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.

Enjoy!

Participants

• Naser “Empyre” Al-Naqi
  Head of Scouting and Analysis for Evil Geniuses (LCS)
• Jordan “Lyric” Corby
  Commentator for LPL English, former coach in LMS and CBLoL
• Paul “Malaclypse” Decsi
  Coach with Immortals (LCS)
• Jensen Goh
  Coach of Resurgence (PCS), former coach with Legacy (OPL) and Splyce (LEC)
• Joseph “JungleJuice” Jang
  Strategic Coach with 100 Thieves (LCS)
• Gabriel “Invert” Zoltan-Johan
  Coach with Dignitas
• Cody “Avin” Gerard
  Coach of Infinity Esports (LLA), former coach/analyst with Rogue and Roccat (LEC)
• Gary “Tolki” Mialaret
  Head of Strategy and Analytics for T1 (LCK)

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