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
To win games, it’s vitally important to control the neutral parts of the map. There’s no single number that measures “map control”, but we can paint a pretty solid picture by looking at four different components:
Each of the four components is presented below for the eight teams that made it into the World Championships Quarterfinals. We’ll look at how well they controlled the map in their domestic play* during the Summer, and how well they have transitioned that into their Worlds group stage performances. Continue reading Seizing the Reins: How the Worlds Quarterfinalists Control the Map
