawnbringer, your daily recap of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship from the bleary eyes and chilled fingers of a ever-more-rapidly-approaching-middle-aged man in the Godforsaken Pacific time zone. Yes, my alarm was set for 3:35 AM today. Thank you for asking.
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.
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Game Recaps
HLE vs LNG: LNG win
HLE Irelia Sejuani Tryndamere Ezreal Karma
LNG Jax Qiyana Gragas Miss Fortune Rakan
Tarzan FB gank, but HLE farm out early, maintain vision, get neutrals. HLE play too slow; LNG punish their pushes with combos on frontline, fights -> Barons.
INF vs RED: RED win
INF Kennen Jarvan IV Sylas Lucian Nami
RED Camille Lillia Sett Miss Fortune Leona Continue reading DAWNBRINGER: Worlds Daily, October 5
There’s a very strong case from ry0ma as the MVP of Proving Grounds, and certainly the MVP of 100T’s reverse sweep to win the Grand Finals.