There’s arguably no purer expression of mechanical skill in League of Legends than the ability to generate early CS leads as a mid laner, unless you want to talk about solo kills. While there’s more to mid lane than just an isolated 1v1, it is the role best captured by the CS difference at 10 minutes (CSD10) statistic.
For those who don’t follow me on Twitter, I shared some quick data explorations this morning about the mid lane Teleport usage and early lane priority of teams attending Worlds.
As is often the case, LPL data was not available.
Here are some numbers for your own interest and interpretation.
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