The NA LCS Finals between Counter Logic Gaming and Team SoloMid could largely be a story of early-game vs. late-game. CLG has been a much stronger early-game team than TSM, but TSM has always made up for that weakness with their late-game execution. The statistics that follow are largely focused on this narrative.
Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera is Team Liquid’s jungler and also their shotcaller, directing the team’s strategy and movement throughout the game. This puts IWD in a pivotal position to affect the outcome of every game: as Hai’s ups and downs with Cloud 9 this split have demonstrated, the individual performance of the shotcaller can make a massive difference to the team’s overall performance.
